miskimmin

[zion]

my great grandmother was maryann miskimmin and great grand father was james miskimmin they lived in ballyvester near donaghadee  records list maryann's  maiden name as o'neill but on a mormon site they have her as pollock   my grand mother martha miskimmin married a robert pollock and my mother said they were cousins this could  explain it anyone with any info  please

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   According to two seperate sources your grandmothers maiden name was MISKIMMINS. However I cannot find a Miskimmin/Miskimmins marriage to an O'Neill or a Pollock.

Regards

[zion]

hi, thanks for replying the problem is miskimmin has been spelt so many different ways the marriage of maryann and james is on one site as miskimmings where her maiden name is o'neill.

[rathmore]

1911 census of ireland http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie

Miskimmin Grandma and grandchildren Pollock living at 33 Ballhay Donaghadee (Rural)

also Miskimmin living at Ballyvester

it might just be a typing error, or how the census returns were filled in.  It might have something to do with who was named as the head of the family at that time.

also came across McGimpsey

[ddee]

Hi Zion

My g-grandma was Ellen Jane Miskimmins  who was James Miskimmins sister. Their parents were Hugh Miskimmins & Elizabeth Hastings.

James married Mary Ann O'Neill on 5th Jan 1874 at Newtownards Registry Office. I had come across the same problem O'Neill or Pollock but Newtownards Registry can only find a marriage for Mary Ann O'Neill,so I think Pollock is a mistake on the Morman site.

My cousin and I have been researching the Miskimmins of Donaghadee for years , so if you send me a personal message I can share our research.

Regards Dee

[zion]

hi, thanks for info

[rathmore]

on the census of 1911 - Mary Ann and James Miskimmons living at 36 Ballyhay, Donaghadee, Rural, Down
with family including a Martha Miskimmons age 17

O'Neill family living at 36 Ballyvester, Donaghadee, Rural, Down

[zion]

thanks

[barbarax33]

hi just sent for my grandfathers birth certificate father James Miskimmin mother Maryann Pollock yet the marriage between james and maryann puts her maiden name as o'neill...............confusing!!