Author Topic: Catherine Mckeane/Mckean/McKane born in Dublin 1862  (Read 7261 times)

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Re: Catherine Mckeane/Mckean/McKane born in Dublin 1862
« Reply #27 on: Monday 11 August 14 23:49 BST (UK) »
Sorry I just found this great article ~ relevant snippet

24 BAIRD AND BEARD FAMILIES

He says he has been unable to trace them.

[Probably most of them emigrated to America or Australia. The line of William
of Letterkenney is herein traced and probably that of John. The letter giving William's
record says his brother John's family settled at Bardstown, Ky.]

The Barde or Beard family of Ireland goes back to the time of Queen Eliza-
beth or earlier. The Beards or Bairds of Queens County spring from William
Barde or Beard, who was in Ireland under Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy,
and must have borne an important part in the advance of the English army from
the Pale in 1557. As early as 1568 he was granted a messuage in Maryborough
comprising seven cottages, besides sixty acres arable and forty pasture, wood and
underwood in Colte; sixteen acres in Ballycorballe, all in Queen's County. He
may have been in Maryborough as early as the reign of Mary. 1 In 1570 Queen
Elizabeth granted the inhabitants of Maryborough a charter and corporation.
William Bard was probably a native of England. He died about 1583, as appears
from a grant (under a commission dated 1 7th Jan., 26th Eliz.) to Patrick Crosby,
Gent., of the wardship and marriage of Thomas Beard, son and heir of William
B., late of Colte.

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Full Article

https://archive.org/stream/bairdbeardfamili1918catc/bairdbeardfamili1918catc_djvu.txt

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Re: Catherine Mckeane/Mckean/McKane born in Dublin 1862
« Reply #28 on: Monday 11 August 14 23:55 BST (UK) »
Oh I also forgot to say that if the Aird theory works out then one of our local TD's is called William (Willie) Aird.

A popular FG man (not in my eyes I have to admit though ~ HA I don't know how well you know Irish politics).

Anyway, another IF to put on your 'to do' pile.

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Re: Catherine Mckeane/Mckean/McKane born in Dublin 1862
« Reply #29 on: Tuesday 12 August 14 00:20 BST (UK) »
Tara,

Thank you again.
Yes, I have cut the other woman in my life right out of the picture. "delete"

SL
Lowry/Lowrey surnames Newtownards & Whitehaven
Arnold surname Newtownards & Whitehaven

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Re: Catherine Mckeane/Mckean/McKane born in Dublin 1862
« Reply #30 on: Thursday 14 August 14 06:48 BST (UK) »
Hello Tara,


 As you are aware of the surname spelling variance regarding Mary Kilford/Guilfoyle, I came across
a copy of Griffiths Valuation for Maryborough. I was surprised at the number of Guilfoyle inhabitants  during this time period 1847-1864. Do you think there is a chance that Mary is related? My search of Kilford's came up empty?

Thank you

SL

p.s
I am having a pint of Kilkenny watching a rerun of Brendan O'Carroll on the the Graham Norton Show. I know this has nothing to do with ancestry but I had to throw that in. :)
Lowry/Lowrey surnames Newtownards & Whitehaven
Arnold surname Newtownards & Whitehaven