Hi I'm researching my grandfather's family. His name was William Hegarty, b.1874, possibly in Burn Foot, d. 1951, Derry. He was married to Ellen McClafferty, b.abt. 1887, Drumreen, d.1951 Derry. His father may have been John Hegarty, married to Annie Doherty. No birth/death dates or places. Any information you might have would be greatly appreciated.
Dee
Dee:
See third record for 1904 marriage of William Hegarty and Ellen McClafferty. Father was John who was deceased in 1904.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…
See eighth record for possible 1873 birth record for William.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…
National Archives site has been down all day so we can't access the 1911 census.
Roger McDonnell
Dee,
Births, deaths & marriages in what is now Northern Ireland, from 1922 onwards, are only on the GRONI website. You should be able to find both 1951 deaths in Derry on that site. You will need to open an account and buy some credits. It costs £2.50 (sterling) to a view a certificate:
That site is currently down for planned maintenance till 8.00am on Monday morning UK/Irish time.
Here are 2 probate abstracts from the PRONI website which look to relate to your family:
Hegarty William of Culmore Road Londonderry retired milkman died 30 March 1951 at the City and County Hospital Londonderry Administration Londonderry 24 September to John Hegarty café proprietor. Effects £783 4s. 10d.
Hegarty Ellen of Culmore Road Londonderry widow died 26 April 1951 Administration Londonderry 24 September to John Hegarty café proprietor. Effects £304 16s. 8d.
The full probate files should be in PRONI in Belfast. They will copy them for a fee or if you go in person you can view them free. Both died intestate (so neither left a will) but the files should still give some information on their assets and next of kin.
This looks like your family in 1911:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Liberties__Lower/Ballynashallog/604558/
Additional children born post 1911 that I spotted were:
John b 13.4.1913
Bridget b 4.7.1917
DeeOMG! Thank you all so much for the quick reply! I have worked on this for months and did not find so much detail. I know my grandparents died within a month of one another. My Mother was scheduling a trip that summer (she had been in America about 7 yrs) to introduce my brother & me to our grandparents but cancelled when they both passed. She would not return to Derry for another 11 years. My Uncle John owned the Wimbly Saloon, a Fish & Chip shop in Derry. He played golf with the proprietor of the Badgers, who was closer to my age than his. I believe he is still alive and knew my parents well.
Thanks again - and keep in touch.
Dee
Dee,
I spotted that William & Ellen Hegarty are buried in plot N-B—943 in Derry City cemetery. Their address was 4 Daisy Hill, Culmore Rd & Daisy Hill Cottages, Culmore Rd. Also in the same grave was Edmund F. Hand who died in 1943 aged 1 month. His address was also Daisy Hill and so presumably must be some relation.
Follow this link to find more information on John Hegarty/Eugene John Hegarty. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Haggerty-1462 Eugene John Hegarty, is my great great grandfather. I aways thought that just John Hegarty was my great great grandfather. It tuns out that he had another first name. His son, Hugh A. Hegarty (1867-1953) was my great grandfather. He was from Moville, Inishowen, Donegal, Ireland. The Hegarty's live in Mossy Glen, part of Moville. He married Anne/Annie Doherty, on 29 December 1861.