Looking for information regarding Owen and Ellen McGrath who migrated from Templecarn in 1861. Owen's parents were John McGrath and Alice McGree. Owen McGrath (1823?-1897). Resided n Braidwood NSW.
Owen is my great great grandfather. Any information would be appreciated.
Regards
Rose Ellis
Rose:
Templecarn parish is in southern Co. Donegal on the border with Fermanagh near Belleek. I looked on Roots Ireland www.rootsireland.ie and they don't appear to have the RC records for that parish.(I'm assuming your family was RC). I checked the Mormon site www.familysearch.org and they do have three films with RC records for the area. However, baptisms do not start until 1846 which would be too late for Owen's record. They do have marriage records back to 1836.
https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/77563?availability=Family%20His…
I also looked at the 1857-1858 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Templecarn and there were 4 John McGraths and 3 Owens McGraths. The name McGrath was very common in that area.
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/donegal/templecarn.htm
Roger McDonnell
Thank you so much. I will look further at my documents. All the McGraths in my line list their birthplace as Donnegal and Owen as Templecarn. There were also some other placenames and I'll put them up on line as well.
Thank you again.
Thank you so much. I will look further at my documents. All the McGraths in my line list their birthplace as Donnegal and Owen as Templecarn. There were also some other placenames and I'll put them up on line as well.
Thank you again.
I believe my ancestor John McGrath was living at Grousehall.
Regards
Rose
Rose:
I don't know if you have looked at the 1901 and 1911 censuses. www.censu.nationalarchives.ie
There were 4-5 McGrath families in the 1901 census for Grousehall. I'm wondering if some of older McGraths were siblings to Owen?
Roger
Thanks Roger. Good luck with your search Rose
Best wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Hello Rose I am researching McGraths in Burt Parish Donegal and have a lot of information on McGraths from Grousehall in Carntressy. I think you probably have the following. McGraths from Grousehall who went to Australia on ship Nile to Sydney in 1861 arriving 18th May 1861 included Owen aged 29 a farm labourer born Grousehall. He was a Catholic. His wife Ellen 27 born Clashan Tyrone and children John 9, Mark 7, Edward 5, Darby 3, Owen 1 and Patrick who was born on voyage. My notes suggest they were being sponsored by John Aldrow who seemed to pay £4 each for their ticket suggesting they were going to work for him on arrival. Hope this helps and I may be able to look up more for you if this is your family. Rena