Aghadowey / shanlongford / Mckeever

[Cjmck2608]

Ok so what we know is Maggie Mary was born 9/7/1910
father David Mckeever. Mother Ellen Kelly.  Registered Aghadowey. 

Named as Margaret M on the 1911 census, house 8, ringsend, Shanlongford.

[aghadowey]

Ok so what we know is Maggie May was born 9/7/1910
father David Mckeever. Mother Ellen Kelly.  Registered Aghadowey. 

Named as Margaret M on the 1911 census, house 8, ringsend, Shanlongford.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1910/01564/1631191.pdf
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Ringsend/Shanlongford/587726
So, is 1911 the latest record you have for her?

If she married and died in Scotland- as has been suggested earlier- then you'll need to use Scotland's People to get the certificates but difficulty might be that you don't know her married name.

[Cjmck2608]

We can also confirm David & Ellen's son - Daniel Mckeever b.1899 married Elizabeth mcclung/ (Cunningham - previous marriage) 1942 in ballentrae (ayrshire) - died 1945 in mauchline hospital (east ayrshire)

Only margaret to trace.

1911 is my latest record for her.  It turned out Daniel moved to Scotland & settled less than 40 mile from my grandfather.

[Johnsderry]

According to one local newspaper , John McKeever was born in October 1806 , several months after the death of his father. Any mckeever death records from 1806?

[Cjmck2608]

This would be correct as John McKeever died 1911 at the great old age of 105!  Unfortunately I don’t have a birth certificate for him - do you?   What about the newspaper article does it state johns fathers name?

[aghadowey]

Civil registration of births in Ireland started in 1864 so there won't be birth certificates for anyone born before that date.

I would take the age 105 at death with a pinch of salt. In 1901 census John was listed as age 88-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Ringsend/Shanlongford/1516712

After the introduction of the Old Age Pension it wasn't that unusual for people to add  to their age 

[Cjmck2608]

Is there a marriage certificate for John & Betty? 🤔

[aghadowey]

Civil registration of Catholic marriage started in 1864 (from 1845 for non-Catholic marriages). It may be that the only marriage record will be from the church (if the records go back far enough) although details are most likely to be minimal.

[Johnsderry]

I always did take his age with a pinch of salt , until I found a local newspaper from 1911 stating he was born in October of 1806 "several months after the death of his father". I'm guessing this makes his age more believable. Sadly it didn't mention his fathers name.

I have not managed to find their marriage record , sadly.