Looking for information on Walsh family, probablyliving inKnockanully, Glenravel/Skerry in 1840s. Rose Walsh married Francis Duffin from Brae townland in 1841. Children were baptised in Mary Queen of Peace RC Church before the family migrated to Scotland then Missouri, USA
The tithe applotment records for 1825 list just 1 Walsh farm in Knockanully. That’s for James Walsh. (It’s listed as Cruckanolly which is an alternative spelling).
http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/antrim/tithe-applotments/skerry-parish…
Griffiths Valuation lists Arthur & Daniel Walsh jointly farming plot 14 in Knockanully in 1862. That was 2 farmhouses, outbuildings and 23 acres. Arthur also had a share of the communal grazing on the mountain top.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch
Here’s the 2 farms in 1901:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Glenravel/Knocknanally/
Probate abstracts:
Arthur died in 1860:
The Will of Arthur Walsh late of Knockanully County Antrim Farmer deceased who died 1 November 1860 at same place was proved at Belfast by the oaths of Randal M'Keown of Evisnablay and John Dornan of Knockanully both in (Glenravel) same County Farmers the Executors.
His will is on-line and names his 2 sons as James & Roger. (Roger and Roddy are interchangeable so that’s the family in house number 12).
The Will of Mary Walsh late of Knockanully County Antrim Widow who died 24 October 1891 at same place was proved at Belfast by James Walsh and Randal M'Keown both of Knockanully Farmers the Executors
This will is also on-line.
This would appear to be Arthur’s wife. Farm passed to sons Roger and James. She also had a famr in Islandbrackey. There is mention off a daughter Rosann
Walsh Rose Ann of Knockanully county Antrim spinster died 4 April 1917 Administration Belfast 10 September to Rose Ann McKeown married woman. Effects £50.
I recall that the lands around Knockanully were sold through the Encumbered Estates Court in the 1850s. They belonged to Earl Mountcashell who got into financial difficulties. There’s an inventory of each townland giving the tenants and their leases (many of which were granted in the 1790s) in the Encumbered Estates papers in PRONI. May also be on-line on findmypast.
Thank you so much. I was aware of some of this information but unsure if there was a connection as I could not find a Will for James Walsh and it was Rose and Francis' 3rd son who was called James, not the second as I expected. However, there is a gap of 5 years between Charles, the first son, in 1842 and his sibling Mary in 1847 so it is very possible another child may have been born in that time. I'll investigate further in the hope of finding James Walsh (Tithe 1823) is Rose's father and Arthur and Roger may be brothers. A connection in some way does seem likely although the names Arthur and Roger don't appear in later generations of Rose and Francis' family. Thank you once again
Knockanully is not a big place. As you will have seen from the 1901 census, there were only 19 households there. So if you know your Walsh’s came from that townland, then in my opinion, it’s almost a dead certainty that both the family in Griffiths and the census are related.
Glenravel RC baptisms are on the NLI site. They start in 1825 and are complete save for the years 1857 – 1863.
People didn’t always follow the naming pattern, and there were numerous things that could upset it eg the death of a child, having more than one grandparent with the same name, etc etc.
James Walsh isn’t listed in Griffiths and so I’d say he died before that (ie 1862). I looked for him in the pre 1858 wills but he isn’t there. Probably means his will didn’t require probate.
James Walsh was buried 17 January 1838 according to the Glenravel Funeral Register
Randall duffin and Cathie my 4th great grandparents Andy woods glasgow
There is a new Facebook group recently formed - 'Once Upon A Time In Glenravel'. You might see some photos of your ancestors and maybe even able to connect with some of your relatives in Glenravel x