Hi, I am searching for relatives of James McKeone (McKeown) and Mary McCruish (McCreesh) McKeown. I hired Armach Ancestry several years ago (approximately 1996) and they found these records for me. The townland in which they lived was Drummilley, and James McKeown's occupation was a farmer. The nearest town was Mountnorris (i believe). They were married on 2/2/1858 in the Loughgilly Catholic church in Armagh and their witnesses were Thomas McCourt and Mary McKeone (assuming it's James sister). Their townland was
They baptised several children in the Parish of Loughilly, including:
Ellen McKeone on 6-1-1860, sponsors were Francis Maguire and Catherine McCoy
Bridget McKeown on 22-3-863, sponsors weere John McCreesh and Mary Mulhollan
John McKeown on 29-1-1865, sponsors were Michael McKeown and Bridget McCreesh
Edward McKeown on 8-8-1867, sponsors were Felix McCreesh and Rose McParland
Peter McKeowne on 3-22-1869, sponsors were Pat McArdle and Catherine Burns
They also had a son Patrick, my Great Grandfather, born in April, 1862. Not sure why he was not on the County Armach Catholic registers unless he was a nephew that was adopted??
They emigrated to the United States around 1870 and had 2 more children. They lived in Perry County, OH and are my Irish ancestors.
Please contact me at uscirish1957@gmail.com if you have any information regarding this family.
uscirish
Thursday 11th Jul 2013, 07:50PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi
Thank you for your message.
If you haven't already - You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/ for additional information regarding this family.
Some sites/resources that may be useful to you are:
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
British parliamentary papers on Ireland can be found at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
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Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Friday 12th Jul 2013, 09:51AM -
Let me know if you are still connected / researching. Just discovered my McKeon (McKeown) family connection to the Loughgilly parish in Armagh.
Warmest regards,
Tim
TMcKeon
Monday 3rd Jul 2023, 06:00PM -
Hello Tim, yes I am still interested and searching for my Armagh ancestors McKeown. Our name was changed to McCune when they emigrated to the US in 1870's. Let me know how we can connect/share research.
John McCune
Pittsburgh, PA
cell: 412-736-1590
uscirish
Tuesday 4th Jul 2023, 02:47PM