McAfee Family in Aghadowey

[jmcardwell]

Welcome to RootsChat 

I realise I'm a little bit late replying! I was working back through our tree (my mother was a McAfee), and reached my great grandfather John McAfee.  His death from tuberculosis in 1911 was certified by his sister Lizzie Orr.  Looking at the 1911 census, the Orr household included grandmother Rose McAfee, a widow aged 69, Roman Catholic, born Co Derry.
Going back to the 1901 census, Rose McAfee, a widowed seamstress aged 60, Roman Catholic born Co Derry, is living with daughter Mary and son-in-law James Alexander.  Looking at the marriage certificate of Mary and James, Mary's father was called James.  And the only marriage I can find of a James McAfee to a Rose is the same one listed by aghadowey - James W. McAfee marrying Rose Mullan on Christmas Day 1864.

Just giving links to the above data in red.

Death 1911
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1911/05406/4510306.pdf
1911 census
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Windsor_Ward/Howard_Street__South/169231/
1901 census
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Cromac/Powerscourt_Street/970879/
Marriage 1864
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1864/11624/8279651.pdf

James residing in Clarehill townland.
https://www.townlands.ie/londonderry/coleraine/aghadowey/clarehill/

KG

Thank you!  I've realised (after a lot of fruitless searching for the intervening generation) that Rose was in fact Lizzie's mother, not her grandmother.  The 1911 census entry describes Rose as "grandmother", but the age difference from Lizzie is only 22 years.

[gaffy]

... Looking at the marriage certificate of Mary and James, Mary's father was called James ...

A transcript I can see of the St. Malachy's record of that marriage on 13 October 1900 identifies both parents for bride and groom, namely:

- James Alexander: Son of Hugh Alexander and Lizzie Crossley
- Mary McAfee: Daughter of James McAfee and Rose Mullan

[CMCN]

Hi, I am new to roots chat and ancestry search. I am so pleased to see this information about the McAfee family as James McAfee and Rose Mullan are my Great Great Grandparents. Their daughter Mary McAfee married James Alexander 13 October 1900 (my Great Grandparents). Their daughter Mary Alexander born 20 September 1902 is my Grandmother. I knew my Grandmother, she lived to 97 (passed away 27 Dec 1999) but I don't know anything of the family history. Visited Aghadowey recently in search of family graves but was unsuccessful - grateful for any help in locating these or for any family information anyone can provide

[Kiltaglassan]

Welcome to RootsChat, CMCN 

Their daughter Mary McAfee married James Alexander 13 October 1900 (my Great Grandparents). Their daughter Mary Alexander born 20 September 1902 is my Grandmother.

For others reading here's the family in 1901 census.
House 30 in Powerscourt Street (Cromac, Antrim)
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Cromac/Powerscourt_Street/970879/

You may have this but for others, five siblings of your grandmother-

John 1903, James 1907, Sarah Jane 1911, William 1913 and Joseph Douglas 1918
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01rt8/


KG

[Kiltaglassan]

The Alexander family in the 1911 census-
House 51 in Tyrone Street (Court, Antrim)
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Court/Tyrone_Street/135783/

[CMCN]

Thank you for replying  . I hope I am understanding how to reply to chats & you will keep me right. I knew both my great aunt Sarah (Sadie) and great uncle Joseph (Dougie). I have vague recollection of John (perhaps lived Dublin direction ?)

[aghadowey]

As far as I know the McAfees were buried at St. Mary's in Aghadowey but can't remember if there are any headstones. If you look back through this topic you'll see details about the McAfees of Aghadowey were posted.

[aghadowey]

As far as I know the McAfees were buried at St. Mary's in Aghadowey but can't remember if there are any headstones. If you look back through this topic you'll see details about the McAfees of Aghadowey were posted.

I have a note that says William McAfee (died 1877) & wife Jane (d.1897) might be buried in Agivey which is quite overgrown now but there isn't a headstone, or at least a legible one, for McAfees as far as I could tell when I was there years ago.

[shanreagh]

I am assuming Bill McAfee, he of the wonderful website, is of this wider family

http://www.billmacafee.com/