Looking for information re John McCaveney born c. 1800, and his family, from Aghagallon. Have information about his son Thomas McCaveney b. c. 1830. Thomas was in the Crimean War and was severely injured. He marr. Jane McDonald 1857 and they lived in Lurgan. Thomas died 1865 age abt. 33 yrs. Have not been able to find where Thomas is buried.
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I assume you already have this record found on Ancestry.
| Name | Thomas Mccaveney |
| Gender | Male |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Age | 24 |
| Birth Date | 1833 |
| Marriage Date | 05 Jan 1857 |
| Marriage Place | Lurgan, Arm, Ireland |
| Father | John Mccaveney |
| Spouse | Jane Mcdonald Father's name Robert |
| FHL Film Number | 101388 |
| Reference ID | 679 |
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Maybe a relative?
| Name | Jennie McCaveney |
| Residence Date | 1912 |
| Street Address | Victoria Street Lurgan |
| District | Lurgan |
| Division | Armagh: North |
| Place of Signing | Lurgan |
| Agent | Armstrong, N |
| URL | https://apps.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_UlsterCovenant/W0010940002.png |
Ulster's Solemn League and Covenant, commonly known as the Ulster Covenant, was signed by nearly 500,000 people on and before 28 September 1912, in protest against the Third Home Rule Bill introduced by the British Government in the same year. Ulster Covenant - Wikipedia
Record from Irishgenealogy. I assume Thomas' son. Record shows Thomas as father, soldier. It did not show him deceased. When did he die?
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| Party 1 Name: | John Mccaveny |
| Party 2 Name: | Mary Duke |
| Date of Event: | 11/02/1891 |
| Group Registration ID: | 2559212 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Lurgan |
| Image path: | marriage_returns\marriages_1891\10657\5883148.tif |
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1901 Census John was born in Antrim. Thomas and Jane might have lived there before going to Lurgan??
| McCaveney | John | 37 | Male | Head of Family | Church of Ireland | Co Antrim | Clerk Passer in Linen Manufactory | Read and write | - | Married | - |
| McCaveney | Mary | 28 | Female | Wife | Church of Ireland | Scotland | - | Read and write | - | Married | - |
| McCaveney | Jane | 8 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Scholar | Read and write | - | Not Married | - |
| McCaveney | Margaret | 6 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Scholar | Read and write | - | Not Married | - |
| McCaveney | Madeline | 5 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | Scholar | Read | - | Not Married | - |
| McCaveney | Amy | 3 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | - | Cannot read | - | Not Married | - |
| McCaveney | Annie | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | Co Armagh | - | Cannot read | - | Not Married |
Jane's death record, a widow, husband was a soldier.
| Name: | Jane Mccaveney |
| Date of Death: | 1894 |
| Group Registration ID: | 3630671 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Lurgan |
| Deceased Age at Death: | 72 |
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Jennie might have been Jane John's daughter.
1911 Census
| Prenter | John | 42 | Male | Head of Family | Salvationists | Belfast | Cloth Passer | Read and write | English | Married | - | 15 | - | - |
| Prenter | Mary Ann | 42 | Female | Wife | Methodist | Armagh | - | Read and write | English | Married | - | 15 | - | - |
| Prenter | Annie | 50 | Female | Sister | Salvationists | Warrinqstown | Folder Linen | Read | - | Single | - | - | - | - |
| Prenter | Ernest | 13 | Male | Nephew | Salvationists | Lurgan | Scholar | Read and write | - | Single | - | - | - | - |
| Mc Caveney | Jennie | 19 | Female | Boarder | Salvationists | Lurgan | Folder Linen | Read and write | - | Single |
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1911 Census
| Duke | Elizabeth | 33 | Female | Head of Family | Methodist Church |
| Duke | Robert | 28 | Male | Brother | Methodist Church |
| Kinnighan | Mary | 17 | Female | Niece | Church Ireland |
| Mc Caveney | Margaret | 17 | Female | Niece | Church Ireland |
Daughter of Thomas and Jane
| Name | Jane McCaveny |
| Baptism Age | 0[0] |
| Event Type | Baptism |
| Birth Date | 1860 |
| Baptism Date | 26 Sep 1860 |
| Baptism Place | Shankill, Armagh, Ireland |
| Residence Place | Lurgan |
| Parish Variants | Lurgan |
| Diocese | Dromore |
| Father | Thos McCaveny |
| Mother | Jane McDonald |
Per an Ancestry Tree Jane/ Jennie left for New Zealand in 1924 and was married there.
| Name | Jane McCaveney |
| Gender | Female |
| Departure Age | 28 |
| Birth Date | abt 1896[abt 1896] |
| Departure Date | 11 Oct 1924 |
| Departure Port | England |
| Ship Name | Rimutaka |
| Shipping Line | New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd |
| Search Ship Database | Search for the Rimutaka in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database |
| Destination Port | Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Name | Jennie McCaveney |
| Gender | Female |
| Marriage Year | 1928 |
| Marriage Place | New Zealand |
| Spouse | Charles Farquharson |
| Relation | Bride (Wife) |
There are 121 McCaveney R.C. baptisms between 1828-1899 recorded on RootsIreland (paid subscription) in Aghagallon and no marriages. Based on the 1901 census it looks like your family was Church of Ireland.
Have you checked the 1901/11 censuses?
I did find this marriage record
| Date of Marriage: | 16-May-1830 | ||||
| Parish / District: | Aghalee CI | County: | Co. Antrim | ||
| Husband | Wife | ||||
| Name: | Henry | Cousins | Catherine | McKeaveny | |
| Address: | Aghagallon | ||||
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Date of Thomas’s date of death was 21.10.1865. GRONI has the name as McCavinagh. You can view the certificate on the GRONI website for £2.50.
For places of burial I would check Aghagallon COI and RC graveyards, as well as those in Lurgan. Many people were too poor to afford a gravestone so he could be in an unmarked grave. The COI generally kept burial records, the RC church usually did not. There are Aghagallon/Aghalee COI burial records for 1865, but none for the RC parish. Seagoe COI & RC do both have burials for 1863. Shankill COI has burials for 1865, but the RC parish does not. Copies of the surviving records are in PRONI.