Carorfrage or Canonfrage, County Monaghan

It looks like John Jeffers was a relative of William Beatty's wife, Alicia Jeffers. See below...

 

Marriage:30-Mar-1829  

Parish / District: St John's Kilcrow (Ematris), Co. Monaghan

Name:WilliamBeatty      AliciaJeffers

Address for both: Aghadrumkeen, Ematris Parish, Co. Monaghan

Occupation of William:  farmer

Both of full age

Bachelor and spinster

From rootsireland.ie.

Thank you, both Patricia and Lawrence, for your incredibly speedy and extremely helpful responses.  I had looked at the list of townlands several times - but had failed to come up with anything likely.  I hadn't realized that there were 2 townlands named Aughadrumkeen in Ematris - so that is a very useful tip.  I'll now follow up on your suggestions.

Thank you, too, Patricia for the details re the marriage of William B and Alicia Jeffers - I had found this and apologise for not indicating that this was the source of the 1829 info on William's abode.

William was my 2nd great-granduncle, a son of my 3rd great-grandfather George Beatty who emigrated to Canada ca 1832 with the rest of his children.  William stayed behind and "disappeared" from family records - until 2 years ago when DNA matches and English official records revealed that he had, as family lore had told us, worked "for the railway" (as a contractor) and led a peripatetic existence which took him and his family from Ireland to Scotland, England and possibly Wales.  

All good wishes,

Mary

Hi Mary - I've been working on Beattys located in the Cordressigo townland area of Co Monaghan; it would be interesting to compare notes.

 

     cheers, Wendy

Hi Wendy - It would indeed be interesting to compare notes.  My family tree, The Ancestors, is on Ancestry and My Heritage - do you use either of these?

My Beatty family lived in the Parish of Ematris near the town of Rockcorry - for example, in the townlands of Edergole, Tomany, Claraghy.  My 3rd great-grandfather George Beatty (1787-1871) was married to Margaret Dawson and they had a family of 8.  Following Margaret's death, George emigrated to Canada ca 1832 with 7 of their children (by then young adults). Their son William stayed behind, probably because he was already married and had started a family. 

DNA matches have helped me to find descendants of William and I have been able to trace him to England where he worked as a railway contractor.   

George and most of his children family emigrated first to the Ottawa Valley area - and then moved on to Toronto - and finally to Huron County where they purchased land and turned to farming.  George's daughter Elizabeth went to Michigan; son Lancelot to California; and son James to Pennsylvania. 

My cousins and I have tried for years to find out more about George's origins and also about Margaret Dawson.  Some family members believe her to be related to the Dawsons of Dawsongrove - but those Dawsons were rather posh and are pretty much accounted for in official documents, pedigrees, etc - so I'm not convinced.  Also, my cousins and I don't share DNA with any of the posh Dawson descendants.

I'd love to know about your Beatty ancestors.

Would it be easier to correspond via email?  My address is m50harrison@btinternet.com

Thanks for getting in touch!

 

Best wishes,

Mary