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Antrim / Re: McAree
« on: Wednesday 03 April 13 04:48 BST (UK)  »
I see that this is quite an old thread but I'm hoping the people commenting on it are still active on this site.

I have McAree in my ancestry too. My great grandfather Richard McAree was born in Monaghan in 1875. He married Brigid (Her maiden name I am yet to find out) in 1900 and she was born in County Down in 1883. They lived in Monaghan for a few years together, having 6 children in the early stages of marriage, two which died (I don't know their names) Their children's names who I do know are as follows,

Margaret Mary- Born 1901. Monaghan.
Richard- Born 1903. Monaghan.
Winnifred- Born 1904. Belfast.
James- Born 1907. Belfast.

They later had other children one of which was my grandmother Bridgett born in 1921 in Belfast. As you can see sometime between 1903 and 1904, the family moved to Belfast and settled in 11 Earlscourt Street Falls Road.

My grandmother Bridgett when she grew up married a man whose family had also been from Monaghan, John Sullivan. (I'm also researching my great grandparents from his side of the family - James Joseph Sullivan and Ellen Anne M'Court.) They too settled into married life on the Falls Road, which is where my mummy grew up as a child.


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Monaghan / Re: Irish Orphan Girls in Australia from Monaghan: Place of origin question-complete
« on: Tuesday 02 April 13 03:39 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: giblet on Monday 25 March 13 00:47 GMT (UK)
Found this one on the same ship also.



    Surname : Duffy
    First Name : Mary
    Age on arrival : 15
    Native Place :  Clunass, Fermanagh
    Parents : Patrick & Ann (both dead)
    Religion : Roman Catholic
    Ship name : John Knox (Sydney Apr 1850)
    Other : shipping: nursemaid, reads only, uncle Patrick Duffy in the colony, residence unknown. name of union on shipping is illegible at this stage.


I wonder if Durneglass was misspelt and it should have been Clunass :-\
I get confused in my own country so i have no idea with Ireland and it shows  ;D


'Clunass, Fermanagh'? NEVER heard of it, I'm wondering if again it was misunderstood. There's Clones in Monaghan (Which would be pronounced similarly and to someone who wasn't familiar with how us Irish speak/spell, well Clunass would be a plausible take for Clones).

Interesting, I've asked my mum about 'Durneyglass' as well and she has never heard of it. She grew up in Monaghan and all of my family from her side were from there. Dúthamlacht (English translation is Doohamlat) is in Castleblayney Monaghan, it's the best that I can think of.

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Monaghan / Re: Sullivan family - Monaghan.
« on: Tuesday 02 April 13 03:26 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: aghadowey on Monday 01 April 13 19:28 BST (UK)
If I had to guess, here's my most likely match for the marriage:
James Sullivan Oct./Dec.1904 Monaghan registration district, volume 3 page 210
Nellie M'Court on same page

Her maiden name being M'Court would actually make sense because on the census of 1911, the family have listed a boarder by the name of James McCourt, could have been her brother. Ummm! Thanks for the help.

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Monaghan / Re: Sullivan family - Monaghan.
« on: Tuesday 02 April 13 03:24 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Shane, I'm going to order a copy of Alice's birth certificate, hopefully it'll yield some information.

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Monaghan / Re: Sullivan 1840's
« on: Sunday 31 March 13 06:34 BST (UK)  »
I'm looking for a Sullivan family from Monaghan too. My great grandfather, James Joseph Sullivan was born there in 1879. I've no way of knowing if your family were connected but couldn't hurt to look into a possible connection.

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Monaghan / Sullivan family - Monaghan.
« on: Sunday 31 March 13 06:21 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone.

My maternal great grandfather JAMES SULLIVAN (Born 1879) married a woman named ELLEN (Born 1881). James was definitely born in Monaghan but I can't be sure about Ellen yet and I don't know what her maiden name was but I think they married around 1905 and went on to have three children, MARY (Born 1906), JOHN (Born 1908) and ALICE (Born 1912). In 1911 (according to the census) James, Ellen and two of the children were living in Number 3 GAS HOUSE ENTRY in MONAGHAN URBAN. They had a boarder named JAMES MCCOURT (Born 1881).

One of the siblings (John) was my grandfather, when he grew up he moved to Belfast and married a lady named Bridget McAree (My grandmother), I believe that her father was also originally from Monaghan. They went on to have children and lived in West Belfast. My mummy Bridget Sullivan (Married name - Connor) was their daughter.

I think my great grandfather's middle name was Joseph, so his full name was James Joseph Sullivan and the middle name of his third child Alice, was Ann, so Alice Ann Sullivan.

This is a long shot I know, but does any of what I've written mean anything to anyone or does anyone have any advice or useful resources or places/sites I could search for information? It would be very much appreciated.

Thanks.

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