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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Cavan => Topic started by: enzedder on Sunday 02 January 05 08:16 GMT (UK)
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County Cavan was supposedly the cradle of the Mee family. Certainly I have found many of the surname living there, and am not able to link them up as I would like.
My ancestor Alexander Mee was born in the parish of Urney in 1833, joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary; served in the Crimea, and emigrated to New Zealand in 1860 where he eventually farmed in South Canterbury. He died in 1902.
Anyone else out there researching the Cavan surname of MEE?
Nancy. (Loburn, NZ) ::)
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Mee is not a common surname in Ireland but there is a family in cootehill co. cavan called mee
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Hello Nancy,
http://scripts.ireland.com/ancestor/index.cfm Irish Ancestry Surname Search.
Enter the surname Mee and you will see the distribution of births of the name in Ireland in the year 1890.
In Griffiths Valuation of Ireland 1856 - 57 there are four Mees (Henry, John, Samuel and William) shown as being the head of household in the townland of Inishmore. Do you know which faith was followed by your ancestor Alexander Mee ?
Best Wishes, Christopher
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There are also alot of Mee families in the Co. Monaghan area , especially in Corduff, outside carrickmacross. 2 different families exist, claiming they are not related, but are neighbours, so if traced back they could be.
Hope this is of help,
For names etc.. give me a shout
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Gosh, people are so helpful! Thanks to you all.
The John MEE appearing in Griffiths Valuation in the townland of Inishmore, parish of Urney in Co Cavan, was the father of my immigrant Alexander MEE.
The other three Inishmore MEEs were possibly all some relation, but it seems difficult to say exactly with the lack of early Parish registers.
I just wondered if there might be someone else out there "collecting" Mees from County Cavan!
::)
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Hi Enzedder
My Mee family were from Cavan and emigrated to New Zealand in about 1875 to Dunedin. He was the son of Henry and Frances. Is this any realative of yours. We may have something in common
cheers from B
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Hi Enzedder
My Mee family were from Cavan and emigrated to New Zealand in about 1875 to Dunedin. He was the son of Henry and Frances. Is this any realative of yours. We may have something in common
cheers from B
Was his name Edward Mee? I believe his biography appears in the Cyclopedia of NZ. Probably a distant relative - that is the best I can say. Came from exactly the same part of County Cavan as did my g-grandfather Alexander Mee.
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There are some Mee families living in the Cloverhill area of County Cavan. Here is a contact address for one of them: http://cloverhillauctioneers.com/contact.php
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There are some Mee families living in the Cloverhill area of County Cavan. Here is a contact address for one of them: http://cloverhillauctioneers.com/contact.php
Thanks Les. Yes, I've known of that branch for some time. One of their number, a Rev James A Mee, emigrated to New Zealand within recent times, and he died in Auckland a few years back. He was a tremendous help to me, an enthusiastic genealogist.
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Hi there
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Hello. I am part of the Mee branch in Cavan.
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Would be interested in a little more information Michelle. My ancestor was from Inishmore, emigrated to NZ in 1860. Alexander Mee, born circa 1833. Two of his brothers, Isaiah Mee and Elijah Mee, also emigrated to NZ. Another brother James Mee remained in Inishmore, but I don't believe he had any children........A sister Selina married a George Mee, and they too remained in Cavan........Any information on your line would be welcome!
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Hi Michelle,
My Mee Family ancestor, was John (henry) Mee born c1834 In Cavan Ireland.
Is this any relation to you.
Thanks
Jen
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Hey, I'm coming to this very late but I'm doing a bit of research in this area ATM so I thought I would share. Urney was a more significant settlement around the famine era but was abandoned during it. The town land of urney is fairly significant in history but now all there is to see is an old monastery and graveyard up a small lane beside urney bridge. Very close to that area is inishmuck (it is essentially surrounded by water and urney bridge is the entrance on to it. There were Mee's living here that I remember - if you look up 'Cavan canoeing' - there is a small road at the top of the hill to the east (running parallel with the direction of the river by the canoe centre). Two old bachelors lived along that lane - hugh the hollow and Bob Mee. Bob is the nearest to urney I know of. He died im guessing between 1981-4. he was a Protestant man in what is the Irish republic and was universally loved by all accounts. Mee was a Protestant name and in general, there was a marked reduction in protestants following partition (this area is maybe 20 miles from Northern Ireland). There is a little church of Ireland not far from urney and bob mee's farm called Derryheen church and bob is buried there with other Mees. I'm sure local people including those at cavan canoe centre would know more if bob has any relative about today. Sean who runs the centre is a salt of the earth man and we'll knowledgable about the area. Good luck in your search
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Thanks Cavanman for your information!
I have been researching for a long time now, and yes, I do know of Bob Mee, and in fact someone sent me a newspaper cutting relating to his funeral, which apparently was quite an event in the area at the time.
Am always interested to know of any MEE family connections in Cavan. So many of them emigrated to New Zealand in the 1800s.
Thanks again! :) I am enzedder.... but it is so long since I last logged in that my identity now looks different!
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Haha yeah my own father was at bobs funeral and apparently was away for a few days. If you ever get the chance do visit the area, it is beautiful :)
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Hey, my husband and I hurtled through Cavan away back in 1979..... just loved it, and promised ourselves we'd go back...but it has not happened yet!
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Well if you ever make it, let me know and I'll point you in some urney - mee directions :)
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I have an ancestor of the name John Mee, born in Cloone, Leitrim Ireland in 1797.
John had a son with a woman called Ann Matchett in 1845 in Cavan, Ireland when John was 48 years old and Ann was 44.
Their son, William Mee, immigrated to the South Island of New Zealand, Aotearoa (year unkown).
I believe he migrated due to the gold rush however may have eventually found himself work farming.
William Mee also had a son of his own, William Angus Mee, on the 12th of June 1886 in Otama, Southland New Zealand, with a Johanna McEachern.
William Mee was 41 when his son was born, and Johanna, 26.
On the 15th of August 1917 William Angus Mee and Ellen (Nellie) Theresa Stack welcomed their son, William Andrew Mee, into the world.
Willam Andrew Mee was born in Gore, Southland New Zealand.
William Angus was 31 years of age and Ellen was 19.
Willam Andrew Mee's son was then born on the 1st of May 1940 in Southland.
His sons name was Brian William Mee-MacLean.
Brian was my Poppa.
Brian Mee-MacLeans mothers name was Juanita (Nita) Ina Haugh and she was 18 when Brian was born.
His father, William Andrew Mee, was 22.
Brian was adopted by his mothers new partner later in his years, hence the surname 'MacLean'.
Brian had four children with my Nana, Shirley.
Three boys and one girl.
The youngest of the children is my father.
Jason Brian MacLean.
Jason was born in 1972 on the 2nd of August in Timaru, Canterbury New Zealand.
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I forgot to add deaths in my last post so here they are, including birthdates...
John Mee
1797-1892
Location of death: Mohil, Leitrim, Ireland.
William Mee
1845-1890
Location of death: Otamita, Southland, New Zealand.
William Angus Mee
1886-1951
Location of death: Gore, Southland, New Zealand.
William Andrew Mee
1917-1973
Location of death: Gore, Southland, New Zealand.
Brian William Mee-MacLean
1940-2020
Location of death: Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.