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PHAIR'S OF ENNISKILLEN

FermanaghEnniskillen (Fermanagh)

Hello, I am looking for more information about my ancestors. Thomas Henry Phair was born in about 1800 and from Enniskillen. He married Mary Curry in about 1820. They had several sons, William, Henry, Robert and John. My lineage-- Rboert was a lime burner.  It apprears all the boys immigrated to Brantford, Ontario Canada in about 1863.

My lineage Robert married Jemima Acheson, who's family was from Maguires Bridge area, and immigrated to Brantford, Ontario, Canada also. I dont know who her parents are. I think she had a brother named Alexander. 

Any information you may have on these families would be appreciated.

Thank you. Julie Phair Hansmann

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hi,

In Griffiths Valuation 1862 there is only one Thomas PHAIR recorded...

He is farming 9 acres of land at Cornashee Townland...

Tenant
Family Name 1    PHAIR
Forename 1    THOMAS
County    FERMANAGH
Barony    MAGHERASTEPHANA
Union    LISNASKEA
Parish    AGHALURCHER
Townland    CORNASHEE

This looks like descendants of the family in 1901...
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Fermanagh/Lisnaskee/Co…

It doesn't look like they had any children ??

By 1911 the family are gone...
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=19…
 

fyi

There would be no official records of Births, Marriages, Deaths before 1846 in Ireland.

There may be church records, but you would need to contact the Church in the Parish they were married.

I think this looks like your ancestor arriving in Canada in 1871...

Name:     Robert Phair
Birth Year:     abt 1825
Arrival Year:     1871
Arrival Place:     Ontario, Canada
Age:     46
Source Publication Code:     1823.5
Primary Immigrant:     Phair, Robert
Annotation:     Date and place of census. Census films are available from the National Archives of Canada. Place of birth, religion, ethnicity, occupation, district, subdistrict, division, and page of original record are also provided.

Also arriving at the same time are...

Name: Edward Phair
Birth: abt 1826
Arrival: 1871 - Ontario, Canada

Name: James Phair
Birth: abt 1823
Arrival: 1871 - Ontario, Canada

Name: William Phair
Birth: abt 1827
Arrival: 1871 - Ontario, Canada

Name: Thomas Phair
Birth: abt 1821
Arrival: 1871 - Ontario, Canada

Thats all I have I am  afraid.

Regards,

SEAN

 

sean99

Hi Sean, thanks for your help on Thomas Phair and his family  from Fermanagh. The info on all the sons that immigrated to Canada was especially helpful, as I didn't know all their names.   Would their parish be  Aghalurcher as you mentioned above. And what would be the best way to contact them regarding their church records for marriage or baptisms. I have not done any research  yet in Ireland, so am unfamiliar the best way to obtain information. Thanks, Julie Phair Hansmann

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