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Early Census Data
1841 - 88 people (46 males & 42 females) and 17 houses
1851 - 74 people (41 males & 33 females) and 18 houses
1861 - 79 People (43 males & 36 females) and 16 houses
1871 - 80 people and 15 houses
1881 - 54 people and 13 houses
1891 - 64 people (32 males & 32 females) and 14 houses
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1847/48 Attendance at the Letterkenny Dispensary
| Date | Name | Age | Complaint |
| 1844, Jan 11 | Bovaird, Grizzy | ||
| 1848, Sep 4 | Conaghan, Catherine | Dyspepsia | |
| 1848, Jan 6 | Connaghan, Bernard | 2 | Diarrhoa |
| 1848, Mar 2 | Connaghan, Biddy | 5? | Bronchitis |
| 1844, Feb 29 | Connaghan, Catherine | ||
| 1847, Oct 4 | Connaghan, Catherine | 30 | Obitipatio |
| 1848, Feb 7 | Connaghan, Catherine | 41 | Constipation |
| 1848, Jul 20 | Connaghan, Ellen | 8 | Vomitus |
| 1847, Aug 12 | Connaghan, James | 4 | Epilepsy |
| 1848, Apr 17 | Connaghan, James | 4 | Epilepsy |
| 1848, Jan 10 | Connaghan, James | 4 | Epilepsy |
| 1848, Jun 15 | Connaghan, James | Diarrhoa | |
| 1848, Oct 2 | Connaghan, John | Bronchitis | |
| 1848, Jul 17 | Connaghan, Margaret | 2 | Diarrhoa |
| 1843, Sep 1 | Connaghan, Pat | ||
| 1848, Feb 3 | Fleming, Fanny | 51 | Influenza |
| 1848, Apr 27 | Fleming, John | 26 | Contusia |
| 1848, Mar 9 | Fleming, William | Asthma | |
| 1848, May 18 | Fleming, William | ||
| 1847, Oct 18 | Glin?, Robert | 39 | Odentalgia |
| 1848, Jul 24 | McElheny, William | 28 | Opthalmia |
| 1848, Mar 20 | McElhinny, William | Dyspepsia | |
| 1844, Jan 8 | McIlhenny, James | ||
| 1844, Mar 28 | McTeague, Hugh | ||
| 1847, Aug 5 | McTeague, Michael | 60 | |
| 1848, Sep 11 | Murray, Catherine | ||
| 1848, Jun 5 | Russell, William | 2 | Ascites |
| 1844, Feb 15 | Steele/Freil?, Anthony |
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1901/1911 Census
| No | Surname | First | Relationship | Religion | Education | Age | Occupation | Status | Born | Language | |
| 1901 | |||||||||||
| John Connaghan and Grace Doherty household | |||||||||||
| 1 | Connaghan | John | Head | RC | Can't read | 51 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||
| Connaghan | Grace | Wife | RC | Can't read | 45 | Married | Donegal | ||||
| Connaghan | Bridget | Dau | RC | RW | 24 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
| Connaghan | Annie | Dau | RC | Only reads | 20 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
| Connaghan | Maggie | Dau | RC | RW | 18 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
| Connaghan | Sarah Ellen | Dau | RC | Only reads | 8 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| Connaghan | John | Son | RC | RW | 14 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| 1911 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Connaghan | John | Head | RC | 70 | Farmer | Widower | Donegal | |||
| Connaghan | Bridget | Dau | RC | 30 | Knitter | Single | Donegal | ||||
| Connaghan | Maggie | Dau | RC | 28 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Connaghan | John Joseph | Son | RC | 25 | Farmer | Single | Donegal | ||||
| Connaghan | Sarah Ellen | Dau | RC | 20 | Knitter | Single | Donegal | ||||
| Connaghan | Joseph | Gson | RC | 7 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Bradley | Fergle | Boarder | 80 | Single | Donegal | ||||||
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Notes: 1. John Connaghan b abt 1850, d 1918, son of Catherine? Trearty and Patrick Conaghan 2. Grace Doherty b abt 1855, d 1 Jun 1901, dau of William Doherty & Mary? McGinley, Carrickatimpan 3. Further information/biographies: Connaghans of Carrowtrasna Researcher: Bernadette |
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| 1901 | |||||||||||
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Neal Connaghan and Ellen Coll household |
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| 3 | Connaghan | Ellen | Head | RC | RW | 60 | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | ||
| Connaghan | Patrick | Son | RC | RW | 39 | Farmer's son | Married | Donegal | |||
| Connaghan | Bella | Dau-in-law | RC | RW | 32 | Married | Donegal | ||||
| Connaghan | Ellen | Gdau | RC | Can't read | 6 | Single | Donegal | ||||
| Connaghan | Mary | Gdau | RC | Can't read | 3 | Single | Donegal | ||||
| Connaghan | Patrick | Gson | RC | Can't read | 9mths | Single | Donegal | ||||
| 1911 | |||||||||||
| Patrick Connaghan and Isabella Kelly household | |||||||||||
| 4 | Connaghan | Patrick | Head | RC | 50 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | |||
| Connaghan | Isabella | Wife | RC | 40 | Married | Married 17 yrs | 9 ch born/8 living | Donegal | |||
| Connaghan | Cornelius | Son | RC | 14 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Connaghan | Mary | Dau | RC | 12 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Connaghan | Patrick | Son | RC | 10 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Connaghan | John | Son | RC | 8 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Connaghan | Catherine | Dau | RC | 6 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Connaghan | Neil | Son | RC | 4 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Connaghan | James | Son | RC | 2 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Connaghan | Anne | Dau | RC | 9mths | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Connaghan | Ellen | Mother | RC | 73 | Widow | Donegal | |||||
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Note: Son Patrick married Isabella Kelly, Maghernashangan, dau of Cornelius Kelly and Ellen Connaghan, 28 Oct 1894 - see Maghernashangan census Both are buried in Gartan graveyard - see Headstone |
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| 1901 | |||||||||||
| Charles Russell and Elizabeth Patterson household | |||||||||||
| 5 | Russell | Charles | Head | CofI | RW | 45 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||
| Russell | Elizabeth | Wife | CofI | RW | 41 | Married | Scotland | ||||
| Russell | Agnes | Dau | CofI | RW | 16 | Farmer's dau | Single | Scotland | |||
| Russell | George | Son | CofI | RW | 14 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
| Russell | Charles | Son | CofI | RW | 12 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| Russell | Thomas | Son | CofI | RW | 9 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| 1911 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Russell | Charles | Head | CofI | 59 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | |||
| Russell | Elizabeth | Wife | CofI | 59 | Married | Married 28 yrs | 4 ch born/living | Glasgow, Scotland | |||
| Russell | Ages Turner | Dau | CofI | 26 | Dressmaker | Single | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||
| Russell | George | Son | CofI | 24 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | ||||
| Russell | Charles | Son | CofI | 21 | Quarryman | Single | Donegal | ||||
| Russell | Thomas | Son | CofI | 19 | Tourist? Boatman | Single | Donegal | ||||
| Patterson | Elizzie R | Niece | 10 | Single | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||
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Notes: Charles d 23 Mar 1924 and Elizabeth d 24 Mar 1918 - see Headstone, Gartan Graveyard Researcher: Muriel |
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| 1901 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Maturin | Francis | Head | CofI | RW | 61 | Retired farmer | Single | Donegal | ||
| O'Donnell | Mary | Servant | RC | RW | 22 | Cook/domestic svt | Single | Donegal | |||
| 1901 | |||||||||||
| James Wilkie and Fanny Jane Flemming household | |||||||||||
| 8 | Wilkie | James | Head | Pres | RW | 65 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||
| Wilkie | Fanny J | Wife | Episc | RW | 56 | Married | Donegal | ||||
| Wilkie | John | Son | Episc | RW | 34 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
| Wilkie | Margaret J | Dau | Episc | RW | 23 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
| Wilkie | Robert | Son | Episc | RW | 21 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
| Wilkie | William | Son | Episc | RW | 19 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
| Wilkie | Rebecca | Dau | Episc | RW | 16 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| 1911 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Wilkie | Fanny J | Head | Episc | 67 | Widow | Donegal | ||||
| Wilkie | John | Son | Episc | 40 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | ||||
| Wilkie | Maggie J | Dau | Episc | 27 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Wilkie | Robert | Son | Episc | 24 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| McMonigle | Tillie | Boarder | 24 | Single | Donegal | ||||||
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Notes: 1. Children of James and Fanny - - Anne b 24 Dec 1868 - Thomas b 14 Sept 1870 - John b 20 Mar 1867 - Margaret J b 25 Jan 1876 - William b 28 Sept 1873 2. Apr 1868, Temple Wilkie of Castlefin, son of Thomas, married Elizabeth Fleming, 19, Carrowtrasna, dau of John Fleming |
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| 1901 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Neely | Elizabeth | Head | Pres | Only reads | 56 | General svt | Widow | Donegal | ||
| Neely | Annie Jane | Dau | Pres | Can't read | 29 | Single | Donegal | Idiot | |||
| Neely | Alexander | Son | Pres | RW | 11 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| 1901 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Neely | William | Head | CofI | RW | 54 | Pensioner | Married | Donegal | ||
| Neely | Isabella | Wife | CofI | RW | 42 | Housekeeper | Married | Donegal | |||
| Neely | William | Son | CofI | RW | 10 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| Neely | Isabella | Dau | CofI | RW | 6 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| Neely | Mathew R | Son | CofI | Only reads | 4 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| Neely | Alexander | Son | CofI | RW | 14mths? | Single | Donegal | ||||
| 1911 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Neely | William | Head | CofI | 66 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | |||
| Neely | Isabella | Wife | CofI | 59 | Married | Married 24 yrs | 4 ch born/living | Donegal | |||
| Neely | William John | Son | CofI | 20 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Neely | Isabella | Dau | CofI | 17 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Neely | Matthew Robert | Son | CofI | 14 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| 1901 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Armour | Sarah Jane | Head | Ref Pres | RW | 62 | Retired farmer | Widow | Donegal | ||
| Armour | John | Bro-in-law | Pres | RW | 84 | Retired farmer | Single | Donegal | |||
| Murray | James | Servant | RC | RW | 44 | Farm svt | Single | Donegal | |||
| 1901 | |||||||||||
| Joseph Alexander Armour and Mary Jane Buchanan Household | |||||||||||
| 14 | Armour | Joseph Alexander | Head | Pres | RW | 36 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||
| Armour | Mary Jane | Wife | Pres | RW | 35 | Married | Donegal | ||||
| Armour | Annie Elizabeth | Dau | Pres | RW | 8 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| Armour | Alexander Thomas | Son | Pres | RW | 6 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| Armour | Sarah Jane | Dau | Pres | Can't read | 2 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
| Armour | Andrew Downey | Pres | Can't read | 1 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | ||||
| 1911 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Armour | Joseph Alexander | Head | Pres | RW | 46 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||
| Armour | Mary Jane | Wife | Pres | RW | 48 | Married | Married 20 yrs | 10 ch born/living | Donegal | ||
| Armour | Annie Elizabeth | Dau | Pres | RW | 18 | Single | Donegal | ||||
| Armour | Alexander Thomas | Son | Pres | RW | 16 | Single | Donegal | ||||
| Armour | Sarah Jane | Dau | Pres | 14 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Armour | Andrew Downey | Son | Pres | 11 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | ||||
| Armour | David J | Son | Pres | 8 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Armour | Mary E | Dau | Pres | 7 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Armour | Joseph R | Son | Pres | 4 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Armour | Matthew R | Son | Pres | 2 | Single | Donegal | |||||
| Armour | Frances M | Dau | Pres | 11mths | Single | Donegal | |||||
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Note: Joseph Alexander Armour married Mary Jane Buchanan 17 Mar 1891 at the Letterkenny 1 Presbyterian Church |
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| 1901 | |||||||||||
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Robert Bovaird and Mary Ward household |
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| 16 | Bovaird | Mary | Head | RC | Can't read | 59 | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | ||
| Bovaird | John | Son | CofI | RW | 32 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
| McFadden | Hannah | Servant | RC | Can't read | 16 | General Dom svt | Single | Donegal | |||
| 1911 | |||||||||||
| 17 | Bovaird | John | Head | 43 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||||
| Bovaird | Sarah | Wife | 30 | Married | Married 4 yrs | 3 ch born/living | Donegal | ||||
| Bovaird | Mary Jane | Dau | 3 | Single | Donegal | ||||||
| Bovaird | Matilda M | Dau | 1 | Single | Donegal | ||||||
| Bovaird | Robert | Son | 2mths | Single | Donegal | ||||||
| Carr | Annie | Servant | 15 | Single | Donegal | ||||||
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Notes: Children of Robert and Mary - - Anne Jane b 2 Nov 1868 - Hanna b 1 Jul 1875 - John b 9 July 1866 - Robert b 23 Jun 1873 |
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| 1901 | |||||||||||
| James Gamble and Elizabeth Russell household | |||||||||||
| 18 | Gamble | James | Head | CofI | RW | 43 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||
| Gamble | Elizabeth | Wife | CofI | RW | 45 | Married | Donegal | ||||
| Gamble | James | Son | CofI | RW | 20 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
| Gamble | Annie | Dau | CofI | RW | 19 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | |||
| Gamble | George | Son | CofI | RW | 14 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| Gamble | Charles | Son | CofI | RW | 12 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| Gamble | Eliza Anne | Dau | CofI | RW | 10 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | |||
| Russell | Anne | Mother-in-law | CofI | Can't read | 70 | Widow | Donegal | ||||
| 1911 | |||||||||||
| 19 | Gamble | James | Head | CofI | RW | 43 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | ||
| Gamble | George | Son | CofI | RW | 24 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
| Gamble | Charles | Son | CofI | RW | 22 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | |||
| Gamble | Lizzie Anne | Dau | CofI | RW | 20 | Single | Donegal | ||||
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Notes: Son James m Elizabeth ? in 1909 - see Glenbeagh census Son George married Bella ? Lived Lacknacoo and died 1 Aug 1970 aged 87 years - see Gartan Gaveyard Son Charles married Annie? Died 1 Jun 1951 - see Gartan Graveyard |
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| 1901 | |||||||||||
| 20 | Connaghan | Bernard | Head | RC | Can't read | 50 | Farm baliff | Single | Donegal | ||
| Connaghan | Anne | Sister | RC | Can't read | 40 | Farmer's sister | Single | Donegal | |||
| Connaghan | William | Servant | RC | Only reads | 14 | Farm labr | Single | Donegal | |||
| 1911 | |||||||||||
| 21 | Connaghan | Barney | Head | RC | Can't read | 65 | Farmer | Single | Donegal | ||
| Connaghan | Anne | Sister | RC | Can't read | 62 | Single | Donegal | ||||
| Connaghan | John | Servant | 28 | Farm svt | Single | Donegal | |||||
| 1911 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Duggan | Patrick | Head | 33 | Blacksmith | Single | Donegal | ||||
| 1911 | |||||||||||
| 23 | Sexton | Maria | Head | 26 | Nurse | Single | Clare | ||||
| O'Donnell | Mary | Servant | 16 | Servant | Single | Donegal | |||||
Townland Notes
Birth
- Francis McCarron, son of Edward McCarron and Mary Connaghan, b 12 Apr 1875 in Carrowtrasna
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