It's the first time I have seen another McGuinness on the list (not a common name in the area) so here is a summary of my interest. There are 26 variant spellings of McGuinness! - here I've plumped for one. Jack McGuinness born before 1815 "in Jack Jones" married Biddy (Brigid) Gearty around 1830. They were small tenant farmers and lived at Cloonmore, Parish of Termonbarry, near Strokestown, Co Roscommon. They had six children: 1) Martin 2) Catherine 3) Elizabeth 4) Anne 5) Mary 6) Frank 1) Martin (ggrandfather) married Rose Farrell ("A cousin of Peter Duffy"). Their children John, George, Thomas (my grandfather, married Catherine Cox - daughter of James Cox and Julia Gavigan), Joseph, Eliza (married Gilmartin, emigrated to Chicago, was living at Albany Avenue in 1918), Margaret, Frank. 2) Catherine married George Egan "of Old Road". Children: Patrick, Bridget. 3) Elizabeth married Thomas Egan "of Lack" (brother or cousin of George above). Children: 3 daughters including Catherine and Mary. 4) Anne married twice i) Somebody Leonard. ii) Somebody Spollon, from Newtown. No known children. 5) Mary married Michael Cox "of North Yard". Children: John, "a daughter who married a Fallon". 6) Frank - no more information - may have died in childhood. If these ring any bells I have more information on the next generation. Richard Callanan, London, England.