Trying to find info on any Feenan relatives in Antrim

[shanew147]

It looks like Mary Ann died in Sussex :

 Qtr/Year : Jun 1895   
 Name : Mary Ann Feenan (age 1)
 Registration district : Hastings   
 Volume : 2b   
 Page : 11


Shane

[aghadowey]

Didn't realise they'd gone to Scotland- you'd said your family were English so I thought that's where this lot had gone. Unfortunately Scottish 1911 census won't be released until 2011.

Here's a link to 1911 census in case anyone else wants to see it:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Duncairn/Greencastle_Street/170885/

Did a bit of searching and FreeBMD website (English records) has a birth July/Sept.1895 for an Agnes Feenan in Hastings district.
From Irish civil registrations I found a Patrick Joseph Feenan Oct./Dec.1900 Belmullet registration district, Co. Mayo and in the same district James Feenan birth Jan./Mar.1904.
These could be the 1st 3 children in the 1911 census.
Can't see a likely marriage for Joseph Feenan and Ann Jane Costello in Ireland or English (using FreeBMD site which may not be complete).

Checking on a Scottish birth for Joseph Feenan I found this in I.G.I. (www.familysearch.org): Joseph Feenan born 14 Nov.1864 Middle Or New Parish, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland- parents Patrick Feenan and Ann McQuiggan. Ring any bells?

[maycockfeenan]

I have no idea about the scottish connection other than that is what his birthplace says in the 1911 census - you may have found his birth though - The Feenan's are Irish, he could have just been in Scotland (nobody in family knew this).  I was told he was from Greencastle (as in area) turns out its a street in Duncairn!
As for Agnes & older sister - it could be Hastings but again family members only know of the 3 youngest brothers, this is just something I have stumbled on today - there is about 5 years between Agnes & oldest brother Patrick so in this time they moved back to Ireland -

Thanks for all your help, I will follow up these leads..

[aghadowey]

Greencastle Street is in Duncairn D.E.D. in 1911 census which is part of Belfast (Shankill Parish)- there's no house number so difficult to pinpoint the present location exactly.

[shanew147]

the family seem to appear on the 1901 census transcription for Co. Mayo on
http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/

 Townland : Knocknalina
 Joseph Feenan (35) Comm.boatman Coast Guard    born Scotland
 Ann Jane(32) wife/born Scotland
 Agnes(5) born England
 Patrick Joseph(5mo.)

Joseph's occupation might explain why they moved around so much.


Shane

[aghadowey]

Well spotted, Shane. Except now Ann Jane is supposed to be born in Scotland!

[shanew147]

I think it might be worth checking for the marriage in Scotland... nothing promising crops up in England or Ireland


Shane

[aghadowey]

Have tried searching for marriage (Scotland's People website) but no marriages for Joseph Feenan 1890-1895.

[maycockfeenan]

Thank you to you both I will check out these records later as it all ties in with what an uncle -in-law has just told me.

Thanks again, Ange