Gaffney / Beattie

[littlefacey]

Her father John Beattie was from Leitrim but she never really knew much about his Irish roots.

......John Beattie was born in 1916 and had 3 sisters and 2 brothers.

Might this be the John Beattie mentioned?
John William Beattie born 19 January 1916 at Shannagh, Mohill, Co Leitrim. MMN Costelloe
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1916/01351/1557293.pdf

Shannagh townland
https://www.townlands.ie/leitrim/mohill/mohill/mohill/shannagh/

I did do a quick search on John Beattie and his siblings and indeed there was a Margaret but would she be called nicknamed 'Mary'? 

If so, birth of a sibling Margaret Mary on 4 June 1910
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1910/01558/1629508.pdf

KG

It's a nightmare tracing this woman!  I only know she was born about 1908.. sadly unlike the UK death records online the Irish ones don't give you a date of birth

[Kiltaglassan]

It's a nightmare tracing this woman!  I only know she was born about 1908.. sadly unlike the UK death records online the Irish ones don't give you a date of birth

They have done since December 2005 in the Irish Republic and since 1973 in Northern Ireland.

KG

[littlefacey]

Can anyone suggest anything that might help me locate any other family members or more info on with Molly and her sons??? I've emailed the archives, churches. cemeteries and no one has replied. 

[littlefacey]

I'VE HAD A BREAKTHROUGH!!!! 

So i've managed to locate a grandchild of Molly on Ancestry and on their tree (which has pretty much nothing on the Gaffney's) but they have listed Molly's husband as a James Gaffney! Seems that's all they knew about him but i have a name and that's all that matters at the mo!

[MEW53]

Great news, hope you find out more on your quest😀

[littlefacey]

No joy yet but i'll keep hunting!

[Kiltaglassan]

John’s sisters were Margaret ,Josie and Edna ? ......... His brothers were called Walter and Tommy.

Walter born 8 February 1912
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1912/01490/1606065.pdf

Florence Kathleen born 3 March 1914
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1914/01419/1583089.pdf

Josephine Mary born 15 March 1918
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1918/01279/1530155.pdf

Thomas born maybe 1920 onwards, including this one.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1MT-YNB

KG

[littlefacey]

So i ordered a copy of their son's birth certificate and it confirms his fathers name was James! Woohoo! but is that Cloncavid underneath his name? I've tried googling but not helping that much

(I've removed the son's name as he is still alive)

[Kiltaglassan]

The informant Elizabeth Nolan? lived in Gowna which is in Scrabby District in Cavan R.D. Here's Scrabby Electoral Division.
https://www.townlands.ie/cavan/scrabby1/ and the townland associated with Gowna.
https://www.townlands.ie/cavan/tullyhunco/scrabby/scrabby/loch-gowna-scrabby/

If she spoke with a broad Cavan accent, she might have said 'Cloncavid', written down by the registrar, when the actual name was Cloncovet.
https://www.townlands.ie/cavan/clanmahon/drumlumman/kilcogy/cloncovet/
This townland is about 7km SE of Gowna.

Just a thought 

KG