Aghadowey / shanlongford / Mckeever

[Cjmck2608]

Boleran Chapel-
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1455732

Look through some old notes,  I have a picture of a grave of 2 men buried here, tommy (Thomas) & John...I believe these could be my grandfathers brothers.

Any more records of the others being in the work house?  & were you able to leave a workhouse on ur own consent

[josey]

there's lots of information posted very quickly

I'll say....fantastic work aghadowey, that must have taken you some time...

[Cjmck2608]

there's lots of information posted very quickly

I'll say....fantastic work aghadowey, that must have taken you some time...

A tremendous job done, & extremely greatful...can't believe how quick it's took aghadowey  from putting up my post.  Really needing to find some time to sit down a piece it all together, write it all down & show my dad, it means a lot!

Thank you

[aghadowey]

Sorry for delay in posting again but there's more 

Found more children of David & Ellen so here's the lot-
1. Eliza/Lizzie McKeever (1891 Belraugh-21 June 1917)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/cert_amends/cert_1891/1892344a.pdf https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1917/05210/4440649.pdf
2. David McKeever (1893 Gorran-1893)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1893/02308/1865173.pdf
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1893/05988/4703414.pdf
3. John McKeever (1894 Shanlongford) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1894/02243/1844534.pdf
4. James McKeever (1896 Shanlongford-1916) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1897/02143/1813531.pdf https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1916/05254/4457101.pdf
5. Mary McKeever (1897-1899) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1899/05791/4638196.pdf
6. Daniel McKeever (1899 Shanlongford) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1899/02044/1782726.pdf
7. Thomas McKeever (1900 Shanlongford) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1900/02000/1769113.pdf
8. Ellen Jane McKeever (1903 Bolerin-1903)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1903/01883/1732330.pdf
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1903/05674/4598375.pdf
9. Catherine “Cassie” McKeever (1905 Coleraine-1905) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1905/01777/1698564.pdf
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1905/05588/4570407.pdf
10. Bernard McKeever (1906 Coleraine-1906) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1906/01733/1684932.pdf
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1866/03546/2305090.pdf
11. Patrick Joseph McKeever (1907 Tybaran) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1904/01843/1718937.pdf
12. Mary Ann McKeever (1907 Shanlongford-1908) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1907/01691/1671495.pdf
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1908/05489/4537569.pdf
13. David Francis McKeever (1909 Shanlongford) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1909/01606/1644702.pdf
14. Maggie Mary McKeever (1910 Shanlongford) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1910/01564/1631191.pdf
15. George Alexander McKeever (1911 Shanlongford-1911) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1911/01522/1617799.pdf
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1911/05390/4504954.pdf

It could be that the older children (or relatives, neighbours or friends) looked after the younger children when the parents died. In 1914- Lizzie (23), David (21), John (20), James (18), Daniel (15), Thomas (14), Patrick (7), David (5), Maggie (4), so only the 3 youngest would likely be in school.

Have to correct any earlier typo-
Patrick McKeever, orphan, age 9 months, died Coleraine Workhouse 11 Dec.1917 (not 1914)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1918/05197/4436033.pdf

[Cjmck2608]

I wonder who Patrick belonged to then? If Ellen had passed away 1914 then he couldn't be a brother of my grandfather.  & also how did Eliza end up in the workhouse, being head of the family I thought she might of cared for the young ones. 

I'm thinking David 1893 must of passed away before 1909 or why would u have 2 boys with the same name. 

I'm confident Patrick & Thomas are buried in Bolern (ballerin) both dying in the 1970's. 

So Margaret (Maggie) may where did she get to? 🤔

I Desperately want to know who cared for my grandfather 😔

[aghadowey]

Had a few GRONI credits so check Patrick's birth certificate-

11 Dec.1917, Infirmary coleraine, Patrick McKeever of Shanlongford, male, bachelor, 9 months, orphan, general tuberculosis exhaustion certificate, registered by J. McLarnon, Workhouse 7 Jan.1918.

His birth certificate (not yet available online) would show parents (or at least mother) but I think that he was Lizzie's child. He was born around March 1917, she died of TB in August and he (an orphan)  died of TB in December.

[aghadowey]

Bit got left out earlier and didn't realise when I posted list of surviving children in 1914. You are correct- David died aged 4 months in 1893-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1893/05988/4703414.pdf

[aghadowey]

Still have more to post from what I found other day and suggestions of other resources to check.

[aghadowey]

Now, going back a generation-

John McKeever (d.1911) m.(1842) Elizabeth “Betty” Cochrane (d.1905) http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Ringsend/Shanlongford/1516712/ https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1905/05588/4570402.pdf https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1911/05406/4510485.pdf
1. James McKeever (1843-1930) m.(12 Mar.1867) (9 Mar.1868) Ellen Foster (1847-1935)
Marriage https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGZX-S87
Death (James) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3ZF-Z9Q
Death (Ellen) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3P7-TK9
     1. Mary McKeever (1869)
        birth https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPDN-BY6
     2. James McKeever (1871-1938)- to US
        birth https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPKX-L8F
     3. John Hill Neal McKeever (1874-1942)- to U.S.Birth
        birth https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F5FY-1NR
        death https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ8Q-KMS
2. John McKeever (Dec.1848)
bpt 31 Dec.1848 Errigal (Curragh) http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633042#page/13/mode/1up
3. Eliza McKeever (1853-aft.1921)
bpt 16 June 1853 Errigal (Curragh Glass) http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633042#page/25/mode/1up
4. Mary A. McKeever (c1859) m. Alexander Forbes- to US
Marriage https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-DR9D
5. David McKeever (Mar.1863) m. Ellen Kelly (c1874-1914)
bapt http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633042#page/47/mode/1up
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1890/10698/5899472.pdf Ellen, Craigmore, father William soldier
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1914/05305/4475738.pdf https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1914/05290/4470663.pdf
6. Daniel McKeever (1865 Belraugh-1911), unm. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1866/03546/2305090.pdf https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1911/05383/4502480.pdf

An online tree gives a William & Sarah as children but I can find no evidence of this yet, although William of Cam (see next post) is a possibility.

The baptisms giving family at Curragh & Curraghglass fit the Shanlongford location I mentioned earlier from the valuations.

Based on the dates of birth and fact that it's likely all the McKeevers were connected (John perhaps coming into the area to work and meeting a local girl). Betty Cochrane is quite possibly one of the Shanlongford family which would mean this was a mixed marriage. Unfortunately although I have lots of information on the Cochranes I'm unable to connected her to this (or any other) Cochrane family. There are no McKeevers in the area in 1831 census (lists head of household only).