family roots- McCaughern

[elsagh]

I am looking for any information on the Mc Caughern family from Bally mena Co Antrim......William John Mc Caughern joined the N Z Rifles and sadly died in W W 1.     anything would be helpful   many thanks.  e

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat. Details of William John McCaughern are listed here-
www.freewebs.com/snake43/virtualmemorialm.htm (including photo and picture of family headstone). Parents given as Andrew and Hannah McCaughern.
Andrew McCaughern married Hannah Carson and had Maria (1879), Hannah (c1885), Andrew (c1889) and possibly others. In 1911 Hannah, a widow, and children Hannah and Andrew are living at Church Tamlaght.
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search

[elsagh]

Many thanks for the speedy reply and the information, I am now looking for information on a Catherine Mc Caughern who married  a Robert Mc caw, they had 10 children and eventually left Ireland for Scotland in the late 1800..thank you once again   E.

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   Robert McCaw married Catherine McCahghan (sic) in Rasharkin Presbyterian Church, Ballymoney on 14 Aug 1885. I have no information on the children.

Regards

[alexmills]

I am also looking for Catherine McCaughern. I notice that on several trees she is the daughter of John McCaughern and Mary Ann boyd, but on others, the daughter of Patrick McCaughern and Teresa Mooney. irst was born c 1862 2nd about 1874
Thanks
Alex

[aghadowey]

Not sure  what family trees you mean (do beware of online trees as they can be full of errors, often copied from each other) but you are talking about 2 different McCaughern families.

John McCaughern (a common surname in the Rasharkin area) and Mary Ann Boyd had (according extracted births in IGI- www.familysearch.org):
1. Jane born 24 Mar.1870 Co.Antrim
2. Elizabeth bron 27 July 1872 Dirraw, Co.Antrim (Dirraw is the registration sub-district)
3. James born 11 Jan.1875 Lisnagaver, Co.Antrim
4. Anne Lena born 26 May 1878 Sisnagaver, Co.Antrim (this should be the townland of Lisnagaver)
5. Mary McCaughern born 7 Jan.,1881 Lisnagaver, Co.Antrim
These McCaugherns were Protestant- Church of Ireland or Presbyterian.

Patrick McCaughern and Teresa Mooney (possibly Catholic from their names) had:
1. Teresa born 17 Nov.1864 Portglenone, Co.Antrim (page 111 in civil register)
2. James born 23 Feb.1867 Portglenone, Co.Antrim (page 165 in civil register)
3. Patrick born 4 Mar.1869 Co.Antrim
4. Daniel born 25 Mar.1871 Co.Antrim
5. Catherine born 15 Apr.1874 Co.Antrim
6. Margaret born 9 Nov.1876 Ballymena, Co.Antrim (Ballymena is the registration district).
7. John born 9 Oct.1879 Portglenone, Co.Antrim

[alexmills]

Thanks I will check I have all the information, but what I am trying to establish is which Catherine married Rbt McCaw. However, I agree about Presbyterian/RC so can see I can ind that ino on the Scottish census.
If you have any more info on any McCaughern/ McCahon etc, I would be very interested, as I am trying to trace then ALL. My Grandmother was a McCaughern (Matilda Jane McClaw) and her grandmother and grandfather were both McCaughrens
Thanks
Alex

[aghadowey]

My Grandmother was a McCaughern (Matilda Jane McClaw) and her grandmother and grandfather were both McCaughrens

McCaughern from which townland?

[alexmills]

ggGrandfather John -Ballydonnelly, but also in Griffiths in school house Church Tamlaght. He was married to Jane McAuley
gggrandmother Margaret daughter of John McCaughern and Catherine McKeever at Moneyleck
Married into Alex and Sarah Rudd family at Lisnagavor!!
Looks like all the families around Rasharkin are relatives. Lots of in-breeding!
Thanks
Alex