JoAnn, you don’t cite the source of your information. Was it an obit? Verbal family history? Internet source? All of those can simply be wrong. Have you been able to confirm from another independent source that he was indeed from Tyrone? You may want to confirm Tyrone before you spend any more time on it.
Ed. From: CoTyroneList [mailto:cotyronelist-boun...@cotyroneireland.com] On Behalf Of elwyn soutter via CoTyroneList Sent: Sunday, December 1, 2019 4:56 PM To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List Cc: elwyn soutter Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] CTI Updates & Additons JoAnn, You haven’t said what denomination your McQuade family was but looking at the 1901 census for Tyrone all 131 were RC so I’ll assume yours were too. I searched the rootsireland records for any McQuade children born in Tyrone in 1830 +/- 10 years to parents named Dominick and Susan. I did not find any. I also checked the Ancestry RC records and likewise didn’t find anything. The problem may be that the parish your ancestor came from may not have records for that period. That wasn’t uncommon. Many RC parishes didn't start keeping records till the 1820s or later. There are few other records to refer to at that period. I checked the tithe applotment records for Tyrone for the period 1825 – 1835. They should list anyone with land (the tithes were essentially a land tax). There was no Dominick McQuade listed suggesting your ancestor probably wasn’t a farmer. Statutory death registration started in Ireland in 1864. I searched the stat records for Co Tyrone for a Dominic(k) who died 1864 – 1901 but did find any. Likewise for Susan, I found just 2 of the right age. One was a spinster who died in 1884 aged 72 and the other who died 23.5.1899 aged 75 was the widow of Patrick McQuade. So, if they came from Tyrone, it appears that your ancestors both died before 1864. In which case there may be no record of their deaths. I also searched Griffiths Valuation (c 1860) for Dominick and Susan McQuade (and variations) but did not find either. That also suggest both were dead by that era. Possibly DNA testing may be a way of matching with others who have additional information about where the family originate. Family Tree DNA reportedly has more people with Ulster roots than any other company. That obviously increases the chances of finding a match. You might want to try them or, if you have already tested, you can transfer your results to them for no fee. The North of Ireland Family History Society is running an Ulster DNA project in conjunction with FTDNA and can offer testing kits at a reduced price. <http://www.nifhs.org/> http://www.nifhs.org (Go to DNA project on the website). Elwyn On Sun, 1 Dec 2019 at 21:16, joAnn via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> wrote: I requested many months ago for help in finding my ancestors who came from Tyrone Co., Ireland. I have never received one response. Please help – am I supposed to go in another direction?? George H. McQuade is my great grandfather. Here is all I know: “George H. McQuade, Sr., aged 77 years, died at his home in Beaver Prairie, Clinton Co., Illinois. Deceased was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1829 and in 1846 (age 17) he emigrated to this country, making St. Louis his new home. Here he married Mrs. Catherine Ramsey Montague. In 1873, he removed to Beaver Prairie, this county, where he engaged in farming. George H. McQuade Sr. (11/18/1829-05/05/1906) was born in Tyrone County, Monaghan, Ireland. His parents were: Dominick (1800- ) and Susan McQuade (1810 ------). He came to America in 1846 and resided in St. Louis. On 12/6/1855, he married (Mrs.) Catherine Ramsey Tague (1/26/1826-4/11/1900), born in Monagham, Ireland, the daughter of George & Margaret Ramsey. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP I CAN GET. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. JoAnn (McQuade) Varel var...@frontiernet.net *************************************** From: CoTyroneList <cotyronelist-boun...@cotyroneireland.com> On Behalf Of Jim McKane via CoTyroneList Sent: Sunday, December 1, 2019 7:59 AM To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> Cc: Jim McKane <j...@mckane.ca> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] CTI Updates & Additons Hello to ALL CTI Supporters and Followers - WOW! What a start to December! Len has produced no less than FIVE more very interesting pages of records for everyone to enjoy! I will never be able to comprehend the numbers of hours he must put in on our behalf.. Now I'm going to ask for a HUGE FAVOUR - we see lots of posting to the List where a Member is seeking help finding information on an ancestor BUT we VERY RARELY see postings announcing SUCCESS! It sure would give Len and myself more incentive to keep going forward if we heard about some successes.............. OR are we spinning our wheels and there are no successes??? GRINS Also, an early Merry Christmas for those who celebrate it. Regards Jim _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List Mailing List Email Address: CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com Change Your Preferences: http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
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