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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Derry (Londonderry) => Topic started by: stephaniexp on Saturday 11 September 21 12:40 BST (UK)
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I am trying to find more details about a Manus and Francis Cassidy.
I have found a record of a Manus Cassidy who married a Jane McCallister, they were married in Tamlaght O'Crilly Upper, his address was Boveedy. Unsure as to when Manus was born or when he died, as haven't been able to find any other details yet.
His father is listed as Francis Cassidy on the marriage record, other than his name we have no other details.
Manus had a son called William, also born in the same area and married a Margaret Mullan at Killyguillib Church of Ireland. They had 12 children, I have already found most of their details and some are burried in Tamlaght church.
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Can you provide some idea of a timescale? No birth/marriage or death years given
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Marriage details from Family Search. He married 1851 & was 22 so birthyear approx 1829
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGC7-4MR
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Both a Manus & a Frank Cassidy on this 1831 entry for the same location as the 1851 marriage. Could Frank be Francis? Possibility his own father was Manus & the name was passed on to his son
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-MGMM
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1831 census has Francis Cassidy in Gortmacrane townland which is in Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish. Boveedy townland is in the same civil parish.
Cassidy if a fairly common surname in that area. For example, here's a marriage between a Cassidy of Gortmacrane to a Cassidy of Boveedy-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1886/10840/5957365.pdf
Bridget Cassidy of Craigavole, daughter of a Francis Cassidy, married 1878-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1878/11106/8065088.pdf
The previous marriage- Hanna Cassidy of Drumagarner, daughter of a Francis Cassidy (dead)-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1878/11106/8065088.pdf
The above will give you an idea of how difficult it might be to be sure you've found the correct branch of your family. The church registers are online & include funerals & dispensations which isn't always the case.
https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0360
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Just a note about the 1851 marriage- Jane McCallister, servant, Boveedy father listed as John McCallister, schoolmaster.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1851/09402/5405878.pdf
Her father was NOT the John McAlister, schoolmaster, of Mullahinch- his daughter Jane McAlister, also a teacher, was born c1832 but married John Boyd.