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MCGEEHAN
MARGARET
68
1957
329/ 44
Auchterarder

The above married James Donaghey in 1952

Yes i find that one and did wonder

If you get credits for Scotlandspeople you can look at the death certificate which will name her parents, if the informant knew the details.


If that's the correct one, either she didn't marry the others or James didn't know about her previous marriages.

Thanks

So the parents on the death look like Sarah and Charles. Which is the family safc sent but the only matching siblings there is William and no Bridget, Mary or Jeanie. I will have a look later and see if they are on a earlier census then I will know for sure. I know her sister Bridget had the surname Smith when she lived in Scotland in the 1930s but can't find a marriage in Scotland so maybe married before she went there. Thank you all getting there slowly but surely

Debbie the 1911 census posted by safc seems the most likely. The address (Moneylaughley) matches the address on Martha's birth record.

This is Margaret's birth record:

Birth:
Margaret McGeehan
Born 8th March 1889 Ballylevin, Letterkenny, Donegal
Father: Charles McGeehan (Labourer of Ballylevin)
Mother: Sarah McGeehan (Formerly McKinley )

Margaret's mother died in 1918, and her father died in 1919. Her father's death was registered by Daughter, Jeanie.

Margaret's sister Bridget was born in 1890 at Ballylevin.

Her sister, Mary, was born 1887 Londonderry.

Her brother William was born 1892 at Ballylevin,

I presume that Jeanie (that registered her father's death) was Sarah Jane- she was born 1894

Margaret's parents (Charles McGeehan & Sarah Mckinley) married 1886 Londonderry,

You can see the birth certificates and marriage certificate at the link safc gave:

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/

oooh thanks Austin that looks good, will take a better look when i get back from work thank you

Here's Bridget's death. Maybe the informant was one of her children. If any of her children were born in Scotland, the birth certificate will give the date and place of Bridget's marriage. Might be difficult though with the surname Smith.


Surname Forename Age at death Year Ref RD Name Image View
MCGEEHAN
BRIDGET
86
1977
506/ 235
Old Kilpatrick

Brother Charles, was born in 1896 - the 1911 seems to have siblings, Sarah and Charles the wrong way round age wise.

Charles married Mary MCMENIMIN 20th November 1925 at Letterkenny. At the time Charles was still living at Moneyhaughley, Manorcunningham.

Thankyou all the info is great

Baby Martha McGeehan should be on the 1911 census somewhere as she was born January 1911 but I don't see an obvious entry for her.

Yes that's what I thought. Maybe they just didn't bother for some reason. This crazy family seem to have a lot going on later on so it wouldn't surprise me

Can anyone find them on the 1901 census please

Bridget is working as a servant in 1911

Image link http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Donegal/Manorcunningham/Drean/499141

Not seeing the family in 1901

thank you

I don't see them either at the moment.

Father, Charles was involved in a work dispute in 1895- he was absent without cause or leave and was ordered to pay £1 in damages to his employer. Charles abode is given as Ballylevin.

Son, Charles was born December 1896 at Ballylevin- so I assume the family would still be in the area 1901.

I thought they'd be in this area:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Manorcunningham/