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Fermanagh / Keys - Family Fermanagh
« on: Thursday 29 January 09 01:50 GMT (UK)  »
Hello...Through this site have received some information and I have found my grandfathers birth record....

My grandfather Thomas Keys and his wife Margaret(Maggie) nee Mcgee were married around 1911...

They came to Australia in 1914 with two children Bridget Mary and James Joseph (born 1914)....

Thomas Keys's  brother James and sister Mary Ann also came to Australia around that time...

I was hoping to find out whether any other siblings stayed in Ireland....

On my grandfathers birth record it reads address "Moynighan" Fermanagh..

His fathers name was James Keys......born around 1865

His mothers name was Bridget nee (McQuade....born around 1885...

I would be interesting to find other family relations that live in Ireland..

Thanks for any assistance.....keys

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Tyrone / Re: Keys...family history....Garvaghy
« on: Thursday 29 January 09 01:26 GMT (UK)  »
Hello...with the help i received here I did find my grandfathers birth record..

turns out it was Moynighan Fermanagh...in 1885..

I will now try the Fermanagh section to see if I can find a bit more..thanks..keys

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Tyrone / Re: Keys...family history....Garvaghy
« on: Sunday 25 January 09 20:17 GMT (UK)  »
Hello...Thomas Keys's parents from the Australian BDM..show

parents being father...James Keys
                       mother..Bridget

This is a caption and not the whole certificate, but I notice a lot of past relations dont always use their proper Christian names through life and this can make it difficult to trace back

thanks.....keys

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Tyrone / Re: Keys...family history....Garvaghy
« on: Sunday 25 January 09 19:52 GMT (UK)  »
hello....yes you are right the district is Trillick....

I know the family was Roman Catholic

Reading the Obituary for Thomas Keys (grandfather) in Aust. in 1932. it reads..

He was a native of County Tyrone, North of Ireland, being the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs James Keys....occupation of farmer.....With his wife and two children Mr Keys arrived in Australia in June 1914.....

Having only this information, looks like we havent much to go on....
So far, looking at the sites available, nothing has turned up...will keep trying..

thankyou for assistance and valuable information.....keys....

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Tyrone / Re: Keys...family history....Garvaghy
« on: Sunday 25 January 09 13:02 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, thankyou for such a quick reply....now that I check Irvinestown was the place that this birth certificate was  copied in 1928....

The other info from the birth certificate with all family members being deceased are as follows....

father...Thomas Keys..............Garvaghy.........labourer....
mother..Maggie  Keys.......formarly....mcgee......

also reads birth registered in the district of (Frelliak)...not sure hard to read..
                                           in the union of Irvinestown
                                           in the county of Tyrone

Thanks again for any help....if only our ancestors had told us more...keys

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Tyrone / Keys...family history....Garvaghy
« on: Sunday 25 January 09 12:37 GMT (UK)  »
Hello members...I am hoping on behalf of our family members in Australia to find some of our Irish history.....

I know for sure that my grandfather and grandmother arrived in Aust. in June 1914.....all relatives with any Irish knowledge have all past on, so this is our best hope.....

The only item I have to go on is a birth certificate of my uncle.....

D.O.B...4-2-1914.....name is James Joseph Keys and was born in Garvaghy...
the births office was in Irvinestown.....

I am hoping that these names may mean something to someone to get us started...

thanks for any info........keys.....

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