McCance family - County Down

[thaulsterscot]

Hi there, My name is Paddy McAvoy, I live just outside Greyabbey, and my Greatgrand parents were John and Ellen McAvoy or McIlboy Pronounced
 Muckleboy, as it was then. They lived on Mid Island ,where my Grandfather was born, I'll try and post a of the house, and help you with your search if I can
 Regards  Paddy

[thaulsterscot]

House on Mid Island

[dunlin1]

Paddy,
It's me John McAvoy (alias dunlin1).  Have you done much by way of looking back beyond John and Ellen McIlboy?  I have only recently started to look at our ancestors and John Caughey has supplied me with A lot of interesting leads which I will be happy to share with you.  Our Gt grandfather John McIlboy married Ellen McCance on 26 July 1883.  This was his second marriage.  He married married Agnes Close on 3 February 1876.  I am assuming she died.  They had one child Lizzie who married David Greer on 14 November 1899 at St Marks COI Newtownards.  They moved to America around the early 1900s as I have some postcards which they sent home to the Islands.  As you probably know the marriage to Ellen McCance produced 4 offspring - our grandfathers William and Patrick and Hugh and Alberta.  Hope this is of interest.

John

[Richy1]

Hi - I am new to the forum  - - can anyone suggest possible relatives for John McCance born 22/01/1860   - my Great Grandfather -  census says he was born in County Down. He
married Hannah Neen (born 25/02/1859) in Cumberland, England    03/05/1932.
John died there in 1900.

In the John McCance Family Bible a Frank James Cairns  is listed -  born 10/07/1881. Frank married Henrietta Fletcher .... I think is says “Cannon married” on 01/04/1907
Not sure what the link is to the McCance family but he is included on the family page.

[aghadowey]

Birth certificate should list parents- Frank James Cairns born July/Sept. 1881 Cockermouth district
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XJK-MR6
Marriage: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DDN-LDN

John's marriage certificate should list father's name and occupation and it's possible that one or both of the witnesses are related.

1881 census- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQST-3Q7
death (1900): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J56-KY3

[scotmum]

Frank Cairns is with a McCance family in the Cockermouth 1891 census, recorded as a nephew. Head of family is a John McCance, born Ireland. By 1901, John is dead and Frank is still with the family, but noted as boarder.

[Richy1]

Many thanks fro those replies. Appreciated.

John McCance born 1860 Co Down according to his census record - I do have a marriage certificate for him and Hannah Neen - and his father is shown on that as John McCance too.

So I am looking for a John McCance being born in County Down in 1860 whose father is registered as John McCance. So far not been successful finding an online source at all.

[Lukey]

Hi Richy I've just joined up on here when I read your post.  Ive been looking for the same connection  John McCance born 1860 lived in Clifton.  I'm just down the road in Whitehaven. He was my 2nd Great Grandfather. It seems I got to the same place as you.  I was wondering if have you got any further

[Richy1]

No unfortunately not a lot further. I have had my genes done too on Ancestry which have surfaced a load of distant cousins (UK, N America Australia etc) but I have not started working through them yet to see if they are McCance connections.,.... there are over 30,000 back to 4th 5th generations.... which is where his brother sisters and cousions would be.... quite a project there.... Marlene - our relative via John McCance told me that granddad .. also called John McCance... told her that his dad was from Kircubbin.. he always wanted to go there but never made it apparently...   .. it's in County Down ... so that fits in with John's entry on the 1881 census ....  His name was actually John William McCance and his dad, who was deceased at time of John's marriage to Hannah Neen  (source  = wedding certificate) was called John McCance too.

Here is a rather log list of McCance names in Ireland....
witht he most likely relatives being
William   McCance   Kircubbin   Inishargy   Tithes_1834
William   McCance   Rowreagh   Inishargy   Tithes_1834


 C Down web Site:-



First Name
Surname
Townland
Parish
Record Source
John
McCance   Kirkistown   Ardkeen   Tithes_1834
Reverend John   McCance       Comber   Flax_Grants_1796_Cumber
Rev Mr   McCance   Mount Alexander   Comber   Tithes_1834
John   McCance   Ballyvester   Donaghadee   Tithes_1834
Widow Thomas   McCance   Burren (Dromara)   Dromara   Tithes_1826
John   McCance   Dree   Dromara   Tithes_1826
John Snr   McCance   Dree   Dromara   Tithes_1826
John   McCance   Finnis   Dromara   Tithes_1826
John   McCance   Drumlough   Dromore   Tithes_1834
John (Esq)   McCance   Drumlough   Dromore   Tithes_1834
John (Esq)   McCance   Drumlough   Dromore   Tithes_1834
John   McCance   Dunmurray   Drumbeg   Tithes_1831
William   McCance   Glastry   Inishargy   Tithes_1834
William   McCance   Kircubbin   Inishargy   Tithes_1834
William   McCance   Rowreagh   Inishargy   Tithes_1834
Thomas   McCance   Drumnaconagher   Kilmore   Griffith's Valuation_1863
Thomas   McCance   Drumnaconagher   Kilmore   1901_Census
James   McCance   Scribb   Loughinisland   Tithes_1828
James   McCance   Scribb   Loughinisland   Forde Estate 1854 PRONI/D/566/B/1/2
John Jnr   McCance   Scribb   Loughinisland   Griffith's Valuation_1863
John Snr   McCance   Scribb   Loughinisland   Griffith's Valuation_1863
Elizabeth   McCance   Scribb   Loughinisland   1901_Census
Thomas   McCance       Magheradrool   Flax_Grants_1796_Magheradrool
Henry   McCance   Ballymaglave South   Magheradrool   Tithes_1834
Robert   McCance   Ballymaglave South   Magheradrool   Griffith's Valuation_1863
Widow John   McCance   Clontinagullion   Magherahamlet   Tithes_1826
William John   McCance   Killough Downpatrick Street   Rathmullan   1901_Census (Killough Division)
William John   McCance   Killough Downpatrick Street   Rathmullan   1901_Census (Killough Division)
John   McCance   Ballyvally   Seapatrick   Tithes_1833
(John)   McCance   Ballymacanallen   Tullylish   Tithes_1827
Mrs   McCance   Lenaderg   Tullylish   Tithes_1827