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Shanley, Roddie, McLaughlin, McQueenie, McVey Surnames

I am looking for help please. I have traced my lineage back as below but I am now in Ireland and I am so lost. Looking for assistance or even better family members.

SHANLEY, Bernard dob abt 1816 maybe in Leitrim married RODDIE, Catherine ( Kate) dob abt 1818, dod 7 December 1877 in Edinburgh Scotland.

They had SHANLEY, Henry dob abt 1833 - dod 6 July 1877, 129 Cowgate, Edinburgh Scotland. Henry married McLAUGHLIN, Mary Ann.

They had SHANLEY, Henry dob 3 March 1854 129 Cowgate,Old Greyfriars, dod 7 November 1902 Royal Infirmary Edinburgh. Henry married McQUEENIE, Catherine dob 05 Aug 1863 dod 30 June 1939 Edinburgh, Scotland.

Now this Henry and Catherine had a son, they name Henry SHANLEY dob 15 Feb 1897 dod 5 Aug 1971. This Henry married McVEY, Catherine dob 25 June 1878 dod 10 March 1964. which brings us to SHANLEY, Myles dob 1926.

My grandpap is still living but family history is a bit sketchy for his memory. So all I have is Leitrim and Roscommon as areas my family may have come from. I am not at all familiar with searching for Irish records, but I am wiling to learn and I am learning slowly. Any help would be fantastic. Cathy in San Antonio, TEXAS ! I have some marriage records, death records and birth records.

bella7114

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bella7114:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Shanley/Shanly was found in large numbers in Co. Leitrim and smaller numbers in Co. Roscommon in the 1850s.

Many of the RC parishes in those counties do not have records back prior to 1850. I did check Roots Ireland but I did not see a marriage record or a baptismal record for a Henry Shanley. By the way, did Bernard and Catherine name both sons Henry and twenty one years apart?

Likely Bernard and Catherine emigrated around the time of the famine or possibly earlier. Also, the surname for Catherine was likely Roddy.

When you get a chance, you may want to add Bernard's story to our XO Chronicles site and possibly someone will see a connection https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy/ancestor-dat…

You may want to consider DNA testing.

Enjoy the remainder of your trip.

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Roger, 

Thank you so much for replying.   I was thinking maybe that was the case and yes DNA is on my mind.   I will do that - adding the story to the XO Chronicles site.  And yes I am wondering about the two Henry's as well.   I am searching that as well.  It is strange but I have 2 sons 18 years apart so anything is possible.  And I have a little brother who is 20 years apart from me.. I guess it could run in the family.   We start young and go and go...  I only have three boys but they are 33, 25, and 14.    Long periods of waiting and a surprise baby.    Thank you again.    Cathy Kremer 

bella7114

There was a big family of shanleys who lived in little ireland and then were relocated to niddrie a new housing scheme. There is a facebook group called Niddrons United, you could post something as I know there are still shanleys living in the area. Ps my family names are, devlin and mcqueenie who also lived in Edinburgh old town and then niddrie and I believe we were related to harry shanley. Hope this helps.

Lizzie Stenhouse

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