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Greg Maiden

Mon, Oct 3, 2022 9:19 AM

Hello all,

Being new to this site I have been astounded at the information that's
available when you ask the right person! My husband and I have been
working on my Northern Irish/Scottish roots for years now and have found NI
to be quite frustrating. But it's the most interesting area and the County
Tyrone site continues to amaze. Thank you...

I am keen to find out anything about the McCandless, McDermott and Davis
families in the counties of Tyrone, Derry and Donegal. My g-grandfather
was Matthew McCandless, born in townland Ardnaguniog, Eglinton County
Londonderry on 10th January 1877. He was the illegitimate child of Rebecca
McDermott and George McCandless, a labourer. A young Matthew migrated in
1885 to Queensland Australia on the Roma with his adoptive family, that of
William Davis and his wife Catherine Davis nee McDermott. According to
Catherine's obituary she was born in Loughneas in County Tyrone in 1842.
She was likely the sister or cousin of Matthew's mother Rebecca, since
Rebecca and Catherine both had a child at the same location and time, and a
Dinah McDermott attended the births of both. Catherine also had a brother
Matthew McDermott who preceded her to Australia in 1865 and both settled in
the Ipswich area.

I can find little evidence of Rebecca McDermott's or George McCandless
families in the above counties and have hit the proverbial brick wall.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Regards
Jill Maiden - Brisbane, Australia

Hello all, Being new to this site I have been astounded at the information that's available when you ask the right person! My husband and I have been working on my Northern Irish/Scottish roots for years now and have found NI to be quite frustrating. But it's the most interesting area and the County Tyrone site continues to amaze. Thank you... I am keen to find out anything about the McCandless, McDermott and Davis families in the counties of Tyrone, Derry and Donegal. My g-grandfather was Matthew McCandless, born in townland Ardnaguniog, Eglinton County Londonderry on 10th January 1877. He was the illegitimate child of Rebecca McDermott and George McCandless, a labourer. A young Matthew migrated in 1885 to Queensland Australia on the Roma with his adoptive family, that of William Davis and his wife Catherine Davis nee McDermott. According to Catherine's obituary she was born in Loughneas in County Tyrone in 1842. She was likely the sister or cousin of Matthew's mother Rebecca, since Rebecca and Catherine both had a child at the same location and time, and a Dinah McDermott attended the births of both. Catherine also had a brother Matthew McDermott who preceded her to Australia in 1865 and both settled in the Ipswich area. I can find little evidence of Rebecca McDermott's or George McCandless families in the above counties and have hit the proverbial brick wall. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Regards Jill Maiden - Brisbane, Australia

Len Swindley

Mon, Oct 3, 2022 11:13 AM

Hello Jill,

This may assist your Tyrone research:

www.cotyroneireland.com/bornburied/buriedmarriedAustralia6.html http://www.cotyroneireland.com/bornburied/buriedmarriedAustralia6.html

Born Co. Tyrone; Married & Died Queensland, Australia 1864-1920http://www.cotyroneireland.com/bornburied/buriedmarriedAustralia6.html
Born Co. Tyrone; Married & Died Queensland, Australia 1864-1920 Personal announcements, law notices, obituaries, advertisements seeking missing persons and items of interest relating to County Tyrone emigrants extracted from various Queensland metropolitan and provincial newspapers Transcribed, compiled and submitted by Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia len_swindley[at]hotmail.com
www.cotyroneireland.com

July 14 1904. (Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser)
DEATH OF MRS. W. DAVIS
On Sunday last MRS. WILLIAM DAVIS died at her husband’s residence, Boundary-street, Sadlier’s Crossing, at the age of 62 years. She had been confined to bed for about three weeks, suffering from congestion of the lungs, and heart-failure ensuing thereon causing her death. All that could be done to alleviate her suffering was done night and day by her daughters, and Dr. Dunlop was most assiduous in his attention during her illness. Mrs Davis was born at Loughnaze, [Loughneas, Leckpatrick parish] county Tyrone, Ireland, and came to Australia with her husband 18 years ago. We are informed that she was a thorough Christian and a good mother. MR. DAVIS is still living, and there is a family of two sons and four daughters, the eldest of whom is married to MR. J. CRANE, The deceased was a sister of Mr. M. McDERMOTT, district registrar. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon, the Rev. G. Chalmers, relieving minister at the Presbyterian Church, conducting the burial service

civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie
Marriage of William Davis and Catherine McDermott Feb 24 1870 at 2nd Strabane Presbyterian Church (Leckpatrick parish)
[cid:c9c358d0-ebca-4b9b-b823-7ae0574ed0cf]
William’s place of residence is given as Castletown and Catherine hers as Ballee; these two townlands adjoin close to the town of Strabane in Leckpatrick parish in the north of Co. Tyrone.
There is a marriage for a Matthew McDermot:
Marriage of Matthew McDermot and Margaret Sharkey August 14 1845 at 2nd Donagheady Presbyterian Church, both giving their places of residence at Loughnease. (2nd Donagheady Church is situated in the neighbourhood in Donagheady parish)
[cid:51f7c4d6-e58a-4048-b514-9e692b22cd63]
For locations of the above townlands refer to www.townlands.ie http://www.townlands.ie
Townlands in Irelandhttp://www.townlands.ie/
Based on data in OpenStreetMap, here is a list of counties in Ireland.. Click on each county to see baronies, civil parishes and townlands in the respective county. This page should be updated (roughly) daily.
www.townlands.ie
Hope this assists,
Len Swindley, Melbourne.
BTW my Arbuckle forebears are recorded in Loughnease in 1630 and 1633 within twenty years of their arrival from Scotland

From: Greg Maiden via CoTyroneList cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com
Sent: Monday, 3 October 2022 8:19 PM
To: cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com
Cc: Greg Maiden grmai90@gmail.com
Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] County Tyrone Enquiry

Hello all,

Being new to this site I have been astounded at the information that's available when you ask the right person! My husband and I have been working on my Northern Irish/Scottish roots for years now and have found NI to be quite frustrating. But it's the most interesting area and the County Tyrone site continues to amaze. Thank you...

I am keen to find out anything about the McCandless, McDermott and Davis families in the counties of Tyrone, Derry and Donegal. My g-grandfather was Matthew McCandless, born in townland Ardnaguniog, Eglinton County Londonderry on 10th January 1877. He was the illegitimate child of Rebecca McDermott and George McCandless, a labourer. A young Matthew migrated in 1885 to Queensland Australia on the Roma with his adoptive family, that of William Davis and his wife Catherine Davis nee McDermott. According to Catherine's obituary she was born in Loughneas in County Tyrone in 1842. She was likely the sister or cousin of Matthew's mother Rebecca, since Rebecca and Catherine both had a child at the same location and time, and a Dinah McDermott attended the births of both. Catherine also had a brother Matthew McDermott who preceded her to Australia in 1865 and both settled in the Ipswich area.

I can find little evidence of Rebecca McDermott's or George McCandless families in the above counties and have hit the proverbial brick wall.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Regards
Jill Maiden - Brisbane, Australia

Hello Jill, This may assist your Tyrone research: www.cotyroneireland.com/bornburied/buriedmarriedAustralia6.html<http://www.cotyroneireland.com/bornburied/buriedmarriedAustralia6.html> Born Co. Tyrone; Married & Died Queensland, Australia 1864-1920<http://www.cotyroneireland.com/bornburied/buriedmarriedAustralia6.html> Born Co. Tyrone; Married & Died Queensland, Australia 1864-1920 Personal announcements, law notices, obituaries, advertisements seeking missing persons and items of interest relating to County Tyrone emigrants extracted from various Queensland metropolitan and provincial newspapers Transcribed, compiled and submitted by Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia len_swindley[at]hotmail.com www.cotyroneireland.com July 14 1904. (Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser) DEATH OF MRS. W. DAVIS On Sunday last MRS. WILLIAM DAVIS died at her husband’s residence, Boundary-street, Sadlier’s Crossing, at the age of 62 years. She had been confined to bed for about three weeks, suffering from congestion of the lungs, and heart-failure ensuing thereon causing her death. All that could be done to alleviate her suffering was done night and day by her daughters, and Dr. Dunlop was most assiduous in his attention during her illness. Mrs Davis was born at Loughnaze, [Loughneas, Leckpatrick parish] county Tyrone, Ireland, and came to Australia with her husband 18 years ago. We are informed that she was a thorough Christian and a good mother. MR. DAVIS is still living, and there is a family of two sons and four daughters, the eldest of whom is married to MR. J. CRANE, The deceased was a sister of Mr. M. McDERMOTT, district registrar. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon, the Rev. G. Chalmers, relieving minister at the Presbyterian Church, conducting the burial service civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie Marriage of William Davis and Catherine McDermott Feb 24 1870 at 2nd Strabane Presbyterian Church (Leckpatrick parish) [cid:c9c358d0-ebca-4b9b-b823-7ae0574ed0cf] William’s place of residence is given as Castletown and Catherine hers as Ballee; these two townlands adjoin close to the town of Strabane in Leckpatrick parish in the north of Co. Tyrone. There is a marriage for a Matthew McDermot: Marriage of Matthew McDermot and Margaret Sharkey August 14 1845 at 2nd Donagheady Presbyterian Church, both giving their places of residence at Loughnease. (2nd Donagheady Church is situated in the neighbourhood in Donagheady parish) [cid:51f7c4d6-e58a-4048-b514-9e692b22cd63] For locations of the above townlands refer to www.townlands.ie<http://www.townlands.ie> Townlands in Ireland<http://www.townlands.ie/> Based on data in OpenStreetMap, here is a list of counties in Ireland.. Click on each county to see baronies, civil parishes and townlands in the respective county. This page should be updated (roughly) daily. www.townlands.ie Hope this assists, Len Swindley, Melbourne. BTW my Arbuckle forebears are recorded in Loughnease in 1630 and 1633 within twenty years of their arrival from Scotland ________________________________ From: Greg Maiden via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> Sent: Monday, 3 October 2022 8:19 PM To: cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> Cc: Greg Maiden <grmai90@gmail.com> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] County Tyrone Enquiry Hello all, Being new to this site I have been astounded at the information that's available when you ask the right person! My husband and I have been working on my Northern Irish/Scottish roots for years now and have found NI to be quite frustrating. But it's the most interesting area and the County Tyrone site continues to amaze. Thank you... I am keen to find out anything about the McCandless, McDermott and Davis families in the counties of Tyrone, Derry and Donegal. My g-grandfather was Matthew McCandless, born in townland Ardnaguniog, Eglinton County Londonderry on 10th January 1877. He was the illegitimate child of Rebecca McDermott and George McCandless, a labourer. A young Matthew migrated in 1885 to Queensland Australia on the Roma with his adoptive family, that of William Davis and his wife Catherine Davis nee McDermott. According to Catherine's obituary she was born in Loughneas in County Tyrone in 1842. She was likely the sister or cousin of Matthew's mother Rebecca, since Rebecca and Catherine both had a child at the same location and time, and a Dinah McDermott attended the births of both. Catherine also had a brother Matthew McDermott who preceded her to Australia in 1865 and both settled in the Ipswich area. I can find little evidence of Rebecca McDermott's or George McCandless families in the above counties and have hit the proverbial brick wall. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Regards Jill Maiden - Brisbane, Australia