mcgowans

[vinty222]

 hi im looking help in finding some word about the mcgowans, they left ireland iabout 1850  and went to lanarkshire scotland, there was father patrick who was born in 1814 and his wife margaret dearin are dearie, they had  5 are 6 children at this time john catherine bridget margaret william and two were born in scotland  patrick and mary. the father patrick was killed in a mining acc, in 1857 and margaret the mother died in 1862, i know they lived in oldmonklands and moved to baillieston    that is  outside glasgow, i would be grateful if anyone could help me with this family  and were they were born in ireland
 
            yours sincerly patrick mcgowan
                     

[Ticker]

Hi Patrick

Sorry we haven't been able to help you so far on this one.

Have you had a look at all the usual general resources I tend to suggest? 

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,83852.0.html

You could also look at these Roscommon specific sites which may help.

ROSCOMMON CENSUS

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,42087.0.html

DIRECTORIES

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,8544.0.html

GRIFFITHS VALUATION

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,8545.0.html

ROSCOMMON INSTITUTIONS

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,745.0.html

Perhaps you would like to have a look at these resources to see if there is anything that might help you.

Please come back with any further queries or to let us know how you get on.

Best wishes

Ticker

[Christopher]

Hello Patrick,

What denomination was the McGowan family? Were they  members of the Catholic faith, the Established Church (Anglicans or Church of Ireland), Methodists or Presbyterians?

You may have to rely on Church records as civil registration in Ireland was not introduced until 1864. Non Catholic marriages were registered from 1845 onwards. When registration for BDMS started in 1864 some people didn't bother with the registration for a few years after that date. Keep your fingers crossed that church records still exist.

Christopher

[vinty222]

 hi christopher , im not sure about that one but all the children were married in  married in a catholic church in baillieston were they went to work, in lanarkshire, i have been trying for a good while to find out what county they were from, in ireland, as when they died the children didn,t seem to no were they were from ,, they just said ireland, thanks for writing christopher ,, i live in belfast myself,  pv mcgowan are vince,

[Christopher]

Hi Patrick,

Griffiths Valuation extracts show that McGowan families were in the counties on the list below when the Valuations took place. Your ancestors move to Scotland indicates they were probably living in Ulster rather than in one of the other provinces.

Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo, Tyrone, Westmeath, Wicklow 

Christopher