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James Drury

James Drury

Born
1809-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1856-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to /Born in Canada

Married to Catherine Brennan (1805-1856).  

Two sons known

Thomas b. abt 1831 Roscommon, d.1891 Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  Married in  Montreal 1852 to  Anne McGuire b 1817 Leitrim, Ireland d. Montreal 1893.

Owen b. abt 1832 Roscommon, d. 1876 Montreal. Married in Montreal 1854 to Mary Tansey b. abt. 1832 Roscommon d. 1895 Montreal.  Mary daughter of  Patrick Tansey (1804 Roscommon -1884 Montreal) and Honora Ann Connaughton (1802 Roscommon -1876 Montreal)

Research leads us to believe that families Tansey, Brennan, Drury, Connaughton, Callery/Callary were possibly from the area around Croghan and Ballinameen and all went to Montreal about 1847.   

Associated communities

Roscommon

County Roscommon, or Ros Comáin in Irish, is located in the western region of Ireland. We are home to the stunning Lough Key Forest Park and statistically, we are known to have the longest life expectancy of any county in Ireland! We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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  • Ballaghaderreen TOWN

    Location: Roscommon

  • Pre-1840 Tenant Map of Drumbrick, Glooria, Drumanilra, Gortleck, and Cloonkeen

    Location: Roscommon

    Cavetown, Croghan, Boyle, Co Roscommon

  • Carrowmore Tenant Map 1818

    Location: Roscommon

    Carrowmore, Croghan, Co Roscommon

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Kilcoleman Costello in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described by Samuel Lewis in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" 1837.</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1740s

    Elphin Census of Tibohine Parish

    1749-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1760s

    Religious Census of Killukin, Creeve & Tumna

    <p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>

    1766-04-15 12:00:00

  • 1760s

    Religious Census of Killummod

    <p>In March 1766, the Irish House of Lords instructed Church of Ireland parish clergy to compile ‘a list of the several families in their parishes’ – to record the religion of the householders and to identify any Roman Catholic priests and friars living in their area. Although most of the original 1766 religious census returns were destroyed Dublin's Public Records Office fire of 1922, a few fragments survived.</p>

    1766-03-01 12:00:00