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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Mayo => Topic started by: bee29 on Tuesday 04 October 05 01:18 BST (UK)
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I am researching Isaac Beckett for a family member. He came from Mayo and settled in New Zealand. I have some names that list Turlough, Castlebar as a birth place but on a map I looked at it appears that Turlough and Castlebar are two separate towns. Some of the names also have Ballyguin associated with them - is this an area within Turlough or Castlebar? There is also a mention of Mohina/Mohena but I haven't been able to find it. Any comments or info appreciated.
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Turlough is just up the road from Castlebar. You make have looked at the 1901 census - Leitrim-Roscommon site - there is an Isaac Beckett aged 36 yrs living Mill Street, Ballina. There are also entries for Ballyguin (Turlough) and Moyhenna. Hope this is of use
Heywood
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Thanks for that site Heywood - some good info on it.
Bee
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I have been building a family tree that includes the Beckett's of Mayo.
I have a record of Isaac who was born about 1852 and was one of 12 children incl my great grandmother . My records suggest he went to N.Z and was married to Clara Wheeler and had 6 children.
He was born at Ballyguin which is a very small area within a townland of Turlough in Co. Mayo.
If this links; I'm happy to share - and find out more detail re the NZ family.
I have a record of his childrens names - that's probably our best link
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It sounds like the same family so I have sent you a pm with my details.
Regards, Bee
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This seems really positive - good luck.
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Surfing net and found this message. Really hope I can contact jnws. Can you let me have information regarding the Beckett family from ballyguin? I have an Isaac Beckett born in 1864 and suspect that his father Archibald is one of the 12 children mentioned which included your G.Grandmother. My Isaac is the one listed in Ballina in 1901 census age 36. His sister Anne Jane was married to my G.Grandfather James Acton. Would be thrilled to be able to get back another generation. As far as I know my Becketts remained in Ballina.
Fingers crossed!
Maz
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Hi Maz
Welcome to Rootschat -
You might like to have a look at this site -
http://mayo.brsgenealogy.com/index.php?&set=yes
The Irish Family History Foundation are putting many of the parish records on line.
It's free to register and search but costs five euros to view each record.
If you're looking for a birth/baptism you can also put the father's name in so it narrows the search a bit. Unfortunately it doesn't give the parish so it's sometimes a matter of trying each parish from the list.
There are a few birth/baptism entries for Isaac Beckett but only one with a father Archibald (in 1864) - parish is Westport District? .
Hopefully the record might give the mother's name.
You can try different children with the father's name as Archibald.
There's a baptism of an Archibald Beckett in 1822 (Thurlough Church of Ireland) and a couple of later burials.
One of the drawbacks of this site is that you could potentially waste money if it's the wrong record as there isn't a lot of additional information to help you choose the right record - especially if you have more popular names to look for - like mine!!
I think the site suggests putting 40 euros on the account but you can put less.
The link is for County Mayo but if you want to try other counties - click on 'map.'
Here's a link for Griffiths Valuation of Ireland - just select Mayo and search for Beckett - there' are a few entries .
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php
You might already have this link -
http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/1901census/census.shtml
Hope this is useful.
Good Luck
Neptune
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Thank you Neptune for the links. Will get busy looking and see what I come up with.
Maz
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Just saw your message. I saw your msg. Have some nice photos of Beckett graves in Turlough but could not attach them. Have you an email add so I can send them that way
My maiden name is Beckett but we are RC are originate from Kilkenny
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Thank you dympjoyce, have sent my details via pm. Jnws has been very helpful also. Thank you to everyone for their help.
Marian
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Hi
Photos sent directly to email, hope you enjoy
Dympna
Ps - I can forward these to others if they want
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Many thanks photographs received. Marian
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Hi Mazbonks
I see in one of your posts that you mention you have a G. Grandfather James Acton from Ballyguin/Turlough/Castlebar area.
Can you tell me anymore about this line of your family tree.
My family tree leads back to Robert Acton born about 1797 married to Matilda Martha Reed born about 1800. Robert was born in Ballyguin and Martha was born in Castlebar.
They had at least 2 sons, one called Dennis born 1821 in Ballyguin, died 1874 in St Michaels Lancashire England, the other was called Robert born 1820 in Ballyguin, died 29th July 1875 in St Michaels Lancashire England. This Robert is my Great,Great,Great Grandfather and is buried in St Michaels church grounds which is only a few miles from where I live now.
I would appreciate any information you could tell me.
Regards
Dazack35
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Hello Dazack35,
I am happy to share what I have with you. I will send you a PM.
Regards
Marian
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I have noticed that DympJoyce has photos of Beckett graves at Turlough. I would also like a
copy of photos if possible. My great grandfathers sister was married to Jacob Duke Beckett,
spencer park.
Also have original photos of spencer park.
Also have photos of Knott family who were also related to my great grandfathers family.
Am interested in any info on Knott Beckett or Braithwaite Families.
Thankyou,
DustFarmer.
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Hi Dustfarmer,
Thats fine, if you send me your email addy to me I can see what I have here.
My email addy is
Moderator Comment: email address removed to prevent spam and other abuses. Please use secure PM (personal message) system to share email addresses and other personal information. You need at least two posts to use the pm system. Click on the scroll under a name. Thank you.
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Hello Dustfarmer
Just a snippet to add to the Jacob Duke Beckett line, whilst searching the Irish Times online archives (they were free a few months back ) I came across this marriage announcement.
February 13th 1897 at Presbyterian Church Turlough. Jacob Duke Beckett of Moyhenna to Ethel Charlotte Emily Braithwaite eldest daughter of the late J.H. Braithwaite.
Regards Marian
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Hi DympJoyce
I see that we got a comment from moderator. I have only just found my way here and are
still sussing it all out. (This will be my 2nd post). Have to figure out this PM (personal message )business. Would appreciate any photos, info on these people you might be able to share.
Hi mazbonks
the Irish Times online archive that you say were free a few months back ... are they still
available? Ethel Charlotte Emily BRAITHWAITE was my great grandfather's sister.
Thanks all
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Hi Dustfarmer
I took the photos for some other researchers of the Beckett family, so its quite possible you have them already.
But I will gladly send them again to you through email.
Beckett was my maiden name too, but we were RC not Church of Ireland. However I checked it up for some of these Becketts on their request.
The Becketts owned 3 mills in the area, and the ruins of one still stand near Parke. Most lived in the Turlough area, but there were some in Spencer Street in Castlebar and a branch in Ballina, the last of who passed away approx 4 years ago. - Frank Beckett. In Ballina there are still some areas named after Becketts as they had a big business in the centre of town - Isacc Becketts.
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Hello again Dirtfarmer,
http://www.irishtimes.com/search/index.html
is the link to the Irish times - it is the digital archives which you want to search. They were free for a period of about 4 weeks earlier this year but you would have to pay to view now I'm afraid.
My Beckett line is the Isaac Beckett's of Ballina (his sister was my Great Grandmother) but I believe they were all in the Turlough area originally. My GGGrandfather was Archibald Beckett who married Margaret Bourke and I have read that he came originally 'from the North' but have not as yet been able to discover which county in the North this was so have come to a standstill at the moment.
Regards Marian
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(by kind permission of Noel Farrell)
Mayo Roots 1901;
Westport, Fair Green (10)
Beckett Margaret, Matthew; (publican)
Knockaphunta, Castlebar;
Acton Joseph (Asylum attendant)
Spencer st, Castlebar (3)
Beckett Jane, Nathan, Francis, James. (grocers asst)
1911;
Westport, Altamont st (17)
Beckett Margaret, Matthew;
Castlebar, Curragh;
Beckett Jacob & Ethel; Reginald, Ronald, Francis.
Castlebar, Cloonagh;
Acton Peter, John, Elizabeth;
Castlebar, Market st; (2)
Beckett Francis (shop)
Spencer st (Gurteendrunagh) (23)
Beckett Jane, James;
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Seanmac
Thanks for that.
Matthew and Margaret from Westport are my Grandfather and his Mother. The father also Matthew, died in 1888 and originally came from Kilkenny.
Most of the other Becketts in Castlebar are related and are buried in the Turlough Church of Ireland cemeteries. (I have sent photographs to a few of this family)
These are also related to the Ballina branch which one poster here already mentioned, the last of whom, Frank Beckett passed away about 3 years ago.
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Hello everyone. I see it's been a little while since the original post by Bee29, but I've been doing a lot of research into this section of the Beckett family and can possibly shed some light. Open to correction.
Archibald Beckett (b circa 1822, d circa 1891/2) was the eldest of eleven children of Michael and Mary Beckett (or Becket) of Turlough. He married Margaret Bourke and they had three children: Isaac (1864), Ann Jane (who married a James Acton or Picton) and John (1870).
The Isaac Beckett who moved to NZ I believe was on a different line. He was the third child (of 13) of James (c 1822) and Elizabeth (nee McAdam c 1828) Beckett. 'NZ Isaac' (1852-1920) married Clara Wheeler and they had six children: James, Letitia, Agnes, Priscilla, Mathilda and Lizzie.
While in NZ, Isaac's nephew William (youngest son of James and Elizabeth's 6th child, William) wrote to him and asked if he could come and visit. Isaac declined. But Isaac's daughter Letitia privately wrote to her cousin entreating him to come, which he duly did, and the pair eloped. They had seven children: Patricia, Evelyn, Neil, and four others (still living).
James (married to Elizabeth McAdam) was the son of Isaac and Mary (possibly Lindrum) Beckett. He had a brother, Alexander, who married Elizabeth Naylor in 1846.
This older Isaac had a brother, John, born before 1738/9 in Castlebar (died 9 Mar 1824 in Turlough). John married a Mary Johnson, and they had five children: Nathaniel, James, Alexander, Thomas and Jacob. Most of this branch ended up at Beckett's Creek, Ontario, Canada.
I have no proof as of yet, but a sneaking suspicion Archibald's father, Michael, may have been a brother of Alexander and James. There may also have been another brother, Isaac (from whom Jacob Duke Beckett of Spencer Park descends) and another called William. All unconfirmed speculation I'm afraid, but if you can't prove it, you can't disprove it either ;D
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Thank you very much for this new Beckett information Kwizb! I will be studying it at length, I can however definately confirm that Ann Jane Beckett married James Acton (not Picton) as they are my GGparents. Ann and James lived in Killadangan nr. Westport where James was the Post master and their son Robert my Grandfather lived with and was educated by Issac Beckett ( b 1864 Ann Jane's brother) in Ballina.
Regards
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Hi mazbonks, thanks for confirming the Acton point. Family trees can be a minefield of misinformation! Can only assume it was a bad transcription of handwriting.
I don't suppose you have any further information on the Acton family before your GGparent, James?
Thanks,
kwizB
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Hi
I wondered if anyone is still active on Rootschat in this quite old thread?
I have oral history in my family that my 3/4ggrandparent is alleged to have eloped and either he or she was one of the "Becketts of Mohinna" . The reason for the elopement was allegedly a religious /social difference. There was a "coachman" involved somewhere too in this tale of intrigue
They ran as far as England where the descendants of this story declared themselves as RC
This is the first time I have seen a link to Moyhenna and the Beckett family. From reading this thread the Becketts were Church of Ireland so that would make sense?
In my ancestry I have a Christiana Becket of independent means lodging with Patrick and Mary Lawless (Nee McGan) in 1841 in Sheffield all born Ireland. Christiana was born 1786-91
Does this ring and bells with anyone ? Please do get in touch if you have any tiny clues as it could be the missing piece
Thanks