McElhinney's Derry

Andy,

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Andy,

I found this information on RootsIreland. Note most of these records you can find on Irishgenealogy.

Matilda m. 1908 David Wray

Rebecca 1901 Alexander Wright

Martha 1909 Denis Villa

Thomas 1910 Frances Plews

Samuel 1911 Susan Woods. Was he a soldier?

Hi Mary, thanks for replying

i do have this and they had from what i can tell, 11 children together - my partner is from one of those children but we don't know which - Mary McElhinney (1884) seems to be only in the 1901 census, no where else - and annie jane had 3 sons but really not sure how to find more info if they got married

Andy

Annie 1909 Alexander Murray

Catherine 1910 Samuel Harper

aloof of their children are as follows

Anne / Annie Jane McElhinney 1875 - 1958 M. Alexander Murray 1875 - 1956 - (Had 3 sons)

Catherine McElhinney 1877? - ? M. Samuel Harper 1870? - Not Researched

Ellen McElhinney 1878 - 1956 M. Alexander McKeown 1874 - 1963 - Moved to America

Matilda McElhinney 1880 - ? M. David Wray 1883 - This is the family Matilda Reilly moved in with in 1911 (widowed)

Rebecca McElhinney 1881 - 1962 - M. Alexander Wright 1875 - 1953 - we have contact with the relatives who are 2nd cousins.

Mary McElhinney 1884 - ? No information

John McElhinney 1886 - 1965 - had 2x wives Royal Navy and have distant relations in NZ

Margreat McElhinney 1887? - ? No infomation

Martha McElhinney 1888 - 1983 M. David Villa 1914 - 1992 (matched 3rd cousin as their great - grandchild)

Thomas McElhinney 1889 - 1916 M. Frances Plews and distant cousins in ireland (Died in the Somme)

Samuel McElinney 1891 - 1937 M. Susan Woods - he was in Royal Irish Fusiliers in WW1

There is a tree on Ancestry that suggests Mary went to England and married Andrew Watt. They had a daughter Matilda.

Annie's son Henry Murray Obit 1941

Funeral

Glendermot, Derry, Ireland

The chief mourners were—Mr. Alexander Murray (father); Messrs. Henry Murray, Samuel Harper, Alexander Wright, D. Villa (uncles); and Messrs. J. Fleming, W. Wray, D. Wray, G. Wray, and J. Wright (cousins); and Mr. W. Gardiner (relative). Beautiful floral tributes were received from—Father, Mother, and Uncle Henry; Aunt Nellie; Mrs. Hanna; Mrs. Robertson; Major J. Colhoun, M.C., and Mrs. Colhoun; "The Sentinel" Staff, and members of the Londonderry Branch of the Typographical Association. Services at the house and graveside were conducted by Rev. W. B. Evans, B.A., Christ Church. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs. William Adair & Son, Londonderry.

There are trees on Ancestry that suggest this is your John. He was in the Royal Navy.

He was married twice.

The trees identify the following children John 1911, Doreen 1927, George 1930, Harry 1832, Percival 1933, Margaret 1935, Mary 1937

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