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McNamee Family, Urney County Cavan

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I am looking for info on George McNamee born 1805 County Cavan, parish Cavan and his wife Ellen Rehill born 1799 they were married 14 April 1823 (Roman Cath) witness 1 was John Rehill witness 2 was Francis McNamee. They had Eleanor McNamee(Aug 30,1825 witness John Rehill, Catherine McNamee); John McNamee(Apr 11,1824 witness Francis McNamee, Judith Donoho (I think I have found her married to John Rehill),Francis McNamee(Oct 17,1828 witness James MacReedy, Bridget Rehil (Eleanor's sister)(my 2nd ggrandfather), Susan McNamee(Mar 25, 1831 witness Bernard Rehill, Joan McNamee (?) George McNamee(Apr 7, 1833 witness John McNamee and McNamee) Catherine McNamee(Sept 05, 1835 witness John McNamee adn Margaret Reehill) they had other children born in Montreal,Qc I have these bapt certs from RootsIreland. I can't find anything else about George McNamee or Ellen Rehill or if any of the family stayed behind.

There is A Frank McNamee and a George McNamee in the Parish of Urny in Tithe Applotments, I would think this is the same family. Perhaps my George could be this George? and Frank his father?

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cmoynan:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

The 1856 Griffiths Valuation  for Urney parish did not show any McNamee records. http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/cavan/urney.htm

The George in the Tithes is likely the 1805 George but the Frank could be the father but likely a brother (the witness on the marriage and one baptism was a Francis McNamee). 

Civil registration of deaths started in 1864. I did not find a George McNamee civil death index record, however, I did locate a record for an Ellen McNamee who was born in 1795 and died in 1882. One caution. The registration district is shown as Granard and not Cavan. Granard registration district is mainly in Longford but there is a small sliver cutting across two civil parishes in southwest Cavan. This record may be for a different person. You can get a copy of the record from the General Register Office for around 4 euros. If you need instructions, let me know.

Roger McDonnell

First name(s)EllenLast nameM'NameeBirth year1795Age at death87Registered year1882Registered quarter/yearJul - Sep 1882Registration districtGranardVolume3Page119

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Thank you for getting back to me so fast.  George McNamee 1805, I did think this was him in the Tithes.  Frank McNamee could be a brother, On my tree I have George's father as Francis McNamee married to Jane Maguire.  Rehill, Maguire and McNamee families are mixed quite often.  But they are all listed from County Cavan, they were baptised in Annageliff and married there too.  The family emigrated in 1839 to Montreal, while looking up records I found this, 

John Donocho Ireland Census, 1821 Name John Donocho Event Type Census Event Date 1821 Event Place Annagelliff, Cavan, Ireland Townland Aughnaglogh County Cavan Parish Annagelliff Relationship to Head of Household Brother-in-law Birth Date 1791

he had a sister,  Judith and I found this,

NameJohn RheehillEvent TypeCensusEvent Date1821Event PlaceAnnagelliff, Cavan, IrelandTownlandAughnagloghCountyCavanParishAnnagelliffOccupationFarmer

 

John RheehillU60

Judith RheehillWifeU50

Bridgt RheehillDaughterU18

John RheehillSonU13

Margt RheehillDaughterU11

Judith RheehillDaughterU9

Pat RheehillSonU6

Bryan RheehillSonU5

James McentireU20

Anne DonochoU22

John DonochoBrother-in-lawU30

CITING THIS RECORD

"Ireland Census, 1821," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9S-LRBK : accessed 11 February 2016), John Rheehill, 1821; from "Ireland Census 1821-1851," database and images, findmypast(http://www.findmypast.com : 2014); citing Annagelliff, Cavan, Ireland, household 11349. Birth Date1761

and this,  the names are always spelled differently but I think they are the same people.

Mary Donohoe

mentioned in the record of John Rahill

NameMary DonohoeGenderFemale

HusbandJames Rahill

SonJohn Rahill

 

 

NameJohn RahillGenderMale

Birth Date08 Jun 1867 BirthplaceCavan, Ireland

Father's NameJames Rahill

Mother's NameMary Donohoe

 

 

View the original document. The original may contain more information than was indexed.

IRELAND CENSUS, 1821
Household ID11349Digital Folder Number007246487Image Number00020

these people must be the same people?  Judith married to John Rheehill must be Judith Donoho?  

I have soooo many questions,  

Cindy

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Cindy:

They do appear to be the same people. You may find the National Archives site easier to navigate the 1821 census for Aughnaglogh. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/

Roger

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Thank you Roger, for all your help.  It is greatly appreciated.  I often wonder if there are people there wondering about their family that left.  We search for our roots, do they search for the missing parts to their trees?  It would be nice to say, hey they made it and survived and many changed the history of another country.  :)

CIndy

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Cindy:

Generally, the Irish are not looking for descendants of ancestors who emigrated.

Roger

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

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