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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Cavan => Topic started by: corblimey on Wednesday 22 January 14 09:42 GMT (UK)
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I am looking for help with finding the McManus family of Cavan. What I have is JOHN McMANUS born Cavan around 1746. He was in the military and served in the USA where he was wounded and returned to the UK. He became a Chelsea Pensioner stationed at Fort George, near Inverness, Scotland. He married Margaret Ruddoch/Riddoch who was from Petty, near Inverness, and had a son, John McManus born Ardersier, near Inverness in 1798.
John and his family moved to Elgin where he died. His son, John McManus, married Margaret Murdoch, settled in Elgin and had a family.
I would like to find out more about John's family in Cavan but not sure where to start.
Can anyone help please?
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You could have a look at the Flax growers list
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.failteromhat.com%2Fflax%2Fcavan.htm&ei=857hUrXDEI_o7AaYhoCoBw&usg=AFQjCNFT7xWVVbmb_VwG9asWrI66efQEnQ&bvm=bv.59930103,d.ZGU
as a start to see whereabouts in Cavan he might be from.
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There's a john Mcmanus in castlerahan :-)
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Not suggesting that's him by the way, he would have been gone by then, most probably, but it could be a relative. there are a few McManus', do you know any more names, brothers maybe?
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Hello Neli
Many thanks for your response. I will check the flax growers list. I have little on him and no idea of brothers and sisters. Only his army record and later census returns in Elgin. They don't mention brothers, sisters or parents. I will have another look at them in case I have missed something. His army records say he was born in Kilmore, Cavan. There was another McManus, Patrick McManus who also served in the army from Cavan. Perhaps a link there.
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Hi.
It's probable a long shot, but there's a McManus family from Derrylin, just over the border in Fermanagh. A band that was known as the mama's boys, were 3 brothers. One of them now has his own band, The Pat McManus Band. Great Guitar player. easy to find on google.
DC.
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Hi,
I think I can help a little.
John McManus born 9 Sep 1799 in Ardersier married Margaret Murdoch in 1817 in Elgin Scotland. They had at least 11 children, one of which was my gggrandfather John McManus born in 9 Jan 1823.
Looking at the Scotish census records, the family is in Scotland in 1841, but they are nowhere to be seen in 1851 or thereafter. Therefore I believe they immigrated to Ireland because my ggrandmother Geraldine Bridget McManus, born 8 August 1859, testified she was born in Ireland in USA marriage records. Her mother was Elizabeth Flanagan. I haven't been able to detect where in Ireland John and Margaret immigrated to in Ireland, but I believe John and Elizabeth died in Aughindaigh, near Derrylin. FYI, the family, from John born in 1799, etc., were members of the Church of Scotland.
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...but I believe John and Elizabeth died in Aughindaigh, near Derrylin.
Is this the death record for your gt gt grandfather ?
14 November 1876 - Derrylin R.D.
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1876/020565/7216659.pdf