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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Topic started by: kob3203 on Wednesday 13 September 17 17:30 BST (UK)
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Somebody pointed out that the surname Lane doesn't sound Irish.
The name appeared as the mother of one Ellen Cusack on her 8 Mar 1859 Glanworth and Ballindangan marriage record. Her father was James Cusack, which does sound Irish - I think ?
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1901 census for Lane, RC http://www.rootschat.com/links/01kpu/
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My Lane family came over from Ireland during the 1840's.
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https://www.johngrenham.com/
Some info on surnames on this link.
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Thank you. That John Grenham site is a great resource - so it's probably the Cork Ó Liatháins.
(Just realized it's Irish Ancestors, a paying site. But there's still loads of useful information there for free)
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Ellen baptised on 29 August 1840 for parents James Cusack and Jane Lane:
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633882#page/23/mode/1up
Thomas previously baptised for parents with same names on 24 January 1836:
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633882#page/4/mode/1up
Patrick baptised on 10 September 1843:
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633882#page/36/mode/1up
Catherine baptised on 11 April 1848:
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633882#page/53/mode/1up
Mary baptised on 10 March 1851 for parents James Cusack and Joanna? Lane:
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633882#page/60/mode/1up
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Thanks gaffy. Mary's one we hadn't spotted.
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Lanes in Ireland have been around for over 350 years in Ireland see some of the
Hearth Money Rolls 1660’s in
http://www.billmacafee.com
column headings
Record No. No. in Barony List County Barony Parish Townland (Modern Spelling) Townland as spelt in Hearth Money Rolls Forename as spelt in Hearth Money Rolls Surname as spelt in Hearth Money Rolls Surname [Standardised]
17812 1424 Antrim Massereene Upper Magheramesk Trummery Unnamed Allex Leane Lane
17814 1426 Antrim Massereene Upper Magheramesk Trummery Unnamed Mc O Leane Lane
13915 306 Antrim Belfast Upper Shankill Town of Belfast Parish of Belfast John Leane Lane
1950 802 Donegal Inishowen East Donagh Carrowreagh Carowreagh Bryan o'Lane Lane
4446 2418 L'Derry Loughinsholin Artrea Moneymore Part of Moneymore town Elizabeth Lane Lane
2697 669 L'Derry Keenaght Tamlaght Finlagan Ballykelly Ballykelly Captain Nicholas Lane Lane
as to their religious beliefs, remember some irish have changed their denomination probably in as many years
1823-1838 The Tithe Applotment Books
the distribution of many Lane but not all by any means
17 entries in the Six counties
http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/
443 Lane entries in the twenty-six counties see http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/
these include
Lane George Caherdrinny Glanworth Cork 1825
Lane William Caherdrinny Glanworth Cork 1825
Lane Patk Glanworth Glanworth Cork 1825
Lane Michael Ballindangan Castleterry Ballydeloughy Cork 1825
good luck onwards
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I have distant cousins who were Maclaine and took the Mc Off in the 1700s, probably because they were in a predominantly English area and attempting to assimilate/anglicize. So there are definitely Lanes out there who may have been OLeighin (native Irish) from the south or MacLane from the north (either settler or gallowglass origin). I would explore every possibility and not assume anything.
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The gb surnames site also has it as an 'English' surname. Seems to be most prevalent in the south
http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/
LANER Unclassified
LANES English - Other; Regional; East Midlands
LANE English - Locational Name; Generic Feature; Other
LANEY English - Locational Name; Settlement Ending; Ney
Great Britain Frequency (1998) 27624 100
Great Britain Frequency (1881) 20544
Great Britain Rate (1998) 701
Great Britain Rate (1881) 760
Northern Ireland 84.06 12.2
Republic of Ireland 91.38 13.3
Australia 885.03 128.9
New Zealand 630.33 91.8
United States 906.86 132.1
Canada 583.45 85.0
Great Britain top area (1881) Gloucester
Great Britain top area (1998) Hereford
Great Britain top area index * 318
Great Britain top postal town Gloucester
Cultural, Ethnic, Linguistic categories of surname - British
Another surname site
http://www.selectsurnames3.com/lane.html
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I hadn't realized just how confusing a simple thing like a surname could be !
Thanks to suggestions and links here I get the feeling that in NE Co. Cork the name seems most likely to be Irish, from Ó Laighin/O Leighin. But I'm not ruling anything out yet.
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The Tithe Applotment Books are well known to be incomplete and selective and yet interesting. I mentioned them previously I don’t know my catholic parishes compared to my civic parishes, but having mentioned them simply before here’s abit more detail ie heres a starting search surely for Jane Lane’s father
GEORGE LANE Caherdrinny Glanworth Cork 1825 plot 185 11acres of ploughland
WILLIAM LANE Caherdrinny Glanworth Cork 1825 plot 186 19acres of ploughland
see http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/reels/tab//004587445/004587445_00260.pdf
PATK LANE Glanworth Glanworth Cork1825 plot 324 1 acre in Broches?quartertown plots see http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/reels/tab//004587445/004587445_00268.pdf
In 1851 the only homestead left for the Lanes in Glanworth is John Lane living in main Street map ref 35’36 http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ for a bit more see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glanworth
WILLIAM LANE no plot number 5 acres the townland appears to be subdivided into ‘ShannaBallindangan needs checking, and civil parish is Ballydeloughy 30 years later no lanes in Griffiths Valuation for Ballydelough
see http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/reels/tab//004587403/004587403_00597.pdf go onto google satelite and down to street scenes
it looks a lovely place for a holiday
look out for surviving church records good luck onwards