MCDERMOTT; UIE,IRL; 1870 For usenet.soc.genealogy.surnames.ireland 1. After professional research, I have come to a halt in tracing my family history. 2. The last recorded family entry is of 16 October 1870 when James McDermot [sic] married Catherine Grenan [sic but later changed to Greenan] at Downpatrick RC Chapel, County Down. James' father was called Edward. James had several children but the fact that they were all registered under different surnames has not helped my research; I assume illiteracy and phonetic spelling were the cause. 3. James' children were twins Ellen and Margaret McKernon [sic][b 5 July 1872 inj Ballylucas], James McKernon [b 1874 in Rossglass], Edward McDermott [b 8 Dec 1876 in Rossglass], John McKernan [b 1 May 1879 in Ardtole], Patrick McKernan [b 15 July 1881 in Killough, Downpatrick], William McDermott [b 1884 in Killough d 1885],Mary McKermott [b 18 Sept 1886 in Rossglass], and Catherine McKermitt [b 22 Feb 1891in Ballyvaston]. 4. My grandfather was the Patrick McKernan mentioned above. He was in fact Patrick McDermott and married Rosanna Carlile [b 17 Jan 1883 in Cork. She died on 9 Nov 1965 in Ilford, Essex, England. He died in Ilford on 13 Jan 1942. 5. If anyone has any trace of the family, I would welcome hearing from them and sharing information. I am best contacted on patrickmcdermott@hotmail.com 6 Many thanks in advance mcdermott <mcdermott@glasnet.ru>