Hi
I'm looking for any information related to my ancestors.
Thomas McKenna married Elizabeth McPhillips in Ballybay on 16th May 1856, they left the country shortly afterwards. His parents were John McKenna and Ann Braesland. I don't have anything else to go on.
Best wishes
Anthony
Hi Anthony,
Here's a possible baptism record for Thomas from www.rootsireland.ie/:
Name:Thomas McKennaDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:0not listeAddress:Errigal Truagh ParishParish/District:Errigal TruaghGender:MCountyCo. Monaghan
Denomination:[not Listed]
Father:John McKennaMother:Anne McKennaOccupation:[not Listed]
[not Listed]
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Thomas McKenna
[not Listed]Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Eliza McGee
Notes:
b. June 1836. No priest's signature.
It's annoyingly light on detail!
Possible siblings (based on the assumption that Ann used her married name rather than also being a McKenna):
Name:John McKennaDate of Birth:31-Mar-1836
Date of Baptism:0not listeAddress:Errigal Truagh ParishParish/District:Errigal TruaghGender:MCountyCo. Monaghan
Denomination:[not Listed]
Father:John McKennaMother:Anne McKennaOccupation:[not Listed]
[not Listed]
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:James McKenna
[not Listed]Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Anne McKenna
Notes:
No priest's signature.
Name:James McKennaDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:20-Sep-1839Address:Not RecordedParish/District:InishkeenGender:MCountyCo. Monaghan
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John McKennaMother:Anne McKennaOccupation:Not Recorded
Not Recorded
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Michael McEneany
Not RecordedSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary Quillan
Notes:
No priest listed.
Name:John McKennaDate of Birth:0not liste
Date of Baptism:15-Dec-1840Address:DoogaryParish/District:TydavnetGender:MCountyCo. Monaghan
Denomination:[not Listed]
Father:John McKennaMother:Anne McKennaOccupation:[not Listed]
[not Listed]
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:John McKenna
[not Listed]Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Mary McKenna
Notes:
[not listed]
Name:Anne McKennaDate of Birth:22-May-1842
Date of Baptism:0not listeAddress:Errigal Truagh ParishParish/District:Errigal TruaghGender:FCountyCo. Monaghan
Denomination:[not Listed]
Father:John McKennaMother:Anne McKennaOccupation:[not Listed]
[not Listed]
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:William McCarron
[not Listed]Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Anne McCarron
Notes:
Priest: Patrick McCusker.
Name:Mary McKennaDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:01-Oct-1842Address:Not RecordedParish/District:InishkeenGender:FCountyCo. Monaghan
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John McKennaMother:Anne McKennaOccupation:Not Recorded
Not Recorded
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:James McKenna
Not RecordedSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Bridget McKenna
Name:Patrick McKennaDate of Birth:not listed
Date of Baptism:13-Mar-1845Address:Not ListedParish/District:InishkeenGender:MCountyCo. Monaghan
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John McKennaMother:Anne McKennaOccupation:Not Listed
Not Listed
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Laurence McKenna
Not ListedSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Rose McKenna
Name:Patrick McKennaDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:13-Mar-1845Address:Not RecordedParish/District:InishkeenGender:MCountyCo. Monaghan
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John McKennaMother:Anne McKennaOccupation:Not Recorded
Not Recorded
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Laurence McKenna
Not RecordedSponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Rose McKenna
Name:Charles McKennaDate of Birth:14-Nov-1851
Date of Baptism:0not listeAddress:Errigal Truagh ParishParish/District:Errigal TruaghGender:MCountyCo. Monaghan
Denomination:[not Listed]
Father:John McKennaMother:Anne McKennaOccupation:[not Listed]
[not Listed]
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Peter O'Brien
[not Listed]Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Catherine McDermott
Notes:
Priest: James Kelly.
It was common to name a later child after an earlier on e that had died
If you know Thomas & Elizabeth's children's names, it would be interesting to compare them to the above (in case they usedthe Irish naming pattern)
Col
Hi Col,
Thanks for that.
Their children were Margaret 1857, John 1858, Elizabeth 1864, Francis 1868, Mary 1870, Ann 1871, Thomas 1875, Patrick 1876 and Joseph 1877.
They were all born in Scotland.
Looking through the parish records it looks like there are a lot of McKennas in this area.
Do you know if there are any records to show where the family lived or what they worked as?
Best wishes
Anthony
Hi
Do you know where in Ballybay that Thomas and Elizabeth were married?
Best wishes
Anthony
Irish Census gives addresses & is free on line at http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/; 1851 is complete but next is not till 1901
I checked 1851 but no McKennas or McPhillips in Monaghan I'm afraid.
I couldn't find the marriage record on rootsireland.ie so can't tell you where in Ballbay they were married.
Looks like there were / are 4 churches in Ballybay: Second Presbyterean, Christ Church, St Patrick's & Noah's so if you know their religion you could narrow it down
Col