Annie Quinn- Born 1923 ? - Buried in Kilraught's Parish ?
My Grandparents, John & Nancy Jane (known all her life as Agnes) Quinn, came to Canada in October,1927 with their 6 children...Tommy b 1917, Mary Jane b 1920, Johnny, b 1921, Alex b 1922, Elizabeth b 1924 and my mother Margaret (Peggy) b 1925. Two other boys were born once in Canada ....Adam (Eddie) 1929 and finally Jimmy in 1933. Everyone is gone as of 2014.
We know that there was a sister named Annie who died in infancy. We are pretty sure she was born in 1923 but may have been born in 1926 or even in early 1927. Annie is definitely buried in Ireland. My Mother's 1925 birth certificate states she was born in Killyrammer, Balleymoney . I have to assume the Family was based in this area throughout the 1920's. The Family was Protestant. My Granny , Agnes Quinn was the former Nancy Jane O'Neill as another point of reference.
In 1971, my Granny, Agnes Quinn, her daughter Mary Jane (my Aunt) and her daughter Anne (my cousin) visited Ireland. This was the first time Granny had been back since 1927 (44 years at that point). My cousin Anne says they went to find Annie's grave but could not be sure if they found it or not. She thinks it may have been Kilraughts Church Cemetery where Annie is buried. My cousin kept a diary of the trip and noted that "the cemetery was close to where Granny was staying which was her sister’s. We then went to where Mom went to school and where they lived. It seems that the gravesite and church was very near where they lived." (My Aunt went to Ganaby Public Elementery School from 1925 to 1927 when they came to Canada.)
As you know, there are no records on line for this time period to confirm the birth, death and burial of Annie Quinn. I am wondering if there is some way of finding this information out? Ideally, I would like to know if there is a grave marker for Annie. If there is not, my cousin's and I will arrange one. My cousin Anne and I hope to visit Annie's grave someday soon.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and interest
Dennis Hill, Ontario, Canada