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Early Census Data
1841 - 6 people (5 males & 1 female) and 2 houses
1851 - 4 people (2 males & 2 females) and 1 house
1861 - 23 people (17 males & 6 females) and 2 houses
1871 - 43 people and 11 houses
1881 - 50 people and 10 houses
1891 - 36 people (18 males & 18 females) and 8 houses
No | Surname | First | Relationship | Religion | Education | Age | Occupation | Status | Born | ||
1901 | |||||||||||
William Smyth and Jane McPherson household | |||||||||||
1 | Smythe | Jane | Head | CI | Only reads | 60 | Farmer's widow | Widow | Donegal | ||
Smythe | Matthew | Son | CI | RW | 23 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
Smythe | Eliza | Dau | CI | RW | 17 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
1911 | |||||||||||
2 | Smyth | Jane | Head | CI | Can't read | 73 | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | ||
Smyth | Matthew | Son | CI | Can't read | 35 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
Notes: Daughter (unnamed) b 22 Feb 1875 This William may be a brother of James Smyth at no 13, below |
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1901 | |||||||||||
Charles Frize and Bridget Doherty household | |||||||||||
3 | Frize | Charles | Head | RC | Can't read | 60 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | IE | |
Frize | Bridget | Wife | RC | Only reads | 60 | Married | Donegal | IE | |||
Frize | Michael | Son | RC | RW | 20 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
Frize | Catherine | Dau | RC | RW | 18 | Seamstress | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
Frize | Hannah | Dau | RC | RW | 16 | Seamstress | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
Frize | John | Gson | RC | 3mths | Single | Donegal | |||||
1911 | |||||||||||
4 | Frize | Charles | Head | RC | Can't read | 77 | Farmer | Widower | Donegal | ||
Frize | Michael | Son | RC | RW | 32 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
Frize | Catherine | Dau | RC | RW | 30 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
Frize | Hannah | Dau | RC | RW | 28 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
Frize | John | Gson | RC | RW | 10 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
Notes: Marriage banns for Charles and Bridget dated 13 Feb 1874, Conwal and Leck register Charles son of Denis Frize, who was 60 yrs when he visited the Letterkenny dispensary on 23 Nov 1848 Children of Charles and Bridget: Denis b 16 Dec 1874 Michael b 30 Oct 1876, informant Catherine Frize present at birth Catherine b 20 Feb 1879 Hannah b 21 Aug 1882 |
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1851 | |||||||||||
6 | Gallagher | Daniel | Head | ||||||||
Gallagher | Unity | Wife | |||||||||
Gallagher | Edward | Son | 21 | ||||||||
Gallagher | James | Son | 18 | ||||||||
Gallagher | Daniel | Son | 17 | ||||||||
Gallagher | Susan | Dau | 13 | ||||||||
Gallagher | Fanny | Dau | 11 | ||||||||
Gallagher | Unity | Dau | 7 | ||||||||
Gallagher | Ellen | Dau | 5 | ||||||||
Gallagher | Mary | Dau | 1 | ||||||||
Notes: Son Edward - see below Son Daniel m Sarah Ward - see below |
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1901 | |||||||||||
5 | Gallagher | Edward | Head | RC | Can't read | 70 | Farm labr | Widower | Donegal | IE | |
Gallagher | John | Son | RC | Can't read | 36 | General labr | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
1901 | |||||||||||
Daniel Gallagher and Sarah Ward household | |||||||||||
7 | Gallagher | Daniel | Head | RC | RW | 65 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | IE | |
Gallagher | Sarah | Wife | RC | RW | 46 | Married | Donegal | IE | |||
Gallagher | John | Son | RC | RW | 23 | General labr | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
Gallagher | Bridget | Dau | RC | RW | 19 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
Gallagher | Edward | Son | RC | RW | 13 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
Gallagher | Sarah | Dau | RC | RW | 11 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
Gallagher | Joseph | Son | RC | Only reads | 8 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
Gallagher | Patrick | Son | RC | 4 | Single | Donegal | IE | ||||
1911 | |||||||||||
8 | Gallagher | Daniel | Head | RC | Can't read | 80 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||
Gallagher | Sarah | Wife | RC | RW | 67 | Married | Married 40 yrs | 11 ch born/7 living | Donegal | ||
Gallagher | Sarah | Dau | RC | RW | 21 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
Gallagher | Joseph | Son | RC | RW | 18 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
Gallagher | Patrick | Son | RC | RW | 16 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
Notes: Marriage banns dated 12 Apr 1872. 3º & 4º consanguinity. Civil marriage registration states Daniel Gallagher, son of Daniel Gallagher (deceased) married Sarah Ward of Cornagullion, dau of James Ward, farmer, at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Glendowan. Witnesses John and Bridget Bradley. Celebrant Francis B Gallagher - see certificate Sarah's family - Parents James and Sally Ward, married 1840 - Mary b 1843 - Biddy b 1847 - Grace b 1849 - John d bef 1851 - Sarah b 1855 Children of Daniel and Sarah: John b 6 Aug 1875 Patrick d 30 May 1976 and is buried at Templedouglas with his wife Elizabeth and son Dan - Photo Grace b 5 Apr 1875 Ellen b 23 Oct 1879 Possible family connection to Edward and Sarah Toy, Crockraw, who are sponsors on baptisms for 4 of their children |
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1851 | |||||||||||
9 | Smyth | William | Head | 38 | Married 1835 | ||||||
Smyth | Mary | Wife | 31 | ||||||||
Smyth | Eliza | Dau | 14 | ||||||||
Smyth | Catherine | Dau | 10 | ||||||||
Smyth | William | Son | 9 | ||||||||
Smyth | Peggy | Dau | 7 | ||||||||
Smyth | Martha | Dau | 5 | ||||||||
Smyth | James | Son | b aft 1851 | ||||||||
1901 | |||||||||||
10 | Smyth | William | Head | CI | RW | 50 | Farmer | Single | Donegal | IE | |
Smyth | John | Brother | CI | RW | 45 | Farmer's brother | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
Smyth | Mary Anne | Sister | CI | RW | 52 | Housekeeping | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
Ritchie | Catherine | Sister | CI | RW | 55 | Joiners widow | Widow | Donegal | IE | ||
1911 | |||||||||||
11 | Smyth | William | Head | CI | Can't read | 70 | Farmer | Single | Donegal | ||
Ritchie | Catherine | Sister | CI | Can't read | 74 | Widow | Donegal | ||||
Smyth | William | Nephew | CI | RW | 11 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
Notes: Nephew William Smyth b 20 Nov 1899, d 2 Jun 1994, son of James Smyth and Margaret Buchanan, below at no 17. William m Annie Olive Roulston 14 Sep 1931 at Emanuel Episcipa, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware. Peggy (Margaret), 22, Servant of Churchill, married James Proctor, full age, Servant, of Milltown near Londonderry, son of Robert Proctor, labourer, 15 Mar 1867 in Letterkenny |
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1901 | |||||||||||
Rodger McDade and Margery Crossan Household | |||||||||||
12 | McDade | Rodger | Head | RC | Can't read | 65 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | IE | |
McDade | Margarey | Wife | RC | Can't read | 60 | Married | Donegal | IE | |||
McDade | Sarah | Dau | RC | RW | 20 | Seamstress | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
McDade | Susan | Dau | RC | RW | 18 | Seamstress | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
Notes: Roger McDaid, 32, Derrora, son of Patrick, married Marjorie Crossan, 20, Derrora, dau of Daniel, 24 Nov 1864 in Glenswilly. Children of Rodger and Margery: Patrick b 3 Sep 1865 Dan b 31 Dec 1866 Charles b 13 Jul 1868 (Died) John b 24 Mar 1870 Margaret b 20 Feb 1873 Charles b 4 Feb 1875 MaryAnn b 16 Jul 1877 Joseph b 30 Jun 1879 Sarah b 8 Aug 1881 Susan b 29 Jan 1885 Researcher: Nan - Email Nan is descended from Patrick McDevitt DOB Sept 7, 1865 in Meenawilligan (settled in NYC) and married Maggie McFadden in 1894 at St. Columba's Church in Chelsea, NYC. (Gives his parents on certificate as Rodger McDevitt and Mage Crossen of IRL.) He died 1930. One daughter, Mary b. 1897, her grandmother |
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1901 | |||||||||||
James Smyth and Mary Stewart Household | |||||||||||
13 | Smyth | James | Head | CI | Can't read | 65 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||
Smyth | Mary | Wife | CI | RW | 70 | Married | Donegal | ||||
Smyth | Matthew | Son | CI | 28 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | ||||
1911 | |||||||||||
14 | Smyth | James | Head | CI | Can't read | 72 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||
Smyth | Mary | Wife | CI | RW | 80 | Married | Married 42 yrs | 4 ch born/3 living | Donegal | ||
Anderson | Charles | Gson | CI | RW | 11 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
15 | Smyth | Matthew | Head | CI | RW | 36 | Farm labr | Married | Donegal | ||
Smyth | Annie | Wife | CI | RW | 26 | Married | Married 6 yrs | 2 ch born/living | Donegal | ||
Smyth | Matthew James | Son | CI | Can't read | 5 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
Smyth | Alexander | Son | CI | Can't read | 3 | Single | Donegal | ||||
Notes: 24 Dec 1868, James Smith, farmer, Meenawilligan, son of Matthew Smith, married Mary Stewart, Claggan, dau of James Stewart. Witnesses William Stewart and George Long James possibly brother of William in household 1, above Children of James and Mary:
Female b 29 Dec 1869 GSon Charles Anderson, son of John Anderson and Sarah Jane Smyth, Cabra Glebe, Conwal. Their dau Eliza Jane Anderson was born in Meenawilligan 25 Jun 1909 |
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1901 | |||||||||||
John McGrenra and Anne/Mary Kelly household |
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16 | McGrenra | John | Head | RC | Can't read | 78 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | IE | |
McGrenra | Mary | Wife | RC | Can't read | 60 | Married | Donegal | IE | |||
McGrenra | Cornelius | Son | RC | RW | 26 | General labr | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
McGrenra | Joseph | Son | RC | Can't read | 21 | General labr | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
McGrenra | Susan | Dau | RC | RW | 18 | Seamstress | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
Curran | Mary | Servant | RC | Only reads | 12 | General svt | Single | Donegal | IE | ||
Notes: 1. Children of John McGrenra and Anne Kelly - - Mary b 14 May 1868 - Ellen b 29 Mar 1870 2. Children of John McGrenra and Mary Kelly - - Cornelius b 13 Nov 1873 - Catherine b 1 Mar 1875 - Joseph b 21 Jun 1876 - Susan b 27 Feb 1879 - married John McLaughlin 10 Oct 1902 - see Drumnawooa census 3. Children born prior to 1873 have mother registered as Ann Kelly - those born 1873 to 1879 have mother as Mary Kelly 4. Catherine emigrated to Philadelphia on the SS Mongolian 27 Oct 1901 arr NY to join sister Ellen McGrenra at 57 City Ave, Philadelphia. Next person on the passenger list was 19 year old Mary McCafferty from Stackarnagh/Conwal, dau of William McCafferty and Mary KENNEDY - she was going to join her aunt, Kate Kennedy, 1931 Spruce St, Philadelphia. There was a couple, Cornelius McGrenra and Ann Kennedy in Stackarnagh at that time also, as well as a John McCafferty and Fanny McGrenra in Carrickyscanlan - were these families related? 5. John McGrenra originally from Ballynakilly, Conwal? 6. Mary Curran b Clondavaddog, dau of William Curran and Susan Bradley |
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1911 | |||||||||||
James Smyth and Margaret Buchanan Household | |||||||||||
17 | Smyth | James | Head | CI | RW | 50 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||
Smyth | Margaret | Wife | CI | RW | 32 | Married | Married 12 yrs | 5 ch born/living | Donegal | ||
Smyth | Mary Jane | Dau | CI | RW | 9 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
Smyth | Elizabeth | Dau | CI | Can't read | 7 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
Smyth | John | Son | CI | Can't read | 5 | Single | Donegal | ||||
Smyth | Margaret | Dau | CI | Can't read | 2 | Single | Donegal | ||||
Notes: Children of James and Margaret: 1. William b 20 Nov 1899, d 2 Jun 1994, m Annie Olive Roulston 14 Sep 1931 at Emanuel Episcipa, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware. Immigrated to Moorestown, NJ on the SS Columbia, sailing from Derry 20 Jun 1922. He is in household with James's brother William, above at no 13 2. Mary Jane 3. Elizabeth b 27 May 1904 4. John b 31 Oct 1906, d 28 Nov 1990 5. Margaret b 1909 6. James b 4 Dec 1911, d 23 Oct 1989 7. Alexander Alec b 21 Apr 1916, d 22 Feb 1887 |
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1911 | |||||||||||
18 | Gallagher | John | Head | RC | Can't read | 63 | Farm labr | Single | Donegal | IE | |
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