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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Derry (Londonderry) => Topic started by: dmac1000 on Saturday 30 April 11 21:04 BST (UK)
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Hi,
I am looking for information on my great great great grandfather Michael Hegarty who lived in brockaboy (brockaghboy) and died on 16th April 1892. He was married to mary (Ann), I don’t have her unmarried name.
He had one son Daniel. I have got michael’s will from PRONI and I have Mary and Daniel in the 1901 census living in 7 brockaboy.
Mary died between 1901 and 1911. I then have Daniel in 1911 living in 14 artisan street Rosemount, Derry.
Any information on Michael or mary would be great.
Are there any old photos of brockaboy. Are the houses in ruins or no longer there, where is the black hill?
Any information would be greatly received.
Thanks
David
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Hi,
The Family Search site has a Daniel Higgerty born to a Michael Higgerty and a Mary Anne McNichol in Garvagh on 14 Mar 1865. I think that Higgerty may be a spelling error, common at that time.
Regards
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Welcome to Rootschat- is this the family you found in the 1901 census?
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Slaght/Brockaghboy/1520351
I have Daniel Hegarty born 1 Feb.1867, married 2nd 1898 Bridget Jane McIvor. They had a son Daniel born 19 Sept.1904 at Brockaghboy. Daniel's parents were Patrick Hegarty (d.25 July 1880) and Mary Ann Dillon.
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Thanks for the quick replies..
Aghadowey,
That is the correct family in the census and yes Daniel married bridget Mc Ivor and they had a son Daniel. Do you have the month they married in 1898 ?
I have daniel's parents as michael hegarty but I could be wrong. Can you tell me the source you used to get his parents as Patrick and Mary ann Dillon.
Thanks for all the help so far..
David
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Birth certificate for Daniel Hegarty 1 Feb.1867 lists parents as Patrick Hegarty and Mary Ann Dillon.
They also had Martha (26 Feb.1865), Patrick (4 Feb.1869), Mary (1 Mar.1871 Brockaghboy), John (4 July 1873 Brockaghboy), Catherine (4 July 1875).
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Thanks for the information... as far as I can work out there are two daniel hegarty born to different families with a mother called mary in brockaboy area- one that kingskerswell pointed out which was born in 1865 to michael hegarty and mary ann mc nicholl.
the other born to patrick and mary ann dillon. Both Patrick and michael have left wills in PRONI. I think the daniel that I am related to, who married bridget mc ivor had a father who was called michael but can't confirm this.
Aghadowey if you could give me the date and month that daniel married bridget Mc ivor I can try and get the marriage certificate and this should confirm the daniel I am related to father's name.
This is great stuff..
David
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David,
Hegarty/Mcivor marriege took place in Dungiven Roman Catholic Church, Co. Londonderry on 11 Aug 1898.
Regards
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Thanks I have checked and the daniel I am related to has a father called Michael and mother is Mary ann Mc Nicholl. I have michael's will and date he died but not his birth date or marriage date and I have no BDM for mary ann mc nicholl.
Has anyone any info on them or the brockaghboy area ?
David
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I think you are correct that there are 2 Daniel Hegartys in Brockaghboy very close in age.
1) Daniel Higgerty/Hegarty born 14 Mar.1865 (Garvagh district)- son of Michael Higgerty & Mary Anne McNichol.
Michael Hegarty (d.16 Apr.1892) mentions 'wife' and called son Daniel his 'only child.'
2) Daniel Hegarty born 1 Feb.1867 Brockaghboy- son of Patrick Hegarty & Mary Ann Dillon.
I have michael's will and date he died but not his birth date or marriage date and I have no BDM for mary ann mc nicholl.
If Michael and Mary Ann were married in a Catholic ceremony before 1864 (and since son Daniel was born in March 1865 this is not unlikely) then there will be only a church record of the event (civil registration of Catholic marriages started in 1864).
Civil registration index shows death for Michael Hegarty (age 60) Apr./June 1892 Coleraine registration district volume 1 page 395.
I searched the index for Mary Ann's death (between 1901/1911) but couldn't find a likely one in Coleraine district- perhaps she went to Derry with Daniel and died there?
Do you have the details of all of Daniel and Bridget Jane's children? If not I might have some of their births.
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I have no dates of birth for the children except 25th oct 1904 in Brockaghboy for my grandfather Michael hegarty. I have their names as
Ellen, John Jo, Hugh, Mariann, James Patrick, Daniel, Patrick Daniel
But not confirmed as this information came from word of mouth rather than records. So any information you have on dates of birth would be great.
David
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Will have a look and see if I can find birth details for those born in Brockaghboy.
Are you sure about Michael being born 25 Oct.1904? Brother Daniel's birth certificate says born 19 Sept.1904.
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Have found birth certificates for 4 of the children (all bron Brockaghbuoy):
John Joseph Hegarty born 29 Oct.1901 (mother McKiver) reg. by father 31 Oct.1901
Michael Hegarty born 25 Oct.1902 registered by father 6 Nov.1902
Daniel Hegarty born 19 Sept.1904
James Patrick Hegarty born 14 Aug.1906 (mother McKiver) reg. by father 20 Aug.1906
Possibly birth for Mary Ann Hegarty- Jan./Mar.1901 Coleraine registration district volume 1 page 496
Hugh Anthony Hegarty Jan./Mar.1910 Londonderry district volume 2 page 177
Also found what might be Daniel's mother Mary Ann Hegarty's death- age 72, July/Sept.1906 Coleraine registration district volume 1 page 335
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Aghadowey- you are correct that Michael was born in 1902. My mistake. I think you are right about mary ann because the children were born in brockaghboy except hugh who was born in the londonderry district in 1910. They must of moved from brockaghboy after mary ann died in 1906.
This is great thanks.
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Also found possible death for son James Patrick Hegarty (if correct he died just before 1911 census)- (age 4) Jan./Mar.1911 Londonderry registration district volume 2 page 137
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I have found a mary ann Mc nicholl marrying a Michael H in 1865 and her father is thomas Mc nicholl. ( in griffith Valuation, it gives a thomas nicholl macosquin which isn't too far from brockaghboy)
I can't confirm if this is the mary ann I am looking for as it doesn't say michael Hegarty but michael H. Can anyone check civil records and see if this is the marriage I am looking for..
Thanks David
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Thomas Nicholl wasn't McNicholl and Macosquin (near Coleraine) isn't really that close to Brockaghbouy (outside Garvagh).
Where did you get the marriage from?
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I got it using the advanced search on rootsireland.ie
But I don't know if it's right. I will have to check if the church records still exist to find when mary ann mc nicholl married michael Hegarty and any other information ( father's name etc)
Thanks David
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I searched the civil registration index & LDS site but can't find the marriage (closest was a Mary Ann McNicholl m.1846 Michael McLaughlin).
McNicholl is a common surname in Glenullin so I expect the bride would have probably been local. As far as I know, marriage records for the church start 1873.
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aghadowey thanks for much for your help. I don't think I will find a marriage certificate. Do you know anything about the brockaghboy area at that time 1880-1906. Would photos be available of the area (houses) at that time ?
David
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Brockaghbuoy is outside the 'town' of Garvagh- it's rural, hilly, rocky and lots of sheep (that aspect hasn't changed much although there have been lots of new house built in the last 100 years (especially in the last 10/15 years).
If you go to Google maps and type in "Brockaboy" it should take you to the area- then you can drag the little yellow man on the left side of the screen to the spot and see what it looks like now in Streetview.
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Hi, I descend from Patrick Hegarty and Mary Dillon of Brockaghbuoy. She was never Mary Anne, by the way, that must be a mistake in the records. My grandfather was born in the "Blackhill" Brockaghbuoy, and my uncle owns Patrick Hegarty and Mary Dillon's farm there now. The Blackhill is a name for a specific area within the townland of Brockaghbuoy, situated, not surprisingly, at the top of a hill. Your ancestor Daniel had at least one other brother Michael born 30th Nov 1861, but perhaps he died as an infant. I am going to email a cousin of mine who has done a lot of research into Brockaghbouy families, I know that she has the names of Mary Ann McNicholl's parents anyway. I imagine that she will comment here when she gets time. We are probably distantly related, both descending from Hegartys from Broackaghbuoy! Out of interest, where did you here the name "The Blackhill"? It is a word of mouth term, not an official one, so only locals would really know where it is.
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Hi Prafferty,
I got the name blackhill from michaels wills which is on PRONI. check this link ( the bottom of the page) http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_WillsCalendar/WillsSearchImage.aspx?id=201362.
If the patrick that you are related to died on 25 July 1880 his will is in PRONI. Here's a link to his will
( top of page)..
http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_WillsCalendar/WillsSearchImage.aspx?id=198362
I never knew he had a brother michael. I can only find michael born to a thomas hegarty in 1861. Have you got church records of the birth ? He must of died young as michael speaks of his only son in the will.
If you could get the names of mary ann mc nicholl parents or any other info that would be great.
Does the buildings where patrick or michael lived still exists, even as ruins ?
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I am Paraic Rafferty's cousin and maintain a data base for a group of researchers who descend from families from Glenullin. All the info you have on Michael Hegarty is correct except that according to the church records I copied several years ago, Michael and Mary Ann McNichol had a son PATRICK Hegarty, born on 30 Nov 1861, most likely in Brockaghboy although the townland was not mentioned in the record. Godparents were James Mullan and Elizabeth McGuigan. Mary Ann McNichol's parents are Patrick McNichol , b. abt 1807-d. 25 Mar 1888 Brockaghboy and Katherine Unknown. Patrick of Brockaghboy, mentions in his Will, his son Patrick of Brockaghboy, sons Francis, John, and daughter Mary Ann Hegarty.
“In the name of God Amen I Patrick McNichol of Brockaghboy Parish of Errigal County Derry being sound of mind and judgement make this my last Will and Testament. I bequeath to my son Patrick McNichol of Brockaghboy this house and office houses and all the land and turf bank occupied by me. I allow Daniel O’Kane of Brockaghboy to collect the money in the notes filled in his name and to give it to my son Patrick which I bequeath to him. I bequeath to my son Francis McNichol three pounds ster. and to my daughter Mary Ann Hegarty one Pound ster., and to my son John McNichol the small sum of one shilling for disobedience. These bequests above mentioned I allow to be paid by my son Patrick. I here appoint Henry Quigg and Henry O’Kane both of Brockaghboy as my executors dated this 1st day March 1888.”
Patrick X McNichol
Witnesses to testor signing his mark in our presence and we sign in his presence and in the presence of each other Henry O’Kane of Brockaghboy
Henry Quigg of Brockaghboy.
If you send me your email address, I will send you a report on your family from the database.
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Shelia,
Thanks alot. I have sent you a PM.
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Big thanks to shelia for all the information. She has been a goldmine of information so I have all the information I wanted on my ancestors.
This is now complete.
Thanks to everyone else who helped..
David
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I. I here appoint Henry Quigg and Henry O’Kane both of Brockaghboy as my executors dated this 1st day March 1888.”
Patrick X McNichol
Witnesses to testor signing his mark in our presence and we sign in his presence and in the presence of each other Henry O’Kane of Brockaghboy
Henry Quigg of Brockaghboy.
I would love to know more about this Henry O'kane. My Gt Grandfather Daniel O'Kane born Derry 1844 came to NZ and on his death cert states parents Henry O'kane and Bridget Mckenna. There is one record of a Thomas O'Kane born abt 1848 I think to Henry O'kane and Bridget McKenna in Brockaghbuoy. I know nothing about about my O'Kane ancestors at all beyond Daniels death cert. How do I find out if this is the right family?
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Unfortunately the surviving church records for Errigal parish start in 1846 https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0367
There are records of two of Henry and Bridget's children after that date
Thomas baptised on 21 Jan 1849,sponsors Thomas McKenna and Ann Quigg.
Bridget baptised on 30Nov 1846, sponsors Andrew Hegarty and Mary Quigg
There is a marriage 23 Oct 1838 in Ballinascreen, of Henry Kane and McKenna (no first name recorded)
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632987#page/141/mode/1up
There is a Henry O'Kane listed in Brockaghboy in the Griffiths Valuation...landlord Henry Quigg
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
There is a marriage of a Bridget O'Kane , father Henry,Brockaghabuoy to Daniel O'Kane,father Daniel ,Dunavenny Witnesses John O'Kane and Rose O'Kane on 13 Nov 1873
Here they are in the census 1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Slaght/Dunavenny/1520411/
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Thank you so much for your info. It will give me more grist for the mill to grind out some more clues. I will follow all this up. Thanks again for your time. Regards Janice.
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Message regarding Henry O'Kane ,Brockaghbuoy. My great grandmother was the daughter of Henry O'Kane and Bridget Mc Kenna. She was called Bridget and married another O'Kane, Daniel of Dunavenny. Bridget had a brother Thomas and a brother Daniel.
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Welcome to RootsChat, Dok :)
My great grandmother was the daughter of Henry O'Kane and Bridget Mc Kenna. She was called Bridget and married another O'Kane, Daniel of Dunavenny. Bridget had a brother Thomas and a brother Daniel.
Is this the marriage of your gt grandparents? In 1873....Glenullin RC Church.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1873/11284/8139654.pdf
Brockaghboy townland
https://www.townlands.ie/londonderry/coleraine/errigal/brockaghboy/
Dunnavenny townland
https://www.townlands.ie/londonderry/coleraine/errigal/dunnavenny/
KG
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Yes. I was born in Dunavenny and Brockaghbuoy is the next townland. Who is in the picture?