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Lanarkshire / LITTLE family from "Glasgow area" to Ireland
« on: Thursday 22 February 07 18:31 GMT (UK)  »
My information on my Littles is very sketchy.  Have a hand written record that a father and mother Little had these children:Simon(1782+-), Gilbert, Nellie(1811?), Nancy(1807?) and James(1816). The age difference between Simon and James is 34 years indicating different mothers.  According to the notes James was born near Glasgow in 1816 and the family emigrated to Ireland in 1822. It would seem odd if Simon was not already married or he may have left earlier.  There were apparently 4 other children but I don't have any names or sex.
Nancy married a Watty Fairbairn in Ireland and returned to Scotland.
My Irish information is similarly lacking except that at least part of the family ended up in Co. Cavan.  Most eventually emigrated to Canada.

Any clues or help would be greatly appreciated.

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Cavan / LITTLE abt 1820 to 1840
« on: Thursday 15 February 07 20:02 GMT (UK)  »
Little family consisting of unknown father and mother emigrated Scotland to Ireland 1822. Were almost certainly preceded by other family members. Simon and Gilbert. The 1822 migration included youngest child, James*  . Other siblings of James were Simon and Gilbert (above), Nellie(m. John Taylor) and Nancy m. Watty Fairbairn).
Simon married 1st Ann (May?) and had these children: James, Ann, Simon, John and Gilbert. Simon  married 2nd Elizabeth Taylor and had:William, Mary, Martha and Ann Jane.
The only other info I have while the family was in Ireland is that James* married Mary Gibson (in 1838) who's family lived(owned?) a farm 2 miles from Canniston (apparently members of the Gibson family continued on the farm until at least 1937).
Most of the family eventually innigrated to Canada in various groups.
I have a bit more info.
I am primarily Interested in Unknown Little and wife, Simon and John, but anything about this family would be appreciated.

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Leitrim / Harrison of Annaduff
« on: Wednesday 14 February 07 01:28 GMT (UK)  »
my grt grandfather John Joseph HARRISON was born 6 jul 1855 in Annaduff Parish of Kiltoghart, his father was Henry, mother Anne (maiden name unknown).  JJH had these siblings: Arthur, Robert, Mary Jane, Eliza Jane, Isabella and Susannah also these 1/2 siblings: Francis, Charles, Henry Pierce and Anna Elizabeth.  Several of the family emigrated to Canada and the USA and one to New Zealand.  JJH was in Ontario then Winnipeg, Manitoba where he married my Grt grandmother - Mary Jane Davidson, he died Vancouver, BC in March 1909.
Would be interested in contacting any other descendants of this family or increasing my information base on them.

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Monaghan / MARSHALL family Ballybay pre 1850
« on: Wednesday 14 February 07 01:08 GMT (UK)  »
I am looking for any information on the family of Elizabeth Marshall b. Oct. 1830. Fathers name possibly Andrew.  Sometime before 1850 the family emigrated to Canada. Elizabeth married John Little in Ontario 29 Nov. 1850.  Only information is that she came from Ballybay.

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