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Mullen Family

TyroneArdstraw (Tyrone)

I am looking for any information on the Mullen family that lived in one of the railway cottages in Victoria Bridge, Breen Strabane. I think approximately around 1900 onward

I believe that there was James and Ellen Mullen who had 9 children. There was 7 boys and 2 girls. The children were, Barney, James, Willie, Joe, Bobby, Stephen, Eddie and Maggie and Eileen

I think that their mothers maiden name was Ward

I would be grateful for any information

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The marriage of William Mullan and Margaret Neeson was registered in Strabane on 29.10.1875.

The revaluation records show William Mullen arriving in Breen c 1888. That appears to be when his house was built. It was plot 1B(d) ? a house & small garden ? and his name remained against the property till 1923 and probably beyond.

http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/val12b.htm

Here he is in the 1901 & 1911 censuses with wife and children:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Altaclady/Breen/1750841/

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Attaclady/Breen/847309/

Son James married Ellen Ward on 16.4.1911. The marriage was registered in Strabane, and you can view a copy of it on-line for ?2 on the GRONI site (use the search marriages option):

https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk

Son William was born 21.8.1911 & Joseph 30.1.1913. Both births registered in Strabane. Again you can view them on the GRONI site.

Ahoghill AntrimIrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you so much for your reply. This has given me quite a bit of new information. I hope to find out even more now.

I did notice on the census that the ages didn't match from the 190l census to the 1911 there wasn't 10 years difference in all the ages. Do you know why that would be?

Also do you know if the house that they lived in was a railway cottage at Victoria Bridge?

Thanks for your help it is really appreciated.

 

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IrelandXO member

Thank you so much for your reply. This has given me quite a bit of new information. I hope to find out even more now.

I did notice on the census that the ages didn't match from the 190l census to the 1911 there wasn't 10 years difference in all the ages. Do you know why that would be?

Also do you know if the house that they lived in was a railway cottage at Victoria Bridge?

Thanks for your help it is really appreciated.

 

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IrelandXO member

Thank you so much for your reply. This has given me quite a bit of new information. I hope to find out even more now.

I did notice on the census that the ages didn't match from the 190l census to the 1911 there wasn't 10 years difference in all the ages. Do you know why that would be?

Also do you know if the house that they lived in was a railway cottage at Victoria Bridge?

Thanks for your help it is really appreciated.

 

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IrelandXO member

Don?t worry about the ages being out in the censuses. That was very common. No-one celebrated birthdays in Ireland at that time, and most people had only a vague idea of their age. A lot of census information was just guessed (eg ages and places of birth). It?s common to see ages being out by up to 10 years for anyone over 35. Likewise on death certificates which were just the informant?s best guess. Often out by 10 years or more.

Yes it was at Victoria Bridge. I can tell from the Griffiths map that plot 1B was beside Victoria Bridge Station. Coming out of the station you faced the road that crossed the river. On the other side of that road were the various houses and cottages that comprised 1B, ie including 1B(d). They had the river as one boundary and the road as another.

Ahoghill AntrimIrelandXO Volunteer

Thanks Elwyn. Hope your search progresses Madison, keep us updated!

Best wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support

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