Welcome, Guest. Please login or register for free.
Did you miss your activation email?
Sunday 06 December 09 01:48 UTC (UK)
Welcome Home Help Surnames Library Shop Search Login Register

+  RootsChat.Com
|-+  Ireland (Historical Counties)
| |-+  Ireland - General
| | |-+  Cavan (Moderator: RootsChat)
| | | |-+  McGoverns of Stranadarragh, Bawnboy
« previous next »
Pages: [1] Print
Author Topic: McGoverns of Stranadarragh, Bawnboy  (Read 342 times)
yqg
RootsChat Extra
**
Posts: 9


Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
McGoverns of Stranadarragh, Bawnboy
« on: Wednesday 29 October 08 12:42 UTC (UK) »
Anne McGovern was my GG-M. We have a letter from her mother written in 1883. Her mother's name was also Anne McGovern and bears the address "Stranadara". Mentioned in the letter is an uncle and a brother and sister. It is presumed her father had already died. There is mention of "Biddy" who may well have been the sister. Also mentioned are friends "Peter Dolan" and "Rosey Maxwell", and also someone named "Buff" - possibly the brother - who apparently was needed either to write the letter or to take the letter to be mailed. I know there were Dolan's living at Stranadarragh as of the Griffith's Evaluation. I'd love to be able to piece together the names of Anne's brother, sister, uncle and perhaps father.

Anne married Thomas McGovern and moved to England, presumably shortly prior to the date of the letter (Oct 1883). Anne & Thomas returned to the Bawnboy area and my Grandfather was born there in 1887. Around 1890 they moved again to England (St. Helens, Lancashire).

Thank you.
Logged
McGovern, St. Helens, & Ireland (Cavan)
Graney, St. Helens, Flintshire, Ireland
Collins, St. Helens & Ireland
Clisham, Ireland & Lancashire
Parr, Lancashire
Quarton, Yorkshire
Wright, Yorkshire
Thompson, Yorkshire
Cutts, Yorkshire
Pages: [1] Print 
« previous next »


[Copyright] [Shrink Link] [About Us] [Terms of Use]
All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only
RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites.
RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT

In loving memory of Eric George Davies, 1934-2009, the father of RootsChat.com































Powered by SMF 1.0.7 | SMF © 2006-2009, Simple Machines LLC
0.72:22