Mc Coys of Glaslough Monaghan

[ELLMAY]

Looking for help locating any information about the Mc Coy family of Glaslough  County Monaghan  My Great Grand father William Mc Coy was born there in 1841 to Robert Mc Coy
 [ Mothers name not known ] a farmer . William emigrated to the UK he appears on the 1961 Census in Liverpool  . He subsequently moved to Tyneside where he died in 1918
Any help or suggestions as to how to research the family would be appreciated

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[hallmark]

19th Nov 1838 Robert McCoy, Lennaght, Married  Jane McCoy, Killygavna at Tydavnet Church is the nearest I can find   witnesses Joseph McCoy + James McCoy...........5th July 1841  Baptism of William son, Robert + Jane McCoy [nee McCoy], Killygavna ..........11th Jan 1849   Mary dau, Robert + Jane McCoy [nee McCoy], Killygavna....7th April 1852 Robert son, Robert + Jane McCoy [nee McCoy], Killygavna......Burial/Death 16th Oct 1885 Jane McCoy wife of  Robert, Killygavna age 70.


Not Glaslough I know but based on your names/dates!!

[ELLMAY]

Hallmark
thank you very much for that info I mentioned Glaslough in my posting as my starting point it is given as the place of birth for both my gt grd and his wife Mary on the 1911 census . Forgive my ignorance but are  Killygavna /Tydavnet in monaghan ?? could it be the birth / marriage registration district ?? what denonination were this family ?? 

[hallmark]

Yes Tydavnet Church of Ireland is in north Monaghan...also called Tedavnet. It is not far from Glaslough.


You will also need to look at alternate spellings such as McKay etc.... If you Google  Tydavnet or Tedavnet you will get information on the area.

Also Google Ballinode/Bellanode village.    Lennaght   ..Killygavna


If you look at the top of the Census return page "House and Building Return"   you will see it is in North Monaghan etc...then read the electoral area PLU etc...no wonder it confuses everyone!!

[ELLMAY]

Hallmark

Thank you for that info I will have look at the sites you mention and see what it turns up
once again thanks for your help

ELLMAY

[hallmark]

You won't find much in the way of records but even doing a Google for Tydavnet and then searching for "McCoy" within the results might throw up something!

I did that with my names and got some "bits".


Best of luck


Dave.

[ELLMAY]

Dave

thanks I was googling last night and found A lot of info so will have a google tonite again

Bryan

[jackstorey]

The McCoys of Killygavna all attended the Church in Ballinode (Tydavnet Parish). I see the birth of William on 5thJuly1841 to Robert & Jane McCoy, also the other births - James in 1846, Mary in 1849 & Robert in 1852.  Mrs Jane McCoy was originally a McCoy (maiden name).   There were several McCoy families living at Killygavna, which incidentally also had a school where I was a teacher - Brownhill National School.
Any more data you require - you will find my hundreds of postings in all the Ancestry websites under my name - Jack Storey. 

[ELLMAY]

Thanks for the information jack I will certainly research some of the other sites you mention .The William Mc Coy  you noted would appear to be my great grandfather who subsequently emigrated to England and ended his days in County Durham in 1918 Once again thanks for your help.