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Donegal / Re: Colhouns of Donegal
« on: Tuesday 24 January 23 09:15 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: ShivMcKee on Sunday 09 October 22 20:17 BST (UK)
Hello there, just stumbled across your post whilst trying to find out a little about the history of our house. I live in Brockstown House at Brockstown Upper, Carnowen. Be interested to see if there is any connection with your family. The house was built about the turn of the century by a family called Watts. I wonder if there was an earlier settlement in the same place where the Colhouns lived?

My grandmother was born in Brockstown Lower (I believe) in Carnowen. Could you send me an email at 2445940 [at] gmail.com ? It would be great to be in touch. I have an old map of the area.

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Donegal / Re: Colhouns of Donegal
« on: Sunday 30 January 22 16:47 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you very much for this message. I will continue my research following your helpful information. Many thanks again!

Daniel

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Donegal / Re: Colhouns of Donegal
« on: Tuesday 25 January 22 09:39 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you for writing back Linda! I will poke around some more on PRONI - that's actually where I found the 1768 Freeholder list placing the Colhouns in Carnone 58 years prior to what I had been able to do before.

It's a struggle to find any vital records for the 18th century online!

Many thanks again. :)

Daniel

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Donegal / Re: Colhouns of Donegal
« on: Monday 24 January 22 18:06 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Linda,

This is a fascinating thread full of wonderful information. I have been researching the Colhouns in Donegal but not the same ones that you have mentioned. The Colhouns that I'm interested in lived in the township of Carnone (AKA Carnowen), Donaghmore, County Donegal (and specifically the sub-township of Brockstown). It's about halfway from Castlefinn to Convoy and not far from Strabane. My great-grandfather was Charles Colhoun (1848 - 1925) and his father was Alexander Colhoun (Abt. 1793 to 1878). I have done extensive genealogical research post-1850 but unfortunately there is very little available for the beginning of the 19th century or the 18th century. I have found Colhoun names in Carnone in the 1826 Tithe Tax Applotment Books (Robert, Joseph, Charles and Edward) as well as the 1796 Flax Growers list (William, Robert and Edward) and finally the 1768 Freeholders list (Edward, William and Charles) but that's about it. Other than doing research on site at PRONI in the Presbyterian church records, would you have any other suggestions? I've done all the general searches on Ancestry and FamilySearch and although they have both been very helpful I feel as if I have exhausted all my resources.

Many thanks in advance for any ideas you may have. Your FamilySearch links to the deeds of the Colhouns is fascinating but I have not found a way to search those deeds on FamilySearch.

All the best,

Daniel

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