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Monaghan / Further LEONARD/LENNARD connections to Clones, MOG
« on: Sunday 07 February 10 08:46 GMT (UK)  »
Further to the earlier post, the following LEONARDs born in the Parish of Clones served in the His Majesty's forces. I would appreciate if anyone has these on their family tree and can make a connection to Christopher LEONARD or James Henry LEONARD also of the Parish of Clones.

Private James LEONARD, born Clones abt. 1790. Served 9 years 340 days from the 1st Feb 1808 in the 12th Royal Regiment of Lancers. Served in the Peninsula and Waterloo. Height 5' 7", brown hair, hazel eyes, dark complexion. Occupation: labourer.

Private John LEONARD, b. at Roscrea, Co. FER Parish of Clones. Joined First Regiment of Foot 8th August 1836 aged 18 years. Served 10+ years of which 7+ was abroad (Canada, Nova Scotia and West Indies). "Character and conduct has been bad." Must be someone else's relative! Height 5' 9", fair complexion, gray eyes, brown hair.

Private Patrick LEONARD, b. in Parish of Clones in or near the town of Clones. Joined the 74th Foot Regiment on 14 May 1840 aged 17 years 9 months. Served 4 years 158 days including 2.5 years overseas (North America including Montreal in the winter of 1842). "Character has been good." This must be one of mine! He was a labourer. Enlisted for a bounty of 3 pounds 17 shillings and sixpence. Height 5" 5 and a half", fresh complexion, brown eyes and brown hair.

Private Daniel LEONARD, b. 1806 n Parish of Clones in or near the town of Clones. Joined the 74th Highland Foot Regiment on 5 May 1826 aged 20 years. Served 21 years 171 days including 7+ years overseas (North America and West Indies). "His character and conduct have been very good." However, he appeared before a court martial twice - once for use of improper language to a commanding officer and once for neglect of duty. However, he received 3 good conduct badges as well. Height 5' 6 and a half", fair complexion, gray eyes, sandy hair. Received 10 shillings on being attested. Could sign his own name.

Corp. John LEONARD, b. abt. 1785 in the Parish of Clones in or near the town of Clones. Joined Waterford Regiment of Militia aged 20 on 15 June 1805. Served 22 years. Occupation: shoemaker. General conduct was good. Height 5' 4 and half", fair hair, round visage, blue eyes and fair complexion.

The above information was purchased from The National Archives, Kew Richmond Surrey.

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Monaghan / LEONARD/LENNARD connections to Clones 1723 - 1874
« on: Sunday 07 February 10 06:11 GMT (UK)  »
I am descended from James Henry LEONARD b. 1818 Clonnagore, Parish of Clones, MOG, m. Eliza BEACOM 29 Jan. 1841. Parents of James Henry were Christopher LEONARD and Elizabeth SMITH. Known siblings of James Henry are Christopher and Joseph.

IGI throws up the following LEONARD/LENNARD names for Clones. I'm trying to establish any connection to these people since in 1831 the census of the Barony of Dartrey showed a population of only about 8,400 there must be a good chance these people should fit into my family tree.

Ellen LEONARD b. 18 July 1874, Clones - parents James LEONARD and Mary QUIGLEY

Patrick LEONARD b. 14 Nov. 1870 - parents James LEONARD and Mary QUIGLEY

Anne LENNARD , m. Andrew KIDD 5 May 1839. Clones

Mary Anne LEONARD, b. 7 Nov 1869, Clones, - parents James LEONARD and Mary QUIGLEY

Andrew LENNARD, m. Jane HARPUR, 29 Oct. 1824, Clones

Margaret LEONARD, christening 13 Feb 1823, Clones - parents Henry LEONARD and Cathe PARKER

Jane LEONARD, m. Martin Reilly, 29 July 1807, Clones



Rosamund LEONARD, m. Bryan Maguire, 1 Dec 1723. Clones




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Fermanagh / Re: EMERSON / BLAIR - Enniskillen - Co. Fermanagh
« on: Sunday 07 February 10 04:33 GMT (UK)  »
Greetings Paddy

I also have EMERSONs from Tempo, FER on my family tree.

Eliza EMERSON b. abt 1844 in Tempo was my Great Grandmother. She died in 1884 in Ayr St, Auckland, NZ. She had emigrated first to Australia marrying my Great Grandfather William Henry LEONARD in Sydney 9 June 1868. The couple moved to NZ the same year.

Eliza's parents were Francis EMERSON and Susan CURRY. I have no further information on them.

I have 2 siblings recorded for Eliza.

William EMERSON b. abt 1836 at Enniskillen, FER. He married Eliza COULTER in 1864 in Sydney, AUS. I have details of 7 children some of whom ended up in Randwick Asylum because of the insolvency of the parents.

Susan EMERSON was born abt. 1841 in Enniskillen, FER. She married Christopher EGAN in Sydney 17 Sept. 1869. I have details of 4 kids. They also ended up on hard times.

I'm not sure if we can make any links out of all of this.

Regards

Keith


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Fermanagh / Re: Searching for Beacom families
« on: Sunday 07 February 10 04:08 GMT (UK)  »
I have a James BEACOM GGG Grandfather, b. circa 1780 I believe in Ennisskillen, FER. James BEACOM m. Sarah BROWN (b. abt 1785). James BEACOM was in inspector (of revenue and not police).

I have 3 recorded children

Elizabeth (Eliza) b. abt 1820 at Seabridge (?), Glassdrummond, FER. On 29 January 1841 Eliza married James Henry LEONARD and the couple emigrated to Australia the same year. They are my GG Grandparents

James b. abt 1810 m. Maria HOLDEN. I am in contact with descendants of one of the six children from this marriage (in Australia)

Mary b. 1805 m. Thomas JONES. I have been in touch with descendants of one of the children of this marriage (in England)

Let me know if this helps.

Keith Leonard



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Cavan / Re: Derryheen Parish Registers - LEONARD marriage 1846
« on: Saturday 07 November 09 06:38 GMT (UK)  »
Greetings

Thank you for your very helpful reply. Indeed this was an old post but I had not got the answer I was looking for. Now I have the means to get the answer.

Thanks and kind regards

INFORMATION NO LONGER NEEDED

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Monaghan / Re: Drummully Parish - LEONARD/LENNARD Family
« on: Thursday 21 September 06 14:16 BST (UK)  »
Greetings

As to the date of arrival of the LEONARD family in Drummully Parish I have no idea but being Protestants they may have been part of the Plantation. My direct family, James Henry LEONARD married on 29 January 1841 in Rossorry (Co. FER) to a woman (Elizabeth BEACOM) from that locality. The couple then emigrated to Australia. The father of James Henry LEONARD was Christopher LEONARD. A sibling of James Henry LEONARD  was Christopher LEONARD. There are two entries for Christopher LEOANRD in the Griffith's Valuation - one in Clonnagore Townland which I am pretty sure would be Christopher LEONARD (Sr) as James Henry was born in Clonnagore and the other in Clonlura - the latter may have been Christopher LEONARD Jr or a second property in the name of Christopher LEONARD Sr. I have some information about other children of Christopher LEONARD Sr and Eliz SMITH but this is limited to baptisms. As to when family members left Drummully parish, I have no idea.

Incidentally, I'm based in the Philippines so research from a distance is difficult. If you think you can help me, perhaps we can go off line.

k

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Fermanagh / Re: BEACOM/BACOM/BACON - Enniskillen
« on: Sunday 13 November 05 01:30 GMT (UK)  »
April, thank you for this information and sorry for the delay in replying - the reason being I have just become a grandfather.

The possibility of a connection would certainly seem to exist. First, it would seem plausible that an Excise/Revenue Officer could be known as an Inspector although I have no knowledge of whether this is the case. Second, Rossorry is close to Enniskillen. Third, the age would be about right, with your James Jnr born about 1810 and my Elizabeth Beacom born about 1820 so James Jnr and Elizabeth could be siblings. Finally, Elizabeth Beacom's mother's maiden name was Brown. Given also that Beacom is not a common name, the chances of a connection are good. Do you have a parish or townland for your Beacom family? Do you know if your Beacoms were Church of Ireland? Where in Australia did you Beacom family arrive? By 1857, James Henry LEONARD and Elizabeth LEONARD (BEACOM) were well-established in Melbourne although by the mid-1860s the family moved to Sydney for a short period and then on the Queensland.

James Henry and Elizabeth LEONARD had 10 children, all born in Melbourne, 3 of whom died in infancy. The names of the children are William Henry, Sarah Ann, Elizabeth Jane, Christopher, Bacom James, Harriet, James Robert, James, Adam and Herbert. James Robert, James and Adam all died in infancy. There are living descendents of William Henry and Herbert and probably Elizabeth Jane. I note quite a few similarities in names between your Beacom and my Leonard family.


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Monaghan / Re: Help on Co. Monaghan Townland: Clonnagore
« on: Monday 12 September 05 15:24 BST (UK)  »
Hi Dennis

Thanks for the feedback. I have the Griffith Valuation map. The copy provided to me shows part of Clonoony. However, my request was for Clonlura and Clonnagore. The maps can be obtained from the Valuation Office, Ireland at http://www.valoff.ie/. They sent me a copy of the current map and archive map, which is helpful. As long as you specify your townland of interest I am sure they will ensure full coverage in the copy provided. This office should be able to tell you if a McGuire is listed in Griffith.

I think I'll just buy a copy of the 1:25,000 map and take my chances.

Kind regards

Keith

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Monaghan / Help on Co. Monaghan Townland: Clonnagore
« on: Monday 01 August 05 14:04 BST (UK)  »
My GG Grandfather, James Henry LEONARD was born to Christopher LEONARD and Eliza (SMITH) about 1818 in the townland of Clonnagore, Co. Monaghan.

I have obtained a copy of the 6 inch first edition ordnance maps produced for the Griffiths Valuation that includes Clonnagore, which is shown as being located on the Clones to Wattle Bridge road. Lying in the parish of Drummully, Clonnagore is in Monaghan but on the border of Fermanagh. The single notable geographic feature is a small lake, Clonkeelan Lough, which lies approximately half in Clonnagore and half in the neighbouring townland of Clonkeelan.

I would like to obtain the largest scale possible modern map that covers the townland of Clonnagore. However, relying on the Internet from my current place of residence in Asia it is a bit difficult to decide what is the best option. It would appear that Map 27 Upper Lough Erne of the Irish Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Discoverer Series (http://www.irishmaps.ie/product/example_ACD.cfm?ProductID=46) may be the best bet. Any advice on whether this is the best option would be most welcome.

There is also a 1:25,000 map of Upper Lough Erne (http://www.irishmaps.ie/product/display.cfm?ProductID=10) but no detail of area covered. Again, any advice on if this map includes my target area would be appreciated.

Incidentally, do townlands play any role in modern Ireland or are they only of historical significance?

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