Alexander and Ann Morgan, lived in Rowan Road, Derrynoose, Armagh in 1864 and I'm pretty sure the house is still there and pictured below. (from Google maps)
A message board reply to my query quite a while ago is as follows.
"The property that Alexander Morgan had in 1864 was plot 33, in Griffiths Valuation, which was a farmhouse, outbuildings and 12 acres of land" which fits with Griffith's valuation taken in 1864.
Google Maps street view
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Children of Alexander Morgan and Ann/Nancy Lennon:
Born - 1827 Derrynoose, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Married - Annie Bloomer (to be confirmed)
Died - Unknown, United States of America
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Born - 1829 Derrynoose, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Married - Margaret "Alice" Kelly
Died - 24 Feb 1880 Essendon, Victoria, Australia
Cause of death - Chronic Alcoholism
Buried - Melbourne General Cemetery
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Born - 1833, Derrynoose, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Married - Bernard Clark
Died - 8 August 1863 Inglewood, Victoria, Australia
Cause of death - Inflammation of Lung
Buried - 10 Aug 1863 Inglewood Cemetery
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Born - 1838 Probably Derrynoose, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Married - Thomas Gaffney
Died - 31 March 1912, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
Cause of death - Bronchitis and Mitral regurgitation
Buried - 2 April 1912 Melbourne General Cemetery
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Born - 1831 Probably Derrynoose, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Married - Catherine McAdam
Died - 17 April 1937 at Pennsylvania, USA
Cause of death - Septicemia from an infected hand
Buried - St. Michael's Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Born - 1846 Derrynoose, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Married - John Courtney
Died - 4 August 1935 Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Buried - St. Michael's Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Born - 1847 Derrynoose, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Married - James Fitzgerald
Died - 28 December 1920 Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cause of death - Endocarditis
Buried - St. Michael's Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, In USA
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In John, Bridget and Margaret's Victorian certificates Alexander Morgan's occupation is
farmer.
Bridget, 21 years and Margaret 19 years both Farm Servants, were sponsored by a Mrs. Morgan, sister in law of Flinders Lane Melbourne.
I haven't yet found this Mrs Morgan.
Do they have a brother named Felix?
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In searching for any further record of Alexander and Agnes/Ann Morgan I found one Alexander Morgan at Rowan, Derrynoose in the Griffiths Valuation for Ireland and a death record for 1870 in the Parish of Keady.
Derrynoose RC church is included in Parish of Keady.
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Derrynoose Roman Catholic Church, Armagh, Ireland
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Also in that Parish was the death of an Agness Morgan in 1869.
I cannot yet confirm with certainty that these are my ancestors though.
If this is our Alexander Morgan then the death of Agness above isn't ours as she was listed as a widow.
The Catherine Murphy who was the informant was a close-by neighbour.
Perhaps, once all Alexander's children had emigrated, Catherine kept an eye on Alexander's welfare.
I've only just discovered that I have ancestors in Ireland, so I'm still learning how to navigate their records. I have a lot to learn but your post inspires me to keep trying. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and commenting Sandra. Good luck with your research.
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