Hello i am trying to find out information on Francis McCloskey and the family from Dungiven Londonderry this is my dad's uncle he was killed in dungiven londonderry 13.07.1969 ihavefound some news articles but wanting information for our family tree. If any can help this would be appreciated. I am in Brisbane Australia.
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Ann Maree Edwards (Stapleton)
What I presume must be Francis’s death certificate was registered in Londonderry on 14th July 1969. He was aged 66 (so perhaps born c 1903). You can view the original certificate on-line on the GRONI website, using the “search registrations” option:
You will need to open an account and buy some credits. It costs £2.50 (sterling) to a view a certificate. The death certificate should give you his marital status and usual address which may help narrow the search. (If you post that information here, I'll see if I can find anything more. A marriage perhaps, and it may help find the family in the 1901 & 1911 censuses).
I found a newspaper report where Francis’s doctor said he was born in May 1908. However I cannot find a birth that matches that so it may not be quite correct. (A lot of ages were guesses).
Looking at the 1911 census there was a Francis of about the right age in that general area, though without more information, I can’t say it is definitely your family:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Glenshane/Cluntygeeragh/595768/
Cluntygeeragh is about 5 miles from Dungiven. I looked to see if your Francis left a will, but he does not appear to have done.
Good Evening Elwyn
Thank you for the information I do know that there was a David, Patrick, Mary Ann Anges, Rose Ellen & Francis children not sure if there was any other children. David, Patrick, Mary Ann Agnes emigrated to Australia. I am pretty sure that David and Patrick did not marry but Mary Ann Anges my grandmother married Thomas Patrick Stapleton from Ballyfoyle Killkenny. I use Aunty Rose when I was younger before she died. Any help would be appreiciated, my dad passed away last year the last of his brothers and sisters.
Hi Elwyn
I found Francis birth was 1903
Cheers
Ann Maree
Your information seems to fit the Cluntygeeragh family pretty well, save that there was a Paul but no Patrick. You should view the 1969 death certificate to see if Francis’s address was Cluntygeeragh and to see if he married.
Here’s the same family in the1901 census for Cluntygeeragh. There was a Paul & a Daniel.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Glenshane/…
I see that out of the 50 households in the townland, 25 were occupied by McCloskeys. You’ll have fun sorting them out.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Glenshane/Cluntygurragh/
This looks to be the parent’s marriage. Rose’s maiden name was McCloskey. Both lived in Cluntygeeragh.
Michael’s father was Paul and he died in 1883:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…
Good Morning Elwyn
Thanks for this information it is great start for me, did you have any luck on the Stapleton side Grandfather - Thomas Patrick Stapleton born Ballyfoyle Killkenny shows on his parents as Margaret Coggy and William Stapleton
Cheers
Ann Maree
Ann Maree,
I assume that Thomas and Mary Anne married in Australia as I can’t see a marriage in Ireland. I am not familiar with Kilkenny and I’d suggest you put a separate message up about the Stapleton family. Ballyfoyle is in the civil parish of Kilmadum. So you should post a message on that parish’s board. I did search the 1901 & 1911 censuses and found just the 1 Stapleton family there. Perhaps Thomas Patrick’s family or perhaps he is the Patrick in the census? You haven’t given enough information about him to help identify him (His marriage certificate should have his parents names plus some idea of when he was born would be handy):
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kilkenny/Kilkieran/Bal…
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kilkenny/Kilkieran/Bal…
Hi Elwyn
Thanks for the help.
Yes Thomas and Mary Ann were married in Australia in 1922, I will see if I can find from this end his Father was William Stapleton and Mother Margaret Coggy from the burial information.
Cheers
Ann Maree