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Topic: Magee/ McGee East Tyrone (Read 337 times)
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liscoole
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Hi
I have discovered that my original Magee/ McGee family came from East Tyrone (Cookstown, Dungannon, Stewartstown area). I think I can trace it back to the marriage of Arthur Magee/McGee in 1857 to Maria Hobbson in Donaghenry Church of Ireland.
This is where the trail goes cold. I have tried to find the baptism of Arthur's son Benjamin in the same church (1858) but to no avail. (I was looking at the microfilm in PRONI but it was so faint it was practically illegible)
Can anyone suggest a way to break down this brick wall? Is Donaghenry Church still existing today? Can anyone suggest any other resources to try?
Many thanks
Liscoole
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MAGEE (Dungannon Tyrone to Shankill Belfast, to Whitehouse Co Antrim,) HALL (Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh to Yan Yean, Melbourne Australia) McIVOR (Whitehouse, Co Antrim), McCULLOUGH (Markethill, Armagh), DEMPSTER (Ballymena, Co Antrim to Belfast), CUMMING (Glasgow), EVANS (Llandysill, Montgomeryshire to Belfast), NEVIN/ NEVINS (Ballynahinch, Co Down to Belfast), EMMS (Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey), HURREY (Yan Yean, Whittlesea, Melbourne), FINLAY- Jane, of Co Down, m James McIvor 1867.
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liscoole
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Hello
Can anyone help with this please?
thanks
Liscoole
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MAGEE (Dungannon Tyrone to Shankill Belfast, to Whitehouse Co Antrim,) HALL (Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh to Yan Yean, Melbourne Australia) McIVOR (Whitehouse, Co Antrim), McCULLOUGH (Markethill, Armagh), DEMPSTER (Ballymena, Co Antrim to Belfast), CUMMING (Glasgow), EVANS (Llandysill, Montgomeryshire to Belfast), NEVIN/ NEVINS (Ballynahinch, Co Down to Belfast), EMMS (Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey), HURREY (Yan Yean, Whittlesea, Melbourne), FINLAY- Jane, of Co Down, m James McIvor 1867.
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akanex2
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I believe this church is now part of the grouped Parish of Brackaville, Donaghenry and Ballyclog within the Church of Ireland.
This was the contact address for the Rector in 2006:-
The Revd K.R.J. Hall
Holy Trinity Rectory
82 Dungannon Road
Coalisland Co. Tyrone
BT71 4HT
The church graveyard is included in the History from Headstones datatbase on AncestryIreland.com and some parish papers dating back to 1780 are in the Armagh Diocesan Archive in PRONI.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
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liscoole
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Thanks so much Akanex
I did write to the rector a couple of weeks ago, no joy there unfortunately. And I have checked history from headstones.
All that's left is to try and get to PRONI.
thanks for your help
Liscoole
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MAGEE (Dungannon Tyrone to Shankill Belfast, to Whitehouse Co Antrim,) HALL (Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh to Yan Yean, Melbourne Australia) McIVOR (Whitehouse, Co Antrim), McCULLOUGH (Markethill, Armagh), DEMPSTER (Ballymena, Co Antrim to Belfast), CUMMING (Glasgow), EVANS (Llandysill, Montgomeryshire to Belfast), NEVIN/ NEVINS (Ballynahinch, Co Down to Belfast), EMMS (Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey), HURREY (Yan Yean, Whittlesea, Melbourne), FINLAY- Jane, of Co Down, m James McIvor 1867.
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liscoole
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I went to PRONI and finally found the baptism record of my great great grandfather Benjamin Magee! He was baptised at Ardtrea Church of Ireland on 4th May 1859, date of birth 22 October 1858, son of Arthur Magee and Maria Hobbson. They lived in Dufless, Artrea parish, which is just on the border of Londonderry.
Thrilled as I am to find this, it opens up yet another problem. Arthur and Maria's deaths are NOWHERE to be found! I have even had GRONI do a search for Arthur, which brought up nothing!
I did find Arthur in Lennon Wylie in 1877 living in 4 Arkwright St in Belfast, but dont know whether Maria was still alive at that time, or if she died in Tyrone, and then the family moved up to Belfast. Family search does not seem to have any entries to match Arthur or Maria's death.
Seems as if they just vanished off the face of the earth!
Would be grateful for any ideas!
thanks
Liscoole
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MAGEE (Dungannon Tyrone to Shankill Belfast, to Whitehouse Co Antrim,) HALL (Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh to Yan Yean, Melbourne Australia) McIVOR (Whitehouse, Co Antrim), McCULLOUGH (Markethill, Armagh), DEMPSTER (Ballymena, Co Antrim to Belfast), CUMMING (Glasgow), EVANS (Llandysill, Montgomeryshire to Belfast), NEVIN/ NEVINS (Ballynahinch, Co Down to Belfast), EMMS (Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey), HURREY (Yan Yean, Whittlesea, Melbourne), FINLAY- Jane, of Co Down, m James McIvor 1867.
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