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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Derry (Londonderry) => Topic started by: candie10 on Thursday 13 November 08 05:29 GMT (UK)
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Hi can anybody please help me try to find information on my
Great Grandmother i don't have much to go on all i know is that
she was from Ireland somewhere ? Her maiden name was Mary Ann McPeake
born c1855 believed to have been a schoolteacher she came to Western Australia where she met and married my Great Grandfather William Henry Jeffery/Jeffrey i have hit a brick wall
Thanks :)
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Welcome to Rootschat.
Civil registration of births in Ireland started in 1864 so there will be no birth certificate for Mary Ann.
Until you find where in Ireland (parish if not actual townland) she came from you won't be able to start looking for church records (if they exist).
Do her marriage and/or death certificates give any details like birthplace, names of parents, etc.? Do you know when she went to Australia and did she go on her own?
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she may appear in a directory - e.g. Slaters if she was a schoolteacher.
there are a few Peakes listed in the Dublin section Slaters 1881 - including a Teacher named Ellen, ..
Peak Miss Bessie, 37 Eccles st
Peake Ellen A. day school, 7 Iona ter. South Circular rd
Peake John S. marshal in the Recorder's Court; house,11 Belgrave rd. Rathmines
Peake William, clerk, 7 Iona ter. South Circular rd
for Co. Antrim
M'Peake Joseph, cooper, Crumlin
for Belfast
McPeak Thomas, provision dealer, 48 Matilda st
McPeake Robett, grocer & spirit dealer, 100 New Lodge Rd. and Robina st
McPeake Win. clerk, 41 Limestone rd
Shane
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Hi
Thank you for your help the only other information i have is her father's name was possibly Henry ?Mary arrived in Fremantle Western Australia on board the ship Lady Elizabeth on 27th-5-1875 not sure when she left Ireland
I am unsure which part she came from
Cheers :)
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from an analysis of Griffiths (land occupiers
and lease valuation of in Ireland - 1848-1864), might give some ideas on where to look...
McPeak 5 / all in Co. Tyrone
Peak 6 / 5 Co. Down, 1 Co. Tyrone
Peck 2 / 1 in Co. Cork, in Co. Kilkenny
Peek 1 / in Co. Kilkenny
Shane
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Hi All
I have just been given a copy of a letter that Mary McPeake's mother & father wrote to give her permission to marry my Great Grandfather out in Western Australia it has on it Holly Hill which i presume is where they used to live & dated 16th October 1876 her parents names were
Henry & Rosey McPeake any further information would be appreciated
Thank you in Advance
Cheers
Lyn :)
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hi lyn,
i could only find 4 townland names for hollyhill, if it is a townland;
4 in county cork and one in county tyrone.
the holly hill on the letter mightn't be a townland, hopefully it is, but this might help you track them down.
tony
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Thanks Tony
For the information will see what i can find out am still trying
to sort these sites out
Cheers
Lyn :)
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hi candie
The Holly Hill you mention could be in Lavey Parish in Co Derry. There are still McPeake's living there
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A snippet of information from the IGI which might (or more likely not) be relevant ...
The IGI has the birth of an Eliza MCPEAKE, 29 Apr 1866, Londonderry, Ireland with parents Henry MCPEAKE and Rose FARRELL.
JAP
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Do you know what religion Mary Ann and/or her parents were?
There is an extensive website for Lavey RC Parish (Lavey mentioned above by bann-p) at:
http://www.lmi.utvinternet.com/
It has various records.
There's a Rosey MCPEAKE burial, 1881
And, in a list of some of the contributors to the building of a new chapel in the 1870s, there's the name of a Henry MCPEAKE, Holly-Hill.
These may be coincidental - but worth a look.
JAP
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hi Lyn
some info from Lavey Parish Co Derry records
Mary Ann Mc Peake baptised 1855
This looks useful:
http://www.lmi.utvinternet.com/baptismm.htm
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Thank you everyone who have been helping me with my
Irish Great Grandmother's side I believe Henry & Rosey McPeake
were of the Catholic religion not sure about Rosey's maiden name
either possibly could have been Farrell ?
Thanks again very much appreciated
Cheers
:)
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Re Holly Hill County Derry
Mary Ann McPeake was possibly the sister of William McPeak who was my wife’s great grandfather.
The name spelling varied McPeke, McPake, even McPeka
His parents were Henry McPeak and Rose Farrell
He migrated to Adelaide SA from County Derry via Newcastle UK.
S.A. Shipping Lists Ref 78/19 “Hesperus” from Plymouth 9/8/1878, to Adelaide, arrived 24/10/1878
He was accompanied by his wife Jane nee McCord and children Roseanna, 6, William 4, Mary,2, and Cath/Catherine/Kate, aged 1. William was aged 27 and Jane 25.
Two sons Joseph and Charles were born in Adelaide. The family later moved to Broken Hill NSW where he died in 1893.
His death Certificate indicates that he married at Holly Hill, Ireland at age 19 to Jane McCord.
Children were listed as Rose Ann aged 22, William James 19, Mary Jane 17, Kate 16, Joseph 14, Charles 11.
According to family history Roseanna went to W. A. and married a man surnamed Mou or Mow. William, Bill, also went to W. A, and their mother Jane nee McCord also went to live in WA at Coolgardie or Kalgoorlie.
Jane nee McCord’s died at Albany WA 8 th February 1916. The Death Certificate states married at Macaquin or Macosquin, in Co Derry, Ireland at 18 years of age to William McPake.
Macosquin is near Coleraine in Londonderry.
There is a Holly Hill a few km west of Dungiven.
The information from Lavey Parish indicates that a William McPeake 1854 and Mary Ann 1855, and William 1871, and Catherine 1879 were born there.
The location of Holly Hill remains a mystery as Holly Hill appears to have been a common place name in Ireland.
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Welcome to Rootschat, randnk.
Jane McCord married 1870 (Magherafelt registration district, vol.16 p.981) to William McPeake. The information on the death certificate (The Death Certificate states married at Macaquin or Macosquin, in Co Derry, Ireland at 18 years of age to William McPake.") is probably a mistake as Macosquin is near Coleraine not Magherafelt.
P.S.- Lavey is R.C. Parish not the civil parish
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Hi Randnk
Thank you so much for all your information concerning my Great Great Grandmother Mary Ann McPeake & siblings
i really do appreciate it as i came to a complete dead end i have been doing research for close to 3 years now
you are a life saver any further information would be greatly appreciated I also live in Perth WA & was unaware
about the other family members it seems like your wife & i are related then was there also an Eliza born 29th April 1866
Thank you again hope to hear from you soon
Cheers
:)
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Dear Candie10
Sorry to be so long in reply. Glad to be of help.
I am still trying to identify Holly Hill but no success so far.
I will reply again later
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Thanks for your reply again
Mary Ann McPeake was actually my great grandmother not great great like i thought
on my late mum's side please keep in touch any other information would be greatly appreciated
Cheers
Lyn :)
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Dear Candie10
Give me some time and I will give you plenty of information on your distant relations in Australia - the McPeake descendants through the marriage of Catherine McPeake to Christopher Graham.
It will be easier if we can make direct contact somehow.
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Dear Candie10
I think that I have identified Holly Hill.
See message from Magherafelt District Council
Holy Hill is in the Magherafelt District Council area. It is off the main Gulladuff Road, Bellaghy. The laneway is opposite Postal No. 125 Gulladuff Road, Bellaghy. BT45 8LT. At the far end of this laneway there are a cluster of houses numbered from 126 - 138 Gulladuff Road, Bellaghy. BT45 8LT. This area is known as Holly Hill.
I still have not pin pointed the locality on any map.
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If you use a site like GoogleEarth or Google Maps just type in one of the addresses and you should be able to see a map of the area.
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Thank you again Randnk
my email address is (*)
Cheers
Lyn :)
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this seems to be their marriage.
Record Type Civil Marriage
Date of Marriage 16 Nov 1870
Groom Name william MCPEAKE
Bride Name jane MCCORD
Church Maghera Roman Catholic Church
Parish Maghera
Civil District Magherafelt
County Londonderry
regards mary.
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Dear aghadowey
Thank you for the advice
Dear maryderry
Thank you for the information
Many thanks for the trouble you have taken to help
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hi candie10
this site is all new to me...
I hope i can be of some help.
I stumbeled on the this topic just by chance, and i might be able to find out something for you..
My grandfather, father, and i are McPeake,, and where all born in the hollyhill, 128 gulladuff rd Bellaghy. Some of the names that have been mentioned in this topic , I have heard before...
I will have a chat with my Dad and see if he knows anything which can help..
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Dear Mac2468
Many thanks for the additional information.
The death certificate for Jane McPeake, nee McCord, states that she was married at Macaquin or more likely Macosquin in County Derry.
This is an error.
A couple of questions for you.
Do you have any idea why the name Macaquin or Macosquin would have been used?
Do you know if there is a place near Holly Hill with a similar name?
Secondly, does your father have an idea why William McPeake and Jane and children would have migrated to South Australia in 1878?
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Wow! And wow again! This is just brilliant. I'm also researching Henry McPeake and Mary Ann McPeake (my grandson's ancestors) and this chain of emails is just wonderful, putting together so many lost threads. I live in Perth West Australia so I'll have a bash at sending a personal message to Candie10 and see if she's still watching this site. For future records - for anyone else who happens across this site and needs to know - Mary Ann McPeake married William Henry Jeffery in Perth in 1876, only one year after she had migrated to WA.
Regards and thanks to all gave unstintingly of their time and effort!
Ann
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Catherine McPeake who was married to Christopher Graham and lived in BrokenHill had ten children Phoebe, Dorrie, Joe, Donald, Bill, twins Christopher & Kitty, Myrtle, Sydney a military medal recipient and Margaret.