Oh, well. Don't think it is the same family. Mine were Catholic and none of the other names match. Thanks for answering. Catherine On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Alison Armstrong <alisona@netspace.net.au>wrote: > Hi Catherine > Thank you for your quick reply to my query. > > I have only a few details on Sarah, that I have found on Victorian ( > Australia ) marriage certificates of her children and then her death > certificate. > > >From her 1892 Death certificate : > Sarah born c1817 Armagh Ireland. Father George McAlberness ( ??? ) & > mother > Mary Harris. Sarah died in Melbourne 1892 a Widow. No date or place of > marriage. Her estimated number of years in the colony was 53 ( i.e arrival > c1839 ). > > I have found no Australian marriage. > > Her husband was William Ewing. No information on this person, as I haven't > discovered his death certificate. > > Arrived in Melbourne, Australia 1843 or before. I have found no immigration > details on Sarah or her husband. > > Children : > Elizabeth bapt. 1843 St James C of E Melbourne ( no details other than > parents name & occupation ( groom ) > Mary bapt. 1846 St James C of E Melbourne ( no details other than parents > name & occupation ( ??? ) > William bapt. 1849 St James C of E Melbourne ( no details other than > parents name & occupation ( coachman ) > George bapt 1852 St James C of E Melbourne ( no details other than parents > name & occupation ( groom ) > ( prior in civil registration in Victoria, so no details of age, marriage & > place of birth of parents ). > > Children's Marriage Certificates : > Sarah's surname on certificates was spelt : > McElveny ( 1864 ), McElveny ( 1868 ), McKilveny ( 1870 )& McVeney ( 1880 ). > > I hope this is of some assistance. > > Regards > Alison Armstrong > alisona@netspace.net.au > > -----Original Message----- > From: nir-armagh-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:nir-armagh-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Catherine Ellard > Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 9:34 AM > To: nir-armagh@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ARMAGH] Armagh Surname > > Can you tell me more about the family? I have a Catherine > McIleavy/McLevy/McAleavy in Armagh who married a Francis McShane and had > Patrick McShane who married Janet Brown in Scotland. Wonder if it is the > same family. > > Sent from my iPod > > On Jul 4, 2011, at 19:25, "Alison Armstrong" <alisona@netspace.net.au> > wrote: > > > This is my first post to this List and I hope someone can assist me with > an > > unusual surname. > > > > > > > > I am researching my husband's family and he has a g-g-grandmother Sarah > born > > c1817 in Armagh. On several family marriage & death certificates her > surname > > is spelt 'McEleveney', 'McElveny', McKillveney' and also 'McAlberness'. > > > > I have searched for these names on the Internet with little success. > > > > > > > > Can anyone suggest an Armagh surname, that may be correct. > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Alison Armstrong > > > > alisona@netspace.net.au > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-ARMAGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-ARMAGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-ARMAGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >