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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Cavan => Topic started by: Blue70 on Tuesday 22 June 10 20:29 BST (UK)

Title: McGuinness Or McGinnis
Post by: Blue70 on Tuesday 22 June 10 20:29 BST (UK)

I have a mother with the maiden name spelt McGinnis on an 1848 Liverpool birth certificate. The people came from County Cavan would it have been spelt in Cavan as McGuinness or McGinnis?

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Title: Re: McGuinness Or McGinnis
Post by: hallmark on Tuesday 29 June 10 13:42 BST (UK)

Maginnis/McGinnis/McGuinness/ McGuiness would certainly be very possible...

Spellings were "interpreted"  by the person writing down the record, the people involved may have actually left the building before the person actually wrote down the record. Often, it wasn't the priest/minister who kept the records but a member of the church.

Title: Re: McGuinness Or McGinnis
Post by: HayleyMegga on Thursday 01 July 10 12:33 BST (UK)

My Father's Name Is McGuinness.......His Dad Is Christpher McGuinness Born 19th March Born In Liverpool He Had A Previous Marriage Before He Married My Dad's Mum.He Also Had 2 Children From The Previous Marriage John & Mary I Think.He Then Went On To Having 6 More Children With My Nan Catherine.x

Title: Re: McGuinness Or McGinnis
Post by: Blue70 on Thursday 01 July 10 14:29 BST (UK)

My Bridget McGinnis married Michael Brady around the 1820s in Cavan. This Brady family probably settled in Liverpool in the 1840s. Their first child to be born in Liverpool was in 1848.

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Title: Re: McGuinness Or McGinnis
Post by: nikolabailie on Monday 05 July 10 16:00 BST (UK)

I have a Mary Maginnis in my tree, spelt about 3 different ways, she was last known to be in Carrickmacross, Mon, married to Joseph Bailie