Hi Chuck,
Starting with that Linenhall library reference, I have lost much of what I have offered on the internet, and have lost track of indicating the LHL had already researched the McQuoid family tree of Greyabbey. I doubt I would have said that anyway.
As the Blackwood Family history manuscript trees arrived into the LinenHall library, Belfast. I made a quick index in 1962 for myself to answer the members demand, and shared with library as they were prepared to type it for me. Circumstances stopped me checking my draft cards and they were destroyed in error. The entry I have is for McQUAID 20N. , which means to me that a tree exists within that volume 20, which has unnumbered pages, the letter N means I spotted either notes appended at the back of the volume or beside the tree, sufficiently large enough for me to think they were of special importance to merit a note. Because I have lived in England since 1981, I cannot check it for you as it may be my spelling mistake, a typist error etc for McQuoid or whatever.
I suggest you ask LHL to check if it is McQuoid or McQuaid; then ask them to give you photocopying estimates if it is McQuoid with any connections to Greyabbey or Inishargy civil parishes, and they think your knowledge relevant, then you should be prepared to pay a fee for copying, post and packing, and perhaps some staff time and overheads. Linen Hall Library,17 Donegall Square North, Belfast BT15GB, Northern Ireland, Telephone: +44 (0)28 9032 1707, Fax: +44 (0)28 9043 8586, Email: <irish.reference[at]linenhall.com>.replace the [AT] with the symbol please
My index has no Keenan.
However you might be a cousin several times removed as I hoped I replied early ie
from my uncles papers discovered 2004 and you may guess, indexed by me, held in private hands ie his grandson. These are all Comber and Newtownards McQuoids post 1850, except for this glimpse of my McQuoid connections as follows
McQuoid-Samuel-d- Comber, Newtownards Co Down; Samuel McQuoid age 57 farmer 22nd Dec 1901 John Whitla present-.-B-certificates
McQuoid-Samuel-m- Strean church, Newtownards Co Down; Samuel McQuoid Ballystockard son of Wm WcQuoid m Margaret Gracey dau of Wm Gracey Ballyaltikilligan witnessed by David Todd and Mary A Long -.-B-certificates
McQuoid-Samuel-McQuoid information required, Samuel McQuoid b 1844 – 1901Glenside farm, Ballyaltikililligan, 1st wife Margaret McLeod Gracey 1856- 1879, aged 23, d of Wm Gracey Ballyaltikilligan 1st Presb’ Comber, bur Comber New cemetry. 2nd wife Agnes Dunlop dau of xxxxx Dunlop of Glenarm, co Antrim(CLUE) Mrs Lily Redpath replies to questionnaires March 1953.-.-G-6-
McQuoid-son m >USA----x-Jim's gen 8
McQuoid-William-Father of ;Samuel McQuoid Ballystockard see Samuels marriage-.-B-certificates
McQuoid-William-Marked no.2 William McQuoid b 1879-1952 Glen Side farm, B’n, went to Brantford Ontario Canada, died in Vancouver, BC.-.-G-9-
have you used the 1901 census National Archives [Dublin]
published online free this June 2010
Keep going. Jim
