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Offline lindawadwell

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Henry McCawley b. Armagh abt 1829
« on: Monday 03 October 05 19:02 BST (UK) »
Has anyone any information about the McCawley family in Armagh?  Henry McCawley states in the 1861 census for Easington, Durham that he was born in Armagh.  Other census say just Ireland.  His parents are given in his death record as James McCawley and Mary Ann Johnston.  The naming of his children appears to follow the 'scottish naming system'  ie eldest son after paternal gfather, eldest daughter after maternal gm. etc.  so they could have been 'scots irish'.  His father James is stated as a railway labourer on Henry's wedding certificate.  The family moved before 1869 to Dalziel/Dalserf in Lanark Scotland.  There was another two McCawley families in the area at this time - male senior members all stated born Ireland.  Suspect these are relatives of some sort.

Any leads would be brilliant.  The spelling might be different, although  McCawley is a fairly unusual variant

Linda
Scotland: Duff, Mercer, Chaplain, Beveridge, Penman, Semple, Gavin (Fife, Tayside); Primrose, Campbell, McCallum, Burns/Barnes, McCawley (Dunbarton - Luss, Bonhill, Clydebank; Lanark - Barony, Bridgeton, Hamilton, Dalserf, Dalziel); Dixon, McCawley (Stirlingshire, Fife)
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Re: Henry McCawley b. Armagh abt 1829
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 27 February 08 00:42 GMT (UK) »
Hello Linda,

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

You'll 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
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