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Allen's of Westmeath, Multyfarnham Area.

WestmeathMultyfarnham (Westmeath)

My Great Grand father Michael Allen came to Australia in 1875 leaving his Mother Elizabeth Fagan and father also a Micheal Allen behind. They were a large family of 8 chldren, Christine B1839, Catherine B1842, Mary B1844, Laurence B1847, Patrick B 1853, Michael B1855, Matthew B 1856, Peter B1862. My Great Grand father married Isabella Mark at Charters Towers 16th January 1884 and started his own family of 8 children here in Queensland, Australia. He died on the 21st July 1900 and is buried at Charters Towers along with some of his children.I have hit a brick wall as far as finding out more information about my Great Grand fathers siblings and his parents and the parents of Michael and Elizabet Fagan. I have also found that Matthew came to Queensland in 1881.

If you can help in any way with more details about my ancestors please contact on my email, thank you Gary.

Allen

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Gary:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Roots Ireland has the 1838 marriage record for the parents in Multyfarnham RC church. Likely all the baptismal records are on Roots. The Multyfarnham records start in 1824 http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0950  so likely Michael and Elizabeth were born before 1824.

Date of Marriage:15-Mar-1838
Parish / District:MULTYFARNHAM County:Co. Westmeath
Husband
WifeName:MichaelAllen
ElizabethFagan

IThe 1854 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing shows Michael Allen in Ballindurrow townland. See links.

http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/westmeath/multyfarnham.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballindurrow

The only Allen family I can find in the 1901 census is in Multyfarnham. Not sure how they may be connected to your family.

http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Westmeath/Multyfarnham/Mul…

You may want to consider autosomal DNA testing.

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Dear Gary,

I live in the village of Multyfarnham. I get emails from Ireland Reaching out and I have done a course with them.
I have made enquiries and have made contact with a gentleman who is living in BallinDurrow in the original home of an Allen family in Multyfarnham. I will speak to him later

in the week and get more information from him.

I would be grateful if you could email me at myclan2007@eircom.net and let me know you have received this message.

Marie

IrelandXO member

Hi Marie

That sounds great to hear that I may get more news about my Irish ancestors so hears hoping. I must say thank you for what you are doing for me. I'm not sure what details you have about my family, perhaps only what I have said in my post? My email is gj.allen@bigpond.com

I will send an email to you via your email just in case this post does not get to you. Once again thank you and bye for now, Gary.

Allen

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