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1901 Census Rathdonnell, Kilmacrenan

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No Surname Given Relation Relig Education Age Sex Occupation Marital
                   
1 David Buchanan and Cassie Wilkins Household        
  Buchanan David Head Pres ? 67 Male Farmer Married
  Buchanan Cassie/Catherine Wife Pres ? 45 Female   Married
  Buchanan Mary Elizabeth Daughter Pres ? 19 Female Farmer's Dau Not Married
  Buchanan Samuel Henry Son Pres ? 14 Male Scholar Not Married
  Buchanan Florence Agnes Daughter Pres ? 12 Female Scholar Not Married
  Buchanan Edmond Yates Son Pres ? 10 Male Scholar Not Married
  Buchanan George Roulston Son Pres ? 9 Male Scholar Not Married
  Buchanan Leslie Stewart Son Pres ? 7 Male Scholar Not Married
  Buchanan Adeline May Daughter Pres ? 4 Female Scholar Not Married
  ? ? ? ? ? 40 ? ? Not Married
  ? ? ? CofI ? 22 ? Labourer Not Married
 

Notes:

David Buchanan, son of Robert, m Cassie Wilkin, Church Hill, dau of William, 6 Jul 1871, Trenta Presbyterian Church. Witnesses David Browne &

Robert H Jack

David d 3 Jun 1913

Cassie d 25 Mar 1919 - see death registration

Children of David and Cassie:

Annie b 19 Jun 1872
Robert b 4 Jul 1873
Jane Matilda b 23 Nov 1874
William Ramsay b 16 Nov 1876
Isabella Osborne b 30 Mar 1878
Mary Elizabeth b 19 Jan 1880
James b 10 Jan 1882
David John b 17 May 1883
Catherine Emily b 9 Jan 1886

Samuel Henry b 1 Jun 1887 - see birth registration

Florence Agnes b 10 Feb 1889 - see birth registration

Edmond Yates b abt. Jan 1890

George Roulston b 27 Aug 1891 - see birth registration

Leslie Stewart b 26 Mar 1894 - see birth registration

Adeline May b 11 May 1897 - see birth registration

For more on the family - see Janice's Buchanan Data

Researcher: Janice - Email

                   
2 Gailey Andrew Head Pres R&W 50 Male Farmer Married
  Gailey Mary Wife Pres R&W 40 Female Farmer's Wife Married
  Gailey Mary Daughter Pres R&W 15 Female Farmer's Dau Not Married
  Gailey James Son Pres R&W 13 Male Farmer's Son Not Married
  McGill Patrick Servant RC R&W 20 Male Farm Servant Not Married
  McGhee Dominick Servant RC Can't read 18 Male Farm Servant Not Married
                   
3 James McCay and Bridget Harkin Household        
  McCay James Head RC Can't read 60 Male Farmer Married
  McCay John Son RC Can read 25 Male Labourer Not Married
  McCay Joseph Son RC R&W 25 Male Farmer's Son Not Married
  McCay Edward Son RC R&W 20 Male Farmer's Son Not Married
  McCay Bridget Daughter RC R&W 18 Female Farmer's Dau Not Married
  McCay Alexander Son RC R&W 13 Male Scholar Not Married
 

Notes:

James McCay, Rathdonnell, son of James McCay (decd), married Bridget Harkin, Old Town, dau of Patrick Harkin (decd), 2 Nov 1869

at Letterkenny. 4 & 4 degree consanguinity. Witnesses Patrick Langan & Mary Gallagher, Letterkenny

John and Joseph b 20 May 1875, Edward b 8 Dec 1878

                   
4 Patrick Carbery and Alice McGinley Household        
  Carbery Patrick Head RC Can't read 60 Male Farmer Married
  Carbery Alice Wife RC Can read 50 Female   Married
  Carbery Connell Son RC R&W 24 Male Farmer's Son Not Married
  Carbery Michael Son RC R&W 21 Male Farmer's Son Not Married
  Carbery Mary Daughter RC R&W 17 Female Seamstress Not Married
  Note:  Connell b 5 Jan 1875
                   
5 Malcolm William Head Pres R&W 35 Male Farmer Not Married
  McGinley Sarah Servant RC R&W 22 Female Servant Not Married
  Note: William Son of David Malcolm & Mary Ann Davis?
                   
  Andrew Robinson and Fanny Buchanan Household        
6 Robinson Andrew Head Pres RW ? Male ? Married
  Robinson Fanny B Wife Pres RW ? Female Ex Nat Sch Teacher Married
  Robinson Maggie Dau Pres RW ? Female ? Not Married
  Robinson Andrew Son Pres RW ? Male ? Not Married
  Robinson John Son Pres RW ? Male ? Not Married
  Robinson ? ?   ? ? ? ? ?
                   
7 William Wilson and Margaret Jane Harris Household        
  Wilson William Head Pres R&W 65 Male Farmer Married
  Wilson Margaret Jane Wife Pres R&W 55 Female   Married
  Wilson Rebecca Daughter Pres R&W 22 Female House Keeper Not Married
  Wilson John Son Pres R&W 20 Male Farmer's Son Not Married
                   
8 William McCallum and Eliza Neely Household        
  McCallum Eliza Head Pres R&W 55 Female Farmer Married
  McCallum William Son Pres R&W 24 Male   Not Married
  McCallum Bessie Daughter Pres R&W 26 Female Seamstress Not Married
  McCallum Robert Son Pres R&W 22 Male Carpenter Not Married
  McCallum Susanna Daughter Pres R&W 18 Female Scholar Not Married
  McCallum John C Son Pres R&W 16 Male Scholar Not Married
  McCallum Washington W Son Pres R&W 14 Male Scholar Not Married
                   
9 John Harley and Sarah Harkin Household        
  Harley John Head RC Can't read 55 Male Farmer Married
  Harley Sarah Wife RC R&W 63 Female   Married
  Harley Bernard Son RC R&W 31 Male Farmer's Son Not Married
 

Notes:

John Harley, son of John Harley, of Glendowan, married Sarah Harkin, dau of Neal Harkin, both of Rathdonnell, Nov 1868. Witnesses

Patrick Harkin, Gortnacorrib and ?, Kilmacrenan

John cousin to James Harley in Ardachrin, Gartan - see Ardachrin census

Bernard b 2 Jan 1870 - Birth Cert

Bernard married Mary McCay - their children :

- John b 28 Feb 1913. Baptism 2 Mar - sponsors Redmond and Margaret Doherty

- Patrick b 29 Jan 1915. Baptism 31 Jan - sponsors Patrick Carberry and Bridget McGinley

- Sarah Anne b 8 Feb 1917. Baptism 10 Feb - sponsors William and Sarah Anne McGonigle. Sarah m Edward Harkin at St Columba's,

    Kilmacrenan in 1948

Researcher: Jerry Lou Gallagher

                   
10 McLaughlin Patrick Head RC Can read 60 Male Farmer Not Married
  Murray Catherine Sister RC R&W 45 Female House Keeper Widow
  Murray Rose Niece RC R&W 25 Female Knitter & Sewer Not Married
  McCay Edward Servant RC R&W 21 Male Farm Labourer Not Married
 

Notes:

Sister Catherine m Francis Murray. Their dau Rose b 15 Jan 1874

For more on the family - see McLaughlin of Whitehill, Donegal

Researcher: John - Email

                   
11 Kelly John Head RC R&W 40 Male Farmer Not Married
  Kelly Jane Sister RC R&W 34 Female House Keeper Not Married
  Kelly Sarah Sister RC R&W 27 Female Seamstress Not Married
                   
12 Malcolm David Head ? ? ? ? ? ?
  Note: Makcolm husb of Mary Ann Davis?
                   
13 Allen George Head ? ? ? ? ? ?
                   
14 Hugh McGettigan and Mary Hegarty Household        
  McGettigan Mary Head RC R&W 67 Female Representative Widow
  McGettigan Patrick Son RC R&W 46 Male Farmer's Son Not Married
  McGettigan Hugh Son RC R&W 26 Male Farmer's Son Not Married
  McGettigan James Son RC R&W 24 Male Farmer's Son Not Married
  McGettigan Barbara Daughter RC R&W 23 Female Farmer's Dau Not Married
 

Notes:

Charles b 5 July 1870, Edward b 1 May 1868, John b 6 Nov 1865, Hugh b 15 Jan 1874, James b 2 Jan 1876

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15 McLaughlin Mary Head RC   51 Female Farmer Widow
  Researcher: John - Email
                   
16 William McGonagle and Ellen McGettigan Household        
  McGonagle Ellen ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
                   
17 Gallagher James Head RC RW ? Male Farmer Married
  Gallagher Ellen C Wife RC RW ? Female   Married
  Gallagher ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
  Gallagher Hugh G Son RC RW ? Male   Not Married
                   

 

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