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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Robert Kearns

« on: Sunday 15 February 26 15:23 GMT (UK) »

The newspaper article confirming Arthur's intention to emigrate was in July 1911, the newspaper article selling crops for representatives of Arthur was in July 1913, I couldn't find any evidence of Arthur actually emigrating (eg. in manifests and emigration records), so that annotation of "1911" in the valuation revision books and the death for Arthur Graham in October 1912 would fit nicely, the cause of death says 6 months certified, I wouldn't be surprised if he felt the beginning of the end starting in 1911, around the time he was making his big plans.

I've been trying for some time (and failing) to find Nellie/Ellen post 1901, in terms of a death record, a marriage record, or a 1911 Ireland census record. And Robert Kearns remains a mystery, the fact he was protestant makes me doubt the existence of a marriage.

Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Robert Kearns

« on: Sunday 15 February 26 11:36 GMT (UK) »

Just another newspaper item similar to previous ones at reply #13, this one from the Northern Constitution of 16 January 1909, confirming that Arthur Grimes was also being called Arthur Graham and mentioning Ellen Devlin:

MAGHERAFELT RURAL BOARDS
BOARD OF GUARDIANS
BOARDING-OUT
An application was received from Arthur Graham, of Boveagh, for permission to adopt a boy at present in the workhouse named Andrew Kearns. It appeared that Graham was an uncle to the boy. A letter was also received from Ellen Devlin, who claimed to be the grandmother of the boy, objecting to his being given out to Graham. After discussion, it was decided that the Clerk should furnish Graham with the query sheet to be filled up, and then the Local Government Board could decide the matter.

Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Robert Kearns

« on: Saturday 14 February 26 19:55 GMT (UK) »

The following is reaching a bit, but given the intractable nature of the research for these folk so far, I'll mention it just in case. It is a marriage in Greenlough RC parish on 28 November 1875 between a John Kealey and Ellen Devlin of Tyanee, witnessed by Mrs. John Madden and Mrs Kelly.

https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633046?locale=en#page/101/mode/1up (bottom of right page)

On the downside, Tyanee is well northeast of the action so far and I can find neither a civil registration of this marriage nor any evidence of children. My line of thinking is that John maybe died early and Ellen Devlin had reverted to her maiden name by the time of the 1901 Ireland census, before re-assuming her married name in 1911 (maybe something to do with claiming the Old Age Pension?). Flimsy I know, but there has to be something like that to explain what's going on.

Ireland / Re: Gallagher - Rodgers

« on: Saturday 14 February 26 00:55 GMT (UK) »

Sorry if this is old ground but in 1911, next door to Patrick Bradley, Bernard and Elizabeth (Bradley) Doherty and young Catherine Gallagher at no. 78 Long Tower Street was the Gallagher family at no. 76 Long Tower Street, comprising Alexander Gallagher (absent), his wife Winifred Crossan and family and what looks like mother Crossan. When Alexander and Winifred married in 1892, it was witnessed by a Lizzie Bradley (the same one who went on to marry Bernard Doherty?).

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Londonderry_Urban__2_/Long_Tower_Street/602589/

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1892/10623/5870371.pdf

All common names of course and ripe for co-incidence. Anyhow, I couldn't find anything obvious to connect young Catherine to these Gallaghers, but since I couldn't see any explicit reference to the "next door" Gallaghers posted thus far, I'm just offering it up in case anyone wants to try and have more success.

Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Robert Kearns

« on: Friday 13 February 26 19:01 GMT (UK) »

That's definitely interesting...

Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Robert Kearns

« on: Friday 13 February 26 09:28 GMT (UK) »

The only folk I could find in that vicinity were these ones, John "Quiarns" and Mary Hutton, I couldn't find a son Robert though:
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Dungiven/Dungiven/1524330/
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Dungiven/Main_Street/595216/

By the way, I can see a transcript of a baptism in Ballinascreen RC parish for an Andrew Kearns baptised on 19 May 1895 for parents transcribed as Robert Kearns and Sarah "McCarron", the sponsor was a Mary Anne Kane and a comment added to the record says Father-Protestant. Married Catherine Henrietta Woods on 29 October 1929 at Straw.