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Lanarkshire / Re: Ryan, old-new Monklands 1859 onwards
« on: Friday 17 September 10 17:34 BST (UK)  »
Hi Monica,
I did a little more digging on the brukins subject. I typed in Brookins in the Griffiths valuation and a couple of Richards and other names came up in Donegal -Moville Upper. Coincidentally,for a variety of reasons,this is the same area I'd already speculated that the Ferns' were from, so they may already have known each other.
Karen

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Lanarkshire / Re: Ryan, old-new Monklands 1859 onwards
« on: Thursday 16 September 10 20:36 BST (UK)  »
Hi Monica,
My maiden name is Ferns. My gg grandfather was James Ferns, a brother of Catherine-the mother of Catherine Bonar. The Brukin name is interesting. It's hard to read in the original transcript of 1861 census. When I first read it I thought it might be Harkin-another Donegal name or even Brogan. Interesting that James Brooken lived in Lochfauld cottages because my gg grandfather's brother John also lived there. I presume they were miners' cottages, as he was a miner also.

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Lanarkshire / Re: Ryan, old-new Monklands 1859 onwards
« on: Thursday 16 September 10 17:30 BST (UK)  »
Hi Monica and Mark,
Just a little update on the Ferns. John and Anne Ferrand were both from Donegal in Ireland. Some of their childrens names are recorded as Faran, and I think Farren or Farren was likely their name as that is very common in Donegal and I can't find any Ferrands in Donegal.Probably the accent when the Census officers came round.
Karen

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Lanarkshire / Re: Ryan, old-new Monklands 1859 onwards
« on: Thursday 16 September 10 13:56 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
I have Catherine Bonar nee Ferns on my family tree. Her mother was Catherine Ferns and her stepfather was Charles O'Neil.On the census their name was sometimes recorded as Ferrand.Catherine's name was recorded as Brukin-I think -on an early census then changed to Ferns. I know this is not much help on the Ryan line but hope it helps with the Ferns.There is also someone researching the Bonar/Ryan line on ancestry message boards.
Best wishes
Karen

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