McElhinney/McElhaney - Fern Look Up

[lil growler]

Hi Anne


Sorry. I don't know what denomination they are

Regards

lil

[Cyrilthebad]

I have recently due to the pilot exercise on LDS found the death and marriage of my Irish Gt Grandmother.  Also from the 1901 census I found that she was born in Donegal and that her name was Sarah not Mildred (which I'd got from my Grandfather's birth cert).

However using IGI (an extracted record) it appears her parents were Andrew Gaily and Anne McElhinay.  There are other children with Andrew and Anne as parents with a variety of spellings for Gail(e)y and McElhenny.

My question (I suppose) is does this Anne fit with anybody elses McElhinney family.  I don't know when or where she was born or when or where she married Andrew Gail(e)y.

I posting this as new thread with Gail(e)y as the surname as well.

[Portygilr]

Hi Cyril,  When was your G Grandmother married ?
My GG Grandmother was Sarah Boyle (ms McElhinney + Var)
she was b 1820 and died 1875.   I'm still unsure of what denomination my GG G/Mother was before she married James Boyle (all their children where RC) This family lived in Killhill,Bellanascaddan,Nr Letterkenny,Kilmacrenan Parish.


I've a list of McElhinney + B/M/D's - perhaps I can help you out?

Anne

[Cyrilthebad]

My Gt Grandmother (Sarah Gailey) was married in 1899 in Dublin and in the 1901 Irish census is shown as CofE. 

It was her mother (according IGI) who was Anne McElhinay.  Sarah appears to have been born in 1869 in Donegal but I'm not sure where.  I haven't received Sarah birth cert yet.

I suppose Anne must've been born 1851 or earlier but probably no earlier than 1820.....(not much of a range  )

[Portygilr]

Hi Cyril,  Found Sarah Gailey b 7th August 1869 - Co. Donegal.
As Luck would have it - no T/Land or Parish noted...
I'll check out Anne McElhinney + var births and get back to you..

Anne

[Portygilr]

Cyril, Found a marriage for Andrew Gailey 31 December 1846 in Gortee, Co.Donegal..  he was married to an Anne Gailey - don't know if Gailey was Anne's maiden or Surname? and it may be a tad too early to be your Sarah's Parents?

Anne

[Cyrilthebad]

Hi Anne.

On IGI there are children who have got Andrew and Anne Gailey as their parents.  I think that 1846 could be a little early but that is not to say that Andrew perhaps remarried later to yet another Anne!  I think I will have to leave this until I have the certs then at least I'm doing my "wondering" from a position of vague strength (well as strong as anything can be Irish without having the original records to hand).

[Portygilr]

Cyril,  My G Grandmother had her last child when she was in her 40's, not uncommon back in the day!!

Let me know if you need any other McElhinney's searches - when the vitals arrive..

Regards
Anne

[Empty]

Hi I'm looking for my gt gt grandfather Alexander McElhinney from Clondavaddog in Donegal. He was born circa 1817 and went to Glasgow where he married a Clondavaddog girl Margaret Peoples in 1835. When they arrived in Glasgow their names were changed to McElwee and Peebles.
The IGI shows a possible match to John McElhinney and Catherine Alcorn as his parents. Can anyone confirm this?
Fingers crossed,
Empty