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Gillis family from Cootehill

MonaghanMonaghan (Monaghan)

Hi my g grandfather was
David Gillis
Birth 22 OCT 1826 Monaghan, Ireland
Death ABT. SEP 1908 Cootehill, Ireland Maybe?

Evidence:
Name:
David Gilles
Estimated birth year:abt 1824
Date of Registration:Jul-Aug-Sep 1908
Death Age:84Registration district:Cootehill
Volume:3Page:79FHL Film Number:0101604

I have a photo of him from the family album.
Her had lots of siblings who emigrated to Canada, but some stayed.
He was married to:

Jane "Rebecca" Thompson

Birth ABT. 1835 Clones, Monaghan, Ireland ?

Death Unknown

Some of the family lived and worked on the Dawson Estate.
I have more details if you need them.

Looking to fill some blanks.

John

john@despard.eu

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Griffiths Valuation lists a David Gillis in Corryhagan in 1858. He had plot 7 which was an 18 acre farm. The Griffiths maps will enable you to locate it today.

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

Marriage of David Gillis and Jane Thompson registered Castleblaney 1860 Vol 3, page 369.

Possibly your family in the 1901 census:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Monaghan/Anny/Corryhagan/1632944/

1911:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Monaghan/Anny/Corryhagan/805902/

David died at Corryhagan on 5.7.1908 of “probably heart disease.” Hugh was the informant.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1908/05486/4536285.pdf

Family were Presbyterian. Nearest Presb. churches appear to be Corlea (records from 1836); Creive (1819) and Loughmourne (1847). Copies of all the above records are held in PRONI in Belfast. A personal visit is required to view them.

The tithe applotment records for 1829 list a David Gillis with 9 acres in Corryhagan, so possibly that was the father of the David who married Jane Thompson.

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