Searching For Thaddeus Gillen

[markggillen]

I'm looking for a relative of mine by the name of Thaddeus (or Thadaeus) Gillen
Born circa 1820 in Sligo.

I found a Griffith's Valuation for him:
Occupier   Thaddeus Gillen
Lessor   Captain Michael Jones
County   Sligo
Barony   Carbury
Parish   Drumcliff
Townland   Cloonagh
OS Page Numbers   4

And I know he had a daughter Brigida Gillen with his wife Anna Lenahan (or Lenaghan). 
Bridgida was baptized in 1853.

Birth Date:    1853
Baptism Date:    21 Jun 1853
Baptism Place:    Drumcliff, Sligo, Ireland
Parish Variants:    Drumcliff and Magherow, Drumcliffe, Magherow, Maugherow
Diocese:    Elphin

Any information on Thaddeus would be greatly appreciated.  I'm trying to find links to my Gillen family in Ireland in hopes of locating my GGGF Luke Gillen.

[shanreagh]

Rather than looking for one particular person I think it better to concentrate on finding Gillens who may be descended from him and then depending on what you find work backwards, forwards and sideways exploring the links. 

If you poke around on this website
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp
you will find Gillens galore (1525) in Co Sligo with entries dating back to 1840.

NB Thaddeus can be Thady and Tim as well. 

[aghadowey]

You've already a few posts about the Gillens, including Thaddeus-

I've recently uncovered a relative, Thaddeus Gillen, from Drumcliffe Parish, County Sligo, born on 21 June 1853.  Which may or may not point to where my GGGF Luke Gillen came from.

It was Thadeus' daughter who was baptised on that date.  Registers survive for baptisms from 1841 and marriages from 1865.

https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0555

https://www.johngrenham.com/records/rc_church.php?churchid=0555&parish=Drumcliff

There was more than one Thadeus GILLEN baptizing children there around that time, unless it is the same person with different wives.  I haven't looked to see if the dates overlap.

Debra 

My bad, Debra.  You are exactly right.  Thaddeus (or Thadeus) was born circa 1820.  His daughter, Brigida, was baptized (not born) on 21 June 1853.  His wife was Anna Lenaghan (also spelt Lenahan).  I tried attaching the baptismal register but it's too large of an upload.  In that register you can also see that an Anna Waters was baptized and her mother was a Gillen (Margaret I think - the handwriting was too indistinct) and the Godmother was an Anna Gillen.  The surnames of Waters, Gillen, Dunleavy, and Lenahan etc. show up in a Griffith's Valuation for Drumcliff Parish so I'm hoping that somehow Thaddeus is related to Luke Gillen.  I bring up Thaddeus because he is a DNA match I have on Ancestry.com so I feel he's a pretty solid lead to Gillens in Ireland.  I'm hoping that he will lead to other Gillen ancestors and quite possibly my GGGF Luke Gillen.

[dublin1850]

That couple (Thady Gillan and Anne Leneghan of Drumcliffe) also had a daughter Mary baptised 28 August 1845. Godparents Thomas Donleavy and Margaret Gillan.

She married a Daniel Gilroy on 18 March 1872. Bride's address given as Cloonagh.

[ciderdrinker]

Hi
Here's the full children I can See at Drumcliff
Maria 28.8.1845  godparents  Thomas Donleavy and Margarita Gillen
Bridget 21.6.1853  Michael Lenaghan and Catherine Waters
Maria Anna 27 Feb 1859 mother Bridget Killerlane gdprts Thomas Mitchell and Honora Killerlane
Catherina 30 June 1861  mother Bridget  Eleanor Feeny and Michael Neven
James 25.10.1863 mother Anna McGown Bridget McGown  Thomas Hennegan

Death Thadeus Gillen  June 1892 Sligo age 60
Blacksmith died of Influenza 7 days 14.3.1892 Workhouse Infirmary Sligo informant supervisor Workhouse LJ Thompson. (So explains why age is out).married.


Ciderdrinker

[Maiden Stone]

You've already a few posts about the Gillens, including Thaddeus-

Mark's topic about his ancestor Luke Gillen:
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=866254

A Gillen thread by Grigor from 2015 with some recent posts by Mark:
https://rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=726413
It has a link to a short thread about Gillan in County Cavan by Grigor.

[Kiltaglassan]

Death Thadeus Gillen  June 1892 Sligo age 60
Blacksmith died of Influenza 7 days 14.3.1892 Workhouse Infirmary Sligo informant supervisor Workhouse LJ Thompson. (So explains why age is out).married.

Informant L J Thompson Occupier Union Workhouse, Sligo.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1892/06036/4719127.pdf

Thadeus Gillen from Dunally [sic].
https://www.townlands.ie/sligo/carbury/drumcliff/drumcliff-east/doonally/
https://www.townlands.ie/sligo/carbury/calry/calry/doonally/

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3625727#map=13/54.2883/-8.4583

[Maiden Stone]

Hi
Here's the full children I can See at Drumcliff
Maria 28.8.1845  godparents  Thomas Donleavy and Margarita Gillen
Bridget 21.6.1853  Michael Lenaghan and Catherine Waters
Maria Anna 27 Feb 1859 mother Bridget Killerlane gdprts Thomas Mitchell and Honora Killerlane
Catherina 30 June 1861  mother Bridget  Eleanor Feeny and Michael Neven
James 25.10.1863 mother Anna McGown Bridget McGown  Thomas Hennegan

Griffiths' Valuation had 3 Thaddeus Gillen entries for Drumcliff civil parish.  Cloonagh, Creggyconnell and Lower Rosses townlands. 
Other occupiers on a plot with Thaddeus Gillen in Cloonagh townland were Martin and Paul Dunleavy and Thomas Meahan (?).
There were more Gillen occupiers in Creggyconnell and Lower Rosses townlands.

[Kiltaglassan]

Cloonagh, Creggyconnell and Lower Rosses townlands.

Cloonagh townland
https://www.townlands.ie/sligo/carbury/drumcliff/lissadill-west/cloonagh/

Creggyconnell townland
https://www.townlands.ie/sligo/carbury/drumcliff/drumcliff-west/creggyconnell/

Rosses Lower townland
https://www.townlands.ie/sligo/carbury/drumcliff/drumcliff-west/rosses-lower/