----- Original Message ----- From: Sue Egan <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 8:17 PM Subject: Re: [IRL~ROOTS] Re: Ancestry.com > Could any kind soul do a look up for me on the HAGAN ancestors of mine in > Ireland please? I have come to a dead end on the HAGAN family and need to > know if there were more siblings left in Ireland to assist in further > searches. > > Father and Mother: Thomas HAGAN married Hannah MARLEY in 1814 in Co > Armagh. Thomas was reported to be an Overseer on the Ulster Canal. > > Son: James HAGAN travelled to Australia as in: Arrived on the 'Mandarin' > in Sydney in 19 October 1838 with wife Sarah (nee LESTER) with sons William > and James. They came to Australia as bounty passengers as in paid to travel > to Australia and settle here. Changed their name to EGAN on arrival in > SYDNEY. > > Can anyone look up information on > Thomas HAGAN > James HAGAN B 1815 Co Tyrone > Hannah MARLEY > Sarah LESTER born Parish Killala Co Armagh b 30 Sep 1814 and married in > 1835 to James. > > Were their any siblings for any of these people? > > Would be much appreciated and would do any lookup in Australia in return. > > Sue Egan > > > >Hi Sue I don't think I can help you much, as I too, have searched in Ireland , without luck, for my HAGAN family. My ancestor was Samuel HAGAN born Oct. 1, 1794 in parish Kilroote, Co. Antrim,Ireland, died Apr. 8, 1859 in Dungannon, Ont. Can. He married Margaret MCDONALD born Apr. 4, 1801 in Ireland. Their 1st son James Henry was born Feb. 12, 1820 in Belfast. Their other children were all born in Carrickfergus, including Margaret b. 1822, Elizabeth b. 1824, Samuel b. 1828, Elizabeth Jane b. 1830, Jane b. 1832, Robert McDonald b. 1833 , Samuel b. 1840 and Mary (or Margaret) b. ? Samuel and Margaret emigrated with their surviving family about 1844 to Huron Co. Ontario. I have no other record of them in Ireland but wonder if there could be a connection with our two families. They were Church of England in Co. Antrim, but were Presbyterian after coming to Canada. James Hagan and some others of his family changed their name to HAGEN after emigrating, although Samuel Sr. did not. Some people feel that this was because they were originally Dutch, having gone to Ireland with William of Orange. There is no proof for this belief, that I know of. Hoping to hear from you if you think there might be a connection. Bye for now. Doreen Guerriero