Heron or variants

Hi JL . . . 

Welcome to . . . .  Ireland Reaching Out . . . 

It was diffacult to know where to start with your query . . . 

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https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/

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Tithes Applotment 1823 -1837 . . . a property Tax roll . . . shows . . one hit to that surname . . 

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?…

So . . I searched " Roots " (paid) . . with " Heron " and Donegal . . where I got one hit . . as follows . . 

SurnameForenameTownland/StreetParishCountyYearHeronMathwHaw   Taughboyne     Donegal    1826.

This would indicate that Matthew Heron was the named Tenant//Property owner in 1826  . . . and the ONLY ' Heron'

showing up 'officialy' in Donegal . . in those years  . . . SO . . we must assume . . that this is the family of your query.

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Next . . I searched the Official Census of 1901 //1911 . . . for Heron's . . of that Townland//Parish . . 

with NO success . . . 

there are many many Heron's showing in Co.Donegal in those years . . but not with those districts . . . 

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Next . . I had a look at the marriage . . of Thomas to Margaret Hunter . . . 

Thomas . . listed address . . " Ballymagael" . . . ( couldn't find that location ) . . likely correct spelling   BALLYMAGAN

Confirmed his Father was Edward . . . listed as ' Servant ' in occupatation . . ( not Tenant//Land Owner )

Witness on the Heron side . . . James Hunter

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Margaret Hunter . . . father listed as William Hunter (Farmer) . . 

They gave their address as " Conwell" . . . correct spelling " Conwel " Letterkenny . . Witness ..Alexander Stewart . . 

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SO . . searching for Hunters . . . in Tithes (1823 - 1837) . . the following two hits . . . 

SurnameForenameTownland/StreetParishCountyYearHunterWilliamGrawkey Beg Raymoghy  Donegal  1826

HunterWilliamScion   Urney   Tyrone, Donegal . . . . 

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So . . searching the 1901 Census . . . for Hunter . . . I found one possible hit to the above . . . 

Residents of a house 12 in Raymoghy (Manorcunningham, Donegal)

Show all information

SurnameForenameAgeSexRelation to headReligion    Hunter     Mary    26     FemaleHead of Family      Presbyterian     Hunter    Lizzie21    FemaleSisterPresbyterian

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Manorcunningha…

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Next I searched . . . " Griffiths Valuation (1847 -1864) . . for Hunter . . and found a sizable number listed . . and in the townland of " Conwel" . . . but how you would begin to seperate families . . would be near impossible . . 

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNam…

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https://www.logainm.ie/en/s?txt=Conwal&str=on

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I am not sure if any of the above . . advances your search . . . hopefully they might . . 

 

Cheers . . Eamonn.

 

 

 

http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/1012

Conwel . . R.C. Church records . . . but then some of the Hunters were not R.C.