Haha! Thanks Len. I’ll now stop browsing through the Catholic film I found on
Familysearch! I was only up to page 14 of 280 so you have saved me a heap of
work!
Thank you so much – its unbelievable isn’t it, that the error persisted for so
long. I am amazed!
How did you find the death?
I don’t suppose Whan could be an abbreviation for Woolaghan, W’han???
Best wishes
Fiona
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Hello all,
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news here folks, but a little research reveals
that the Samuel Woolaghan recorded at Killywoolaghan, Ardboe parish, Co. Tyrone
in Griffiths Valuation was actually WHAN. Yes, these things have happened
elsewhere i.e. my research into Kilpatricks in Leckpatrick parish in north
Tyrone where they have been recorded variously since the 1660s as Leckpatrick,
McIlpatrick and Kirkpatrick.
The Whans of Killywoolaghan were Catholics whereas all other Whan marriage
registrations in Cookstown registration district were Presbyterian except for
one Methodist marriage.
The Samuel Woolaghan recorded c1860 in Griffiths Valuation died December 1896
aged 101 years, the informant was his son, James Whan. It seems that the error
in Griffiths was self perpetuating in each of the revaluation books. Such are
the challenges of Irish genealogical research...
Regards,
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
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Thank you so much for this Boyd. It is really appreciated.
No I am not specifically looking for a Samuel, but we have been looking around
the Castlederg area since I started researching 18 years ago – so I thought I
should perhaps have a look at Killywoolaghan, and if there is a Woolaghan from
Killywoolaghan so much the better!
Thank you so much for the reference numbers for the parish records, and also
for having a look at the other resources for me. In one way its great having
such an unusual name to research, but in another its very frustrating!
I live in Western Australia – and I had my trip to Castlederg last year with my
wonderful cousins who I found through DNA testing. I’ll have to see if they
are able to visit PRONI for us.
Best wishes
Fiona
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Hi Fiona,
Reps usually does mean the person died and the property awaiting settlement. I
checked for a will but there was none.
No children born to Samuel Woolaghan at RootsIreland anywhere in Ireland. RI
only has two Woolaghan births in Tyrone, both early 19th century and at Sion
Mills.
No marriages to anyone in Ireland whose father was a Samuel Woolaghan. No
Woolaghan or Watters born or married with Killywoolaghan as an address.
No deaths for Samuel Woolaghan at any of RI, IrishGenealogy or GRONI.
Samuel is the only Woolaghan in the Parish of Ardboe in the GV. He is the onlt
Woolaghan in Ardboe. There are only ten Woolaghan entries (several being the
same person, I suspect), and two Woollaghan entries, in the whole of Tyrone,
all the others being from Urney Parish.
There is only one Woolaghan in Ireland in the Tithe Applotment Books at the
National Archives website and he is in Co Wicklow. However, the more spelling
friendly FamilySearch website has 14, most spelled Woolahan, but none in Co
Tyrone.
These are the church records available for the Parish of Arboe and may all be
viewed at PRONI, a much easier propect than bearding the clergymen of each
church for a quick peek:
ARBOE, COS LONDONDERRY AND TYRONE
C.I. Arboe (Armagh diocese)
Baptisms, 1775-1813 and 1824-71; marriages, 1773-
1812 and 1824-45; burials, 1776-1813, 1827-1900 and
1905-06; vestry minutes, 1773-1833; list of the poor,
1789 and 1794; census, 1775; confirmation lists, 1775,
1828, 1833, 1837, 1840, 1843, 1870 and 1873; indexes
to baptisms, 1775-1871, and marriages, 1773-1845.
Baptisms, 1871-; marriages, 1845-; burials, 1907-;
vestry minutes, 1834-; tithe applotment, 1826; register
of vestrymen, 1870-; preachers’ books, 1845-62 and
1869-.
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