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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Antrim => Topic started by: maggie1904 on Friday 17 June 11 11:21 BST (UK)
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Some years ago someone partially transcribed the marriage entry for my 3x gt grandparents and passed the information to me i.e.
Glenravel RC Church. Francis Duffin and Rose Walsh married on 13 February 1841 witnessed by John Duffin and ? Duffin.
Does anyone have any more information relating to this entry, particularly the name of the second witness or townland if it is mentioned?
Thank you
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Hello Maggie...
Had a quick look on www.rootsireland.ie and there is indeed a marriage for Francis Duffin and Rose Walsh in 1841. The area in which the marriage took place is Ballymena (RC). If you buy this, it will give you hopefully the name of the second witness, which I think could be female and also both their fathers and where Francis and Rose are from. Also here are four children by these parents:
James Duffin 1849
Sarah Duffin 1852
Ellen Duffin 1854
John Duffin 1856
These births are registered in Glenravel (Skerry)
Hope that this helps in some way.
Annie
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Thank you Annie. I will have a look
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Thanks Annie
The record shows his brother Michael was the second witness.
Problem with Townland. Record says Cruckanully. There is no such place on any map that I can find, only Knockanully or Crooknahaya. Most of the other information I have relates to Knockanully or Brae, where they lived in 1862. Can anyone tell me where Cruckanully is?
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Hi...no bothers at all. Always willing to help. I would say the townland has been mistranscribed and it is Knockanully.
Annie
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Hello, I just came across your post re: Francis Duffin & Rose Mary Walsh your 3x GGrandparent's!! I believe, My 2x GGrandfather Roger H Duffin b 1806-1880 is his brother!! :) On my Ancestry.com tree, his siblings are.. James b 1800-1880 - Felix b 1808-1871 - Randall b 1812-1866 - Nancy Ann b 1815-1880 -Francis Sr b 1817- d 14 SEP 1888 in Vienna, Maries, Missouri and married Rose Mary Walsh b abt 1817 in Knockanully, Glenravel, Antrim, Ireland and d 28 MAY 1882 in Maries County, Missouri, USA - Michael b 1825-1888 - Patrick b 1838-1871 - I would love to confirm this and find out if you know who their parents are... Looking forward to hearing from you!!
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Pre-registration marriages usually don't give much detail so parents may not be listed.
I suspect that the townland transcribed as 'Cruckanully' might actually read Cnockanully.
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Griffiths valuation shows a Francis Duffin at Brae townland,Parish of Skerry,date 1862.
On the map, Brae is immediately adjoining Knockanully.
James Duffin is living at Gortnagerragh and John Duffin at Knockanully also 1862.
Fadge.
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In Gaelic "cnoc" means a small hill (no more than 1,000ft high, say).
It is frequently Anglicised as "knock".
The old form might well have been used prior to the 1830s, when the spin off from the Ordnance Survey Memoirs rationalised the spelling.
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Does your Francis Duffin have a brother Roger H Duffin? If so, your 3x GGrandfather is my 2x Great Uncle. Would like to confirm they are related. Thank you
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A few people think Rodger is the brother of Francis but have never been able to offer evidence for this. Duffin is not a common name so I expect they are related in some way but without proof I would not claim they were brothers
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My ggg grandfather was Neil Duffin from Antrim. My ancestry.com DNA profile strongly hints that Roger Duffin (ca 1806) and Neil (born in Antrim some time in the early 1800's.)were brothers, but I can not find this anywhere. Anyone have information on Neil Duffin??
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Hi , My GGG grandmother was Mary Duffin, b c 1817 in Antrim(not sure exactly where). She married john McDonnell( b c1809) in St Mary's RC church Glenravel, I think around 1842. They had around 9 children ranging from Margaret b c 1843, Eanos, b c1845, Hugh b c 1847, John b c1849,ann b c1851, Randle b c1853, Mary b c1855 ,all born in Ireland and Sarah b c1857 , Alexander bc 1861 , in Glasgow. So they must have moved from Antrim to Glasgow between 1855 and 1857.
On 1851 census, found family living in Dunaghy (Antrim), town Lisnamanny. Father John was a farmer. Would any of this fall into your family tree. ?
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Very disappointed to say I have not come across any of these names. However, Duffin is not particularly common. It is possible that Mary may be a sister or a cousin to my Francis. Unfortunately the births are too early for the Catholic Church Records and the marriage record only gives the names for witnesses, not parents. My family appear to have lived in Knockanully and Brae. You could perhaps look at these townlands to see if you came find McDonnells there which would strengthen a case for being closely related. I too will look into this.
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Moses Paul married Sarah McAuley, Cruckanully, in Nov. 1836 in Glenravel & Braid R. Catholic Church. Witnesses were James Duffin and Mary McAuley.
The 1831 Tithe Applotment records show a John and Roger Duffin in Cruckanully, Henry Duffin in Gortnageeragh, Manus Duffin in Elgany, and two different Henry Walsh's in Elgany as well (now called Elginny).
Yes, Cruckanully/Crockanully/Knockanully are all the same townland.