William Means born in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom on January 1694. William was born in Fermaugh County, Tyrone, Ireland.
Son of John Means and Elizabeth (McCord).
William came to America with his widowed father in 1718. (21 years old at this time) Son of Elizabeth McCord who had died in Ireland before they left.
County Fermanagh, or Fear Manach in Irish, is one of the six counties in Northern Ireland. Lough Erne and Erne Waterway are renowned and we are home to Castlecoole Estate and Enniskillen Castle. Enniskillen is our county town and we have a population of approximately 61,805. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
Gortmessan townland
Location: Fermanagh
Gortmessan, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh
Ardess Parish Church
Location: Fermanagh
Ardess Parish Church, Ardess Villas, Ardess, Kesh BT93 1GL, United Kingdom
Sligo Death Notices From Cholera, Ireland
<p>DEATH NOTICES (from the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet) during the height of the cholera pandemic in Ireland.</p>
1832-09-13 12:00:00
County Fermanagh in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
Census of Northern Ireland
<p>The War of Independence in Ireland resulted in the postponement of the 1921 Census, causing a break with Great Britain Census timing (which would not be restored until 1951).</p>
1926-04-18 12:00:00
Famine Times in Clones
<p>A brief overview of how Famines times created a social enterprise in the Clones area of Co Monaghan</p>
1845-01-01 12:00:00