McCALLION.

[Bald Eagle]

Hi
  I think Susan would be from an ealier generation. Inherit is most likley wrong as most if not all of the land at this point would be rented property which means an agreement would have to be reached betweens the partys as to how much rent would be paid etc. Landowners sometimes would have folks compete against each other to see who would be prepared to pay the highset rent etc.

Re who was in plot 15, as far as I can make out the was only 2 farms in Gortnamona at this time(1837) and both were shared on a 50 50 basis. Going by the information in the margin one between Ann McCann and Annabel Brisland the other between Hugh and John Gill. I guessing here but if we look at the G.V. we may find that these two farms were sub devided at some point.

As for William McCallion he is a mystery as he just seems to vanish as it were and his christian name (William) is little used among the McCallion. It makes me wonder however is he in fact the progenitor of the McCallions in the area. I realise thats a pretty quantam leap but just wonder what others think of that as a possible

[cbluesdog]

Marie

Re the death notice for James McCallion of Iskaheen, it would seem to definitively rule him out as the father of my great-grandfather Michael McCallion (1832-1899). 

DEATHS:
McCallion - April 8, 1882 at his residence, Iskaheen.  James McCallion, aged 68 years.

Based on this death notice, James McCallion of Iskaheen was born c. 1814 and he was alive in 1876 when Michael and Margaret Logue were married in 1876.  The marriage certificate lists Michael's father as James McCallion and stated that he is deceased.  So he couldn't have been James McCalliion of Iskaheen. 

Michael's residence is stated as Glackmore which is probably where he was born but I believe that he emigrated to the US originally in circa 1850 and worked until 1876 in Philadelphia as a house painter.  I have a lot of evidence for this which I can share (see my Ancestry.com Steven D. Campbell family tree).

My impression is that James McCallion of Glackmore probably was born around 1800 since the men tended to marry in their early thirties from what I can tell.  I think it is likely that he died before 1837 when the Tithe Applotment was done and almost certainly before 1858 when the GV for Muff was completed. 

The only other possibility is that Michael's father emigrated to the US.  Since Michael changed his name to Campbell, I searched for James Campbell on Ancestry.com and found a James Campbell who emigrated to Philadelphia in 1849

View Record    Name    Arrival Date    Age    Gender    Port of Departure    Place of Origin    Ship Name
View Record    Catherine Campbell    30 May 1849    50    Female    Londonderry    Ireland    Ship Provencialis
View Record    James Campbell    30 May 1849    50    Male    Londonderry    Ireland    Ship Provencialis
View Record    Rebecca Campbell    30 May 1849    28    Female    Londonderry    Ireland    Ship Provencialis
View Record    Ellen Campbell    30 May 1849    23    Female    Londonderry    Ireland    Ship Provencialis
View Record    Margaret Campbell    30 May 1849    20    Female    Londonderry    Ireland    Ship Provencialis
View Record    James Campbell    30 May 1849    20    Male    Londonderry    Ireland    Ship Provencialis
View Record    Michael Campbell    30 May 1849    16    Male    Londonderry    Ireland    Ship Provencialis
View Record    Patrick Campbell    30 May 1849    5    Male    Londonderry    Ireland    Ship Provencialis
View Record    Bridget Campbell    30 May 1849    4    Female    Londonderry    Ireland    Ship Provencialis
View Record    Francis Campbell    30 May 1849    4    Male    Londonderry    Ireland    Ship Provencialis
View Record    Patrick Campbell    30 May 1849    9 M    Male    Londonderry    Ireland    Ship Provencialis

I note that the Michael Campbell in this group was age 16 so he was born c. 1833 and James Campbell's age was 50 so he was born c.1799.  I also found a death certificate for a James Campbell who died in 1864 at age 65 and was buried in the Old Cathedral RC Cemetary (his daughters Mary and Sarah were buried in the New Cathedral Cemetery). So, this also fits since he died prior to 1876.  Again, consistent but not conclusive.  Finally, the emigration date is consistent with James not appearing in GV.  It doesn't jibe with the TA of 1837 but that only addresses owners of mostly marginal land such as pastures.

What do you think?

Steve

[DoireM]

Hello Steve,

Amazing research you have done on the McCallion/Campbell line.  I am in agreement with you regarding the death of James McCallion in 1868, ruling him out as Michael's father.

Does the Old Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia have records of interment?  Might be worth a try!

Marie

[cbluesdog]

Re Rose Anna McCallion, I found a Rose Campbell living in San Francisco as a servant in 1900.  Her birth date matches Rose Anna's known birthdate of 30 Aug 1872. 

Name:    Rose Campbell
Age:    27
Birth Date:    Aug 1872
Birthplace:    Ireland
Home in 1900:    San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Race:    White
Gender:    Female
Immigration Year:    1892
Relation to Head of House:    Servant
Marital Status:    Single
Father's Birthplace:    Ireland
Mother's Birthplace:    Ireland

The immigration year of 1892 from the census is close to this immigration record:

Name:    Rose Campbell
Arrival Date:    18 May 1891
Birth Date:    abt 1872
Age:    19
Gender:    Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality:    Irish
Place of Origin:    Ireland
Port of Departure:    Greenwich, England and Moville, Ireland
Destination:    Moville
Port of Arrival:    New York, New York
Ship Name:    City of Rome

I haven't found any further records that match so far.

[cbluesdog]

Re Michael McCallion/Campbell, on further review of the passenger lists from the Immigrant Transcribers Guild for the Provincialis(t) arriving in Philadelphia on 30 May 1849, we find

 62  Rebecca Campbell       28       mother          Ireland         1 chest                                                       
 63  Francis Campbell        4       boy             Ireland                                                                       
 64  Patrick Campbell        5       boy             Ireland   

167  James Campbell         20       labourer        Ireland     

185  Ella Campbell          23       spinster        Ireland       
   
203  Mich^l Campbell        16       boy             Ireland     
                                                                                                                                    
205  James Campbell         50       labourer        Ireland         3 boxes, 1 barrel                                             
206  Cath. Campbell         50       wife            Ireland                                                                       
207  James Campbell         10       child           Ireland                                                                       
208  Bridget Campbell        4       child           Ireland                                                                       
209  Patrick Campbell          9m    labourer        Ireland                                                                       
210  Patrick M^cKinie       18       labourer        Ireland     

251  Marg^t Campbell        20       spinster        Ireland   

So, I only see a clear family unit for James Campbell of him, Catherine, James (10), Bridget (4) and Patrick (9 m) with Michael listed just before this group. 

I also found a Michael Campbell in the 1850 Census listed as living in the Philadelphia House of Refuge.  This was a place where young vagrants were housed up to age 21. It turns out that the inmates of the House of Refuge were taught a trade as well as given some schooling.  I am quite certain from the 1860 Census that Michael was by that time a house painter. It seems very plausible that he could have been taught to be a house painter and pursued that vocation for many years before returning to Ireland to marry Margaret Logue.

I have not found any definitive record of James Campbell and his family following their arrival in Philadelphia.  There are several candidate James Campbells that died and were buried in the Old Cathedral cemetary but none that I can definitely identify.  I may try to contact the Philadelphia Archdiocese to search their records, most of which are not on line.  But this James Campbell may or may not be related to Michael.

[cbluesdog]

Attached is more information on Michael McCallion/Campbell.  It documents that he likely emigrated to the US circa 1849 and definitely was working as a house painter in Philadelphia by 1860.  He must have traveled back to Ireland circa 1876 to marry Margaret Logue but I haven't been able to find a record of that yet.

[Maureen173]

Hi there, I stumbled across this site by chance and can shed some light on the McCann and Barr families. Mary and Charles McCann were my great grandparents . My grandfather bring their son John who married Margaret Doherty. My mother Mary MCann was the elder daughter in a family of six. Annie definitely went t o America in the early 1900s but don't know know what happened to her after her arrival. I have a photograph of Mary and Charles with their family outside the family home in Gortnamona very happy to share receive info on the family and neighbours I am a regular visitor to Three Trees.
Best wishes Maureen
 

Is that postcard written in a similar way

[DoireM]

Hello Maureen,

Welcome to Roots Chat.  I believe your great, grandmother Mary and my great, great grandmother Anne are sisters and both lived in Gortmonagh.  Do you know of any other siblings of Mary and Annie?  I have the marriage cert of Charles and Mary if you want a copy.  I believe they had at least 10 children.  I found Annie's passage to New York in 1910 and her brother Andrew's passage to New York in 1921 going to Annie who is now married to Charles Petruicci in Stafford, PA.

I did many visits to the late Andy McCann in Gortnamonagh, a few years ago. 

Looking forward to making connections Maureen.

Marie

P.S.  I believe it was Annie McCann Petrucci who sent the 1912 postcard to her cousin Annie McCallion of Gortnamonagh.

[cbluesdog]

According to the Iskaheen RC Births, Charles McCann and Mary Barr had the following nine children:

1872 Aug 11    Mary    McCann, Charles    Barr, Mary    McMacken, John    Barr, Sarah    Gortnamona, Muff
1874 Jul 3    Sarah    McCann, Charles    Barr, Mary    McCallion, Hugh    McCann, Bella    Cruckglass
1876 Jul 30    Isabella    McCann, Charles    McCann, Mary    McMackin, James    McCallion, Isabella    Gortnamona, Muff
1881 Jul 25    Anne    McCann, Charles    Barr, Mary    McCallion, James    McCallion, Nancy    Gortnamona, Muff
1884 Jan 19    John    McCann, Charles    Barr, Mary    Gallagher, James    McCann, Bella    Gortnamona, Muff
1886 Sep 4    Bridget    McCann, Charles    Barr, Mary    McCallion, Michael    McCallion, Sarah    Gortnamona, Muff
1890 May 25    Elizabeth    McCann, Charles    Barr, Mary    Gallagher, John    McCallion, Sarah    
1892 Jul 22    Thomas    McCann, Charles    Barr, Mary    Gallagher, John    Gallagher, Mary    
1898 Jan 3    Andrew    McCann, Charles    Barr, Mary    Bradley, William    McCallion, Ellen    

But there may be more not recorded at the Iskaheen RC church.

Oddly, enough Charles Petrucci's wife is variously listed as Anne Barr, Anne McCann and Anne Barr McCann..

Since Charles Petrucci and Anne McCann were married in 1913 in Philadelphia, I assume this is the same Anne McCann that I identified as a servant living there in 1910.  So, it seems clear that Anne McCann wrote the postcard in question and finding out that she married Charles Petrucci completes the picture of what happened to her after that.

I assume that Andy McCann is the youngest child that Marie talked to in Gortnamona.