Alexander MOORHEAD a "National Teacher" - b. Longford 1860ish

[Sellers113]

To Ellie Moor and Hallmark
Hi! I’m just beginning a roots search of Alexander Moorhead and very much appreciate your findings shared in posts! Is a birth registration available online for Alexander? Is it agreed that he passed in 1944 with son James present?
If either of you are interested in connecting by email I’d welcome it!

[John Falvey]

Looks like he was born in 1859 as he was aged 45 years and 4 months in the “List of Teachers Employed by the Commissioners of National Education on 31 March 1905”
https://www.nationalarchives.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NAI_ED_PCO_10_1_24-Mayers-SMorris_Redux.pdf

So he was born before civil registration of births was introduced.

[Sellers113]

Most appreciated John!
Gradually learning the potential sources for my research.
Many thanks for your help.

[dublin1850]

Rootsireland has a baptism for an Alexander Moorhead born 4 Nov 1859, baptised 5 Feb 1860.
Of Drumheel in Clonbroney parish.
Church of Ireland.
Father John Moorhead, mother Anne Anderson

The same couple appear to have had a Robert (1862); John (1864) and Jane Ann (1866).

John Moorhead and Anne Anderson were married in Granard in 1858.    https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1858/09551/5462799.pdf

[Sellers113]

Many thanks! Confirming Drummeel too has helped.

[Kiltaglassan]

Many thanks! Confirming Drummeel too has helped.

Drummeel townland with Moatfarrell t/l to the south.

https://www.townlands.ie/longford/granard/clonbroney/drummeel/drummeel/
https://www.townlands.ie/longford/granard/clonbroney/moatfarrell/moatfarrell/

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2310236#map=13/53.7451/-7.6441