Good morning everyone! Thank you so much for your willingness to help. This crossed out name is paternal grandfather's biological father (great-grandfather)
Here's the link to the original birth record, it's the first one:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1901/01965/1757878.pdfI reviewed the handwriting of "Perry Asst. Registrar" from his other written records and concluded the first letter to likely be a "G", I'm not 100% sure of this of course. Led me to consider Gilmour/Gilmour? But no strong Gilmour/Gilmore lines in the DNA results. Lots of Gallaghers tho!
Some additional information in case it is helpful with location connections as hints:
- I believe I've traced Kate Boner (great grandmother) via 1901 census records and DNA back to Dungloe, Donegal, born in 1878 to John Boner and mother Catherine (O'Donnell), but not 100% sure it's her. I located the baptismal record for John James Bonner St Columb’s Church on Chapel Road, Waterside Derry with Catherine as mother. I cannot find any trace of her after this. I continue to search for her.
- Grandfather grew up in Ballymagorry. He is in the 1901 census with his mother Catherine and next appears in the 1911 Census as Johnie Bonar age 10, boarder with Hugh and Annie Devine. Various school records as John James Devine until his passage to Canada in June 1926 as John James Devine.
Thank you again for your help on this!
Best,
Middy