my grandfather Bernard coleman came from antrim ,his father James coleman was a teacher of elocution at malachy's college all his sons went there ,my aunts ran oranges academy ,trying to find information on James colemans mother and father ,believe they came from Monaghan, any help would be appreciated, as I said any help would be appreciated
Hi
Do you have year of birth for Bernard or his father James ?
Regards
Hi there,
James was born in Monaghan, according to the census. There was a Bernard Coleman who died in 1882 in the townland of Tullyvanus:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…
In this townland in the 1901 and 1911 cenus there is still Colemans, who possibly are James siblings as they are similar ages. They have a Rosina Campbell, who was their cousin and born in Belfast living with them in both census years.
1901: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Monaghan/Church_Hill/T…
1911: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Monaghan/Church_Hill/T…
I don't know if this info will be any help but hopefully it is. Best of luck with your search!