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Shannon family line

Okay so i’m doing the Shannon line in my family and just want someone who’s more experienced in this to confirm i’m on the right track my great grandfather was John Shannon he was born in scotland in 1887 but his father and mother and was from londonderry area in ireland his father William married Charlotte Lennox on 23 jan 1879 in st john’s church moneymore ireland and they went to scotland where she died and he remarried and came back here with his second wife and died over here I think his father was John Shannon who died in 1885 in magherafelt and then i think his father john’s father was Samuel which led me to another William who i think is Samuel’s father who apparently fought in the battle of waterloo but was from magherafelt also and died in magherafelt in 1866 i just want confirmation that im correct on this and want to confirm if this 1866 William is indeed the father of Samuel they all seemed to be linked to ballymoghan beg townland magherafelt  any help would be much appreciated thank you 

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Shandog,

John Shannon’s Scottish 1887 birth certificate should record his parents names and the date and place they married.

Here’s the 1879 marriage certificate in Woods Chapel (Church of Ireland). William was a labourer at the time and living in Ballymahon (Ballymoghan).

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1879/11055/8044435.pdf

His father is named as John Shannon, also a labourer.

Here’s a death for a John Shannon in Ballymoghan in 1872, aged 76. He was a farmer and unmarried but I suspect is related to the family. Informant was John Shannon of same townland.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1872/020751/7280137.pdf

Another William Shannon died in the registration area in 1866 aged 94, but that is not on-line free yet. You would need to pay to view on the GRONI site. That may well be William father of Samuel.

John Shannon’s death in Magherafelt workhouse in 1885. He was 84 and still married. He lived in Ballymoghan and was a labourer but there’s nothing to confirm who his parents were etc.

I couldn’t find a death for his wife.

Death of Mary Shannon in Magherafelt workhouse in 1889. She was aged 83, from Ballymoghan and a spinster. Again probably related to the family.

I don’t see a death Samuel Shannon so suspect he died before 1864 when death registration started.

There were no Shannons left in Ballymoghan by the time of the 1901 census.

The 1831 census lists just 1 Shannon household in Ballymoghan Beg. That was headed by William and consisted of 4 males and 3 females, all Presbyterian. They may have attended Magherafelt Presbyterian church which has records from 1771 onwards. Or Castledawson which has records for 1703 to 1706 then 1809 onwards. Copies of both sets of records are in PRONI on microfilm. So personal visit required to view them. Marriage below suggest they attended Magherafelt.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1831/Londonderry/Loughinsho…

1862 marriage for Ellen Shannon, likely brother to William who married Charlotte. A William was a witness:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1862/09634/5494314.pdf

Tradition was to marry in the bride’s church which is why I think it was probably the Shannon family church.

Samuel Shannon marriage in 1863 so a sibling to William and Ellen.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1863/09654/5501393.pdf

Thomas Shannon marriage in 1861. He was a widower so may be a bit older than expected. His father was Samuel. Register Office ceremony so they might have been of different denominations.

Thomas Shannon’s 1st marriage in 1851:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1851/09413/5410309.pdf

John Shannon marriage in 1875. Again a widower, son of Samuel:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1875/11192/8101424.pdf

That’s all I can see from a quick search No wills on the PRONI wills website. No mention in the PRONI name index. Don’t see any mention of the family in the newspapers.

I’d search Magherafelt church records next to see if you can find baptisms and pre 1845 marriages for the family.

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

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