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Donegal / Re: William McGowan Ballyshannon
« on: Thursday 18 September 14 13:25 BST (UK)  »
Hi Monte118,

Yes, this is the same family. William and Winifred McGowan were my ggg grandparents. Margaret McGowan was the daughter of their son William. She and John Traynor were my Great Grandparents.

I will send you a pm.

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Donegal / Re: William McGowan Ballyshannon
« on: Monday 07 January 13 15:06 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Rathmore,

Thank you for your pm which I have replied to by e-mail. I look forward to hearing back from you.

Thanks also for this information. I had already found James Boyle, Blacksmith and thought it possible that he could have been a son of Edward Boyle, as James was a name used down through the years by the McGowans. The information regarding Boyle and Tierney families living in Ballyshannon in 1939 / 40 is very interesting. Thank you for notifying me of this. Your help is much appreciated.

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United States of America / Re: Trainors (original spelling Traynor) from Armagh to Philadelphia 1870's
« on: Saturday 20 October 12 21:10 BST (UK)  »


Hi Sandra,

I know you cannot always rely on what is written down. I've discovered this over the time I have been researching my family. It's just that sometimes you have to be careful you don't go off on a wild goose trail by claiming the wrong family as yours. 

Thanks for your help.

Sinead.

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United States of America / Re: Trainors (original spelling Traynor) from Armagh to Philadelphia 1870's
« on: Saturday 20 October 12 20:57 BST (UK)  »


Hi again Sandra,

You are very kind to go to all this trouble for me. I am going to digest all the information and see if it leads me to my Trainors.

I had been trying to find a death notice for Patrick (Peter) Trainor who was my great great grandfather. He died, I think, around 1886 but I have not had any luck in finding a record for his death.

Once again, thank you for all your help. I'll go over the information you have sent me very carefully and see if I find any clues to help me confirm if any of them are my ancestors.

Thanks Sinead

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United States of America / Re: Trainors (original spelling Traynor) from Armagh to Philadelphia 1870's
« on: Saturday 20 October 12 20:51 BST (UK)  »
Hi Sandra.

Thank you for all your replies to my posting. It is very much appreciated.

First - My Margaret does not have a middle name. I have a copy of her birth cert. There is a possibility she could be the one of the Trainors I am looking for as there are a lot of similarities such as where her parents were born and her brother James J. Trainor.

Regarding the Trainor family at 1900 McKean Street, I had come across them before but was a little unsure if they are my Trainors as the year of arrival in Philadelphia was 1874 and not 1876.

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Cork / Re: Careys of Blarney Cork
« on: Saturday 20 October 12 20:11 BST (UK)  »

Hi Heywood,

Sorry about that! I'll keep it mind in future. Thanks for letting me know.

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United States of America / Trainors (original spelling Traynor) from Armagh to Philadelphia 1870's
« on: Saturday 20 October 12 15:58 BST (UK)  »


I'm searching for Trainors (original spelling Traynor) from Armagh, Ireland  who emigrated from Scotland to Philadephia around 1875. Patrick (sometimes called Peter) Trainor was born c. 1838 in Armagh. He had a brother James b. c. 1840 and a brother Terence and sister Catherine. Their parents were John Traynor a blacksmith and Margaret O'Hare.

Patrick married Jane McMillan / McMullan in Glasgow, Scotland in 1860. They had several children. Jane died in 1886.

James married Catherine O'Rourke in Glasgow in 1864. They moved to Philadelphia around 1875 with their three children John, Owen & Margaret. They had a daughter Mary in Philadelphia c. 1878, and I think a son James J. They are on the 1881 Census living in McElrainey St. Patrick (Peter) was living there with them. James was a blacksmith and Patrick was a boilermaker.  Any information as to what happened to these Trainors after this and if there are any descendants of theirs still living there, would be much appreciated.

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Cork / Careys of Blarney Cork
« on: Saturday 20 October 12 15:18 BST (UK)  »
Looking for descendants of Martin Bernard Carey b. 1921 Blarney Cork who married Annie Ellen McCabe b. 1918 Belfast, in London in 1945.

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Donegal / Re: William McGowan Ballyshannon
« on: Wednesday 27 June 12 08:55 BST (UK)  »
Hi Rathmore,

Thank you for taking the time to leave this message for me. I have also answered your pm.

I found a Winifred McGowan in the Griffith's Valuation in Ireland living in Bishop Street and presume she is my ancestor who moved to Scotland in the mid to late 1850's. I did make contact with some McGowans in Ballyshannon last year but they were unable to confirm if we are related or not.

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