Hi I just would like to say thank you on here i read these all the time but now you have explained about Griffiths i maybe now be able to find My McShane,s and McCann,s Kind regards jean On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Tyrone <4theloveoftyrone@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Candace > > First keep in mind that spelling variations are a fact when researching > Anywhere in Ireland. Many folks were illiterate, and the person who > recorded > the records, spelt names as they thought they should be spelt, or often > from > the way the surname 'sounded'. When I discover my LOVE's & ROBINSON's > (married couple) were from Co. Tyrone I had to begin with the process of > ellimination. I did finally find them in the parish of Donagheady townlands > of castmellan and Gortmellon. > > Some of my favorite on line web-sites to help with research are > > our community web-site for the mailing list > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cotyroneireland/index.html > > This site has the 1796 flax growers, the tithe applotment books and > Griffiths Valuation. > http://www.failteromhat.com/ > > To start your search you need to find out which parish has the surnames you > seek. As alot of people married within their own parish, this can be > important (but it is not always the case) and an example is > > A search of one of my subscription databases turns up no 'McMILLIAN's in > 1796 and only 1 'McMillan', another spelling is McMILLEN in the Parish of > Derryloran. > > however from the above web-site in 1796 we find > M'Mullan Charles Dromore > M'Mullan Charles Longfield East > M'Mullan Daniel Bodoney Upper > M'Mullan Hugh Killeeshill > M'Mullan James Aghaloo > M'Mullan James Dromore > M'Mullan James Errigal Keerogue > M'Mullen Andrew Clonfeacle > M'Mullen Francis Clonfeacle > M'Mullen James Aghaloo > M'Mullen James Clonfeacle > M'Mullen John Clonfeacle > M'Mullen William Clonfeacle > M'Mullin Elizabeth Ardstraw > > and we can now compare where the RODGERS were at that time > > Rodgers George Ardstraw > Rodgers Hugh Clonfeacle > Rodgers James Ardstraw > Rodgers John Clonfeacle > Rodgers Thomas Clogherny > Rodgers William Ardstraw > Rodgers William Clogher > and > Rogers John Killyman > Rogers Patrick Clonoe > Rogers Robert Donaghedy > Rogers Thomas Donaghenry > Rogers William Clogher > > we have these 2 surnames in the Parishes of Clonfeacle, Ardstraw, Aghaloo > , > (forgive me if I've missed one) > I also found a McMILLAN in the Parish of Donaghmore > > There is only 1 Leonard John in the Parish of Arboe > > There are RODGERS buried in Donaghmore, Killyman, Derryloran, Drumragh, > Clogher, Cappagh, Donaghenry, and Aghaloo. > > ROGERS are buried in Donaghmore, Drumragh, Clonoe, Clonfeacle, Killeeshil, > Clogher, Killyman and Pomeroy > > There are 'MILLIGAN's' buried in Clogher, 'McMILLEN & MacMILLIN' in > Derryloran, 'McMILLAN' in Donaghmore, > > Therefore we have narrowed it down somewhat. requesting look-up or > searching > on-line in the Tithe Applotment books and Griffiths Valuation will also > help > Although we need a bit more information from you regarding this. Forenames > would be great! > > more web-sites > http://www.breadyancestry.com/index.php?id=3 > > http://www.proni.gov.uk/ > wills search > http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/will_calendars.htm > > http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ > > http://www.scottmcalpine.com/genealogy2.html > > http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~econnolly/index.html > > http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?board=78.0 > > http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ > > http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search/index > > php?simpleSearchSbm=true&category=14&searchDescTxt=tyrone&simpleSearchSbm=Sea > ch > > http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start > > http://www.ancestryireland.com/index.php > > http://www.fourcourtspress.ie/ > > http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/index.php?tyrone&denomination=CI > > http://www.groireland.ie/ > > http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html > > http://www.cyndislist.com/ireland.htm > > Good Luck and Merry Christmas ~ Teena > > > From: <candacelr@aol.com> > To: <cotyroneireland@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 1:53 PM > > > surnames are RODGERS, McMILLIAN, & LEONARD and they all came to > > Massachusetts by way of Canada. The RODGERS & McMILLIAN arrived in St. > John's, New > > Brunswick, Canada in 1823 and LEONARD was in Halifax, Nova Scotia, > Canada > in > > 1840. > > ------------- > Our community web-site: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Jean NAMES I AM SEARCHING MCSHANE WELSH VANCE LYNCH ONEIL CHRISTIE RAFFERTY,MCCONNELL TACKNEY BROGAN MCHALE THORNTON COYLE MULHEARN MCGURK AND HALF OF SCOTLAND LOL