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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Kennedys from Bovevagh Parish County Derry
« on: Sunday 07 April 19 23:12 BST (UK)  »
Hi Elizabeth

I have sent you a PM. I generally send PMs in response Aghadowey.

Regards

John

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Michael Convery died 1941 borrow in furness
« on: Tuesday 09 October 18 19:26 BST (UK)  »
Hi there

My great grandfather Michael convery died while working in England. I’ve found two records one from 1941 borrow in Furness and one from 1951 north Liverpool , both have the same birth date 1883. I believe one of these is my great grandfather. He was from maghera in county Derry. Is there anywhere I can go or can I get somebody to help me out on this? Where did he live and where is he buried etc? I cannot seem to find a Michael Convery in barrow in Furness in the 1939 registery.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Aghadowey / shanlongford / Mckeever
« on: Sunday 19 August 18 00:52 BST (UK)  »
I have transcribed the newspaper clipping:

CETENARIAN'S DEATH NEAR COLERAINE

"There has just died at Shanlongford Ringsend , near Coleraine , a labourer named John M'Keever , at the remarkable age of 104 years. Deceased was born in October , 1806 some months after the death of his father. He had many interesting stories to relate appertaining to the district , in which he resided all his life. Deceased retained all his faculties up to a few weeks ago. As late as last year he was a prize winner under the county councils cottage and garden scheme."

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Thomas Kennedy 1831 census
« on: Sunday 19 August 18 00:50 BST (UK)  »
wrong forum

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Aghadowey / shanlongford / Mckeever
« on: Sunday 19 August 18 00:45 BST (UK)  »
I always did take his age with a pinch of salt , until I found a local newspaper from 1911 stating he was born in October of 1806 "several months after the death of his father". I'm guessing this makes his age more believable. Sadly it didn't mention his fathers name.

I have not managed to find their marriage record , sadly.

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Inverness / Re: William and Mary (Kennedy) Stoddart
« on: Friday 17 August 18 00:28 BST (UK)  »
My mother is a kennedy from Northern Ireland. Her kennedys are from Stewartstown county Tyrone N.ireland. Interestingly , her DNA story on Ancestry shows direct emigration from Fort Agustus , Scotland to Stewartstown. I was amazed at this , as ancestry managed to pinpoint the exact village in northern Ireland my kennedys where from.

Now I know , the DNA story may be telling me about other ancestry that emigrated from fort agustus , but I have a very good feeling that it is my kennedy line. Maybe I am a descendant of the Archibald Kennedy you speak off. Did any of your kennedys moved to northern Ireland? Have any of you done your Ancestry DNA to see if we have any similar DNA?


Ive only managed to trace back my direct ancestor - John Kennedy born circa 1843. I would love to be able to trace my kennedys back to scotland , even if there is no paper trail.


Hope to here back from any of you!

regards

john

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Thomas Kennedy 1831 census
« on: Wednesday 15 August 18 03:03 BST (UK)  »
By the way , there is a photo on one of the lady’s tree of the John Kennedy mentioned in the original post - died 1914 . My mum said she can see a resemblance in her own brothers!?

Also , on the birth record 1798 the Address for Thomas is given as cooleyman. Now , somebody has already explained the cooleyman townland above. Interesting , my mother said her grandfather kennedys nickname was “curleman Kennedy” because he had white Curley hair but she was young and can’t remember much!  Maybe his nickname was cooleyman Kennedy 😂?!

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Thomas Kennedy 1831 census
« on: Wednesday 15 August 18 02:59 BST (UK)  »
Thomas kennedy born 27th June 1798 in first garvagh presbetyrian.

No parents recorded.

I have managed to match through DNA with one or two Canadians who have these people in their tree . I have messaged them and they have said that it was not them that did the tree , I was wondering anyone on here knows more about these specific kennedys.

My mother is a Kennedy. I have traced my kennedys back to bovevagh parish county Derry - Samuel Kennedy born 1870 to a John Kennedy. There was 2 or 3 kennedys in bovevagh on the 1851 census.

I believe that my bovevagh kennedys are something to these kennedys especially since I have managed to match through DNA with some Canadian kennedys with this specific tree!!

Only thing is , is that my kennedys where church of Ireland.

Any replies would be much appreciated.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Kennedys from Bovevagh Parish County Derry
« on: Wednesday 01 August 18 17:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi everybody

My great great grandfather Samuel Kennedy was born in 1870 in Bovevagh to parents John Kennedy and Eliza milligan / milliken. On the birth , john was a broom maker. However i believe i have found siblings of samuel , not through their birth records but through their marraige records.

William James Kennedy married Isabella Young 1885 - Williams father john was a "dealer" bovevagh.
William was also a "dealer" on the irish census. My Samuel was a dealer also and so was his son (my g grandfather)

Elizabeth Kennedy married Robert j brown 1884 - Elizabeth's father john dealer from bovevagh.

All of these kennedys were members of the church of ireland. I was wondering if anybody has any records for the church of ireland in bovevagh ??? or know where i can access them? I am looking for johns marraige any another kennedy records that are earlier than those accessible online.

By the way , only 1 online death record from bovevagh is a man called William Kennedy from Bovevagh who was a weaver died aged 83 in 1882. MAYBE johns father??


Thanks very much in advance!!

John.

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