One piece of evidence for my great grandmother, Rose-Anne McCann nee Kelly can be found in the 1911 census, which records her birthplace as in 'Ireland--County Armagh'. This is excellent confirmation, as quite often the listing only includes 'Ireland'. It is also included in my grandmother Rose McCann's Birth Registration Certificate (24 October 1882 at 6 Alma Street, Govan, Scotland), which records that her parents Rose Anne Kelly married Bernard McCann in Kilmore, County Armagh on July 13, 1864. Rose was their youngest child. McCann is one of the most common names in County Armagh. The marriage listing for Rose-Ann Kelly and Bernard McCann is in the Catholic Parish Records of County Armagh, Parish Kilmore (Richhill) (from page 1 of ancestry.com records which include Rose-Anne and Bernard's marriage on Image 116, with the Richhill providing more detail as to place. (Wikipedia entry on Richhill). On the record index on ancestry, the area of Mulavilly and Mullavilly were listed with Richhill (Rich Hill) as Parish Variants, and there are two Catholic Parishes associated with Mullavilly, Stonebridge (Richhill) and Mullavilly (refer FB page www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067210710073). In 1993 fire destroyed the Stonebridge church, and as late as 1997 sectarian violence led to the burning of the Mullavilly Parish Church (www.armagharchdiocese.org/13-apr-the-burning-of-mullavilly-church). Parish Records were destroyed, so there is likely to be a lack of full coverage of these, making it hard to access some records. There's an article about the fires at www.irishtimes.com/news/church-fire-in-armagh-unites-catholics-protestants-1.59942.
On a broad search for Kelly's or McCann's in Mullavilly or Rich Hill townlands - there is a Thomas Kelly leasing a building, probably a house, in Mullavilly during the period of the Griffith's valuations - this could put him in the right age bracket for father of Edward. However, fairly risky to assume. There are 29 McCann's listed in the Kilmore parish in the Griffith's Valuations 29 of 32 names are McCann - so this looks a highly probably link to a place. However, how to sort them out? There is a townland area - Ballyhagan - in which there are a number of Keegan's and also some McCann's. There are also Kelly's, McCann's and Keegan's in same or adjacent townlands in the Parish of Kilmore. Bernard McCann's father in my records to date is James McCann and his mother is Mary Ann Maiden Name Kegan (Keegan). This is evidenced on Bernard's death certificate and also reflected in an 1851 Census extract in which James, Mary and Bernard are living in Street Address Mr Thomas Cloughley, Money, Kilmore, Richhill, Co Armagh Parish Kilmore Barony Oneilland West Townland Lurgancot (However, Money (see above) is also a Townland) I think I'm narrowing down the possibilities! |
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