1901 Census Porthall, Clonleigh, Co Donegal

No	Surname	First	Relationship	Religion	Education	Age	Occupation	Status	Born

	Neil Doherty and Elizabeth McGettigan Household
1	Doherty	Neil	Head	RC	Only reads	59	Farmer	Married	Donegal
	Doherty	Eliza	Wife	RC	Can't read	56		Married	Donegal
	Doherty	Ellen	Dau	RC	RW	27	Farmer's dau	Single	Donegal
	Doherty	John	Son	RC	Only reads	25	Farmer's son	Single	Donegal
	Doherty	Grace	Dau	RC	RW	23	Farmer's dau	Single	Donegal
	Doherty	Catherine	Dau	RC	RW	19	Farmer's dau	Single	Donegal
	Doherty	Hugh	Son	RC	Only reads	18	Farmer's son	Single	Donegal
	Notes: Neal Doherty, Porthall, son of Daniel, married Elizabeth McGettigan, Strabane, dau of John, farmer, 4 Apr 1872. Witnesses Hugh Doherty and Mary Catherine McDermott

	William Wray and Mary Jane Colhoun Household
2	Rea	William	Head	Pres	Can't read	57	Farmer	Married	Donegal
	Rea	Mary Jane	Wife	Pres	Only reads	56	Housekeeper	Married	Donegal
	Rea	Jane	Dau	Pres	Only reads	30	Farmer's dau	Single	Donegal
	Rea	Fanny	Dau	Pres	RW	24	Farmer's dau	Single	Donegal
	Rea	William	Son	Pres	RW	17	Farmer's son	Single	Donegal
	Rea	William	Gson	Pres	Can't read	3	Scholar	Single	Donegal

	Rodger Carolan and Mary Anne McNamee Household
3	Carolan	Rodger	Head	RC	RW	40	Farmer	Married	Donegal
	Carolan	Maryanne	Wife	RC	RW	38		Married	Donegal
	Carolan	Mary L	Dau	RC	RW	15	Farmer's dau	Single	Donegal
	Carolan	Thomas	Son	RC	RW	14	Farmer's son	Single	Donegal
	Carolan	John	Son	RC	RW	12	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Carolan	Patrick	Son	RC	RW	9	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Carolan	Catherine	Dau	RC	Only reads	6	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Carolan	Annie	Dau	RC	Can't read	2		Single	Donegal
	Carolan	John	Nephew	RC	Can't read	20	General svt	Single	Donegal
	Notes: Roger Carlin, Porthall, son of Thomas Carlin and Catherine Doherty, Porthall, married Mary Anne McNamee, Tironeill, dau of John McNamee and Mary McMenamin, Tironeill, 5 Oct 1882, Lifford. Witnesses Catherine Doherty and Margaret Anne McNamee. Note of 3rd degree consanguinity - at the time of their marriage, Mary Anne was living in Drumleene

4	Wray	Samuel	Head	Pres	RW	30	Agricultural labr	Married	Donegal
	Wray	Mary A	Wife	Pres	RW	28		Married	Donegal

	John Linster and Margaret Colhoun Household
5	Linster	John	Head	Pres	RW	60	Station Master	Married	Co Down
	Linster	Margaret	Wife	Pres	RW	58	Housekeeper	Married	Co Tyrone
	Linster	John	Son	Pres	RW	32	Shirt Manufacturer	Single	Co Tyrone
	Linster	Madge	Dau	Pres	RW	23	Scholar	Single	Co Monaghan
	Linster	Annie Bell	Dau	Pres	RW	21	Scholar	Single	Co Monaghan

	Robert Wilson and Sarah Bamford Household
6	Wilson	Robert	Head	CofI	RW	50	Agricultural labr	Married	Donegal
	Wilson	Sarah	Wife	CofI	RW	48		Married	Donegal
	Wilson	Robert	Son	CofI	RW	18	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	Wilson	Catherine	Dau	CofI	RW	13	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Wilson	Sarah	Dau	CofI	RW	11	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Wilson	Susan	Dau	CofI	RW	9	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Wilson	John	Son	CofI	RW	7	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Wilson	Annie	Dau	CofI	RW	4	Scholar	Single	Donegal

7	Fury	Timothy	Head	RC	Only reads	63	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	Fury	John	Brother	RC	Only reads	61	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	Fury	Catherine	Sister	RC	Can't read	50	Domestic svt	Single	Donegal

8	Tinney	William	Head	Pres	RW	30	Agricultural labr	Married	Donegal
	Tinney	Lizzie	Wife	Pres	RW	28		Married	Donegal
	Tinney	James	Son	Pres	Can't read	3		Single	Donegal
	Tinney	Maggie A	Dau	Pres	Can't read	1		Single	Donegal

9	Clarke	John	Head	Pres	Can't read	75	Agricultural labr	Widower	Donegal
	Clarke	Andrew	Son	Pres	RW	41	Land Steward	Single	Donegal
	Clarke	Robert	Son	Pres	RW	35	Coachman	Single	Donegal
	Clarke	Eliza	Dau	Pres	RW	33		Single	Donegal

10	Clarke	James	Head	Pres	RW	47	Magistrate/Ass Comissioner	Married	Donegal
	Clarke	Margaret L	Wife	Pres	RW	47		Married	Co Tyrone
	Clarke	Agnes	Dau	Pres	RW	14	Scholar	Single	Co Tyrone
	Clarke	Charlotte	Dau	Pres	RW	10	Scholar	Single	Co Tyrone
	Houston	Bessie	Governess	Pres	RW	30	Governess	Single	Co Tyrone
	White	Sarah	Servant	CofI	Can't read	50	Cook/Domestic svt	Single	Donegal
	Reid	Margaret	Servant	Pres	RW	18	Housemaid/Domestic svt	Single	Donegal

11	McKean	William	Head	Pres	RW	29	Farmer	Single	Donegal
	McKean	James	Brother	Pres	RW	31		Single	Donegal
	McKean	Thomas	Brother	Pres	RW	26		Single	Donegal
	Notes: William m Isabella? - see 1911 census Porthall Descendants of the family still live in Porthall today, providing holiday accommodation - The Hall Green

	Thomas Whittaker and Sarah Rutherford Household
12	Whittaker	William James	Head	Pres	RW	30	Lighterman	Single	Donegal
	Whittaker	Sarah	Mother	Pres	RW	55		Widow	Donegal
	Whittaker	Samuel	Brother	Pres	RW	26	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	Whittaker	Matilda	Sister	Pres	RW	32	Servant	Single	Donegal
	Devenny	James	Boarder	CofI	RW	21	Lighterman	Single	Donegal
	Notes: Thomas Whittaker (James, St Johnston) married Sarah Rutherford (Samuel, Dundee) on 28 June 1866 in St Johnston Family on 1911 Glenfad census Catherine, sister of Thomas, married Hugh Coll - see 1901 census Creaghadoos

13	Boyle	John	Head	RC	Only reads	45	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	Doherty	William John	Nephew	RC	Only reads	23	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	McKean	John	Boarder	CofI	Can't read	57	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal

	James McLaughlin and Susan Wilson Household
14	McLoughlin	James	Head	RC	Can't read	40	Boatman	Married	Donegal
	McLoughlin	Susan	Wife	RC	Only reads	35		Married	Donegal
	McLoughlin	William	Son	RC	Can't read	20	Boatman	Single	Donegal
	McLoughlin	Mary C	Dau	RC	RW	16	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	McLoughlin	James	Son	RC	RW	14	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	McLoughlin	Eliza	Dau	RC	RW	13	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	McLoughlin	Maggie	Dau	RC	RW	12	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	McLoughlin	Susan	Dau	RC	RW	10	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	McLoughlin	Patrick	Son	RC	Can't read	8	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	McLoughlin	Sarah	Dau	RC	Can't read	5	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	McLoughlin	Ellen	Dau	RC	Can't read	3		Single	Donegal
	Notes: James McLaughlin, Glenfad, boatman, son of William, Boatman, married Susan Wilson, Clonleigh, dau of Robert, labourer, 26 Sep 1879. Witnesses Patrick Crossan and Mary McLaughlin Susan Wilson b 26 Sep 1861, dau of Robert Wilson and Jane Doherty, Church of Ireland - she was baptised before the marriage, converting to the Catholic Church - her brother is in household 6, above Children of James and Susan : William Robert m Mary Anne Crawford - see 1901 census Glenfad Mary C James Eliza Maggie Susan Patrick Sarah b Carrigans 21 Oct 1898 Ellen

	Michael Houston and Mary Gormley Household
15	Houston	Michael	Head	RC	Can't read	38	Agricultural labr	Married	Donegal
	Houston	Mary	Wife	RC	Only reads	37		Married	Donegal
	Houston	Mary	Dau	RC	Only reads	11	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Houston	Bella	Dau	RC	Only reads	9	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Houston	Sarah	Dau	RC	Can't read	6	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Houston	Francis	Son	RC	Can't read	3	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Houston	Peter	Son	RC	Can't read	2		Single	Donegal
	Houston	Michael	Son	RC	Can't read	1		Single	Donegal

	Robert McDonald and Mary Bradley Household
16	McDonald	Robert	Head	RC	Can't read	57	Agricultural labr	Widower	Donegal
	McDonald	Robert	Son	RC	RW	26	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	McDonald	Mary	Dau	RC	RW	17		Single	Donegal

	John McDonald and Mary Gallagher Household
17	McDonald	John	Head	RC	RW	31	Agricultural labr	Married	Donegal
	McDonald	Mary	Wife	RC	RW	27		Married	Donegal
	McDonald	Mary Ellen	Dau	RC	RW	6	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	McDonald	John G	Son	RC	Only reads	5	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	McDonald	Hannah	Dau	RC	Can't read	2		Single	Donegal
	McDonald	William	Nephew	RC	RW	13	Scholar	Single	Donegal

	George Dunn and Isabella Crawford Household
18	Dunn	George	Head	Pres	RW	64	Railway surface man	Widower	Donegal
	Dunn	Letita	Dau	Pres	RW	29	Railway gate keeper	Single	Donegal
	Dunn	Humphrey	Son	Pres	RW	27	Railway surface man	Single	Donegal
	Dunn	George	Son	Pres	RW	20	Railway surface man	Single	Donegal
	Dunn	Priscilla	Dau	Pres	RW	14	Scholar	Single	Donegal

	Edward Creanor and Annie McGowan Household
19	Creanor	Edward	Head	RC	RW	43	Farmer	Married	Donegal
	Creanor	Annie	Wife	RC	RW	33		Married	Donegal
	Creanor	Margaret Mary	Dau	RC	Can't read	3		Single	Donegal
	Harkin	Margaret	Niece	RC	RW	25		Single	Donegal
	McDermott	William	Servant	RC	RW	14	Farm svt	Single	Donegal
	Note: Edward Creanor, Rossgeir, son of Bernard, married Annie McGowan, Round Hill, dau of Charles, 26 Nov 1891 at the Cloghcor RC Church, Leckpatrick. Witnesses Thomas Dillon and Annie Sheridan The family is buried in the Old Clonleigh Graveyard - see headstone inscription

20	O'Brien	James	Head	RC	RW	52	Agricultural labr	Married	Donegal
	O'Brien	Sarah	Wife	RC	Only reads	48		Married	Donegal

21	McBrearty	John	Head	RC	Only reads	40	Agricultural labr	Married	Donegal
	McBrearty	Hanah	Wife	RC	Can't read	35		Married	Donegal
	McBrearty	Thomas?	Son	RC	Can't read	19	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	McBrearty	Margery	Dau	RC	Only reads	17		Single	Donegal
	McBrearty	Margaret	Dau	RC	Only reads	15		Single	Donegal
	McBrearty	John	Son	RC	Only reads	14		Single	Donegal
	McBrearty	Patrick	Son	RC	RW	10	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	McBrearty	Francis	Son	RC	RW	6	Scholar	Single	Donegal

	Patrick McNamee and Margery Carlin Household
22	McNamee	Patrick	Head	RC	RW	45	Agricultural labr	Widower	Donegal
	McNamee	Mary A	Dau	RC	RW	21		Single	Donegal
	McNamee	John	Son	RC	RW	17	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	McNamee	Patrick	Son	RC	RW	12	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	McNamee	Rose	Dau	RC	Can't read	3		Single	Donegal

23	Doherty	James	Head	RC	RW	60	Agricultural labr	Married	Donegal
	Doherty	Rose	Wife	RC	RW	55	Housekeeper	Married	Donegal
	Doherty	James	Son	RC	Only reads	24	Boatman	Single	Donegal
	Doherty	William	Son	RC	Only reads	22	Boatman	Single	Donegal
	Doherty	Daniel	Son	RC	RW	14	Scholar	Single	Donegal

24	Breslin	Con	Head	RC	RW	36	Agricultural labr	Married	Donegal
	Breslin	Hannah	Wife	RC	RW	25		Married	Donegal
	Breslin	Thomas	Son	RC	Can't read	2		Single	Donegal
	Breslin	Robert	Son	RC	Can't read	8mths		Single	Donegal

	William Crawford and Sarah Crossan Household
25	Crawford	William	Head	RC	RW	52	Agricultural labr	Married	Donegal
	Crawford	Sarah	Wife	RC	Can't read	52		Married	Donegal
	Crawford	James	Son	RC	RW	24	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	Crawford	John	Son	RC	RW	22	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	Crawford	Hugh	Son	RC	RW	20	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	Crawford	Ellen	Dau	RC	RW	18	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	Crawford	Edward	Son	RC	RW	16	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	Crawford	Eliza	Dau	RC	RW	11	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Notes: William Crawford married Sarah Crossan 25 Apr 1872 after banns, by Rev Fr Hagearty PP. Witnesses Margaret Hagarty, Michael McCullow (McCullion/McCullon?) and Lizzie Hagarty - Lifford - Murlog? William b Drumgowan, Donegal - parents possibly John and Elizabeth Crawford - Andrew Crawford applied for the Old Age Pension 26 Feb 1916 and a search of the 1851 census was carried out, with this result : Sheet 3 Wray's Lane, Donegal Town John Crawford, 46, fisherman Betty, 47, wife, married 1833 Children - William, 16 Eliza, 14 George, 12 John, 9 Andy, 5 Dead - Margaret, 1 James, 2 David, 2 months Sarah dau of John Crossan (McCrossan) and Mary McLaughlin - her brother Patrick m Margaret Doherty - see 1901 census Glenfad Children of William and Sarah : James b 18 Oct 1875 m Mary McDaid, Whitehill, Taughboyne, dau of Neal McDaid and Catherine Gallagher, 12 Nov 1900 Mary Anne b ? m Robert McLaughlin, Porthall, boatman, son of James, 27 Jan 1901 at the Strabane RC Church Camus - marriage witnesses John Crossan and Ellen Crawford - Robert son of James McLaughlin and Susan Wilson - see household 14, above - Robert and Mary Anne are in Glenfad in 1901, then Porthall in 1911 John b 25 Jan 1878 m Catherine McKenna, Drumboy, dau of Patrick, labourer, 28 Jan 1912 - marriage witnesses Hugh Doherty and Ellen McGinley Hugh b 18 Jun 1880 m Mary Anne McNamee - son Hugh b 20 Sep 1909 in Porthall - son William Patrick b 14 Mar 1911 in Carrickmore, Taughboyne Ellen b 26 Feb 1883 m William McDermott, Drumleene, son of Michael, labourer, 16 Jun 1910 at the Strabane RC Church Camus - marriage witnesses John Henderson and Lizzie Crawford Edward b 29 Jul 1885 bap 2 Aug, Godparents Hugh Harkin and Teresa Crossan - m Bessie Gallagher, Gort, Strabane, servant, dau of James, dealer, 26 May 1910 at the Strabane RC Church Camus Eliza - b 7 Jun 1888, bapt 10 Jun, Godparents John McDonald and Teresa Crossan - married John James Henderson, Braade, son of Samuel, labourer, 23 Feb 1911 at the Murlog RC Church - marriage witnesses William McDermott and Ellen McDermott

26	Dolan	Ellen	Head	RC	RW	28		Widow	Donegal
	Dolan	Mary Ann	Dau	RC	Can't read	6	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Dolan	William	Son	RC	Can't read	2		Single	Donegal

	Robert Gallagher and Ellen McConnell Household
27	Gallagher	Robert	Head	RC	RW	51	Blacksmith	Married	Donegal
	Gallagher	Ellen	Wife	RC	Can't read	45		Married	Donegal
	Gallagher	John	Son	RC	RW	19	Blacksmith	Single	Co Tyrone
	Gallagher	Ellen	Dau	RC	RW	17	Seamstress	Single	Co Tyrone
	Gallagher	Mary	Dau	RC	RW	15	Seamstress	Single	Co Tyrone
	Gallagher	Robert	Son	RC	RW	14	Scholar	Single	Co Tyrone
	Gallagher	Hugh	Son	RC	Can't read	7	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Gallagher	Daniel	Son	RC	Can't read	4	Scholar	Single	Donegal

28	McGowan	James	Head	RC	RW	43	Farmer	Married	Donegal
	McGowan	Catherine	Wife	RC	RW	40		Married	Donegal

29	Longan	Catherine	Head	RC	RW	65	Farmer	Single	Porthall
	McGrath	Rosanna	Sister	RC	RW	62		Married	Porthall
	McGrath	Rosanna	Niece	RC	RW	21		Single	Porthall

	John McGrath and Rosanna Longan Household
30	McGrath	John	Head	RC	RW	60	Farmer	Married	Donegal
	McGrath	Mary	Sister	RC	RW	45		Single	Donegal
	McGrath	Catherine	Sister	RC	RW	40		Single	Donegal

31	Sweeney	Daniel	Head	RC	RW	80	Lighterman	Married	Donegal
	Sweeney	Margery	Wife	RC	RW	75		Married	Donegal
	Sweeney	Margery	Dau	RC	RW	50	Seamstress	Single	Donegal
	Sweeney	Daniel	Son	RC	RW	40	Lighterman	Single	Donegal

32	Wray	Thomas	Head	Pres	RW	35	?	Married	Donegal
	Wray	Mary Jane	Wife	Pres	RW	33		Married	Donegal
	Wray	William	Son	Pres	Can't read	3	Scholar	Single	Donegal
	Wray	Mary	Dau	Pres	Can't read	1		Single	Donegal
	Wray	Isabella	Dau	Pres	Can't read	1		Single	Donegal

	John Harkin and Ellen Creanor Household
33	Harkin	Eleanora	Head	RC	RW	50		Widow	Donegal
	Harkin	John	Son	RC	RW	21	Lighterman	Single	Donegal
	Harkin	Bernard	Son	RC	RW	19	Agricultural labr	Single	Donegal
	Harkin	Ellen	Dau	RC	RW	17	Seamstress	Single	Donegal
	Harkin	Edward	Son	RC	RW	15	Lighterman	Single	Donegal