McChesney of Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland

Carolyn, I searched Roots Ireland and the earliest baptism is 1823, assuming they are Church of Ireland (Protestant) and there are no Bailieborough entries, according to the church they have Bailieborough records as follows, Bailieborough: Kilmore, Cavan: Births 1824-2006 Marriages 1809-1985  Deaths 1809-2006  Note I have found a baptism in 1823 while they say 1824 but all the records I have looked at are BMDs in the parish of Annagh or variant spelling, the only marriages in the 1830s in Cavan are two McChesney ladies marrying two Hewitt men in Annagh. Annagh is to the north of the county around Belturbet, while Balieborough is to the south near the Meath border, I can find no reference on various sites to the name Conkley.

I used Roots Ireland a subscription site and also the Tithe Applottments which have a McChesney in Annagh in the townland of Shrone or Crahard, circa 1830. 

I also check two Facebook pages on Cavan Genealogy, private groups and there were no hits on either name, McChesney is a name found in the north of Ireland and Monaghan in the south, beside Cavan, it may be in Cavan too I am just not aware.

These are the availabel Church of Ireland records https://www.ireland.anglican.org/about/rcb-library/online-parish-records Presbyterian records are more difficult to locate. Religious information is important in Ireland pre the introduction of civil records in 1864 for all BMDs. Protestant marriages were recorded in the civil record from 1845.

Sorry the news is not better,

Regards

Pat

Hi Carolyn, thanks for the smile, think you misunderstood me, I live about 25 miles from Bailieborough and used to go there fairly often in times past, a good friend lived there etc and I had never come across the name there as in on a shop or business etc, there is a car dealer McChesney in Monaghan https://www.mcchesneys.ie/ and you see the sticker on lots of vehicles. I am trying to imagine you just thinking of Bailieborough for no good reason, not a place that springs to mind. but does roll on thetongue. There was a query also about a Chambers from Bailieboro who travelled to Australia with McMinn people and I got similiar results to yours, can find them in northCavan but not Bailieboro but Elwyn was right as he is very good on Presbyterian records etc.

Hope Patricia above is a match and something is solved at least.

All the Best

Pat 

Hi this website was given on another Cavan query. They may have a publication to suit as it does historical publications on Bailieborough. 

Google Bailie publicationsifthe link does not work, a word of warning I got a note the site was not encrypted and not to enter personal details. On the plus side it has mention of records of the 1st Presbyterian Church from 1740 I think. 

Regards

Pat

Https://www.bailiepublications.com ;