Hi Pauline! Locate your closest LDS Family History Center and order in these two films for the 1901 and 1911 census Ballyshannon Town - 1901 D.E.D. 4/10-28 LDS 824865 Item 1 1911 Ballyshannon Urban D.E.D. 4/13-25 Ballyshannon Town LDS 2080827 You can find your local LDS FHC by searching at this adds - http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Good luck! Lindel Kaikoura, New Zealand Pauline wrote: >Hello > >I wonder if SKS has access to the 1901 and 1911 censuses for Ballyshanon, Donegal. > >I am looking for info on; > >Edward McGowan >Catherine McGowan - wife >Thomas McGowan - son >David McGowan - son >Edward McGowan - son >Rita McGowan - daughter >Sarah McGowan - daughter > >Or perhaps someone can give me some advice on how to find this info myself. I am unable to travel to Ireland. > >Thank you >Pauline > > >==== DONEGALEIRE Mailing List ==== >Visit my Donegal Homepage at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/ > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > >

Hello I wonder if SKS has access to the 1901 and 1911 censuses for Ballyshanon, Donegal. I am looking for info on; Edward McGowan Catherine McGowan - wife Thomas McGowan - son David McGowan - son Edward McGowan - son Rita McGowan - daughter Sarah McGowan - daughter Or perhaps someone can give me some advice on how to find this info myself. I am unable to travel to Ireland. Thank you Pauline

Marilyn I don't know if you have tried records at the National Archives in Kew in London. www.pro.gov.uk I have not researched a revenue boatman but you might find the leaflet on Customs , Excise and Revenue gives you more places to look. I did some research on a Customs Officer and found his application with father's signature and details of birth. You can also if you are lucky, find where children were born when you find the various postings - Customs officers were posted all over the country. You also might want to try searching Admiralty records for the seafaring brothers - although they might not have been in the navy. Rachel snip > > James HAMILTON, a revenue boatman, married Mary (Jane) WILSON in > Killybegs, Co. Donegal on March 25, 1813. Their son, James Ezekiel >snip

My research interest in Donegal is with the COLE or COLL family, possibly of Ramelton. My gt.gt.grandfather was Charles COLE, (or COLL) born in Ireland about 1791. We have a possible entry for his marriage to Jenny/Jane[t] SHAW in the Church of Ireland in Ramelton in 1817. Children of the marriage were: Catherine b.1817 Cecelia b.1819 John b.1822 Jane b.1823 Samuel b.1825 Charles b.1826 Sarah 27 May 1829 (my gt.grandmother) The family moved to Kirkcudbright (Jane[t]'s birthplace) about 1830, and 3 more children were born there. I'd be most interested to hear from anyone with connections to this family. Jeanette (NZ).

Some time ago I corresponded with Patricia May at <patmay@turboweb.net.au>. Apparently this is no longer her correct email address. Pat, if you are still subscribed to this list, please contact me. I would like to renew our conversation about Donegal ancestors. Marilyn Hesse marilynhesse@comcast.net

It's been awhile since I posted my names: James HAMILTON, a revenue boatman, married Mary (Jane) WILSON in Killybegs, Co. Donegal on March 25, 1813. Their son, James Ezekiel HAMILTON, was born February 20, 1816 in Killybegs. Other children were John (a sea captain, born 1835 in Co. Down), Alexander (Sandy)(also a mariner), Thomas, Elizabeth, and Anne. Except for James Ezekiel, there is no record of their births in the Killybegs Church. John, Elizabeth, and Alexander were living in Liverpool in 1859, as were three of their aunts, Matilda, Betty, and Susannah. Because of the strong Liverpool connection I suspect that the revenue boatman James HAMILTON may have been born in England, not in Killybegs. James Ezekiel HAMILTON emigrated to Crawford Co. in western Pennsylvania in 1838 to help his widowed aunt, Mariah COOK, care for her farm. There is more on my website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mmhesse/Hamilton.html Marilyn Mills Hesse marilynhesse@comcast.net Windsor, CT, USA website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mmhesse/

Reposting: My g-grandfather Neil Martin shows up in the 1901 Census, with his wife Bridget (Boyle) and daughters. (I have traced some of the Boyles to Johnstown, Penn where Edward and his wife died in the Flood) Son John (Johnny) Martin, my grandfather is missing from the Census. I understand from family lore that he lived at the priests residence and worked there. In 1912 he married Ellen McCarron (parents James McCarron and Annie O'Hara) in Scotland. My mother was born in Cambuslang and the family settled in Argyle Street, Glasgow. My grandfather was a railway surfaceman who was killed on the job - a switch was "accidentally" changed and the train hit him (according to family, at the time he was working to start union) I obtained a copy of my grandmother's death certificate (1931) but there is no trace of my grandfather. I believe he was killed around 1938. Unfortunately, I do not know which line he worked with and can't trace where he was buried. (I am on the Railway list but so far! no luck) I would very much appreciate any help. Take care, Ellen

I'm looking for ancestors and siblings of Samuel Wiley (Wylie) b. ca. 1803 and his wife, Sarah Porter b. ca. 1810-1815. They were married in Muff parish, Co. Donegal in May 1847 and came to the U.S. in July? 1847 aboard the "Venice." They came into Philadelphia port and wound up on the Indiana/Ohio border near Ft. Recovery, Mercer Co., Ohio, according to the 1850 U.S. Census. Sarah's brother was Alexander Porter who also lived in the same region as did Samuel's brother, Joseph Wiley and family. Joseph and family requested church entry in 1869. Samuel and Sarah's first born son was named Moses-I don't know if that helps with the ancestary or not. I don't know if they followed Irish naming patterns. Sharon Leigh (nee Wiley) slnelson@indiana.edu

Hi All, Here are the surnames I am researching in Donegal. So far, the only townland I have found my folks is in Lettermackaward . Anyone else researching there? Maurice Cannon b.1781 d. 1881 in Lettermackaward. His wife was Mary "Bridget" O'Donnell b. ca1830. I believe this was his second wife and that his first wife was Hannah McKelvey. This is based on death certificates for several of his children, who have listed different mothers and there is a big time span between the first child's birth and the 3rd child. One was born in 1840, then 1841 and then 1847. They had the following children: 1. James b. 1840 married Anne McGeehan-remained in Bellanaboy, Lettermackaward 2. John b. 1841 came to the USA 3. William b. 1847 came to the USA died in PA... lists Hannah McKelvey as mother 4. Charles b. January 1855 (my ggranddad) came to USA Hazleton, PA lists Bridget O'Donnell as mother-married Ellen McMenamin 5. William b. January 1860 came to the USA Hazleton, PA lists Bridget O'Donnell as mother-married Celia Kelly 6. Patrick b. 1861 married Anne Sweeney remained in Bellanaboy 7. Mary b. March 16,1870 came to the USA died in PA. never married There may be other children, but these are the ones I have been able to locate so far as belonging to Maurice. I thought it a bit unusual that there would be two sons named William. I have speculated that it may have been because Maurice had two different wives. Here are all the surnames that I am researching in Donegal. CANNON, BRESLIN, McMENAMIN, McMONIGAL, BOYLE, GALLAGHER, BRENNAN & O'DONNELL Carol --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. This email has been scanned and certified with AVG Virus Protection http:\\www.grisoft.com Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 11/14/2003

Hi All, I just wanted to let everyone know that I have made a change to our list messages. If you notice, when you receive a message from the list it has DONEGAL as the subject line. I have changed that subject line to DONEGALEIRE... so if you receive a message from this list, it will be identified as Donegaleire. When I first applied for this list, there were absolutely no resources for Donegal. However, in the last few years I am really pleased to see that there have been several lists, websites and other resources added to Rootsweb for Donegal. Due to this increase in activity, it has become difficult to distinguish which resource messages are coming from, so hence I will append our messages with DONEGALEIRE, to distinguish it from the other Donegal utilities. This increase in resources enhances everyone's chances of finding that elusive information available in Donegal. It is so exciting to see the whole world being opened up to us via the computer. I hope everyone finds this change helpful. And if you haven't posted to the list in awhile, this might be a good time to identify your surname inquiries. Remember when sending queries to the list, DO NOT hit REPLY. Always start and original message and in the subject line put some clues as to what your query is about. For any new folks, I will be sending a separate email with a query as an example. The more info you can provide, the more successful you will be. Any questions, please send privately to me at postalq@grnco.net Blessings, Carol-Listowner --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. This email has been scanned and certified with AVG Virus Protection http:\\www.grisoft.com Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 11/14/2003

hello everyone, i'm a new subscriber. the family i'm trying to trace is DANIEL BOYLE married ANNE GALLAGHER in donegal in 1815. children: bridget b.1820, patrick b. `1828, ellen b. 1833 all born in donegal. have not been able to find daniels date of birth at all. his wife anne was born about 1794. her parents JAMES GALLAGHER and ELLEN MCCLUSKY. daniel and ann and family migrated to australia. i am now just starting with irish research and not really sure where to start. any help or advice would be much appreciated. thanks jenny

Hi there all Just wanted to see if anyone was researching this family and perhaps SKS could help me on my way and send me in the right direction for anywhere new to start searching I am searching for my GG Grandparents James & Cecilia Kerr in Co.Donegal. Here's what I have to date. James Kerr born approx 1782-1793 in Ireland Father: John Kerr. Mother: Isabella McBrairty Married to Cecilia McLaughlin/McLachlan/McGlachoran. Died before 1861. James Died: 17th May 1870 At: 104 King Street, Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Children born to this couple that are known are: John Kerr born approx 1811 in Ireland Mary Kerr born approx 1825 in Ireland Susan Kerr born approx 1828-1836 in Ireland. Married James McNeil on the 25th January 1864 in Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Bridget Kerr born approx 1834-35 in Killaghtee, Co.Donegal, Ireland. Married: James Haughey on the 10th June 1854 in Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland. They had 11 children all born in Glasgow and immigrated to New Zealand on the 6th February 1874 with 5 of the 11. Frances Kerr born approx 1839-1845 in Co.Donegal, Ireland. Married: William Samuel Parlett on the 12th September 1865 in Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children and 4 died as babies. They Immigrated to New Zealand in around 1874/75 Ann Kerr born approx 1841-44 in Co. Donegal, Ireland. Married Jeremiah McCart(e)y on the 22nd July 1867 in Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children in Glasgow and immigrated to New Zealand on the 4th June 1874. I have found the siblings of James & Cecilia on the 1851 Census and living with John as the Head of the household. No sign of James and Cecilia though. 1851 Census: Lanarkshire - A Glasgow, Gorbals. Z/719/1/Dale Street /37/51/61 - (37 Dale Street) John Kerr, Head, Unmarried, Aged 40, Occupation: Dock Labourer, Born: Ireland. Bridget Kerr, Sister, Unmarried, Aged 20, Occupation: Cotton Factory Worker, Born: Ireland. Susan Kerr, Sister, Unmarried, Aged 23, Occupation: Cotton Factory Worker, Born: Ireland. Mary Kerr, Sister, Unmarried, Aged 26, Occupation: General Servant, Born: Ireland. Fanny Kerr, Sister, Unmarried, Aged 17, Occupation: Woolen Factory Worker. Born: Ireland. Ann Kerr, Sister, Unmarried, Aged 12, Scholar, Born: Ireland George Rooney, Nephew, Unmarried, Aged 1, Scholar at Home, Born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire I then found James Kerr with his other daughters in the 1861 Census. 1861 Census: Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire Parish: 644/9 - 104 King Street, Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Enumerator: 44. Page: 14. Line: 17. ID# 395944 - 395947 James Kerr, Aged 68, Widower, Born: Ireland. Susan Kerr, Aged 29,Occupation: Factory Weaver. Born:Ireland Fanny Kerr, Aged 22,Occupation: Factory Weaver. Born: Ireland Ann Kerr, Aged: 20, Occupation: Factory Weaver. Born: Ireland. Bridget had married to James before this though so was listed under Haughey. Well if anyone can help me out here on where to go next I certainly would appreciate any lil tidbits. Thanks so much for taking the time to read my emails Regards Judy Smith spookz@xtra.co.nz Hamilton, New Zealand.

I would like to make contact with anyone who is researching DOUGHERTY / MC HUGH family . Neil DOUGHERTY is the son of Neil DOUGHERTY and Sarah MC CALVEY from Legnahoory, born abt 1820 Sarah MC HUGH is the daughter of Conn MC HUGH and ?? MC DEVITT from Legnahoory. Neil DOUGHERTY and Sarah MC HUGH married in Donegal children -- Rose Ann b. 1851 Kilmancrenan, married Neil MC GEEHAN. Neil b. 1861, Kilmacrenan Catherine b. 1858, married Michael HALLORAN Patrick b. 1860, Legnahoory Sarah Jane b. 1862 Kilmacrenan, married Michael DOUGHERTY from Tamney. Michael b. 1863 Legnahoory I hope someone can make contact with me Regards Julie

Helen, this is a long shot, but is there anything in the naturalization records of Delaware Co. about a James WRAY? He was born October 1797/8 @ Co. Donegal, but I've never been able to find out what town or village. He eventually settled in Philadelphia, where he spent the rest of his life, but I don't know if he went there directly or possibly went elsewhere first. I know he was in Phil. by 1826, as that's when he married. Are there any WRAYs listed? If so, it would be worth my while to get a copy of that census and see if his brother, who came a year after James. They were in business together in Philly, so possibly they were both in Delaware Co. first Thanks a lot for your very generous offer!! Barbara in MO (but originallly from NYC)

Tullyfern and Kilmacrenan are both parishes - and both are in the Barony of Kilmacrenan. This URL has a map that illustrates the relationships of the parishes - Kilmacrenan parish is number 53. Kilmacrenan Parish http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bhilchey/MKilmacrenan.html also...... Tullyfern Parish http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bhilchey/MTullyfern.html Maureen ----- Original Message ----- Can anyone tell me if Tullyfern and Kilmacrenan are anywhere near each other Thanks, Janette

Hi Can anyone tell me if Tullyfern and Kilmacrenan are anywhere near each other Thanks Janette

What a helpful gesture! Thank you! Please see if there is an Andrew LOCKARD/LOCKHART. If you see anyone with that surname, I'd appreciate having the information. Janet Lockard "Success is a journey, not a destination." -----Original Message----- From: HMWEBBER@aol.com [mailto:HMWEBBER@aol.com] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 1:58 AM To: DONEGALEIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [DONEGAL] Naturalization Index Records 1795-1860 -- Delaware Co., PA (only) Hi list, I will do a lookup in the Naturalization Index Records from 1795-1860 for Delaware Co., PA. Surprisingly, I found in these record, many of the Irish immigrants were born in Co. Donegal! I'm sure you have heard the term "Little Italy." Well, here in Delaware Co., PA the term "a touch of Donegal" would be very befitting. Please place on the subject line "only one" person's name. Do NOT send me a list of names & make sure the person immigrated before 1857! Please put the surname in capital (LARGE) letters so I can tell if it is the person's given name or surname: Example: James THOMAS or THOMAS, James -- NOT James Thomas. Women were NOT Naturalized in this time period -- they became a citizen if & when their husband did or when they married a man who had already became a citizen or was a citizen. If a person lives in Philadelphia or Berks Co., PA, etc., they would NOT have come to Delaware Co., PA to file citizenship papers but if a person lives in Delaware Co. he may go to Phila. to file! Hence, going from the county level to the state/federal level to file. Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) ==== DONEGALEIRE Mailing List ==== ************************************************************************ <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Check out these Donegal Information Sites Dick O'Donnell's- http://www.mindspring.com/~dickod/donegal/index.htm O Donnell Abu/ http://homepage.tinet.ie/~vod/ Donegal Families/ http://homepage.tinet.ie/~donfam/ Donegal Database- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/Doncontent.html Donegal Information/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Good morning to you all, I am looking for the birth place and parents of a Sarah Murray, brn 1842. Her father was called Neal Murray and I know her daughter was born in Burt, Inishowen. Any help much appreciated, Daithi

Would anyone have any info on a John Mcgonigal born 1861 to parents of Daniel McGonigal & Elizabeth McGowan. Also any info on the marriage & birth Daniel McGonigal & Elizabeth McGowan. Daniel was born around 1838. His parents were John McGonigal & Jane Hargan. Her parents were Henry McGowan & Mary Jane Grimes. Any help on any of these people is greatly appreciated. cheers, Daithi

Margaret: I'm not sure which townland? Muff is in but could you check your holdings for a marriage between Samuel Wiley (Wylie) and Sarah Porter, May 14, 1847. I believe it occurred in the Presbyterian church. Thanks. Sharon Leigh slnelson@indiana.edu P.S. I tried sending this to Margaret's address but it came back--maybe she can see it on the list???