Irish in Co Durham

[pick]

Thanks, thats very encouraging, I'll let you know how I get on. I would like to visit St. Patricks one day. I'm from South Shields originally, so I could go and see the church when on a family visit.

Many thanks.
K. Pick

[Mr J T Arthur]

If you check the I.G.I. for Scotland you will see an Edward McCann married a Margaret Kelly at Kirkcudbright 13th June 1830 which fits. Finding information about the McCann and Kelly families in Ireland earlier than that date will be difficult but if this marriage record happens to name their fathers, at least it will help.

J.T.A.

[pick]

I will try to get a copy, thanks for letting me know. I haven't come across Helen Slater yet as I've never used Genes Reunited, only Ancestry. I will try to contact her however. Does she use Roots Chat?

Many Thanks
Kathleen

[Mr J T Arthur]

Kathleen,

I mentioned the lady in question in my Personal Message to you in order to comply with the living person rule. Will send you another P.M. which you may reply to without it being published on this thread.

J.T.A.

[irish eyes]

I wonder if anyone has come across a BARNARD/BERNARD WARD born @1811 or JOHN WARD born @1836 his son coming over from ??Co Tyrone
JOHN /BRIDGET nee BRENNAN /BRANNEN McGUIRE/MAGUIRE born @1840 also from IRELAND settled in WOLSINGHAM
FELIX /MARY nee DONACHY /DONAGHY McCALL/McCOLL born @1830
I have a lot of information of when they settled in the north east area of ENGLAND but would love to get some IRISH information of where they came from
Irish eyes

[helsbels81]

Hi

I suspect I am the "lady in question".

Ann Convery and Francis Conway have been a bit of discussion lately as others have Francis(Frank) Conway as marrying Ann Wall.  Is anyone able to search for these people?  I think they will have married around 1883.  They had a son Frank in 1884.

Thanks

[Mr J T Arthur]

A Francis Conway and Annie Wall have the same GRO marriage reference number for the year 1885 at Newcastle upon Tyne but I don't see them listed in the Newcastle upon Tyne BMD indexes.

J.T.A.

[Swampduck]

Hi - I wonder if anyone could help point me in the right direction?

My gt. grandma Catherine Duke was christened in March 1829 at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Bishopwearmouth, Durham.  Her parents were John Duke and Mary Mahady. 

In the 1841 Census John and Mary were listed as born in Ireland and from their ages it would have been c. 1796.

This is the only information I have for them.  Where do I go from here?  Cannot find any other details for them in Durham.  Would the actual church transcripts hold further information?

Many thanks
Swampduck

[maxchris]

Unfortunately Fr John Kelly and his successor Fr Thomas Carroll at St Patricks, Felling were an exception to the rule. Up to 1856 the registers were recorded on plain paper when most priests gave additional information including the addresses of the bride and groom's parents. In 1856 new books were issued which restricted the amount of information that could be entered for each entry. Apparently the first Felling marriage register commenced 21st December1849 and continues right through up to the last entry dated 8th January 1884. I have a copy of all 700 entries where all 32 Irish counties get a mention. If anyone has a problem with the priest's phonetic rendering of place names I am willing to help.

J.T.A.

Hello, I have heard from hundreds of people over the years stating that they do not know what part of Ireland their ancestors came from.

The census so often just stated "Ireland" and the marriage cert. gave no help.

In Roman Catholic parishes pre1871 ish.....a lot of them asked for addresses of Fathers and witnesses.

From the parish of Felling Co Durham....1870 a grooms father was recorded from Ireland..... parish name and Co Armagh!

Well worth looking into the original parish registers!

Good luck!

Hi JTA,

I would be very grateful if you could check St Patricks, Felling for any mention of any McGuires between 1860 and 1884 as my grandfather Patrick McGuire was a Catholic and was born in Fellings but I don't know when.  It is likely he and his family attended St Patricks.

Many thanks

Chris Perry