1901 Census Meenacarn, Lettermacaward, Co Donegal
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| Pg | Given | Surname | Relation | Religion | Education | Age | Sex | Occupation | Status | Born | Language |
| William McBride and Hannah Quinn Household | |||||||||||
| 1 | William | McBride | Head | RC | Cannot read | 70 | M | Farmer | Married | Tyrone | |
| Hannah | McBride | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 60 | F | Married | Donegal | I&E | ||
| Mary | McBride | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 22 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| 2 | Mary | Duffy | Head | RC | Cannot read | 50 | F | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | I&E |
| Ellen | Duffy | Daughter | RC | R&W | 20 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Peter Duffy and Bridget Breslin Household | |||||||||||
| 3 | Peter | Duffy | Head | RC | Cannot read | 54 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Bridget | Duffy | Wife | RC | R&W | 48 | F | Married | Donegal | I&E | ||
| Edward | Duffy | Son | RC | R&W | 23 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Pat | Duffy | Son | RC | R&W | 20 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Grace | Duffy | Daughter | RC | R&W | 17 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Mary | Duffy | Daughter | RC | R&W | 15 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Peter | Duffy | Son | RC | R&W | 12 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Bridget | Duffy | Daughter | RC | R&W | 9 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Sarah | Duffy | Daughter | RC | R&W | 9 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Note: Peter Duffy (Charles, decd.) married Bridget Breslin(Patrick, Boyoughter) on 17 Dec 1870 in Dungloe | |||||||||||
| 4 | Patrick | McHugh | Head | RC | Cannot read | 76 | M | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | Irish |
| Peter | McHugh | Son | RC | R&W | 29 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Pat | McHugh | Son | RC | R&W | 26 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Mary | McHugh | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 24 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | Irish | |
| Patrick Bonner and Margaret McHugh Household | |||||||||||
| 5 | Margaret | Bonner | Head | RC | Cannot read | 75 | F | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | Irish |
| Mary | McMenamin | Daughter | RC | R&W | 29 | F | Farmer’s dau | Married | Donegal | I & E | |
| John | McMenamin | Son-in-law | RC | R&W | 37 | M | Farmer’s son-in-law | Married | Donegal | English | |
| Margaret | McMenamin | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 8mo | F | Single | Donegal | |||
| Note: It appears that 8 month old Margaret McMenamin should be listed as the granddaughter of Margaret Bonner | |||||||||||
| 6 | Pat | McHugh | Head | RC | Cannot read | 60 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | Irish |
| Bridget | McHugh | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 60 | F | Farmer’s wife | Married | Donegal | I & E | |
| John | McHugh | Son | RC | R&W | 15 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Mary | McHugh | Daughter | RC | R&W | 14 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Patrick | McHugh | Son | RC | R&W | 12 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| 7 | Daniel | Duffy | Head | RC | Cannot read | 45 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I & E |
| Mary | Duffy | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 45 | F | Married | Donegal | I & E | ||
| Thomas | Duffy | Son | RC | R&W | 16 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Edward | Duffy | Son | RC | R&W | 13 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Maggie | Duffy | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 9 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Bridget | Duffy | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 6 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Hannah | Duffy | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 6 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Annie | Duffy | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 2 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| 8 | John | Duffy | Head | RC | R&W | 30 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I & E |
| Annie | Duffy | Wife | RC | R&W | 27 | F | Married | Donegal | I & E | ||
| 9 | Charles | Duffy | Head | RC | R&W | 29 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I & E |
| Ellen | Duffy | Wife | RC | R&W | 24 | F | Married | Donegal | I & E | ||
| 10 | James | McHugh | Head | RC | Cannot read | 70 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I & E |
| Annie | McHugh | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 70 | F | Married | Donegal | I & E | ||
| Annie | McHugh | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 35 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Domlick | McHugh | Son | RC | Cannot read | 9 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| John | McHugh | Son | RC | Cannot read | 8 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| James | McHugh | Son | RC | Cannot read | 6 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Maggie | McHugh | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 4 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Note: The spelling is Domlick | |||||||||||
| 11 | Mary | O’Donnell | Head | RC | Cannot read | 50 | F | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | I & E |
| Patrick | McHugh | Son | RC | Cannot read | 26 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| John | O’Donnell | Son | RC | Cannot read | 17 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Mary | O’Donnell | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 15 | F | Single | Donegal | I & E | ||
| Annie | O’Donnell | Daughter | RC | R&W | 11 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Note: Was Patrick a son from a previous marriage? | |||||||||||
| James McHugh and Madge McGeehan Household | |||||||||||
| 12 | James | McHugh | Head | RC | Cannot read | 60 | M | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | I & E |
| Mary | McHugh | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 28 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Kate | McHugh | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 26 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Barney | McHugh | Son | RC | Cannot read | 24 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Madge | McHugh | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 19 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Biddy | McHugh | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | ? | ? | ? | ? | Donegal | I & E | |
| Note: Information concerning the last daughter is too faded to read | |||||||||||
| Peter McHugh and Mary Duffy Household | |||||||||||
| 13 | Peter | McHugh | Head | RC | Cannot read | 60 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I & E |
| Mary | McHugh | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 50 | F | Married | Donegal | I & E | ||
| Domlick | McHugh | Son | RC | Read | 30 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Bridget | McHugh | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 25 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| William | McHugh | Son | RC | R&W | 22 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Sarah | McHugh | Daughter | RC | R&W | 19 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Annie | McHugh | Daughter | RC | R&W | 15 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| 14 | Patrick | Bonar | Head | RC | R&W | 45 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I & E |
| Cicly ? | Bonar | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 35 | F | Married | Donegal | I & E | ||
| Bridget | Bonar | Daughter | RC | R&W | 11 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| John | Bonar | Son | RC | Read | 8 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Mary | Bonar | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 6 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Bernard | Bonar | Son | RC | Cannot read | 2 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | Irish | |
| Daniel Duffy and Anne Sweeney Household | |||||||||||
| 15 | Anne | Duffy | Head | RC | Cannot R/W | 57 | F | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | I & E |
| Wlliam | Duffy | Son | RC | R&W | 22 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Neil | Duffy | Son | RC | R&W | 19 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Mary | Duffy | Daughter | RC | R&W | 16 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
| Hugh Molloy and Bridget Duffy Household | |||||||||||
| 16 | Bridget | Molloy | Head | RC | Cannot read | 60 | F | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | I & E |
| Ellen | Molloy | Daughter | RC | R&W | 20 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I & E | |
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Note: Dau Mary married James McCarron - see 1911 census Oughtmeen Researcher: Marie - Email |
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| 17 | James | McHugh | Head | RC | Cannot read | 50 | M | Farmer | Single | Donegal | I&E |
| 18 | Domlick | McHugh | Head | RC | Cannot read | 30 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Catherine | McHugh | Wife | RC | R&W | 32 | F | Married | Donegal | I&E | ||
| Mary | McHugh | Daughter | RC | R&W | 10 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Patrick | McHugh | Son | RC | Cannot read | 7 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| John | McHugh | Son | RC | Cannot read | 6 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Peter | McHugh | Son | RC | Cannot read | 4 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Sarah | McHugh | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 2 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | Irish | |
| 19 | John | Cannon | Head | RC | R&W | 48 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Sisley | Cannon | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 38 | F | Married | Donegal | I&E | ||
| John | Cannon | Son | RC | R&W | 12 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Hugh | Cannon | Son | RC | R&W | 12 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Mary | Cannon | Daughter | RC | R&W | 8 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Peter | Cannon | Son | RC | R&W | 6 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| James | Cannon | Son | RC | Cannot read | 3 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Bridget | Cannon | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 6mo | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | ||
| Note: Sisley is as spelled on census | |||||||||||
| 20 | Margaret | Gordon | Head | RC | Cannot read | 80 | F | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Andrew Gallagher and Grace Boyle Household | |||||||||||
| 21 | Andrew | Gallagher | Head | RC | Cannot read | 40 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Grace | Gallagher | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 30 | F | Married | Donegal | I&E | ||
| Mary | Gallagher | Daughter | RC | R&W | 10 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Anthony | Gallagher | Son | RC | Cannot read | 7 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| James | Gallagher | Son | RC | Cannot read | 5 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Patrick | Gallagher | Son | RC | Cannot read | 3 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | Irish | |
| Ellen | Gallagher | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 2 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | Irish | |
| Bridget | Gallagher | Daughter | RC | Cannot read | 3wk | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | ||
| Note: Grace Boyle dau of James Boyle - see 1901 census Keadew | |||||||||||
| 22 | John | Bonar | Head | RC | R&W | 24 | M | Farmer | Single | Donegal | I&E |
| Michael O'Donnell and Sally Brennan Household | |||||||||||
| 23 | Michael | O’Donnell | Head | RC | Cannot read | 60 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Sarah | O’Donnell | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 60 | F | Married | Donegal | I&E | ||
| Mary | O’Donnell | Daughter | RC | R&W | 30 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| 24 | John | Malloy | Head | RC | Cannot read | 50 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Scisly ? | Malloy | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 45 | F | Married | Donegal | I&E | ||
| Giles ? | Malloy | Daughter | RC | R&W | 15 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Thomas | Malloy | Son | RC | R&W | 13 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| James | Malloy | Son | RC | R&W | 11 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Ellen | Malloy | Daughter | RC | R&W | 8 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Note: Very difficult to decipher the names of the wife and older daughter | |||||||||||
| 25 | Cormack | Cannon | Head | RC | Cannot read | 91 | M | Farmer | Married | Donegal | I&E |
| Grace | Cannon | Wife | RC | Cannot read | 80 | F | Married | Donegal | Irish | ||
| Charles | Cannon | Son | RC | R&W | 42 | M | Farmer’s son | Married | Donegal | I&E | |
| Suzan | Cannon | Dau-in-law | RC | Cannot read | 40 | F | Stocking Knitter | Married | Donegal | I&E | |
| Grace | Cannon | Daughter | RC | R&W | 25 | F | Farmer’s dau | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Cormick | Cannon | Gson | RC | R&W | 12 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Hugh | Cannon | Gson | RC | R&W | 11 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Mary | Cannon | Gdaughter | RC | R&W | 9 | F | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| John | Cannon | Gson | RC | R&W | 7 | M | Scholar | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Charles | Cannon | Gdaughter | RC | R&W | 4 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Patrick | Cannon | Gr-son | RC | Cannot read | 1 | M | Farmer’s son | Single | Donegal | I&E | |
| Note: Suzan is spelled with a ‘Z” | |||||||||||
Inscription on tombstone in St Patrick's Cemetery Beaver Brook, Luzerne Co Pennsylvania
William Duffy
Sacred to the memory of William Duffy, a native of Ire., County Donegal, Parish of Letter McWard, Townland of Menacarn, who departed this life June 20, 1865 age 62 yrs. May his soul rest in peace.Amen. Erected by his beloved son Peter Duffy
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