Whittaker/Whittager, Co. Donegal

[Blunny]

Hi again,
The lib rary at Letterkenny has info on emmigration, their link is

central@gonedallibrary.ie

send an "e" to Maureen Kerr or Berni Campbell

good hunting

Peter

[cranstone]

I wonder if someone would be able to track down any of the following people in 1911 please from County Donegal?  Many thanks

Sarah Whittager/Whittaker
b.c. 1846
she was alive in 1901 age 55 and a widow

she married in St Johnstone in Taughboyne, Strabane

Her children:

William James b. 1870 - Raphoe and was 30 - unm - in 1901

Samuel b. 1885 - unm and 26 in 1901

Matilda b. 1867 - Raphoe - unm and 32 in 1901

Mary - b. 1875 Strabane - not found in 1901


James Whittaker b.c. 1834
wife Mary  married in Taughboyne
Children:  All born in Raphoe

Eliza - 1865
Thomas b. 1868
Robert b. 1870
Maria - b. 1869

I haven't been able to trace them in 1901 or 1911.

lastly

Rachel Whittager/Whittaker/Whitager

b.c. 1841 and unm in 1901 age 60 - Donegal

Any findings would be great, many thanks

[cranstone]

24 Dec 2006

Thank you for your email but I still can't get through to you to reply to you.

You have the "maximum amount of Posts" - but I'm not sure what that means you have to do!

Have a good Christmas.

Regards

[Whittaker]

Sorry only Just Noticed this topic now 

Must mean my private message inox is full.

Deleted a few now so i hope to hear your response regarding what i sent you the other day 

[thady]

This is a fantastic free website for Donegal - has 1901 & 1911 census info as well as BDM.

 

[Christopher]

Welcome to RootsChat, thady.

It looks as though you forgot that fantastic free website.

Is it the one that Scotmum posted one about Various 1901 and 1911 Census returns for Donegal

Chris.

[cranstone]

Hello Christopher and Thady

Thanks for your messages, sorry Thady I didn't know you had replied until I got Christopher's message and saw yours there too.

I will have a look at the site and see if any of my areas are mentioned.

Many thanks

Have just had a look but it doesn't seem to have any of the area I am looking for, but worth a try.  Thanks

[Christopher]

Hello cranstone,

I looked at Griffith's Valuation for Donegal which took place in the county in 1857. There were none listed so
I checked to see if there were any people with this surname listed anywhere in Ireland during the period 1848 - 64 and found several.

Do you by any chance know the surname of David's wife as marriages usually took place in the Parish in which the bride lived? It's possible that David was a temporary resident in the Parish and never thought about giving his home Parish address.

Here's the link to the other thread about David Whittaker ... Why can't I find....

Chris

[Christopher]

Hello cranstone,

I've linked to your other thread Sheercloon records for 1877? which makes it slightly easier to see replies.
As far as I'm aware the LDS records are a list of records submitted by individuals. It appears to me no one has submitted your Whittakers. I think one of the few ways to check the county where your Whittaker family lived is to use Griffith's Valuation of Ireland 1848 - 1864. There are a few Williams on the list so possibly that was the christian name of the father of David and his siblings.

Chris