Not much to go on to be honest . Just know they came from county mayo Martin Durkin Born maybe 1810 Had a son in 1835 My GreatGreat Grandad Micheal .kilgallon could be his mother's maiden name. Micheal was living in walsall in 1863 with his wife and kids wife's name was Fanny Mcgaven her Father's name was Micheal Mcgaven
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Roberts.
You might want to take a DNA test to find a connection to your Mayo family.
Hi Iv found this and i have the marriage certificate but when i research the names of parents nothing comes up
Roberts,
Good find. I think the Ann Durcan I mentioned previously could be Michael's sister.
Swineford, Achonry - Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI Notice the baptisms, there are no registrations between 1826-1843. You might try searching marriage records for Durcan and Kilgallon if they were married in Swinford. Durkin was a popular family name in Swinford.
Cloonacannana Townland, Co. Mayo
| Name: | Anne Durcan | Date of Birth: | |||
| Date of Baptism: | 14-Jan-1843 | ||||
| Address: | Clunacana | Parish/District: | KILCONDUFF/SWINFORD | ||
| Gender: | Female | County | Co. Mayo | ||
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic | ||||
| Father: | Martin Durcan | Mother: | Ellen Kilgalan | ||
| Occupation: | |||||
| Sponsor 1 / | Informant 1: | Patt Durcan | Sponsor 2 / | Informant 2: | Sibby McNicholas |
Regards- Mary
Fanny was probably McGaven or McGowan. I did not find anything more about this family.
| Name | Fanny McGaven |
| Registration Year | 1863[1863] |
| Registration Quarter | Jan-Feb-Mar |
| Registration District | Walsall |
| Inferred County | Staffordshire |
| Volume | 6b |
| Page | 664 |
| Records on Page (Name) | |
| Michael Durkin | |
| Fanny McGaven |