I'm finally heading over to search the graves for my ancestors! I've narrowed my search to Taum and Ballyhaunis but there's a link somewhere near Castlerea. Has anyone a list of graves/churches in the area? I'm going to look through Google Maps etc to plan the journey. Also, any good tips for library or local history groups?
Thanks
Casimir:
Taum is Tuam in Co. Galway. Ballyhaunis is in Co. Mayo and Castlerea is in Co. Roscommon. You need to provide more info on when your ancestors died and where. Also, if they died in the 19th century, it is very likely that a headstone/marker would not exist.
Roger McDonnell
Hi
Have you checked out FindaGrave website. The links below list several cemeteries.
Ballyhaunis Cemetery in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo - Find a Grave Cemetery
Are you referring to Tuam, Galway
Tuam Cathedral in Tuam, County Galway - Find a Grave Cemetery
Cemeteries in Castlerea, County Roscommon - Find a Grave
Historicgraves website
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Regards- Mary
Thank you @marytv and Roger McDonnell for the advice and links.
As with everyone, information is a little sparse. I've searched the village where I was born for graves and found my Great Great Grandfather with Ballyhaunis on the stone. He was a Gleeson, a name not common in that area from my research. The other side is Haddican and I have birth details pre 1850 (when the family start to arrive in England) in Taum. On the 1901 census there are Haddicans around the border of Roscommon and Galway, particularly around Glenmaddy? I think it's a matter of looking on this trip and then arranging a longer trip if I can get more information.
Marriage details are again difficult to trace. Edward Haddican born 1796 is listed as married to a Mary Mayne (The handwriting is difficult to decipher and could be -E-RY) in the Parish Register for Taum with a daughters Bridget born in 1834, Ellen 1844, Mary . She doesn't appear on Census details in England so I'm assuming she died before the family left? The Gleeson link in Ballyhaunis has a Jas Gleeson married to Mary Grogan. There is also a Mary Haddican who arrived in England but without a husband. She changed her name to Mary Shurin born in 1809. Is that a local name to Taum?
The one other interesting item in the area of Taum is that an Ellen Haddican was a Tea and Coffee Agent/Importer/Dealer in 1847 for a company called Brueksop Howe and Company which sounds Dutch?
Here's a transcription of Bridget's baptismal record, showing her mother's name was Byrne.
Name: Bridget Haddican
Baptism: 14-Jan-1833
Parish/District: Bekan RC parish
Gender: Female
County Co. Mayo
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: Edward Haddican
Mother: Mary Byrne
Sponsor 1 /
Mathias Groghan
Sponsor 2 /
Mary Groghan
Notes:
2-6. E.
source: RootsIreland
RootsIreland lists baptisms for four children of Edward and Mary, including Bridget. The other three are:
I hope this is helpful.
Not sure if this will help, but there was a James Haddican married to a Mary Groghan. Children:
Haddican P 1834 Co. Mayo
Haddican John 1836 Co. Mayo
Haddican Michael 1838 Co. Mayo
Haddican Thomas 1841 Co. Mayo
Haddican Mary 1843 Co. Mayo