Feeney

[shazzz]

Help!!
Hi ,
I have hit a brick wall , I am Looking for info on my grand fathers Parents My grandfather William Feeney was born in Cabry ,Moville Donegal in 1906 his father was James Feeney His Mother Cathrine Butler. William had a Brother John and a sister Sarah.
Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
sharon

[Christopher]

Hiya Sharon,

A belated welcome to RootsChat.
What denomination are the Feeney family

Christopher

[shazzz]

Hi christopher,
As far as i know they were catholic as i am !.

[tootsiepie]

Do you know if John Feeney was a cook/chef?  Also did he travel back and forth to Scotland for work?

[shazzz]

Hi christopher ,
Sorry we know very little about Johm feeney , We only know there were three children . I Did meet Sarah her married name was Maclaughlin and yes she and my grandfather moved and lived in Scotland . My Grandfather william Feeney was buried in Houston i think thats in Renfrewshire. Sarah Lived in that area too. Asi said i met her a few times when i was little but later she would not speak about her Mother or Father.

Thanks

[Bald Eagle]

Hi Shazzz and Tootsiepie

Shazzzz I may have been in touch with you before on Genforum but if not perhaps you can help. My uncle Edward Roddy travelled from Greenock in 1926. He stated he was going to his cousin James Feeney in Detroit. Travelling with him was William James Feeney going to the same address.

When leaving Scotland from the tail of the bank Greenock they gave their address as Kilmacolm which is in Renfrewshire

I have been told that Edward Roddy was a good friend of the Feeney's but I can find no link that could make them cousins. The Feeney's lived in Quigley's Point (Cabry) and Edward lived not so far from them in Tromaty. Edward was born 1896 and William was born about the same time.

Do you think this could be part of the family group you are researching?

Patrick Ruddy

[derrylass]

William Feeney, 6y, b. Donegal, mother Catherine, sister Sarah Jane and brother John, in Fahan St Londonderry on 1911 census

[derrylass]

James Feeney and Catherine Butler married Oct - Dec 1900 in Inishowen District, Co Donegal

[rathmore]

Cabry is in moville upper, William Bulter list in Griffiths valuation 1857
Edward Feeny listed in Moville lower Griffiths
go through www.google.com when the box comes up type in People of Moville
lots of information on this site, they might have been flax seed growers.