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Offline Gortinanima

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Death registration mystery McDonnell
« on: Saturday 09 December 23 17:08 GMT (UK) »
Probate of the Will of Randal M'Donnell late of Ballyfad County Antrim Farmer who died 17 February 1894 granted at Belfast to John M'Auley Farmer

I cannot locate this death on the GRONI platform or Irishgenealogy.ie

Here is the rest of the family in the 1901 and 1911 census returns in Ballyfad.

1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000263350/

1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001347970/

Any help will be gratefully received, thanks

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Re: Death registration mystery McDonnell
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 09 December 23 17:37 GMT (UK) »
link to the 1911 transcript for reference, includes the location etc - Ballyfad townland, Layd civil parish, Ballycastle poor law union

I dont see any Randall/Randal McDonnell/MacDonnal/McDonald etc deaths in or near Ballycastle in 1892/3/4/5/6, do you have any clues as to where he died ?

His death may not have been registered

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Re: Death registration mystery McDonnell
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 09 December 23 17:43 GMT (UK) »

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I cannot locate this death on the GRONI platform or Irishgenealogy.ie

Like athacliath62, I can't find a death record for this man. Probably wasn't registered.


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Re: Death registration mystery McDonnell
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 10 December 23 08:51 GMT (UK) »
I assume he died in Ballyfad going by the will - looks like this death wasn't registered.