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I hope I am in the right parish for Margaret Cryan. What I know of her, my g-g grandmother,(from census records and her marriage certificate) is that she was born in Roscommon in the late 1820s, Her father's name was Daniel Cryan. Margaret moved to Durham, England, married a Patrick Gilmore from County Down and lived in Leeds for sometime before moving to New jersey in the 1880s. She died in 1911.

I had never heard of a connection to Boyle until I came across the webpage of one Lyle Stanhke    (http://members.tripod.com/havana_2/index-74.htmle). He (now deceased) had a Cryan family history page which seems to fill in the back story of Margaret Cryan. That led me to believe that Margaret Cryan was from Boyle, and her mother was a Margaret McDonagh.  Daniel Cryan apparently left Margaret and her two brothers in ireland and emigarted to Canada. (I'm not sure whether her mother went with him.  I don't know who raised Margaret before her move to England, and I don't know how to figure that out.

I hope I am right in thinking that I have found Margaret Cryan's home.

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Mary:


I went to Roots Ireland which is a pay site to view records. There is an 1826 baptismal record in Boyle RC records for a Margaret Cryan born to Daniel Cryan and a mother whose surname was McDonagh. When I added Margaret to the mother's name the record did not match.  This means the mother's name was other than Margaret. I think it is likely that this baptismal record is for your Margaret Cryan.


Go to www.rootsireland.ie and register. I think it costs around 5 euros to look at a record.


I could not find Daniel Cryan in the 1833 Tithe Applotment listings for Boyle or the 1856 griffiths Valuation listings for Boyle.


You can use Roots to search for a marriage record for Daniel or the baptismal records for Margaret's brothers.


Roger McDonnell


 

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Hello Roger, Thank you for the response, and the revelation that her mother's name was not Margaret. I had seen the baptismal record for Margaret Cryan, but am not sure how I concluded her mother's name was Margaret. Probably from Lyle Stanhke's site, which I have found  very useful. I do use Rootsireland, but also have relied on the work has done about the family of Daniel Cryan. I hope Rootsireland helps me as well with my other lines, McCanns and Dillons (Tyrone, I think), Gilmore and Flannigan (Down), Hewitt, not sure where.  

It's good to know the Boyle connection. Thanks again.

Mary

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