owen grant/please help me search for him

[aghadowey]

advent never bothered to reply to any of the information posted but see reply #2.

[forthefamily]

Hi aghadowey

One of the trees on Ancestry that you mention is mine. The one with John Grant and Nancy Blue. The Grants, Lynches, Devlins, Dohertys, Bradleys, McLaughlins, Barrs are all mixed together pretty much. It's a real nightmare straightening them all out.

mab

[Bannerman]

There was an Owen Grant who was born in Foffenagh on 29 Dec 1894, baptized 11 Feb 1895. His parents were John Grant and Nancy Blue. There are various spellings of her last name. I have his birth record from Rootsireland.

He is not related to me except through various levels of marriage. It gets complicated  His sister married into my great aunts family.

I always thought he was the Owen Grant that went to the USA in 1914 but I might be wrong.

Bannerman you said you had details of his ancestors...is this the same Owen as you have? If not then I need to correct some of my data 

Hi mab,

Yes it is the same Owen Grant. His parents were John Grant (or Granny as it was prior to the end of the 19th century) and Nancy Blieu (the proper spelling). My late mother's line includes the Blieu ancestors.

Nancy's parents were Archibald Blieu and Mary and in turn Archibald's parents were Archibald and Anne.

If you are interested I can pm you more details.

[forthefamily]

Thank you Bannerman 

It's good to know that my research was correct. Thank you for your generous offer.

Have you ever done any research on the surname Blieu. I always thought it was an unusual surname and might have French/Norman roots. 

mab

[themacmo]

I have an Owen Grant from Foffenagh in my tree. His parents were John Grant and Nansy Blue. I can't really help you with Owen but his sister Mary Grant married William Lynch ( Parents. Philip Lynch and Grace Boyle ) . They lived in Meenyanly ,Muff. William died in 1933 and Mary remarried a 'Dick' Doherty the butchers . She died in 1975 and is buried in Cockhill Cemetary with William . William is my great uncle . When his mother Grace Boyle  died ( I don't have the date ) his father Philip Lynch married Susan Doherty . I believe she was a Corny Doherty from Tullydish . She was the mother of John Lynch my grandad . Other than her death in 1880 I have no information on her . So to sum up Owen's sister Mary was my Great Aunt .