Doherty and Deeny in Inch, Donegal

[jubz]

This website is useful......you may find something on your families on it

donegalgenealogy.com

Thanks for the recommendation shanreagh! This is a really helpful site.

[jubz]

Just adding for the benefit of others reading, that this might be the death of Minnie White nee Dougherty.
Minnie White   12th January 1950   61   Female   Larne
https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/

The following White children.    MMN Dougherty/Dogherty/Doherty

Agnes Elizabeth White born 5 August 1911
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1911/01522/1617921.pdf

Minnie Priscilla White born 22 May 1914
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1914/01406/1578179.pdf

Eleanor Mulholland White born 25 March 1921
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1921/01187/1494434.pdf

Hi Kiltaglassan

I have the date of death confirmed for Minnie White nee Dougherty as 1975. I hadn't been able to identify Eleanor so this is really interesting - thank you. I had the other two sister's details but the third daughter went by "May" so hadn't connected this record. I have their dates of death.

I think Robert Doherty had a brother James who could be James Doherty c1847-1897 who married Jane Dixon and had 7 children, Sarah, Robert, Thomas, John, Catherine, Martha and Alice. I have birth / census records but haven't found their marriage record. I note the 1901 census shows Jane and children as Roman Catholic while Robert and family are Irish Church so wonder if it was a cross-religion marriage and they married elsewhere or if this could be why I can't find it?

[rathmore]

http://www.donegalgenealogy.com

Dogherty James at Grange on Griffiths valuation (different spelling of name)

[jubz]

http://www.donegalgenealogy.com

Dogherty James at Grange on Griffiths valuation (different spelling of name)

Hi rathmore

Thank you for the reply. Yes I found the same and believe this is my ancestor. I wasn't sure if there was any way to further progress this so any tips would be appreciated! I am aware there were some interim records which showed updates to tenants and that there are some landlord records but haven't got any further with this.

[rathmore]

They were possible flax seed growers

[jubz]

They were possible flax seed growers

That is so interesting thank you. How can you tell? Is that local knowledge / allocated acreage / landlord?

I found the Irish Flax Growers List 1796 available online: https://www.failteromhat.com/flax/donegal.php

There are 3 Doghertys listed at Inch: James, George and John. 1796 would pre-date my current research and be a further generation back. It would be great if I could confirm a link.

For anyone looking at Dogherty / Doughertys in Donegal - there are plenty of others on there!