1901 Census Beltany Upper, Tullaghobegly, Co Donegal
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No Surname First Relationship Religion Education Age Occupation Status Born Lang Roger Gallagher and Margaret McGinley Household 1 Gallagher Margaret Head RC RW 53 Farmer/Shopkeeper Widow Donegal IE Gallagher Charles Son RC RW 27 Shop assistant Single Donegal IE Gallagher Bridget Dau RC RW 23 Shop assistant Married Donegal IE Gallagher James Son RC RW 18 Shop assistant Single Donegal IE Gallagher Fanny Dau RC RW 19 Shop assistant Single Donegal IE Gallagher Rose Dau RC RW 17 Shop assistant Single Donegal IE Gallagher Neil Son RC RW 12 Scholar Single Donegal IE Cannon Thomas Son-in-law RC RW 28 Farmer Married Donegal IE Cannon Barney Servant RC RW 26 Gen svt Single Donegal IE McCarry Michael Boarder RC RW 26 Mason Single Donegal IE Gallagher Nellie Servant RC RW 11 Domestic svt Single Donegal IE Roarty Philip Visitor RC Can't read 28 Single Donegal IE Notes:
Thomas Cannon, Derryconnor, son of James, m Bridget Gallagher, dau of Rodger, 22 Jan 1901. Witnesses Michael McGowan,
Derryconnor and Catherine Ferry, Beltany
Daniel Gallagher and Annie McGee Household 2 Gallagher Daniel Head RC Can't read 34 Farmer Married Donegal IE Gallagher Annie Wife RC Can't read 30 Married Donegal IE Gallagher Mary Dau RC Can't read 2 Farmer's dau Single Donegal Only Irish Gallagher John Son RC Can't read 2mths Farmer's son Single Donegal McGee Margaret Mother-in-law RC Can't read 60 Housekeeping Widow Donegal Only Irish Researcher: Alice - Email 3 McGinley Bernard Head RC RW 60 Farmer Married Donegal IE McGinley Anne Wife RC Can't read 42 Married Donegal IE McGinley Patrick Son RC RW 25 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE 4 Gallagher Mary Head RC Can't read 80 Housekeeping Widow Donegal Only Irish Gallagher Bridget Dau RC Can't read 50 Domestic svt Single Donegal IE Gallagher Mary Dau RC Can't read 40 Domestic svt Single Donegal IE 5 McGinley Philip Head RC Can't read 60 Farmer Married Donegal IE McGinley Margaret Wife RC Can't read 40 Housekeeping Married Donegal IE Manus O'Donnell and Margaret Sheils Household 6 O'Donnell Manus Head RC Can't read 48 Farmer Married Donegal IE O'Donnell Margaret Wife RC Can't read 44 Housekeeping Married Donegal IE O'Donnell Charles Son RC RW 12 Scholar Single Donegal IE O'Donnell Patrick Son RC RW 10 Scholar Single Donegal IE O'Donnell Madge Dau RC RW 7 Scholar Single Donegal IE Researcher: Alice - Email John McGinley and Anne McGeady Household 7 McGinley John Head RC Can't read 42 Farmer Married Donegal IE McGinley Anne Wife RC RW 32 Married Donegal IE McGinley Sarah Dau RC RW 12 Scholar Single Donegal IE McGinley Julia Dau RC RW 11 Scholar Single Donegal IE McGinley Annie Dau RC Can't read 5 Scholar Single Donegal Only Irish McGinley Joseph Son RC Can't read 3 Farmer's son Single Donegal Only Irish McGinley Bernard Son RC Can't read 2 Farmer's son Single Donegal Only Irish McGinley Shane Son RC Can't read 3mths Farmer's son Single Donegal McGinley John Father RC Only reads 76 Farmer Married Donegal IE McGinley Kate Mother RC Can't read 60 Married Donegal IE Ferry Anne Sister RC RW 35 Housekeeping Married Donegal IE Ferry John Nephew RC Can't read 1 Single Donegal Ferry Kate Niece RC Can't read 1 Single Donegal 8 Sharkey Daniel Head RC Can't read 60 Farm labr Married Donegal IE Sharkey Mary Wife RC Can't read 65 Housekeeping Married Donegal IE Notes:
Daniel son of John Sharkey and Maggy Dugan?
Related to the Sharkeys in Beltany Mountain?
9 Sheils Anne Head RC Can't read 60 Housekeeping Single Donegal IE 10 McGeady John Head RC Can't read 62 Farmer Married Donegal IE McGeady Giley Wife RC Can't read 62 Married Donegal Only Irish McGeady John Son RC Can't read 35 Farmer's son Married Donegal IE McGeady Joseph Son RC Can't read 25 Farm labr Single Donegal IE Notes:
Son John was married to Mary Doogan, Fawnaboy, dau of John, 11 Feb 1897, witnesses Patrick McGinley & Bridget Gallagher,
Beltany. Note of 3rd & 4th degree consanguinity
Darby Gallagher and Mary McGeady Household 11 Gallagher Darby Head RC Can't read 49 Farmer Married Donegal IE Gallagher Mary Wife RC Can't read 47 Married Donegal Only Irish Gallagher Sarah Dau RC Can't read 19 Domestic svt Single Donegal IE Gallagher James Son RC Can't read 16 Farm Svt Single Donegal IE Gallagher Mary Dau RC Only reads 12 Scholar Single Donegal IE Gallagher Shane Son RC Can't read 11 Scholar Single Donegal IE Gallagher John Son RC Can't read 10 Scholar Single Donegal IE Gallagher Lillie Dau RC Can't read 8 Scholar Single Donegal Only Irish Gallagher Patrick Son RC Can't read 4 Scholar Single Donegal Only Irish Gallagher Michael Son RC Can't read 3 Farmer's son Single Donegal Only Irish Gallagher Joseph Son RC Can't read 2 Farmer's son Single Donegal Only Irish Gallagher Bridget Dau RC Can't read 6mths Farmer's dau Single Donegal Teague Gallagher and Sarah Sweeney Household 12 Gallagher Tague Head RC Can't read 50 Farmer Married Donegal IE Gallagher Sarah Wife RC RW 35 Married Donegal IE Gallagher Denis Son RC Can't read 16 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE Gallagher Patrick Son RC Can't read 14 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE Gallagher Bridget Dau RC RW 12 Scholar Single Donegal IE Gallagher Mary Dau RC RW 11 Scholar Single Donegal IE Gallagher Hanah Dau RC Can't read 6 Scholar Single Donegal IE Gallagher Michael Son RC Can't read 4 Farmer's son Single Donegal Only Irish Gallagher Bernard Son RC Can't read 11mths Farmer's son Single Donegal 13 McGinley James Head RC Can't read 42 Farmer Married Donegal IE McGinley Margaret Wife RC Can't read 42 Married Donegal IE McGinley Anne Dau RC RW 20 Domestic svt Single Donegal IE McGinley Madge Dau RC RW 18 Domestic svt Single Donegal IE McGinley Michael Son RC RW 9 Scholar Single Donegal IE 14 Carmody Patrick Head RC RW 40 Blacksmith Married Kerry Carmody Charlotte Wife RC Can't read 36 Housekeeping Married Antrim Charles McGowan and Mary McFadden Household 15 McGowan Charles Head RC Can't read 65 Farmer Married Donegal IE McGowan Mary Wife RC Can't read 55 Married Donegal Only Irish McGowan Mary Dau RC RW 19 Domestic svt Single Donegal IE McGowan Michael Son RC Can't read 17 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE McGowan John Son RC RW 11 Scholar Single Donegal IE McGowan Daniel Son RC RW 9 Scholar Single Donegal IE Notes:
On 26 Feb 1867 at Gortahork, Charles McGowan, 23 yrs, Keeldrum (Upper), son of Denis, married Mary McFadden, 20 yrs,
Beltany Upper, dau of Manus. Witnesses Denis McGowan, Denis McGowan, James McFadden - see civil marriage registration
Church register also notes 3rd & 4th degree consanguinity - see marriage register
Charles' sister Rose m Denis Sweeney, Moyra Glebe, 22 Feb 1870 in Gortahork
Charles' siblings :
Patrick m Margaret Doogan - see 1901 census Keeldrum Upper
Anne
Denis
Children of Charles and Mary :
9 children - all living in 1911
Denis married Alice Walsh (Daniel/Madge, Sheskinarone) - Montana
Sarah - civil registration b 6 Jan 1872 married James Walsh (James/Sarah, Sheskinarone) - Montana
Manus - civil registration b 1874 married Mary Gallagher (Michael/Bridget, Cashelnagor) - Montana
Patrick - civil regsitration b 1876
Charles - civil registration b 25 Dec 1878, Church baptism b 31 Jul 1878, bapt 1 Aug, Godparents Denis McGowan & ?
- married Delia Boyle (Owen, Stranabrooey) - Montana
Mary - civil registration b 1881
Michael - b 11 Dec 1882, bapt by Rev Jas McFadden 18 Dec, Godparents Manus? McGowan? and Catherie McFadden
Male child - civil registration b 24 Jan 1887
John - b 11 Mar 1888, bapt Gortahork same day, Godparents John Gallagher and Bridget McFadden
Daniel - civil registration b 2 Mar 1892, actual birth Dec 1889??
Charles, Manus and Patrick were in Linlithgow, Scotland in 1901
Researcher: Cris - Email
16 McFadden Michael Head RC Can't read 55 Farmer Single Donegal IE 17 McFadden Tague Head RC Can't read 80 Farmer Married Donegal IE McFadden Ellen Wife RC Can't read 50 Married Donegal Only Irish McFadden Sophia Dau RC RW 20 Farmer's dau Single Donegal IE 18 Sweeney John Head RC Can't read 75 Farmer Widower Donegal IE Sweeney Owen Son RC Can't read 50 Farmer Married Donegal IE Sweeney Mary Dau-in-law RC RW 45 Married Donegal IE Sweeney Hugh Gson RC RW 22 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE Sweeney John Gson RC RW 20 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE Sweeney Madge Gdau RC RW 18 Farmer's dau Single Donegal IE Sweeney Annie Gdau RC RW 13 Farmer's dau Single Donegal IE Sweeney Mary Gdau RC RW 13 Farmer's dau Single Donegal IE Sweeney Rose Gdau RC RW 10 Scholar Single Donegal IE McGee John Visitor RC RW 6 Scholar Single Donegal IE Neal Cannon and Sarah Sweeney Household 19 Cannon Neil Head RC Can't read 60 Farmer Married Donegal IE Cannon Sarah Wife RC RW 55 Married Donegal IE Cannon Michael Son RC RW 26 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE Cannon James Son RC RW 20 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE Cannon Hugh Son RC RW 18 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE Cannon Kate Dau RC RW 12 Farmer's dau Single Donegal IE Cannon Patrick Son RC RW 10 Scholar Single Donegal IE Cannon John Gson RC RW 10 Scholar Single Donegal IE Notes:
Neal Cannon, Beltany, son of Michael, married Sarah Sweeney, Gortahork, dau of John, 11 Feb 1869. Witnesses John Sweeney and
Margaret Ferry
Charles O'Brien and Mary Cannon Household 20 O'Brien Charles Head RC Can't read 56 Farmer Married Donegal IE O'Brien Mary Wife RC Can't read 40 Married Donegal IE O'Brien John Son RC RW 23 Gen svt Single Donegal IE O'Brien Margaret Dau RC Can't read 20 Gen svt Single Donegal IE O'Brien Patrick Son RC RW 18 Domestic svt Single Donegal IE O'Brien Ellen Dau RC RW 16 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE O'Brien James Son RC Can't read 14 Scholar Single Donegal IE O'Brien Bridget Dau RC RW 12 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE O'Brien Sarah Dau RC RW 10 Scholar Single Donegal IE O'Brien Charles Son RC RW 8 Scholar Single Donegal IE O'Brien Giley Dau RC Can't read 6 Scholar Single Donegal IE Notes:
Mary Cannon, dau of James Cannon and Mary McAnulty - see 1901 census Beltany Mountain
Children of Charles and Mary :
12 children born, with 10 still alive in 1911
John b 23 Jun 1877, bapt 24 Jun, Godparents Hugh Cannon & Rose Cannon - married Sophia Gallagher, Keeldrum, 1909
Margaret b 25 Sep 1878, bapt 27 Sep, Godparents Hugh Cannon & Catherine Cannon (proxy for Rose Cannon)
Patrick, born December 26, 1880
Mary, born May 14, 1882
Ellen, born January 15, 1884
Annie, born January 4, 1886
James, born January 18, 1887
Bridget (Delia), born October 6, 1888
Sarah, born April 30, 1890
Charles, born April 30, 1892
Julia, born April 20, 1894
For Godparents Hugh and Rose - see below
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Bernard Gallagher and Anne McClafferty? Household 21 Gallagher Anne Head RC Can't read 60 Farmer Widow Donegal IE Gallagher Charles Son RC Can't read 26 Farmer's son Married Donegal IE Gallagher Hugh Son RC RW 22 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE Gallagher James Son RC RW 20 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE Gallagher Patrick Son RC RW 15 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE Gallagher Annie Dau RC RW 16 Farmer's dau Single Donegal IE Gallagher Madge Dau RC RW 25 Farmer's dau Single Donegal IE Gallagher James Servant RC RW 11 Herding cattle Single Donegal IE Doogan John Visitor RC Can't read 2 Single Donegal Only Irish Note:
Son Charles, son of Bernard, married Sarah/Sally Sweeney, dau of Patrick, Fawnaboy, 13 Apr 1899 in Falcarragh - see marriage scan
- For Sarah's family - see 1901 census Fawnaboy
- Also see
1911 census22 Gallagher Anne Head RC Can't read 60 Farmer Widow Donegal Only Irish Gallagher Mary Dau RC RW 25 Farmer's dau Single Donegal IE Gallagher Daniel Son RC RW 22 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE Herritty Owen Visitor RC Can't read 20 Farmer's son Single Donegal IE Hugh Cannon and Rose Cannon Household 23 Cannon Hugh Head RC Can't read 50 Farmer Married Donegal IE Cannon Rose Wife RC Can't read 50 Married Donegal IE Notes:
Hugh Cannon, Beltany, farmer, son of Michael, married Rose Cannon, Meenacreve, dau of James, 8 Feb 1872. Witnesses James
Gallagher and Mary McFadden
Hugh and Rose Godparents to children of Charles O'Brien and Mary Cannon - see above
Rose Cannon, dau of James Cannon and Mary McAnulty (?) - see 1901 census Beltany Mountain
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