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Patrick Gillen/Gillan/Gillin

Patrick Gillen/Gillan/Gillin

Born
1814-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1887-02-07 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to /Born in Canada

I am looking for the parents and siblings of Patrick Gillen who may have  been born in Antrim Ireland, married Bridget Reid and migrated to Grey County, Ontario, Canada in approx 1847 with his children Mary, Daniel, James and Patrick. My great grandfather, James Gillen was baptized to Patrick and Biddy in 1841. James two brothers Daniel (b 1838) and Patrick (b 1844) were baptized in the same parish.https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633074#page/24/mode/1up I have a number of DNA matches to Glenravel and have joined the Once Upon a Time in Glenravel Facebook group and the Glenravel DNA FB group. I have also joined the Antrim Historical Society. At this time, I have not found any definite links although I have found some possibilities. Patrick (b 1844) shows sponsors are Dan Malloy and Ellen Gillen. The names Alexander Gillen and Ellen Gillen show up in the family trees of DNA matches so i have made a note of the information on two other posts on this site: James Gillen dob 21 June 1841 Cushendall, County Antrim Ireland has great information for me to learn and Alexander Gillen and Elizabeth Maccallister post is already on my radar. If there are sites you believe I can peruse please let me know. At present I subscribe to MyHeritage. 

 

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Antrim

County Antrim, or Aontroim in Irish, is located on the north-east shore of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland.  It has beautiful rugged landscape and is home to the World Heritage Site, Giant’s Causeway.  Our county town is Antrim town and we have a population of approximately 618,108.

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  • Benvarden, Coleraine, 2015

    Location: Antrim

    36 Benvarden Road, Dervock, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT53 6NN

  • 11 Crocus St

    Location: Antrim

    11 Crocus St, Belfast Ireland

  • Carrick-a-Rede Bridge

    Location: Antrim

    Co. Antrim

  • Armoy

    Location: Antrim

Timeline events in this community

  • 1850s

    George McFall

    <p>Occupation</p>

    1857-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Robert Curran, Sr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1806-1871), wife Catherine (c. 1799-1879, their son Capt. Robert Curran, Jr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1836-1890)

    <p>A brief timeline of the Family of Mr. Robert Curran, Sr. a Whitesmith/Blacksmith of Portaferry, Co. Down, his wife Catherine, and their son, Capt. Robert Curran, Jr., also of Portaferry, Co. Down, Ireland.</p>

    1840-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    McSherry Family (Seafarers, not family of Farmers of same village also named McSherry) of Killough, Co. Down, later of Belfast, c. 1807-1891

    <p>Devout Irish-Catholic Ship Captain, Master Mariner and Pub/Tavern Inn/Hotel Owner Richard McSherry of Killough and Ardglass areas of Eastern County Down (husband of Mary Adair, presumably also from somewhere in County Down), both later moving to Belfast (15 Corporation Square, 20 Gamble Street, 58/60 Tomb Street, and 35/39 Dock Street) all in the Old Sailortown neighborhood) of Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland. </p>

    1825-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Irish press warns against Jamaican Indentured Servitude

    <p>The theme was always the same: the pestilential climate of the island, the reduction of poor emigrants to slaves, the severity and cruelty of the planters (and planter-dominated Assembly clinging to every vestige of oppression) and, of course, the absence of priests and chapels.</p>

    1840-12-01 12:00:00

Layd (Antrim)

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1900s

    Foundation of Ruairí Óg GAA Club

    1906-01-01 12:00:00