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McVeigh & Mulholland

AntrimGlenavy (Antrim)

I am looking for Daniel McVeigh 1814-1891 & Rose Mulholland 1814-1889 parents.Both Daniel & Rose were born County Antrim & married there in 1836 & brought up a family of eight children - two boys  and six girls :  Rose 1837,Margaret 1840,Mary 1843 (my great grandmother),Catherine 1845,Elizabeth 1847,Sarah 1849,Daniel 1851 & James 1853,in Glenavy,Count Antrim.

Margaret  McVeigh appears to be the first to arrive in Lyttleton,Christchurch,New Zealand with her husband Thomas Yarr also from County Antrim.I think they arrived on the  the "Chrysolite" on the 15 April 1861.She was followed by two of her sisters :-

Rose McVeigh 26 years of age in 1863 & Mary McVeigh 23 years of age in 1863 (This is the age given on the ship's log,but Mary's age shouls have read  about 20 years of age),and the both arrived in Lyttleton,Christchurch,NZ on the "Metropolis" on the 16 June 1863.

Daniel  McVeigh age 47, (Farm Labourer)and his wife Rose McVeigh (nee. Mulholland) age 45,arrived with their five youngest children Catherine 22 (Domestic Servant),Elizabeth 19 (Domestic Servant),Sarah 17 (Domestic Servant),Daniel 16 (Carpenter) and James 11,on board the "John Temperly" at the 21 June 1866.The ship left London on the 13 March 1866 and the voyage of one hundred days was very rough.Terrific gales carried away many sails,and heavy seas swept the decks causing much damage.The family settled in Lincoln,about twelve miles South of Christchurch,NZ,where Daniel commenced farming.

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Hi,

Thank you very much for your message.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.

You could try looking in Glenavy parish in the hope that at least one of them was from there.. Do you have their marriage certificate from 1836? Generally, weddings took place in the bride?s church so it may give you a hint as to where Rose is from. It may also be a good idea to look into it if you do not already have it, as sometimes the couple?s fathers? names were recorded on these.

Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Glenavy parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Antrim&parish=Glenavy&churchid=417

 

Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42

 

Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.

It may be an idea to contact the Ulster Historical FOundation for assistance, however a fee may apply. Here is their email: enquiry@uhf.org.uk

Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.

Kind regards,    

Genealogy Support

 

 

 

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