Mechen Glenwhirry

AntrimGlenwhirry (Antrim)

I am looking for any records to substantiate the information I have regarding my Mechen family

Patrick Mechen and Margaret McNeilly were married on 6 Oct 1866 in Ballymena

They had the following children

John Mechen born Antrim 3 July 1867

Ellen Jane Mechen born Glenwhirry 1869. Henry McKillon Mechen born Antrim 1873 and William Cowan Mechen born 1875. The family migrated to New Zealand in 1876. Any help with records for this family would be much appreciated. Possible name variant could be Meehan.

Carol

IrelandXO member

9 years ago

3 replies

Hi Carol,

Not sure what sources you have used but www.rootsireland.ie/ has the marriage record which has both fathers' names:

Date of Marriage:06-Oct-1866
Parish / District:BALLYMENA
County:Co. Antrim
Husband
WifeName:PatrickMeehan
MargaretMcneillyAddress:Greenhill Glenwhissy
Greenhill GlenwhissyDenomination:Presbyterian
PresbyterianOccupation:LABOURER
Age:26
21Status:Bachelor (Previously unmarried)
Spinster (Previously unmarried)
Husband's Father
Wife's FatherName:JohnMeehan
JohnMcneillyAddress:
Denomination:
Occupation:LABOURER
LABOURER
Husband's Mother
Wife's MotherName:
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:
Witness 1
Witness 2Name:NancyMcallion
HenryMckillenAddress:

Notes:

Church: BALLYMENA REG. OFFICE
BY CERTIFICATE G WHITE.

However I had no luck with the children's birth/baptisms on roots or nidirect; I don't have credit on findmypast to try there.

Col

ColCaffIrelandXO Volunteer

9 years ago

Thank you so much that is brilliant- it also helps explain where Henry McKillon Mechen got his name from.

IrelandXO member

9 years ago

Hi Carol

I have done some work tracking down the NZ links to Patrick MECHEN - still working on it!

Do you have an email address I can send a link to? Not sure how to do it on this - just found your post and joined the community.

Thanx

Kev

mech8779@gmail.com

7 years ago

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