Coleton family Omagh

[MaBaker]

I'm looking for any info on the Coleton family from Omagh.
Arthur Coleton married to Brigid (Biddy) Hughes born 1802 died June 1884

Their son Francis Arthur Coleton born August 1851 in Omagh died 1901 Dublin educated at Omagh Model School. Frances was a national school teacher

[dathai]

marriage number 36 here 1877
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633565#page/59/mode/1up

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01j2z/
some children
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01j30/ Andrew 1890 note on side of baptism says he married Dora Barry ? in St Augistines,Liverpool 22nd Jan 1919

1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Rotunda/George_s_Place/1330526/

1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Rotunda/Great_Georges_Street__North/32604/

[dathai]

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC75-LRT
marriage for Andrew
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26V6-X77

you can get his photo here
http://www.irishmariners.ie/searchdatabase.php?srch_surname=coleton&srch_forename=&srch_identityno=&srch_yob=&submit=Search

[MaBaker]

Dear Dathai,
Thank you so much for your speedy reply. The link to the Sea Mariners website was new information for me. I knew that "uncle Andy" had served in the navy.

I hope that someone might be be able to verify the Coleton family connections to Omagh.

[dathai]

Witness statement of Thomas Smart taken 25th May 1949 re Easter Week 1916.
''From there i went to a man named William Coleton of Temple St whose brother was also employed at the G P O and now lives at Marino,and they put me up for a considerable time''
http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS0255.pdf#page=10

Wills for William 1947 and Arthur 1950 here  search archives
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search-the-archives/

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
    The Griffiths valuation for Co Tyrone 1860 shows a Francis Coleton who rented an eleven acre farm from Claudius Houston. The farm was in the townland of Shannaragh in the Parish of Dromore in Omagh district. See http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Regards

[MaBaker]

Hi Kingskerswell
Thank you for the information from the Griffitth's Valuation. The first name Francis is used again & again in the Coleton family down the generations. I'd like to think that this Francis Coleton is related but I don't know how to prove it.

An 86 year old family member has given me loads of information on the younger generations of the Coleton's from Francis Arthur onwards.

My difficulty is trying to connect them to the Omagh area of Tyrone.

Are there any Coleton's still in the area? The phone directory suggests not. The surname Coleton wthe the "e" is not common in Ireland.

[MaBaker]

Hi Dathai
Thanks again for these links. I found the information about Mr Smart earlier this year. It came as a surprise to the family as several members fought in WW1.

An 86 year old family member has given me loads of info on the family from Francis Arthur onwards.

I would really like to go back in time to Francis Arthur's parents Arthur & Brigid and how they are connected to the Omagh area.

Thanks again for all the links