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McVey General store cookstown
« on: Monday 28 June 10 04:09 BST (UK) »
Hi There Anyone,

I believe there is a Hardware shop in the main street of cookstown owned by the Browns or was owned by the Browns  in 2003, but on the front of the shop says  the name Mcveys.  As my husband is a Mcvey his GT Gt and Gt Grandads were born Ireland , One born Co Tyrone about 1836 both had the names the same, James Mcvey,  One of them may have owned a shop, or worked in a shop.  His Gt Grandfather born about 1836  came over on the ship the Telegraph to  live in Sydney Australia. We think his wife died before he sailed.

I would appreciate if someone could help me with any information on the shop,  as we think the old shop owners could have been relations of my husband Richard MCvey born Sydney 1946.

I have a question,  Do you know if the surname Leah is from Ireland or not??

Barbara




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Re: McVey General store cookstown
« Reply #1 on: Monday 28 June 10 08:43 BST (UK) »
It's off the main street, I believe (see map in link below). Perhaps get in touch with the store directly to see if they have any details of McVeys or suggest who might know more information.
http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/mcvey-bros-cookstown

Leah is a Biblical name but has been used in Ireland. There are 683 entries in civil registration index- 50 of them under Tyrone.
http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1408347
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Re: McVey General store cookstown
« Reply #2 on: Monday 28 June 10 09:05 BST (UK) »
Hi,
   In the 1901 and 1911 census the McVey shop in Molesworth street was a grocer's establishment. See www.census.nationalarchives.ie

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Stewart, Irwin, Morrison, Haslett, Murrell - Dungiven area Co. Londonderry
Browne, Barrett -Co.Armagh
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Re: McVey General store cookstown
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 04 July 10 07:03 BST (UK) »
HIi, Aghadowey

Thanks for your reply.  cant find anything, but I know some interesting sites.
I will have to write to some mcveys name  I  have found hopefully they will be a connection and try writing to the Brownes hardware shop .

Barbara


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Re: McVey General store cookstown
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 04 July 10 07:06 BST (UK) »
Hi Kingkerswell,

Thanks for your reply,  I got it wrong it  was a Hardware store, not general store. so have  replied to the other email of Aghowadey, he may have the best solution to write to the hardware store, so will try anyway.

Bye
Barbara

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Re: McVey General store cookstown
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 08 August 10 18:47 BST (UK) »
In the 1950s there was indeed a McVeys Hardware and Farm Machinery shop or store in Molesworth Street Cookstown -managed or owned by Browns (I think they were brothers). I remember my father purchasing some item there- possibly a potato digger- but that was many years ago. The shop no longer exists.
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Re: McVey General store cookstown
« Reply #6 on: Monday 09 August 10 07:06 BST (UK) »
Hi Mervyn,

Thanks a lot for your reply and information on my husband
richard McVeys Gt grandad who  may have owned a hardware shop in  cookstwon,  sorry to here it is no longer there, I wish we had contacted a lot earlier than may have been able to find out if that was his shop earlier or not.

Appreciate your reply thanks.

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Mre Barbara Mcvey from australia

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Re: McVey General store cookstown
« Reply #7 on: Monday 09 August 10 07:10 BST (UK) »
Hi Mervyn again,

I just wondered if there is any more Mcveys still alive living arround cookstown  that may be related to my husband.  richard my hubby was born XXXX, but born N.S.W.  or would you or could you find out if possible if any one knew of the Mcveys that had the hardware shop in 1950.

would appreciate the look-up if at all possible thanks.

Barbara Mcvey

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Re: McVey General store cookstown
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 29 August 10 18:07 BST (UK) »
in the 1907,1910 and 1913 Ulster Street Directories published by Lennon Wylie McVey Bros is listed as Grocers and Ironmongers in Cookstown