McPike in Derry

[Collette Spalding]

Hi I would be very interested to know where or when the McPike's came from ... meanwhile I hope this is of interest...paperspast.com also has mention of McPikes in Thames/Onehunga
http://natlib.govt.nz/records/35139008search%5Bi%5D%5Bcategory%5D=Audio&search%5Bi%5D%5Bis_catalog_record%5D=false&search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject_text%5D=Hamilton+%28N.Z.%29+--+Maps&search%5Bpath%5D=items

[aghadowey]

Unfortunately the link you posted doesn't seem to work. If you are trying to trace your family from New Zealand back to Ireland you'll need to tell us what information you've found so far.

By the time of the 1901 census there's only 1 McPike listed in Co. Derry- a 3 year old born in Co. Tyrone-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/South_Ward_No__2_Urban/Bishop_Street/1529031
There are, however, 79 results for McPeak/McPeake.

Added- an old topic here from OP of this thread-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=301372.0

[Collette Spalding]

if you search   lesleysfamilytree.co.nz/mcpike.html  it should come up,,, a great history of McPikes..

[MysticBreeze]

The info I think we both have stands as per the very first messages to this thread.  The family is a bit of a mystery.  Mary Ann Pike or McPike as far as I know went to Australia alone, no other family members, and she came to NZ without any family members.  She named nearly all her sons middle names Hastings after her Mother's maiden name.  Have never found any of those families as per the info at the beginning of this thread 

[MysticBreeze]

if you search   lesleysfamilytree.co.nz/mcpike.html  it should come up,,, a great history of McPikes..

Unfortnately doesn't appear to be the same family.  Mary Ann was proud that she was from Londonderry and its mentioned in two books written in the area she settled in in New Zealand and she also had a very strong Irish accent.

[aghadowey]

Here's the correct link for the McPike information- http://lesleysfamilytree.co.nz/mcpike.html
There are errors in it regarding place names, places of birth, etc.

The 1831 census for Co, Londonderry survives and starting with Errigal Parish- two results:
McPake family in Coolcoscreaghan (Catholic)
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/c19/007246492/007246492_00204.pdfin Garvagh
Agness McPlake/McPeake (a mixed household- R.C. and E.C.)
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/c19/007246492/007246492_00234.pdf

You can search the rest of Co. Londonderry to see what else is listed (I put McP* into surname box). The majority of McPeakes seem to be in Loughinsholin Barony.
Only 1 McPike household-
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/c19/007246496/007246496_00141.pdf

[MysticBreeze]

Thank you I'll look into those 3 links today