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Hi Listers,
I am looking for any information on the Glenny family from Newry in the 17 and 1800's. In particular Joseph Glenny who was born abt 1812 and married Elizabeth Grandy in abt 1834 in Newry. Their son, Henry Glenny went to Australia and married there in 1859 and became a local notable figure in the community of Ballarat. I have another Glenny family tree I am trying to tie in with Joseph but had no luck so far.
Any help with this family would be much appreciated.
Thank you and kind Regards from Auckland, New Zealand
Tracey Meeten :)
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Hi Tracey, have you exhausted both surnames on Ros Davies great websitefreepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/G/ then Newry has a special family history website within Bagenals Castle. She also lists further records under church records, most useful pre 1840s. The Glenny's were big around and in Newry.
keep going, Jim
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Hello Tracey,
The subscription site EmeraldAncestors.com contains a large number of Glenny marriage details as well as a lesser number of births and deaths and a few school records.
Christopher
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IRISH FAMILIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND 1788-1985 vol. 2 (rev.ed.) by Hubert William Coffey & Marjorie Jean Morgan.
"Henry Glenny JP born 5 Aug.1835 Newry, Co Down, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Grandy) Glenny. Arr Vic in "Phoenix" when 18 to dig for gold. Unsuccessful so became mgr of a general store in tent. Volunteer mounted policeman day after Eureka riot 1854. Postmaster and clerk of courts Beechworth 1855. M.14 Feb.1859 Emma Jane Blanchard. Opened photographic studios Castlemaine, Ballarat and Kyneton 1857. Became prosperous businessman and insurance salesman. Editor "Ovens and Murray Advertiser". Ardent Wesleyan and temperance advocate. As JP signed gaol book to certify that Ned Kelly (qv) was hanged by the neck and dead 11 Nov 1880. Died 24 July 1910."
Book also gives details of George Glenny born 11 Dec.1826 Millvale, Armagh (3 miles NW of Newry), son of George (1791-1838) and Martha. George (1791-1838) son of Isaac George and Anna (Ogle). Isaac George Glenny son of George and grandson of Isaac and Martha (Brown).
George Glenny (b.1826) had brothers Joseph and Samuel.
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Thank you to everyone that has replied. I am still hunting for the elusive Joseph Glenny, who was a pawnbroaker by the looks of things in 1852, and his parents and siblings. I am lucky enough to have a lovely lady helping by looking into parish records etc to try and track him and his wife, Elizabeth Grandy, down.
Any other information that comes along will be greatfully excepted.
Thank you all
Kind Regards from New Zealand
Tracey ;D
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Thank you to everyone that has replied. I am still hunting for the elusive Joseph Glenny, who was a pawnbroaker by the looks of things in 1852, and his parents and siblings. I am lucky enough to have a lovely lady helping by looking into parish records etc to try and track him and his wife, Elizabeth Grandy, down.
Any other information that comes along will be greatfully excepted.
Thank you all
Kind Regards from New Zealand
Tracey ;D
Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. William McAlister (Presbyterian) married David Glenny at Warrenpoint. He was a Meal, Flour and Grain Merchant of Drogheda. He had issue one son, Samuel Maxwell Glenny who fought in the Boer War. Army No. 9395. Private in 46 Company, 13 battalion, Irish Yeomentry, last heard of living at Herne Bay, England, m. and ob. having had issue, two sons. newgentforlife
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Thanks Newgentforlife,
I will keep this on my records in case they are connected to my Joseph and Elizabeth. Still looking for Josephs marriage to Elizabeth Grandy. Summer is here now in NZ so spending it more outdoors than on the computer so not getting very far right now! :D
Thanks again for your post.
Kind Regards from Auckland
Tracey :)
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The Glenny's of Newry held my family's lands in trust (my family were Irish Catholic and heavily into the rebellion) and helped them survive. The Glenny's were so honorable, that when it was safe, they gave every bit of land back to my family. (early 1800's)
you can read the article here
http://www.marmionfamilytree.com/MourneMemoir.html
One of their decendants
Arthur Willoughby Falls Glenny 2 Mar 1897 Newry, CO Down
was a pilot in WWI
you can see his picture here
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nirdow/images/PGlenny.JPG
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Did Arthur Willoughby Falls Glenny have a daughter called Elizabeth Ann who would have lived in Hampstead in the 1960's at all???
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I got this information from the ros davies site
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/G/Gl/htm
Joseph Glenny of Newry, husband of Elizabeth; father of Henry, bpt. 18 Sept. 1835, Elizabeth bpt 23 May 1837, Joseph bpt 25 Feb 1844, William Isaac bpt 8 May 1846, Isaac bpt 28 Dec 1850 at Newry Methodist church. There is a lot of information on Glenny's on this site but not much on Grandy's. Great site to piece together bits of information that you already have.
Probably lots more children but probably no records for them.
Val
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There is information on 3 different Glenny families in this on-line book
Irish Pedigrees or The Origin and Stem of The Irish Nation by John O'Hart, published in 1915
I think the Glenny (No.3) is your family. It gives information from the early 1800's, is a bit confusing as all genealogy books tend to be but has some great information.
Hopefully, either of the two following links will get you to the site.
http://www.archive.org/stream/irishpedigreesor02inohar#page/n3/mode/2up
http://www.archive.org/stream/irishpedigreesor02inohar#page/548/mode/2up
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my mother's grandfather was Robert Glenny, a meal merchant of Newry, and my mother was a daughter of his son Dr Robert Edmund Glenny of Clonallon Rectory , Rostrevor. In the graveyard of Clonallon there is a headstone for Joseph Glenny and his wife, Elizabeth formerly Grandy. Erected by their daughter, Mrs William Orr of Newry and son Henry of Ballarat. There is no date on the headstone. It is of red sandstone and is weathering rather badly in Irish rains.
Joseph shows as a pawnbroker in old street directories.
I have made many family "trees" but too many to put on computer - would have to post to you.
I also have information of a michael Glenny, last living in Geelong, who corresponded with me.
Let me know if you want any more information.
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Hi - I'm new to this board, but was looking up Isaac Glenny of Newry and came across this thread. I am apparently descended from Caroline Glenny, who married a George Godfrey of Newry. I have her parents as I G Glenny (presumably Isaac George Glenny) and Anne Ogle, but I have no other information for them. I have so far been unable to tie these Glennys in to the multiple Isaac Glennys found on various websites.
Any help would be gratefully received, thank you.
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Hi - I'm new to this board, but was looking up Isaac Glenny of Newry and came across this thread. I am apparently descended from Caroline Glenny, who married a George Godfrey of Newry. I have her parents as I G Glenny (presumably Isaac George Glenny) and Anne Ogle, but I have no other information for them. I have so far been unable to tie these Glennys in to the multiple Isaac Glennys found on various websites.
Any help would be gratefully received, thank you.
Hi Hissey
I have details on Isaac George Glenny's parentage and also his and Anna Ogle's other children if that is of any help. Happy to provide as PDF via email.
Best Regards
Jim
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Hi and thanks for the reply. I have sent my e-mail details by personal message, and look forward to hearing from you.
Hissey