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Title: Hassan
Post by: klasinda on Thursday 02 April 09 19:28 BST (UK)
researching the name hassan has anyone came across this name in their searches

Thanks :)
Title: Re: Hassan
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 02 April 09 19:50 BST (UK)
If you can give us names, dates, places or more details someone might be able to help.
Title: Re: Hassan
Post by: klasinda on Thursday 02 April 09 19:59 BST (UK)
I am actually doing this for a friend so here goes.
Thomas Hassan Born 1815 or 1818 married Margaret Warner possibly Ireland lived either Antrim Tyrone West Meath or Derry Fathers Name Thomas Hassan Wife name
Jane Kerrigan fathers occupation was gardner in Ireland he eventually moved to Scotland but dont have any information regarding this.

Thanks :)
Title: Re: Hassan
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 02 April 09 20:04 BST (UK)
I'm afraid it's going to be very difficult if not impossible to trace a family in Ireland is you don't even know what county they came from. To search in Ireland you need to know the family's religion and where they lived (parish if not actual townland).
Civil registration in Ireland began 1864/1845 so for the period before that you need church records (if they exist).
If the Hassans moved to Scotland you need to search through all possible Scottish records for clues like a placename in Ireland.
Meanwhile I'll move this to Ireland-General board as you aren't sure whether of not it is Co. Armagh.
Title: Re: Hassan
Post by: klasinda on Thursday 02 April 09 20:14 BST (UK)
Having great difficulty in finding out some information about this fellow.  Not sure what religion.  there are various spellings for this name i.e. hasson hassen, haasin, husson.
All Hassan's here in Scotland are from Ireland and catholic.
Many thanks for you help, hope this helps to take it a bit further.  No idea what county he came from.

Klasinda :)
Title: Re: Hassan
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 02 April 09 20:18 BST (UK)
If you do get more information or clues post them here so we can try to help but you do need to look at all possible Scottish sources ebfore starting any Irish research.
Title: Re: Hassan
Post by: klasinda on Friday 03 April 09 22:53 BST (UK)
Many thanks to everyone who replied.  Will print off replies and take to my friend, who might have more answers after she reads replies.

Many thanks and I will be back.

Klasinda   :)
Title: Re: Hassan
Post by: shanew147 on Saturday 04 April 09 18:07 BST (UK)
might give some ideas about where the Hassan families came from - distribution of the surname & some variations based on analysis of Griffiths data (1850/60)  :

Hassan  (no of households)
1.      Derry              82   
2.      Tyrone               3   
3.      Antrim           1   
4.      Westmeath      1

Hassen
1.      Derry      5   

Hassin
1.      Derry      4   
2.      Kerry      1   

Hasson
1.      Derry      7   
2.      Antrim      1   
3.      Dublin      1

Hessan
1.      Longford      2   
2.      Derry           1   


Shane 
Title: Re: Hassan
Post by: BallyaltikilliganG on Saturday 04 April 09 19:38 BST (UK)
Messages on Hassan in Co Londonderry already  on Rootschat board

some extras for you anyway
from http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_family_search
shows the quantity in different spellings in County LondonDerry
narrowing them down to just Thomas
Occupier
Surname  Forename  Placename  County  Parish  Details  Original Page  Map  Townplan 
Hassan  Thomas  Coolnamonan  Londonderry  Banagher         
Hassan  Thomas  Ling  Londonderry  Cumber, Upper         
Hassan  Thomas  Ling  Londonderry  Cumber, Upper
there are further headings to look up for eachDetails  Original Page  Map  Townplan           

Good luck the surname appears to be a N Irish and Scottish variation of Hasson see Oxford names