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 census

                     
22 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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