Hi Pauline -yes I think they were near Newry or very close to that general area -but the child thomas was 10 years old in 1911 a 'relative' -not theirs -born in Scotland and Scots records have only 3 possible options: check scots records for his parents #1 record Thomas James Keenan born 9th June 1899 at 45 Richard Street Anderston Glasgow son of Patrick james KEENAN and Isabella Boyd/Kerr (the records vary everything else matches) married april 1891 St Patrick's RC Anderston glasgow -on birth record father was dead bricklayer died 2nd June 1899-the actual record shows died may 1899 and he was a slater his parents James Keenan bricklayer deceaed & Mary Mulhern alive -may be a good reason to send the wee one over to family in Ireland if mum cannot cope with other kids -a classic situation. #2 A Thomas Keenan born April 1902 in Neilton RD paisley to Patrick Keenan and Annie Trougher both married 11th November 1901 Belfast-#3 Thomas Keenan born 9th August 1900 in Airdrie New Monklands to Thomas Keenan & Catherine Girvan m in Church of Scotland, Johnstone 30th April 1897 in Johnstone !! #4 Thomas Keenan b Coatbridge 28th August 1899 son of Patrick Keenan & Margaret Donnelly married 21st Feb 1898 Coatbridge I do not have access to 1901 census but that would be really helpful -even to see if the couple in 1911 have any more info that may be useful: 1911 Keenan Patrick Head 69 Married House No1 Carnagat Ballybot Co Armagh Co Down 1911 Keenan Maggie Wife 64 Married House No1 Carnagat Ballybot Co Armagh Co Monaghan I really appreciate any help you can offer thanks P On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:15 PM, Pauline Loughran < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi > Do you think they were around Newry in 1901? If so I can check 1901 census > if you think so. I see they had one child. > Pauline > www.irishhomesteads.com > > On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 5:00 PM, P Keenan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > HI folks looking for Keenan relatives that came from South Armagh via > > Gilford in Co Down moved to Johnstone and Glasgow in Scotland around > 1850's > > > > My grgrgr grandparents were John Keenan & Anne Lindsay or Lindsey > > > > In 1911 census there seems to be a direct link to a Patrick Keenan in > > Ballybot-Carnagat in the Parish of Killevy split into Lower (Bessbrook) > > Upper (Cloghogue) > > > > Griffiths has 3 entries in 1864- > > Keenan Elizabeth Seafin > > Killevy Armagh > > Keenan James Drumintee > > Killevy Armagh > > Keenan Mary Aghadavoyle > > Killevy Armagh > > > > However that is from the civil register and there may be other Keenans in > > portions of the other civil parishes that are orignally 'RC Killevy' > > In the 1911 Census Patrick born in Co Down living in with wife From > > Monaghan > > yound relative born in Scotland in c 1901 Carnagat is on the A1 West of > > Newry City > > > > Any help really appreciated > > Thanks > > > > P > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >