Hi there Bill! I've been on this list for ages, and I'm not sure I've ever seen another member who is researching the HOWE family. My HOWEs lived in to townland of Claranagh, near Tempo. The earliest ancestor known to date is Oliver HOWE (1809-1891) who married Jane THOMPSON (1819-1897). Three of the HOWE boys, Oliver, Robert and Joseph, left for Ontario, Canada about 1881. A daughter, Mary Howe, and likely her twin, William Howe, left for New York City about the same time. Later, a sister Jane Howe followed them to New York City. Several of the other children stayed behind in Fermanagh. The family was a member of the Church of Ireland, and back several years ago I wrote the church in Tempo and received information about the children's baptisms. I also have a number of letters that were written by the family in Ireland and Canada, to my ancestor Mary (Howe) Hayden in New York City. At times, the letters were written by a teenage niece, who included a lot of the local gossip -- making the letters rich with information! My tree can be found here: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/28350962/person/12640932240/facts While I do not recognize the names in your post, but then again I do not have information for all of the Howe children. There is a chance that the two families might somehow be related. For example, there is a son James Howe who married an Elizabeth (surname unknown). By any chance, have you done DNA testing? We have descendants from a number of the Howe branches who have tested, and might be able to rule in a connection using DNA. I am also in touch with a woman in Belfast who is a Howe descendant, who claims to descend from our family. We are currently working to confirm that her family links into mine. I look forward to hearing from you! Debbie Hanover County, Virginia > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 15:55:15 -0400 > From: William Stansfield <WTStans@aol.com> > Subject: FERMANAGH-GOLD -Explanation of Terms > To: "fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com" <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com> > Cc: "wtstans@aol.com" <wtstans@aol.com> > Message-ID: <B632827B-4BF1-47F6-A5A1-9F8F56C89B17@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I have been doing my due diligence in researching my HOWE and DALY folks > in Fermanagh and can use a little help: > > 1. I have discovered that many of the townlands begin with the suffix > Drum… (In my case: Drumsillagh and Drumderg) Does that translate to > something specific? > > 2. In the census records, there is a column: DED What that stand for? > > 3. I am still looking for connections to my immigrant HOWE family to Troy, > New York here in the U.S. The Mother of those here was apparently Elizabeth > (Bessie) ARMSTRONG. The father may have been Ralph HOWE, but I have only > one reference claiming that. One sister: Mary Jane married William > Alexander MCVITY AND James PERRY; Second sister Eliza married Robert > CAMPBELL; Third sister Anne remained in Ireland and married William DALY > their daughter Elizabeth came to the U.S. in 1867 and married Alfred > HOWES; Brother: James did not marry; Second brother John married Mary (?); > Third brother Thomas (My GGGrandfather ) married Frances Jane LOOMIS in > Troy. All were born in Ireland between 1817 and 1831 seem to have arrived > in the late 1840’s and married in Troy. If there is anyone out there with > ARMSTRONG, DALY, or HOWE knowledge, I would appreciate a note. I can > supply more information on the DALYs who were in Fermanagh at least until > the 1911 census. > > Bill Stansfield > Fairfield, Connecticut > > >

PS: In an effort to identify records related to my family, I have also added profiles for many other HOWEs. So be sure to look at the surname listing for my tree for other HOWEs.