sancti
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Anyone came across this place name before?
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aghadowey
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See www.seanruad.com for details of parish, etc.
Also put 'alderford roscommon' into search engine like Google and lots of entries come up.
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sancti
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Thanks Christopher, the family name is McFarlane who settled in Coatbridge, Scotland in the 1850's
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Christopher
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Hi sancti,
That's a surname that's common in Ulster.
Griffiths Valuation extracts - Roscommon 1857-58 don't list any families named McFarlane.
There's no listing in the Spinning Wheel Census (1796 Flax Growers List) either.
An e-mail to the Editor of the Roscommon Herald might produce a result www.roscommonherald.ie/general/contact.asp If you do that mention RootsChat.
Christopher
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witchy2k1
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@ Sancti
My name is McFarlane and my Ancestors came from Roscommon - Alderford to be exact!
They settled in Coatdyke, down in the area where the old B&Q store used to be boardering the old Monkland Canal, then moved up into Airdrie, finally settling in Bell St after having lived for a short period of time in Aitchison St and High St.
I'm not 100% certain but it would appear that a few McFarlane brothers came over at the same time, some with families some without. They appear to have came over from Ireland due to the Potato Famine.
The earliest ancestor I have found is a Francis McFarlane (born circa 1786 ) and his wife Catherine Gilmartin, both from Alderford, they are my great great great great grandparents. 
His son Owen McFarlane and his wife Elizabeth Kelly came over to Scotland and settled in Coatdyke.
Alderford is quite easy to find, if you Google Ballyfarnon or Ballyfarnan then Alderford is on the road which leaves this area to the south east.
Alderford House is still standing.
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mtmcfar
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witchy2k1, I think we might be related. My great, great, great grandfather is Owen McFarlane who married Elizabeth Kellly. Do you have any more information on Francis McFarlane?
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witchy2k1
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All I know about Francis is that he was the father of Owen, I've got nothing on Francis himself nor his wife Catherine Gilmartin. Sorry.
I've been searching for years but I'm starting to think that all the Irish records regarding Francis have been destroyed.
My link to these people is...
Francis - Father of Owen
Owen - Father of John
John - Father of James
James - Father of David
David - Father of Peter
Peter - Father of Me!
Would be great to see where you come into the fold
Send me a Private Message and I'll give you access to my Genes Reunited tree.
Regards,
Stu (McFarlane)
lol
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aghadowey
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Welcome to Rootschat, mtmcfar. You need to make a few posts before you can use PM (personal message) system (anti-spam measure).
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witchy2k1
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lol, that's a shame, I'm desperate to hear from him/her
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aghadowey
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All they have to do is make a few more posts then you can both exchange family details, email addresses, etc.
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mtmcfar
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I just tried to send a personal message, but received an error message. I will post a few more messages.
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mtmcfar
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I have just begun my research. This is what I believe so far:
Francis - Father of Owen (based on your information)
Owen - Father of Patrick (Patrick had a brother named John)
Patrick- Father of John D. McFarlane (Patrick moved family from New Monkland, Scottland to Dunbar, PA)
John- Father of Francis
Francis- Father of Thomas
Thomas- Father of Me!
Does this fit in with your family tree? Do you live in Scotland?
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witchy2k1
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Hi
Yup we definately seem to be related.
I have sent you a few documents via e-mail regarding our ancestors.
I was particularly please to hear that your GGG Grandfather opened a Saloon, well the strange thing is, so did his brother over here in Scotland, it must have been a family thing.
He worked in the coal mines and somehow managed to save a few quid to start his own Pub.
I'd like to take timeout to thank Rootschat.com for making this possible and putting us intouch.
Stu.
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mtmcfar
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Yes. Very many thanks to Rootschat! Through the miracle of te world wide web, I have discovered my roots across the Atlantic.
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