Leech/Leitch/McIvor/McVeigh

[k3]

I am seeking information about my gggrandparents, William Leech and Mary Ann McIvor, Co. Derry.  They had at least three children, Briget Jane (b. 1859), my ggrandfather, Abraham (b. 1861) and Catherine (b. 1863), baptised in Ballykelly.  By 1900, Catherine was married to Peter McVeigh and living in Belfast.  Peter was a produce merchant at 4 Mays Market.  In the 1901 Census, the family was living in Bagot Street, Cromac.  By the 1911 Census, they have three children, Mary Josephine (11 years), Michael (10 years) and Peter A. (6 years), and are living at Ormeau Road, Cromac.  Catherine’s sister, Bridget Jane Leitch, was also living in the household.  Later Catherine and her husband were living at 5 Fleetwood Street, Belfast.  Catherine died in 1942, leaving her possessions to a Margaret Burke.

[Ray1969]

Hi K3 I was browsing groni online site through the wills calendars there are some wills there for leech in Dunbrock Ballykelly which may be of interest to you. They are free to consult, perhaps you have seen them before I just thought I would let you know. They are under various spellings of the leech leach leitch name

All the best Raymond Logue

[BallyaltikilliganG]

good source Raymond, i triedthe following tack
Using the list below look up the civil parish in http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/derry-genealogy.php#.Wz0ohS2ZNEI
and you should get more information eg townland if missing

Ballykelly is in  Tamlaght Finlagan

My purpose was to isolate  the Leech and McIvor to the same civil parish for a likely place the couple met, but  that hasn’t worked. if you went to surrounding civil parishes some clue might be available, but I don’t have the time to do the geography .  if you end up brickwalled then consider it as a wild possibility
McIver, Hu.   McIver, Hu.   Desertlyn    Derry
McIver, Hu.   McIver, Hu.   Desertlyn    Derry
McIver, Danl.   McIver, Danl.                                     Kilcronaghan   
McIver, James   McIver, James                                   Kilcronaghan   McIvor, Daniel   McIvor, Daniel   Kilcronaghan   McIvor, James   McIvor, James   Kilcronaghan   McIver, Townland: Bay Year: 1828   McIver, Townland: Bay Year: 1829   Maghera   Derry
Leech, Cathrine   Leech, Cathrine Tamlaght Finlagan   Derry
Leech, James   Leech, James      Tamlaght Finlagan   
Leech, John   Leech, John         Tamlaght Finlagan   Derry
Leech, William   Leech, William   Tamlaght Finlagan   Derry
McIver, James   McIver, James     Tamlaght O Crilly   
McIver, Patk., Sr.   McIver, Patk., Sr. Tamlaght O Crilly   
McIver, Peter   McIver, Peter       Tamlaght O Crilly   
McIver, Peter, Sr.   McIver, Peter, Sr. Tamlaght O Crilly   Derry
McIver, Wm.   McIver, Wm.         Tamlaght O Crilly   Derry
McIver, Bryan   McIver, Bryan   Lissan   Derry & Lissan
McIver, Dennis   McIver, Dennis   Lissan   Derry & Lissan
McIver, Michl.   McIver, Michl.   Lissan   Derry & Lissan
Leech, James   Leech, James   Tamlaght   Derry & Tyrone
Leech, William   Leech, William   Tamlaght   Derry & Tyrone
McIver, Hugh   McIver, Hugh   Arboe   Derry and Tyrone
Leech, Widow Townland: Drumbrock Year: 1826 Year: 1827 find parish   
Leech, Widow Townland: Nedd Year: 1826   1827 find parish   
Leech, Widow Townland: Oghill Year: 1826 1827 find parish

perhaps I should have done it for griffiths valuation in 1858   

Leech   John   Glack   Tamlaght Finlagan
Leech   James   Glack   Tamlaght Finlagan
Leech   Mary   Glack   Tamlaght Finlagan
Leech   Patrick   Glack   Tamlaght Finlagan
Leech   Susan   Glack   Tamlaght Finlagan
Leech   James   Dunbrock   Tamlaght Finlagan see  http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/ he had a farm of 43 acres but not good soil and an above average house
Leech   Susan   Glack   Tamlaght Finlagan
Leech   James   Glack   Tamlaght Finlagan
Leech   John   Glack   Tamlaght Finlagan
Leech   Mary   Glack   Tamlaght Finlagan
Leech   Patrick   Glack   Tamlaght Finlagan
Leech   James   Dunbrock   Tamlaght Finlagan

[Ray1969]

It always helps I have found to keep an open mind as regards the spelling of surnames I'm sure you have encountered this yourself as mcivor is also the same as mckeever even within the same family sometimes. Faughanvale parish still exists unlike Tamlaght-Finlagan but they share a boundary I have come across the name mckeever in both and families of this name still live there. It's always very shakey ground with these early nineteenth century records as they only record the head of household and not much else. I am now considering records such as school registers workhouse records and even petty sessions but this will require a visit to Belfast titanic quarter where proni is now situated.

[k3]

Thank you Ray and BallyaltikilliganG for all of your time and effort in trying to build my Leech/Leach/Leitch family tree.  I am sorry I have not replied before now as I have been very busy at work.

I appreciate your list of potential Leech relatives and when I have the opportunity, I will check their names against my records.  While the Christian names would seem to strongly indicate they are likely to be relatives, I am still unable to make any definite connections.

Since my original post, I have traced Mary Ann McIvor's family to Drumsurn, Drumgavenny, although I am still searching for any evidence of her baptism.  Likewise, I have no marriage record for Mary Ann and William Leech.

As for William and Mary Ann Leech's children, I managed to contact a descendant of their daughter Catherine McVeigh, but he was unable to provide any information about the Leech family in Ireland that I did not already know.

[BallyaltikilliganG]

in case it helps

1858
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/Mc Iver         Alexander           Drumgavenny Upper      Balteagh     Derry
Mc Iver         Daniel              Drumgavenny Upper      Balteagh     Derry
Mc Iver         Hugh                Drumgavenny Upper      Balteagh     Derry
Mc Iver         John                Drumgavenny Upper      Balteagh     Derry has maps with boundaries
there are 2 unoccupied properties one in eachplacename
Drumsurn, lower   Londonderry   Keenaght   Balteagh   
Drumsurn, upper   Londonderry   Keenaght   Balteagh   Drumsurn, upper   


1828
http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/derry/tithe-applotments/balteagh-parish.php#.W1zCpS2ZNEI
McKeever, Alexander Townland: Drumgaveny Year: 1828
McKeever, Andrew Townland: Drumagaveny Year: 1828
McKeever, Henry Townland: Drumagaveny Year: 1828
McKeever, Henry Townland: Kilhoyle Year: 1828
McKeever, Hugh Townland: Drumagaveny Year: 1828
McKeever, John Townland: Drumsurn Upper Year: 1828
McKeever, Phillip Townland: Drumagaveny Year: 1828
McKeever, Phillip Townland: Drumgaveny Year: 1828
McKeever, Phillip, Sr. Townland: Drumgaveny Year: 1828
McKeever, Widow Townland: Drumgaveny Year: 1828

McVeagh, John   Townland: Moneyquigy Year: 1828
originals in PRONI Belfast but just one line about quality of land.