belfast mcgonigal's 1865

[chippybloke]

Hi,[ A newbie to this site.] Im looking for any info possible on McGonigal's living in shankill,  belfast around 1865.Im trying to trace the birth record of my grandfather, John Thomas McGonigal who later served in the donegal artillery and moved to northeast england around 1912 .Any pointers would be great thanks.

[hallmark]

Civil reg  Birth results for John Mc Gonigal from 1864 to 1866

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[hallmark]

 Birth results for John McGonigle from 1864 to 1866

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[heywood]

Hello and welcome

Could this be him in 1911?
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWMV-KSP

John Thomas McGonigal  with son Henry and family.

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Heywood

[chippybloke]

thanks guys, I will look into these links.Ive exhausted ancestry.com and family search, gro indexes and cant find any birthrecords either.The john thomas mcgonigal who ended up in earsdon is not the one, an uncanny coincidence of 2 jt mcgonigals ending up in the northeast.I will sign into the sites youve linked me to and check them out.thanks

[heywood]

What other information do you have?
If that is him in 1911 he is 49 yrs , abt 1862 so that would be before civil registration began in 1864

Son is Henry Daniel in 1911 b Galway.

Birth here for Daniel, son of Thomas, Railway Porter and Mary Spelman, Galway.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1882/02789/2023982.pdf
Marriage here
Thomas McGorrigle, Private 76th regiment and Mary Spelman, Castlebar
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1881/11004/8023276.pdf
He is full age in 1881 and no father’s name given

Could these records be your family?

Just seen your post and it is not him!
However, have left this info up because you may be able to find him through marriage links.
Who did your man marry?
Children?

[heywood]

What is his father’s name from his marriage?

There is a baptism for John McGonigal 1862 with parents George and Mary
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633210#page/199/mode/1up

[heywood]

thanks guys, I will look into these links.Ive exhausted ancestry.com and family search, gro indexes and cant find any birthrecords either.The john thomas mcgonigal who ended up in earsdon is not the one, an uncanny coincidence of 2 jt mcgonigals ending up in the northeast.I will sign into the sites youve linked me to and check them out.thanks

What was his status on his marriage?
Is there any chance that the two men could be the same person?

[chippybloke]

it took me a while to cross off the earsdon mcgonigal. He served in the 76th regiment, however, my grandfather served in the donegal artillery and the dates simply dont match.My grandad married emily olga clark in tynemouth in 1914.the other J.T.Mcgonigal had a family in the north east but my granddads army record clashes with the earsdon mcgonigal.I wish they did as my quest would be over. My granddads father was william Mcgonigal.I dont know his mothers name.All army records state he was born in shankill, belfast but as yet I cant find even a baptism record.I am wondering which records are not on line , knowing my luck so far, he was baptised in a church whose records are not digitalised yet.