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Title: William Colhoun Born 1777
Post by: JACK GEE on Monday 19 May 25 07:52 BST (UK)

 Hello Troops,
Looking for the ancestors of William Colhoun. He married into the Findrum McClure family.
Catherine McClure.b.1774Letterkenny.d.29.12.1847.Green Cottage.Labbadish. mc.1797.Donegal.William Colhoun .b.1777.[Labbadish?]d.10.4.1823.Green Cottage,Labbadish. BuriedKilmacrennan.[FAG].
Plenty of information on lots of Colhoun, Calhoun, Colquoun in Counties Donegal and Tyrone.
But after giving the search button a pounding on this and other sites all i have found is
unknown Colhoun .b.1742   .

Any clues - Aghadowey or kiltaglassen?

Cheers
Jack.

PS - Labberdish is just next to Corke[Corkough] and several earlier threads indicate the Colhouns have an affinity for the area. But no obvious links between William and the earlier threads.

Title: Re: William Colhoun Born 1777
Post by: rathmore on Monday 19 May 25 13:40 BST (UK)

is Findrum his first name or if Findrum a town land in Donegal?

have you looked on Donegal resources

http://www.donegalgenealogy.com then put in the green box Findrum McClure lots of Colhoun and McClure on this site

Title: Re: William Colhoun Born 1777
Post by: JACK GEE on Tuesday 20 May 25 09:50 BST (UK)

Thanks Rathmore,
Findrum is the townland.
the website is a winner.
Got all the McClure threads.
The big drill down on the Colhouns has not been on my radar until recently.
Will have another look.

Cheers
Jack.

Title: Re: William Colhoun Born 1777
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Tuesday 20 May 25 10:10 BST (UK)

Quote

Findrum is the townland.

Yep, just south of Convoy.
 https://www.logainm.ie/en/16314

(townlands.ie not working for me)

KG

Title: Re: William Colhoun Born 1777
Post by: rathmore on Tuesday 20 May 25 12:23 BST (UK)

have you looked on church record/civil records

http://www.irishgenealogy.ie

also find my past

http://www.findmypast.co.uk

Title: Re: William Colhoun Born 1777
Post by: JACK GEE on Tuesday 20 May 25 12:35 BST (UK)

Thanks Rathmore,
 the people i am looking for pre date the official records. Maybe i'l get lucky with church records but nothing yet. Also the name William Colhoun seems to be pretty common around co. Donegal pre 1800.

cheers
Jack.

Title: Re: William Colhoun Born 1777
Post by: rathmore on Wednesday 21 May 25 12:09 BST (UK)

is this your site?

http://www.calhoungenealogy.wordpress.com/2025/04/08/green-cottage/

Title: Re: William Colhoun Born 1777
Post by: JACK GEE on Wednesday 21 May 25 12:48 BST (UK)

Hi Rathmore,
No.
The site belongs to Brian Anton.
I helped him with the McClure side of the Colhoun genealogy.
His research in this blog slotted perfectly into the Findrum McClure pedigree.

Cheers
Jack

Title: Re: William Colhoun Born 1777
Post by: JACK GEE on Monday 02 June 25 12:36 BST (UK)

I found the answer to my question on Brian Anton great blog.

cheers
Jack Gee

   https://calhoungenealogy.wordpress.com/

Title: Re: William Colhoun Born 1777
Post by: tomstrong on Monday 16 June 25 21:09 BST (UK)

Quote from: JACK GEE on Tuesday 20 May 25 12:35 BST (UK)

the people i am looking for pre date the official records. Maybe i'l get lucky with church records but nothing yet. Also the name William Colhoun seems to be pretty common around co. Donegal pre 1800.

Do you know if your William Colhoun is connected to the Colhouns in Inishowen?  I have a William Colhoun that married Mary Ann Colhoun who are my great^3 grandparents, and a dead end for me.  I have William dying in Inishowen in 1858, probably born about 1790.  Neither are rare names, but certainly worth asking.