Hi Kae, Thank you for the time in checking for me. I know this family was in Ireland sometime between 1801 and 1851 ... next question: where? Thanks, Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kae Lewis" <kae@chartertn.net> To: <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 3:34 PM Subject: Re:Nihen > http://www.houseofnames.com/coatofarms_details.asp? > sId=&s=Nihen&a=54323-224 > > Joe, The above webpage seems to confirm your story. I think you will > have to pay attention to the variations in spelling of the name > listed, one of which was Nehane. It would have been a difficult name > for strangers to spell and there would have been many guesses and > attempts over the years. I can't find anyone with the name of Nihen > in the Cork Directories (that doesn't mean there was noone of that > name living there, just no-one with a fixed abode in Cork.) But > there are a few examples of Neenan and variants in Cork throughout > the 18th and 19th century: > William Neenan of Dromroe with 16 acres in 1870 > > Cornelius Neenan, dyer of 26 York street, Cork City in the 1842-3 > Cork PO Directory > Denis Neenan, ship chandler of 8 Market street, Cork City in the same. > > Cornelius Neenan is not there in 1824 Pigots Directory, neither is > Denis, at least not under those occupations. But in this Directory > there is: > John Neenan, vintner of 63 South Main street > > Nothing under either spelling in 1807/9 or 1787 Cork Directories > > http://www.newenglandancestors.org/education/articles/NEXUS/ > Nexus_10.3.2.asp > > Before you go much further with your Cork research, you will need to > establish whether they were RC or Protestant as the records in Cork > for that time were quite separate. > > Kae Lewis > > On Jul 9, 2006, at 12:00 PM, IRL-CORK-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > From: "Joe Nihen" <morse73@ptd.net> > > Date: July 8, 2006 5:51:25 PM EDT > > To: <IRL-CORK-D@rootsweb.com> > > Subject: Wanted; NIHEN (variety of spellings) family - Cork? > > > > > > I'm searching for the following family: > > > > DANIEL NIHEN was born Abt. 1801 in Ireland, and died June 1871 in > > Aberavon, Wales. He married ANN (NANCY) UNKNOWN. > > > > Children of DANIEL NIHEN and ANN UNKNOWN are: > > i. CORNELIUS NIHEN, b. Abt. 1833, Ireland; d. March 06, 1883, > > Silver Brook, Pennsylvania. > > ii. JOHANNA NIHEN, b. Abt. 1834, Ireland; m. JOHN CROWLEY, March > > 20, 1854, Neath, Wales. > > iii. WILLIAM L. NIGHAN, b. Abt. 1835, Ireland; m. Ellen CARLIN or > > CALDON Abt. 1860 > > iv. ELLEN NIHEN, b. Abt. 1837, Ireland > > v. JOHN NIHEN, b. January 1843, Ireland; m. Mary CLEMENS, November > > 13, 1864, Neath, Wales d. March 10, 1907, Lansford, PA. > > > > ANN (NANCY) UNKNOWN was born Abt. 1812 in Ireland, and died > > September 1876 in Aberavon, Wales. She married DANIEL NIHEN. > > > > This family was found in Aberavon, Wales, for the 1851 Census. Our > > family story has always been that they came from Cork. > > > > If the Irish naming scheme works in this instance, the father of > > Daniel could be Cornelius. > > > > I'm open to suggestions on how I might find this family in Ireland. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Joe Nihen > > Lansford, PA > > > > Save a life ... adopt a pet! > > > > ______________________________