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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Donegal => Topic started by: kieran257 on Sunday 23 February 25 04:24 GMT (UK)
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Hi All,
I am hoping someone from the area might be able to help me
I am tryimg to get the birth of Joseph McHugh a Coal miner when he was in sterling Scotland after the wedding. it looks like he was born in Meenaboy which is near Gortahork I would think as he got married in Gortahurk on the 9 Jan 1914 to Mary Sweeney
They had a daughter Mary McHugh born 24 September 1915 in Breasd Street Stirling when her mum died giving birth
Any help with this would be very much appreciated as I am just hitting brick walls.
Thank you all for all your kind help
Kieran
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He was 30 when he married in 1914
Here is the marriage record.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1914/09838/5572269.pdf
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Did Joseph marry again after his wife died? Where and when? if so, a Scottish marriage record will give names of both parents.
Did he die in Scotland? Where and when? if so his Scottish death certificate will give names of both parents.
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I wonder if this is his family in 1901
EDITED post
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Dunlewy/Cashelnagor/1172017/
And birth
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1879/02931/2073803.pdf
Note a twin for Joseph on next entry.
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Or this one
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Dunlewy/Cashelnagor/1172017/
Who might be this birth
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1879/02931/2073803.pdf
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If that is the correct family, they are there in 1911 census
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Donegal/Dunlewy/Cashelnagor/482593/
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The other birth possibility is a Joesph, illegitimate son of Margaret, born 1885
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1886/02614/1964959.pdf
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it looks like he was born in Meenaboy which is near Gortahork I would think as he got married in Gortahurk on the 9 Jan 1914 to Mary Sweeney
He was living in Meenaboy when he got married.
Did you find the townland of Meenaboy in https://www.townlands.ie/ ?
Twins Catherine and Owen McCue born in 1886 in Castlenagor Cashelnagor.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1886/02603/1961220.pdf
**Edited**
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Hi everyone,
Thanks for all your kind help.
I have found the wedding for Edward McHugh born 1841 and Margaret McHugh born 1846
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1869/11409/8189761.pdf
This is Edward McHughs death
24 Oct 1911 - Age 83
Thanks for all your kind help
Kieran
PS I think Joseph came home as there daughter died in Derry in November 2009
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This is Edward McHughs death
24 Oct 1911 - Age 83
Link-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1911/05381/4501499.pdf
His son Owen was the informant.
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From the 1901 census for McHugh in reply #3.
Birth records of the three youngest children-
Patrick born 10 May 1889.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1889/02464/1914924.pdf
Edward born 15 July 1891.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1891/02379/1887438.pdf
Ann born 5 May 1894.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1894/02261/1849850.pdf
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Kieran 257 - So do you think the Dec 1878 birth of Joseph is the one you’d been searching for?
Regards
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Hi all,
Thanks for all your help.
I do think this must be the right joseph as I have no reason to think otherwise.
Thanks again for all your kind help it is very much appreciated
Kieran