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My mother's paternal line is Duffy.

I've traced it back to John Duffy and Catherine Docherty. Records involving their children Catherine and Bridget in the second half of the 1800's refer to County Donegal, Shannon, Magherahan(e) and Convoy. They also had Edward and Teresa.

Hi All,

Nothing to do with my family tree, but I wondered if this would be of interest to others.

I came across this document at an antiques dealer in Victoria, Australia on new years day. The accompanying document states:

"This endenture is a lease document dated 1818. John Quicke of Newton House, County of Devon, leased to William Trevarton of Portloe in the Parish of Veryan and The County of Cornwall, a block of land to build a dwelling on in the Vilage of Portloe within the Manor of Trethenal. A 99 year lease. The rent being 10/- per year."

I'm assuming the John Quicke mentioned is the son of the man featured in this Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quicke_(1724-1776).

If anyone wants a better copy, I've a 4mb version I can send through email.

Quote from: Suz Roney on Saturday 11 December 21 07:08 GMT (UK)

My 2nd great-grandfather is Edward Duffy, born around 1846 in Ireland (possibly around Donegal where his sister was born 15 years later) and married Ellen McCurdy (in Scotland).

What's the source for Edward's sister's birthplace?
What did Edward give as place of birth on census returns? Which census years did he & sister appear on? Have you found any more siblings?
Did John Duffy & Catherine move to Scotland?

Hi Maiden Stone,

Donegal is a placeholder at the moment. I picked it off another tree that had other verified information. (Not best practice, I know).

The Ancestry Scottish census records for 1881, 1891 and 1901 Edward's birth place simply as Ireland.

There are no census records of Edward and Teresa together that I have found. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ doesn't hold records for 1861 when Teresa was born, or 1871 (though Edward may have been in Scotland by then but I haven't found him on the census).

I haven't found any other siblings. I've looked for John Duffy and Catherine Docherty's death certificates (in Scotland, John Duffy was at Edwards wedding in Scotland, not sure if it was a visit of if he had relocated) to see who the informants are, to see if there may be another child of theirs.  Can't find census records that might indicate other siblings.

Unclear if John and Catherine moved to Scotland. Like I mentioned earlier, a John Duffy is listed on Edwards wedding certificate, so I'm assuming it's his father at his wedding, but I can't find anything that confirms if he (and Catherine, though she passed before Edward's wedding in 1876)

Thanks for your questions!

Hi Dotty,
I can't help with the lookups sorry, but may be interested in the results also!

I have some Roneys of Cumberland in my tree as follows:

William Roney (married Catherine Carnaughan 12 Nov 1791, St Cuthbert, Carlisle, Cumberland - from familysearch)
children Anne, James, Thomas, Jane, Alexander

Hi Mosher,

I'm wondering if Alexander Roney is my 3rd Great Grandfather.  I have him born around 1811 in Carlisle, Cumberland. A marriage to Mary Hamel in 1828 in Gretna Green, and possibly a second marriage to Jane Hodgson. 

I've found it difficult to obtain clear records about his 2nd marriage and birth of his children, as well as his parents or any siblings.

Suzanne