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Title: Help required James Mooney born County Derry or County Donegal
Post by: dinkey on Friday 28 March 14 07:51 GMT (UK)
According to the 1901 census James Mooney was age 65 Farmer living at 27 in Eskaheen (Kilderry, Donegal born County Donegal.

If I have found the right James Mooney on 1911 census he is now living at house 2 in Eskaheen Kilderry, Donegal age 76 but it says he was born County Derry.

I know from James marriage to Mary McBride 1864 Eskaheen Donegal that his father was Patrick Mooney.

I would love to find James birth c1836 to determine his mother and siblings but I do not know where to look.

Can anyone help me to get back a generation.

regards

dinkey
Title: Re: Help required James Mooney born County Derry or County Donegal
Post by: docrt on Thursday 03 April 14 00:33 BST (UK)
If you look at the entries on the page below
 
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/isklp.htm

the sponsors at baptism are probably siblings. (Edward,Mary,Thomas).

regards,

Docrt

Title: Re: Help required James Mooney born County Derry or County Donegal
Post by: dinkey on Thursday 03 April 14 08:15 BST (UK)
docrt

Thank you for your reply and giving me the link to this page.

It would be great if I could confirm your guess that the sponsors of these Mooney christening were James's siblings.

regards

dinkey
Title: Re: Help required James Mooney born County Derry or County Donegal
Post by: annclare on Thursday 03 April 14 12:12 BST (UK)
The parish records for that part of Donegal only start in the 1850's See Link - click on parish to see existing records and where they are.

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/donegalrc.htm
annclare
Title: Re: Help required James Mooney born County Derry or County Donegal
Post by: rathmore on Friday 04 April 14 12:09 BST (UK)
http://familysearch.org

marriage 20.5.1864. Mary McBride father Neil McBride

there is a James on but birth 1839
Title: Re: Help required James Mooney born County Derry or County Donegal
Post by: dinkey on Friday 04 April 14 15:30 BST (UK)
Hi rathmore

Thanks for that link. I had the information about the marriage. It is apity that the birth registrations on Familysearch do not give the parents names.

I really appreciate you looking this information up for me.

regards

dinkey