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Title: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: beachfrock on Thursday 16 August 18 15:52 BST (UK)
Hello

I'm looking for some help in deciphering the dwelling place of William McKeown. I can make out the Bally???? This is the birth record of Williams son Hugh McKeown who is my great grandfather.Hugh's birth is registered on civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie . /superintendent registrars district of Lurgan, registrars district of Portadown, in the county of Armagh. Date of birth December 1872 birth registered January 1873.

Thank you & regards
Patricia

Title: Re: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 16 August 18 16:14 BST (UK)
Ballygargan?

https://www.logainm.ie/56424.aspx



Title: Re: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: beachfrock on Thursday 16 August 18 20:19 BST (UK)
Hi Hallmark

Thank you for your reply, I've had a look at the link you supplied, Ballygargan seems a strong contender, I also found a list of townships on Wikipedia there is about 5 or 6 Ballyg's listed, just couldn't decide which one I was looking for. I will be able to tell my mother I've managed to pinpoint Hugh Mckeown's(her grandfather) actual birth place.On a hunt now for more information on Ballygargan.


Many thanks


Regards

Patricia
Title: Re: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 16 August 18 20:30 BST (UK)
Have you looked for him on 1901 Census?

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Carrowbrack/Ballygargan/1027604/

??
Title: Re: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 16 August 18 20:45 BST (UK)
There were other siblings but brother Joseph Patrick born 1879 Ballygargan townland-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1879/02935/2075514.pdf
Title: Re: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 16 August 18 20:54 BST (UK)
The 39th & 40th house enumerated were McKeowns....

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Carrowbrack/Ballygargan/
Title: Re: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: beachfrock on Thursday 16 August 18 21:32 BST (UK)
Hello

Firstly:- Hallmark, the census returns you supplied the links to at first glance don't appear to be my Mckeowns the William listed is too young, may or may not be connected, I will add the link to my favourites and have a look through and see what comes up :)There's loads of McKeowns all with similar names.


Agdahowey Thank you for the link to the birth record for Joseph Patrick McKeown, he is a correct family member, I will . link to my favourites & have a search & see who else comes up.


Hugh McKeown who is my direct line (the son of William) was apparently the only member of his family who cames over to Scotland & settled in Glasgow I don't think she knows about any other children of William apart from her grandfather Hugh.

I have always understood the Irish records can be difficult to research if you didn't know parishes etc.,



Many thanks to you both for your time.


Regards

Patricia

P.s. I joined Rootschat quite sometime ago & have never asked for help before but in the space of a few hours been give great links to finding more family members  :)
Title: Re: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 16 August 18 21:35 BST (UK)
First do parents search on www.familysearch.org (that's how I found Joseph) then look up the actual record on Irish Genealogy site. Family Search Irish births & baptisms database covers from 1864 (start of registration) until c1880.
Title: Re: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 16 August 18 22:09 BST (UK)
Your original post was to find the Townland. I think we all agree Ballygargan.

Now you know they weren't there in 1901.

I agree Wm is too young but have you looked to see who his father was? Birth Reg?  Have you looked for his Marriage?

McKeown   Jane   76   Female   Head of Family 1901.... have you looked for her Death?  Who was informant?

Title: Re: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 16 August 18 22:17 BST (UK)
C Reg  Birth, Marriage and Death results for McKeown of Lurgan

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01miy/

from there you can select Births or whatever... plus Decades from list on Left and study them at your leisure!


The ones with

Returns Quarter   
Returns Volume No   
Returns Page No   

don't have Images yet.


From the results... Right click them and open them in New Tabs, much quicker if you do 4 or 5 at a time!!
Title: Re: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 16 August 18 22:25 BST (UK)
William McKeown & family in 1901 census-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Carrowbrack/Ballygargan/1027604
Marriage to Mary McCourt (1893) gives his father William as deceased-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1893/10605/5863686.pdf
Father, a widower, died 1891 and daughter Elizabeth was informant-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1891/06058/4727043.pdf
Title: Re: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: beachfrock on Thursday 16 August 18 22:35 BST (UK)
Hello again

Thank you both once again, the information you have given me will keep me busy for ages :)

I dont know anything about william mckeown or who his parents are.

This is my first serious attempt to look into my maternal Irish ancestors, now with the information & links you have given me i will be able to track them down.

My paternal side is also Irish(Quinn/Quin) but they are for another time, no idea where in Ireland they originated :)

Many many thanks

Regards

Patricia

Title: Re: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: beachfrock on Thursday 16 August 18 22:43 BST (UK)
Hi Agdahowey

Not sure about these two correct names & places I'll have a look again the name seems to be very common & from the same place.

thank you

Regards

Patricia
Title: Re: Dwelling place of William McKeown
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 16 August 18 23:04 BST (UK)
Hi Agdahowey

Not sure about these two correct names & places I'll have a look again the name seems to be very common & from the same place.

thank you

Regards

Patricia


That is why studying them will build up a picture.

Now you know he had a daughter Elizabeth, so now you can look to see if she Married, who were witnesses?  A sibling?? etc