McGrath families in Lisnagade in Griffith's Valuation

[Teelinboy]

Hi Mike,

Wonder if this is our Elizabeth - a year out but a possibility?  Spotted this after seeing the link above posted to familysearch.org by janet666.

https://www.familysearch.org/s/treeDetails/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Ftree.familysearch.org%3A8080%2Fwww-af-webservice%2Fperson%2F12760193&hash=HloWXpZgU9zB10k5M56iYku8TUc%253D

Regards Philip

[tucson mike]

Philip,

I hadn't found that one. It's certainly a possibility. But ... it's somebody's family tree, not a source record. There are five family trees at ancestry.com with that name & birthdate. It looks like people just copy from one another's trees. I haven't found a source citation in any of them. So I'm withholding judgment until I get better evidence. It may be a long wait.

Mike

[Kernon]

Hi Mike,
            As I stated before I have not spent much time on the McGrath`s from Lisnagade, but I intend to.
Lisnagade is a townland c 4 miles from a town called Banbridge, Co. Down, 25 miles from Belfast. It has its own Roman Catholic chapel and graveyard where my ancestors are buried.
Lisnagade chapel is clericaly administered from Loughbrickland c 3miles away, under the records of Loughbrickland in the parish of Aghaderg, that is where you will find the Lisnagade records. I dont know what date the records started.
One way I find very useful for finding families in a certain area is to search for the houses in the 1901 and 1911 census, you should try Lisnagade, Scarva Down and the neighbouring townland Kernon, Tullylish, Down ( where my ancestors the McGrath`s and Lavery`s lived hence my username) to uncover surname groups then check who lived in that house.

[tucson mike]

Hi Kernon,

With dogged determination (if I may say so) did I search the RC parishes listed for County Down marriage licenses at down.rootsireland.ie. I found 23 RC parishes. Of these, 22 had no listing for a McGrath/Lavery marriage in 1861-1871. Banbridge, however, has three records for McGrath/Lavery marriages, in the narrower period of 1865 - 1867. But none of these is listed with Ann as bride or James as groom.

You did not mention Banbridge as being nearby, and I haven't looked yet to see where it is. Do you think one of these three is the marriage we're looking for?

You mentioned the parish of Aghaderg. RootsIreland has three Aghaderg parishes, but none are RC.

I'm afraid I'm very much in the dark as to how comprehensive the RootsIreland records are.

Thanks for your suggeestions. I'll continue to pursue them.

Best wishes,

Mike

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
    Unsure if this helps. 25 Jul 1866 John Lavery, father John, married Elizabeth McGrath, father Bernard, in Banbridge Roman Catholic Church.

Regards

[tucson mike]

Kingskerswell,

Yes, that helps, thanks. I found a very close match at RootsIreland.

May I ask where your information is from? -- I believe there is no FreeBMD for Ulster, and I think there are no indexed marriage records for Ireland at FamilySearch. Is there a source other than RootsIreland I could be using?

Thanks.

[kingskerswell]

Mike,
       I will send you a personal message.

[ballyvarley]

Griffith's Valuation (the AskAboutIreland version) lists 4 McGrath occupiers in the townland of Lisnagade, Aghaderg Parish, Co. Down: Thomas, James, Hugh, and Peter.

The 1911 census indicates our GGM was born Elizabeth McGrath in Lisnagade in 1833. It seems probable she was related somehow to one or more of these McGrath families. We haven't found a birth cert yet, though, so are unsure which (if any).

(Elizabeth married Peter O'Kane around 1855, and is listed as Elizabeth O'Kane, living in Antrim, in the 1901 and 1911 censuses.)

Any information on the McGrath's of Lisnagade would be appreciated.

I have some information on one family of mc grath. thomas my great grandfather was born in 1826 he is related to another family in lisnagade, He was married to a mary mcanarney. I do know he had brothers, my family came down from thomas , dont know who his brothers or sisters were .

[ballyvarley]

Found this record but you might find more McGraths by searching PRONI website www.proni.gov.uk
"McGrath Thomas of Lisnagade county Down farmer died 23 February 1937 Administration Belfast 16 July to Bernard McGrath farmer. Effects £258."

 

the mcgraths you mention are my grand uncles i do know a little about the family