Greetings , McKENZIE - O'NEIL - SULLIVAN - SHEEHAN - MADDEN BRICKWALL : Data is from US census, church & vital records. All US records just indicate Ireland (Ire) as place of birth / origin (PLB). No Ire civil records have been located. Ire church records yield no results to present. Oral family history indicates Co. Fermanagh as POB. OBJECTIVE : To identify my McKENZIE family civil parish, townland, and/or church parish via family forenames*Daniel*(Head),*Margaret*(Wife), *Elizabeth*, *John*, *Francis* (Frank) & *Joseph*. Other children unknown but possible ? GOAL : To eventually locate / obtain Ire church records. ANCESTOR : Daniel McKenzie, my gg grandfather, b.c. 1810-25 & d.c. 1855-75 Ire. MARRIAGE : Margaret Miller (Millar, Meuller) m.c. 1840 Ire. CHILDREN : Elizabeth b. June 1841 Ire ; Never m. ; To US (Boston) 1895. John b. Aug. 1848 Ire : To US (Boston) 1872 : m. 1874. Other children possible. MIGRATION : Surnames came into use during the 12th century. The MacKenzie Clans originated in the 13th century with Kenneth. MacKenzie (Gaelic-MacCoinneach) is derived from Son of Kenneth. Along with MacDonald (Battle Blair-na-park 1466), Stuart & MacLeod etc, the MacKenzie Clans gain importance across Scotland in the 15th century. Pre-1800 MacKenzie research indicate origin in NW Scotland (Scot) Ross / Cromarty & Inverness areas. The first McKenzie (not Mac) in Scot appeared c. 1568 and in Ire b. 1698 a Rev John McKenzie(Presbytr.) of Cookstown, Tyrone. Migration across the North Channel around 1650-80 to No. Ire Ulster Derry / Antrim. Catholic McKenzie in Ire first appeared, a John McKenzie b.c 1783 in Sligo and a John McKenzie b.c. 1824 in Quinn, Clare. CHURCH : Ire / Scot history of McKenzie / Miller suggest Protestant. However, US m., old age home, d. & cemetery records strongly suggest Catholic as the US family is today. OTHER : Daniel parents are unknown. Other family forenames 1850-90 are James Loyd b.c. 1848 Ire / m. 1874 Eng : George Thomas b. Mar. 1888 Eng / To US 1907. Daniel likely had a brother (or 1st cousin) named John who was James father. TIA with kind regards , Walt-Boston & NJ-US [email protected] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.4 - Release Date: 1/25/2005