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Kildare / Re: Keys or Kays Surname?
« on: Saturday 08 February 14 21:44 GMT (UK)  »
Well you should keep the DNA test in mind, If wanting to know the deeper origins of a Paternal line. Especially when the FTDNA is running a sale, I got a 12 marker Y DNA test inc. postage for about £30. They keep your results on record forever and as more and more people take the test the results become more and more telling. It can be quite surprising what you can find out with the Y DNA. Its amazing how many unrelated KEYS families there are within Ireland. Although the majority are in Ulster. They have already identified quite a few distinct groups of KEYS.
The Fermanagh KEYS: Very likely to be of Scottish Origin, from the Ulster Plantation. Anglicised from McKee,McKey.
The Donegal KEYS:Of Anglo-Norman origin who came to Ireland in the 1500's. Their name was originally De Guise.
The Biggest  KEYS group from all over Ireland are of English origin with various spelllings like: KEYS,KAYS,KEYES,KAY, KAYE,KEAYS all related and in the G haplogroup.
Although It is also possible that people with the surname Keys may be of Native Irish Origin anglicised from O'Keogh or similar names it is unlikely.
If your Keys family are from originally Killdare and in what was the pale. It is most likely that they are of English descent. As this area has the oldest and most concentrated English settlement in Ireland. Long before the reformation and the plantations.

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Kildare / Re: Keys or Kays Surname?
« on: Friday 07 February 14 23:46 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,
Have you considered getting your husband to take part in the Key (and variations) DNA project?
Its on the FTDNA website and would help you find living relations with the same surname.

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Armagh / Re: George Keys born 1840 ???
« on: Friday 07 February 14 23:39 GMT (UK)  »
Still working on it!!

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Antrim / Re: McGrugan Family - Parkgate, Antrim
« on: Friday 07 February 14 23:33 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Craig,
My Name is Andrew Nesbitt Keys I'm from Coleraine but I live in London.
I've been doing quite a lot of family history research recently and came across your post after searching the name McGrugan on goggle.
The William John McGrugan in your post is my Gt Gt Gt Grandfather and Martha Millar is my Gt Gt Gt grandmother on my maternal side.
I was unware of the previous generation with James McGrugan & Sarah Murphy.
You have the name Mary Ann as 1 of the children but I have it as Martha (my Gt Gt Grandmother) who married a Blacksmith from Parkgate called Alexander Nesbitt (my Gt Gt Grandfather).
One of there Children was a William John Nesbitt (My Gt Grandfather) who presumably got his name from his maternal Grandfather. William John was a decorated WW1 veteran, lying about his age in order to recruit he was wounded twice at the Battle of the Somme and eventually taken prisoner by the Enemy and spending 1 1/2 Years in POW camp in Germany. After the Great War he was railway clerk, In the Home Guard and helped found a local British Legion Branch in the Parkgate area. He died in 1973. A cousin of his called McNee was killed in WW1.
He and his wife Catherie Boak had many children one was called James Nesbitt (my grandfather) he was a Teacher and the School Master at Parkgate at one point.He Married a May Smyth from Carnlough (my Grandmother) and they had 4 Children. She died a year and a half ago but my Granda Nesbitt is 86 and lives in Castlerock. There daughter Kathryn Nesbitt Is my Mother and their Son, my Uncle James Nesbitt (Jnr) is the famous actor.
I recently asked My Granda Nesbitt what he knew about the McGrugan's and he was under the impression that there wasn't many of you's left! And he is convinced the name is a mispelling variation and was orginally McGuigan.

Thanks

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