Roshin Census, Gartan, Co Donegal
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Early Census Data
1881 - 2 people and 1 house
1891 - 14 people (5 males & 9 females) and 1 house
Yr/No | Surname | First | Relationship | Religion | Education | Age | Occupation | Status | Born | ||
1901 | |||||||||||
Edward Moore and Mary Moore household | |||||||||||
1 | Moore | Edward | Head | CofI | RW | 65 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||
Moore | Mary | Wife | CofI | RW | 65 | Married | Donegal | ||||
Moore | James | Son | CofI | RW | 28 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
Moore | Margaret | Dau | CofI | RW | 22 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
1911 | |||||||||||
2 | Moore | Edward | Head | CofI | RW | 76 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||
Moore | Mary | Wife | CofI | RW | 76 | Married | Married 50 yrs | 7 ch born/6 living | Donegal | ||
Moore | Andrew | Son | CofI | RW | 46 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
Moore | James | Son | CofI | RW | 44 | Farmer's son | Married | Donegal | |||
Moore | Jane | Dau-in-law | CofI | RW | 36 | Married | Married 9 yrs | 5 ch born/living | Donegal | ||
Moore | Mary E | Gdau | CofI | RW | 8 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
Moore | Edward | Gson | CofI | RW | 6 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
Moore | Alexander | Gson | CofI | 4 | Single | Donegal | |||||
Moore | Sarah Jane | Gdau | CofI | 2 | Single | Donegal | |||||
Moore | Margaret | Gdau | CofI | 3mths | Single | Donegal | |||||
Notes: Children of Edward and Mary -
Alexander b 14
Nov 1865
James b b 20 Jan 1870 Margaret b 10 Jun 1874 |
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1901 | |||||||||||
William Forrest and Eliza Jane Peoples household | |||||||||||
3 | Forrest | William | Head | CofI | RW | 58 | Farmer | Widower | Donegal | ||
Forrest | James | Son | CofI | RW | 31 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
Forrest | Sarah | Dau | CofI | RW | 24 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
Carr | George | Boarder | CofI | RW | 12 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
Carr | John | Boarder | CofI | RW | 9 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
1911 | |||||||||||
4 | Forrest | William | Head | CofI | RW | 68 | Farmer | Widower | Donegal | ||
Forrest | James | Son | CofI | RW | 42 | Magistrate/Farmer | Married | Donegal | |||
Forrest | Margaret Ann | Dau-in-law | CofI | RW | 35 | Married | Married 9 yrs | 4 ch born/living | Donegal | ||
Forrest | Elizabeth Jane | Gdau | CofI | RW | 8? | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
Forrest | Joseph James | Gson | CofI | RW | 6 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
Forrest | Dorathea | Gdau | CofI | Can't read | 4 | Single | Donegal | ||||
Forrest | William | Gson | CofI | Can't read | 2 | Single | Donegal | ||||
Notes: William Forrest, Roshin, son of Thomas, married Eliza Jane Peoples, Churchtown, dau of James, 15 Jun 1864 at the Gartan Parish Church. Witnesses Frank McElhiney & Thomas Neuglet His sister Fanny, b abt 1846, emigrated to Australia on the Racehorse in 22 Sep 1865. On the passenger list she stated her parents names were Thomas & Jane Possible brother, Thomas, b abt 1845, emigrated to Australia on the Abyssinian arr 29 May 1862 Children of William and Eliza Female b 23 Sep 1865 James b 7 Mar 1870 m Margaret Ann Finlay. Their son Joseph James b 18 Aug 1904
Male b 23 Mar 1874 The family is buried in Gartan - see Headstone Inscription & Photograph |
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1911 | |||||||||||
5 | McDougall | Sarah | Head | CofI | RW | 36 | Widow | Donegal | |||
McDougall | William John | Son | CofI | RW | 8 | Scholar | Single | Scotland | |||
McDougall | James Robert | Son | CofI | Can't read | 6 | Single | Scotland | ||||
McDougall | Elizabeth Jane | Dau | CofI | Can't read | 4 | Scholar | Single | Scotland | |||
Note: Sarah, dau of William Forrest and Eliza Jane Peoples, above? | |||||||||||
1901 | |||||||||||
William Buchanan and Ann Buchanan Household | |||||||||||
6 | Buchanan | John | Head | Pres | RW | 53 | Farmer | Single | Donegal | ||
Buchanan | Margery | Sister | Pres | RW | 55 | Housekeeper | Single | Donegal | |||
McGinley | Mary | Servant | RC | RW | 24 | Servant | Single | Donegal | |||
1911 | |||||||||||
7 | Buchanan | John | Head | Pres | Only reads | 76 | Retired Farmer | Single | Donegal | ||
Buchanan | Margery | Sister | Pres | Only reads | 78 | Single | Donegal | ||||
1911 | |||||||||||
8 | Buchanan | Alexander | Head | CofI | Can't read | 49 | Farmer | Single | Donegal | ||
Buchanan | Lizzie | Sister | CofI | Can't read | 47 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
Buchanan | Maria | Sister | CofI | RW | 41 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
Notes:
John Buchanan born 1848 in 1901 Census and 1835
in 1911
Margery Buchanan born 1846 in 1901 Census and
1833 in 1911
There was also another sister who died in 1884
John and Margery possibly the issue of Andrew (Carnone?) and Margery Buchanan Alexander, Lizzie, and Maria in 1901 census for Lacknacoo - see Lacknacoo census Researcher: Muriel - Email |
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1901 | |||||||||||
William Anderson and Ellen Anderson Household | |||||||||||
9 | Anderson | Ellen | Wife | CofI | RW | 56 | Farmer's wife | Widow | Donegal | ||
Anderson | Walter | Son | CofI | RW | 31 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
Anderson | Ellen | Dau | CofI | RW | 16 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
Anderson | Andrew | Son | CofI | RW | 16 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
1911 | |||||||||||
10 | Anderson | Walter | Head | CofI | RW | 39 | Farmer | single | Donegal | ||
Anderson | Andrew | Brother | CofI | Only reads | 25 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
Anderson | Ellen | Sister | CofI | RW | 25 | Single | Donegal | ||||
Greenaway | Jessie | Boarder | CofI | Can't read | 3 | Single | Donegal | ||||
Notes: Notice in the Londonderry Sentinel 20 Dec 1864: December 8, at Letterkenny Church, by the Rev. Henry Danford, Esq., WILLIAM ANDERSON, Roshine, Parish of Gartan, eldest son of MR. JOHN ANDERSON, Church Hill, to ELLEN, second daughter of the late MR. WALTER ANDERSON, Doon, Parish of Conwal Ellen Anderson had brothers Charles and John - see 1901 census Doon Glebe Son John married Mary Anne Moore - see Glebe census |
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1911 | |||||||||||
Stephen O'Donnell and Anne Carlin Household | |||||||||||
11 | O'Donnell | Stephen | Head | RC | Only reads | 65 | Gate keeper/Caretaker | Married | Donegal | ||
O'Donnell | Anne | Wife | RC | RW | 35 | Married | Married 16 yrs | 8 ch born/living | Donegal | ||
O'Donnell | Daniel | Son | RC | RW | 12 | Scholar | Single | born | Donegal | ||
O'Donnell | Manus | Son | RC | RW | 9? | Scholar | Single | born | Donegal | ||
O'Donnell | Rose | Dau | RC | RW | 6 | Scholar | Single | born | Donegal | ||
O'Donnell | Gracy | Dau | RC | 4 | Single | born | Donegal | ||||
O'Donnell | Stephen | Son | RC | 2 | Single | born | Donegal | ||||
Carrol (Carlin) | Anne | Mother-in-law | RC | Can't read | 72 | Not recorded | Donegal | ||||
Notes: Family in Altnadague in 1901 - see Altnadague census |
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