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Title: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: derdod on Saturday 09 April 11 15:00 BST (UK)
Looking for relatives of William DENNY born 1862, married Mary WALSH/DOUGHERTY, their children, William Jr, Hugh, Edward, James, John, Francie, Henry and Minnie... the Denny's owned a pub/bar on Smithfield Square Belfast...

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Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: AmandaWill on Tuesday 20 August 13 18:21 BST (UK)
Hello,

I am Amanda and I am the great, great grand daughter of William Denny born in 1862.  William Denny's son Henry or Harry Denny arrived to Ellis Island in New York in 1924 and he married a woman named Mary. They had two sons, one named Edward Denny and another named Harry, and a daughter named Veronica. My grandfather is Edward Denny who married Frances Huesel in New York. They had 5 children, Deborah Denny(Kinsler), Denise Denny(Taylor), Edward Denny, Kevin Denny and John Denny. I am the daughter of Denise Denny (Taylor). I would like to know more information on the Denny family tree!
Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: derdod on Wednesday 21 August 13 08:29 BST (UK)
The Denny family of Belfast are my sisters husband family...Martin Denny..his dad Edward married Sarah Breslin...if this is the same branch i can hook you up with the family...the Dennys lived on hamilton st  and Hawthorn st..Belfast. my Brother inlaw martin lived in Andersonstown Belfast ,where he met and married my sister noreen...now in Canada..

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Windsor_Ward/Hamilton_Street/187376/
 deirdrebridget added this on 21 Aug 2013
31 in Hamilton Street Dennys address. I have sent you a PM ...D
Hamilton st was a street of shops ,boarding houses & distillerys..the Denny's owned a grocery shop and distillery at this time and later a pub/bar..my brother inlaw told me once that (i think it was his granny)his granny left Belfast with some of the children and lived in the states for years leaving some of the children behind..he is off line for a while but will get back to you on that.
Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: AmandaWill on Sunday 25 August 13 01:03 BST (UK)
Hello,

I am so sorry it has taken so long for me to respond. For some reason the site will not allow me to respond to the PM. My uncle John Denny who is the grand child of Henry Denny said that this is our family! My aunt Ronny (Veronica) and uncle Harry who are the grand children of Henry actually went to Belfast to visit the pub and was actually able to go into the apartment because it was for rent at the time. I am pretty sure they talked with Father Aiden (I hope I am spelling this right) who I think was there great uncle. I would love any extra information you may have! I really wish we had photos. I find it interesting that you said that some children were left behind. Was this Henry's children? I get a little confused by the names sometimes. LOL I know that even though we live in the U.S. that the names of my aunts and uncles are a direct reflection of names in the history(John Denny, Keven Denny, Edward Denny, Francis Denny). I appreciate you getting in touch with me!
Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 25 August 13 11:30 BST (UK)
I am so sorry it has taken so long for me to respond. For some reason the site will not allow me to respond to the PM. ...

You need to have 3 posts to use Personal Message system (it's explained in the Help pages)- just post a short reply to this thread again and then try to use PM.
Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: AmandaWill on Monday 26 August 13 01:38 BST (UK)
Thank you I did not know you had to have 3 posts to view PM. :)
Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: MarieLaBonne on Thursday 06 August 15 19:47 BST (UK)
Hello I am very new on this board but am also looking for the Dennys. Is the William Denny mentioned above the son of Jeremiah Denny?
Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: derdod on Thursday 06 August 15 19:53 BST (UK)
he was the son of Jeramiah..They lived on Hawthorn st ..and owned the pub the Hawthorn st.
Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: MarieLaBonne on Thursday 06 August 15 20:15 BST (UK)
Thank you for the prompt reply? Do you have a source record for William's birth by any chance? I think I am mixing up my Dennys :-) Or a list of his siblings?
Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: derdod on Thursday 06 August 15 20:33 BST (UK)
Sorry my mistake .just checked my file.William was a cousin of Jeramiah ...the Denny's are my brother Inlaws family and I only have the census info on that branch....I know Jeramiah 's wife Elizabeth went to the states ...I think after his death in 1909.
Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: derdod on Thursday 06 August 15 20:40 BST (UK)
Sorry my mistake .just checked my file.William was a cousin of Jeramiah ...the Denny's are my brother Inlaws family and I only have the census info on that branch....I know Jeramiah 's wife Elizabeth went to the states ...I think after his death in 1909.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Falls_Ward/Hawthorn_Street/980407/
Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: MarieLaBonne on Thursday 06 August 15 22:34 BST (UK)
So where does your William Denny fit in? Is the cousin of Jeremiah senior or junior in the Census information you kindly posted?
Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: derdod on Thursday 06 August 15 22:38 BST (UK)
I will have to ask the family..they were aware of William a cousin in Hamilton st.
Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: Steven Denny on Saturday 10 November 18 19:23 GMT (UK)
Hello,
I thought I should add some detail on this for you.

My grandfather was Jeremiah Denny, and married my grandmother Violet (Haslett) at some point around 1944, and my dad Francis born March'45.  "Jeremiah" would be an unusual name and is obviously a family name passed down through a number of generations.

I picked this thread up doing a search on his uncle James, who was unfortunately killed in Oct 1918 in Belgium with the Royal Irish Fusiliers.  James, we believe, was an uncle of my grandfather, and one of the sons of William, and interesting enough we know that my grandfather went to the same school St. Malachy's, as that of his uncle James.

https://theroamingmind.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/st-malachys-christian-brothers-school-oxford-street-belfast/

Here is his gravestone in Belgium, as we pay respects on the 100 year anniversary of Armistice Day.

http://www.northirishhorse.com.au/NIH/Images/In%20memoriam/Full%20pictures/DennyJ.htm
Title: Re: DENNY family Belfast
Post by: derdod on Sunday 11 November 18 10:30 GMT (UK)
Hi Stephen,The Denny's are my brother in-laws family..Martin Denny son if Edward Denny and Sarah Beslin
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