Canavan Family

[Sinann]

If you ever do have an Ancestry sub or on one of their free weekends have a look for James in the Postal Appointments, if he was a postman before 1922 he should be listed, if he is listed see if there is a mention of Dublin. The Irish postal service had to check the UK appointments books to see what postmen from pre 1922 were due pension wise.

Worth seeing if a WWI record survives as well.

[OneNightWright]

Catherine McGinty's parents are:

John McGinty and Mary Cooney

[Sinann]

There is a John McGinty Mary Cooney marriage in 1867 in Co.Mayo
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1867/11490/8223736.pdf
Missed it first time as he is transcribed as John Ginty
John's residence is Valley

A Catherine McGinty born Valley 1885
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1885/02643/1974815.pdf

[Sinann]

Possibly John and Mary in 1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Mayo/Achill/Tonatanvally/743674/

[Kiltaglassan]

Valley the residence on the Certs is in the townland of Tonatanvally, in the Civil and RC parish of Achill..........

Tonatanvally Townland, Achill Civil Parish, Co. Mayo
https://www.townlands.ie/mayo/burrishoole/achill/achill/tonatanvally/

KG

[Sinann]

Age is a bit out but
John McGinty 75, Valley died 1918 informant Catherine Canavan daughter
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1918/05184/4431621.pdf

Mary McGinty 87 Valley died 1927 informant James Canavan
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1927/04979/4357000.pdf

Burial no image but headstone erected by the Canavan family
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179758958/john-mcginty

[Sinann]

The son Pat living with John and Mary in 1911
born 1867
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1867/03461/2270995.pdf

James mentioned on the headstone born 1873
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1873/03180/2166529.pdf
his wife Catherine and two children Catherine and Michael are also on the stone so likely this family
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Mayo/Achill/Tonatanvally/743659/

[OneNightWright]

Thanks for all your help Sinnan,

If you come across anything else i would be grateful

[Juliapai4]

Hi.. I know this post has been inactive for sometime but I've got some general info to pass on. Agnes Mooney was the sister of William Mooney who is my relation. He was married to a Janet Gordon who appears to be the witness at Agnes's marriage. Agnes's mother was Bridget Feeney who was born in Ireland and later married to a Matthew mooney (I think he was born in Ayrshire) I wonder if Andrew Canavans connection to Ireland was through his dad's female line???