hi I am currently researching my grand dads family Bernard McPike born glasgow 1894 but he changed his surname to Mcpeake when he got married.
he grew up in castle street omagh and his mother was brigid mcbrine and his father michael mcpike. he had family in and around trillick (mcbrine -shoemakers) and omagh.
he worked for Great Northern Railway for a period
any help or info would be great
thanks in advance
gavin
Gavin,
Michael & Bridget married 24th July 1892 in Magheralough chapel. Michael’s address then was Glasgow, and Bridget’s Rosnarien, (Rossnareen) near Trillick:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp
This looks to be your family in Omagh in 1901, though I note Bernard’s place of birth is Tyrone not Glasgow. Evidently a mistake.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Omagh_Town/Castle_Street/1746901/
1911 census, this time with Bernard born Glasgow.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Omagh_Urban/Castle_Street/843789/
The 1911 census also tells us that Michael and Bridget had been married 20 years and that they had had 2 children, 1 of whom was still alive.
Griffiths Valuation for 1860 lists Thomas McBrien (Bridget’s father) in Rossnareen. He had plot 1 which was a 10 acre farm.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml
This looks to be the family in 1901:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp
They look to have been there still in 1951:
Probate abstract: McBrine John of Rossnareen Trillick county Tyrone farmer died 1 September 1950 Probate Londonderry 21 March to Eugene McGrade farmer. Effects £234 10s.
The above will should be in PRONI in Belfast. You can view it there free or pay them or a researcher to copy it for you.
The Rossnareen farm today is down a minor road off the Rossnareen Road, south of Trillick.
hi Elwyn
this is great, thanks for your time and effort all info is correct and the my grandads family
thanks again
Gav