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Down / Re: Connor Marriages
« on: Sunday 15 February 09 13:51 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Malshie

Forgot to say there is another excellent website on Drumaroad and Clanvaraghan at www.drumaroadhistory.com - it was down for a while but seems to be up and running again. The site is brilliant for anyone with an interest in mid-down. Go into Drumaroad in the index on left hand side and you can even see some of the gravestone inscriptions for drumaroad and clanvaraghan graveyards. You will see a lot of info on the savage family - a very common name in drumaroad area. My grandfather James married two savage sisters (I know that doesnt sound right but you know what I mean!) both sisters - second being my father's mother - died very young.


happy hunting!

dunturk

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Down / Re: Connor Marriages
« on: Sunday 15 February 09 13:30 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Malshie

I cant seem to reply to your pm. I'm new to this site. I think I have to post a couple more public posts before i can pm you. I am going to send another public post today so should be ok after that.

I have only recently got into the family tree and there are a few uncles that i need to speak to get more detail of the connor family. Most of what I have done has been on-line backed up by my own knowledge of the family.

I am guessing that James and Catherine's father was called John. I havent obtained birth cert but if you check online at Public Records Office Northern Ireland, they have wills extracts and for a John Connor, they have the following;

Title:
Forename: John
Surname: Connor
Alt Surname:
Date Of Death: 19/04/1885
Date Of Grant: 20/11/1891
Effects: Effects £65
Registry: Belfast


Full Abstract:
Letters of Administration (with the Will annexed) of the personal estate of John Connor late of Drumnaguoile County Down Farmer who died 19 April 1885 at same place were granted at Belfast to James Connor of Drumnaguoile Farmer the surviving Residuary Legatee in Remainder.

Drumnaquoile townland is just beside Dunturk and i think this James may have been my greatgrandfather as by this stage all his siblings, including Catherine would have left to go England or America. Maybe James was the eldest son or had the most interest in the land? Unfortunately we dont have any today!

I dont want to bore everyone with our history and will send you more info (including picture when i can pm) but the other lead i am working on is that we are descended from a group of (presumably) brothers called Nogher (Nogher, O'Connor and Connor are all anglicized versions of the original Irish, O'Conchobair). If you check the freeholders records in the PRONI site you will see James, Charles, Patrick and Edward Nogher are all freeholders in drumnaquoile between 1813 and 1821. My guess is that one of these men is James and Catherine's grandfather, or even greatgrandfather.

I didnt think James my grandfather James had any sibling but the 1901 census for dunturk,drumanquiole and drumaroad is online and there is a Bernard mentioned who was 10 in 1901 (James was 15) but i have no other info on him at present.

PS there is a very good website on Drumaroad at www.drumaroad.com which gives lots of background on the area where our ancestors lived, up to date info as well as photos of drumaroad chapel etc.

will pm soon

best wishes

dunturk

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Down / Re: Connor Marriages
« on: Tuesday 10 February 09 21:07 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Malshie

Thought you might be interested to know that we are distant cousins! I saw your post about James Connor and Ellen McCullough. They were my great grandparents. Your Great Grandmother, Catherine and my great grandfather were brother and sister.

James and Ellen had a son, also called James who was my father's father. I live about 50 miles from the Connor family burial plot at Drumaroad, County Down. Ellen was James second wife. he married three times in the space of ten years (all Drumaroad) so he had a interesting life. I can post you some photos of the plot if you like.

I have looked through your other posts and was fascinated to see the photo of Catherine. She looked very elegant.

Can you pm so we can share the family history.

Look forward to hearing from you.

dunturk




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