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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Tyrone => Topic started by: Rosehill132 on Saturday 15 December 12 22:07 GMT (UK)
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I am trying to do some work for my wife on her family tree but am new to Irish records (having taken years to master the Scottish one's)!
I think the following is a lead from the 1911 census:
Gorticashel Upper, House 18, Trinamadan
McCormack Patrick 65 Male Head RC
McCormack Mary 62 Female Sister RC
Keenan Patrick 35 Male Visitor RC
Keenan Cecilia 23 Female Niece RC
Keenan Mary 2 Female Visitor RC
Keenan Patrick 0 Male Visitor RC
We think Patrick and Cecilia (nee Campbell) would be my wifes grandparents but I can't find either of them on the 1901 census or any trace of their marriage.
Anyone any ideas on the best next steps??
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This might be Cecilia in 1901- Cecily Campbell in household of Patrick McCormick-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Trinamadan/Gorticashel__Upper/1745300
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Marriage index:
Cecelia Campbell Jan./Mar.1908 Omagh registration district volume 2 page 315
Patrick Keenan on same page.
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Patrick's father was Roger Keenan, a farmer. Here is the family in 1901:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Crockanboy/Alwories/1744109/
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Familysearch shows a Patrick Keenan born to father Roger and mother Bridget McCullow in Tyrone in 1874. Other children listed to a Roger Keenan and Bridget McCullow / McCullagh include John 1867, Bridget 1869, Matthew 1872, Sarah 1876, and Rodger 1880.
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Griffiths Valuation shows Roger farming 31 acres in Alwories, Bodoney Lower. There is a another Keenan and several McCullaghs in the immediate vicinity.
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PRONI has the following will index entry:
Probate of the Will of Rodger Keenan late of Alwories Glenhull County Tyrone Farmer who died 15 January 1910 granted at Londonderry to John Keenan and Charles Clarke Farmers.
It hasn't been digitised online so you would need to order it if you wished to see it.
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Familysearch shows a Patrick Keenan born to father Roger and mother Bridget McCullow in Tyrone in 1874. Other children listed to a Roger Keenan and Bridget McCullow / McCullagh include John 1867, Bridget 1869, Matthew 1872, Sarah 1876, and Rodger 1880.
Also a son John born 1867-
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FP4Q-K4Q
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Many thanks for all the assistance folks - very helpful. This is definitely the right Patrick and Cecilia - my wife was aware that she was born in America so this tallies with the information above. I think her father Dan was (Irish) American but not sure where in America the family were from.
Not really sure were to go looking for American leads?
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Both Cecily and (sister?) Alice are shown as born in America but it's possible they were back in Ireland at the time of the 1900 U.S. census and the 1890 census does not survive.
Each U.S. state keeps their own vital (birth, death, marriage) records and dates registration started and details contained vary from state to state.
First thing to check might be passengers lists. Suggest you start a topic on the U.S. board with the details you have and a link to this topic and see if anyone can help with more information.
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Hello, I have an interest in your wife's family. I have 'intersected' with them while researching my McCormack family, also from Gorticashel Upper. My great grandparents were John McCormack & his wife, Anne (McSwiggan). Their children were Michael (my grandfather) who left for Australia in about 1874, Patrick, who married Mary McCullagh in 1885 and moved to New York, Phillip [aka Felix] and Alice. These latter two (both single) stayed on the land, and later, reared two "nephews" (2 of the 13 children of Patrick's sister-in-law, Hannah McCullagh) , Edward & Charles O'Hagan, after the death of their mother sometime after 1906 - a somewhat similar scenario to the Campbell girls' story! Edward O'Hagan eventually inherited the McCormack land, and it still remains in that family. I have long assumed that Patrick McCormack & his sister Mary, who reared the Campbell girls, were most likely to be related to "my" McCormacks (also living in the same Townland). If you are still hunting information about your wife's grandparents, I can look through the notes I have to find any extra "bits & pieces". Also, if you know any extra information which you can share with me as you progress your research, please make contact (email- *)
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