Kane or O"Kane families

Name:Henry CahanDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:08-Mar-1811Address:
Parish/District:ST ANNE'S, SHANKILLGender:MaleCountyCo. Antrim
Denomination:Church of Ireland
Father:John CahanMother:Margaret CahanOccupation:
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OFFICIATING MINISTER EDWARD MAY VICAR MGR: SEE ALSO ROBERT P 402 E 9.

Name:Patrick KainDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:11-Dec-1807Address:
Parish/District:ST ANNE'S, SHANKILLGender:MaleCountyCo. Antrim
Denomination:Church of Ireland
Father:John KainMother:Margaret Kain

No luck with Francis! Were they C of I or R C?
Col

They were RC as far as we know. There is also a Cornelious.  Would you say that it is a good possibility that we have been looking for the wrong last name?  In the US and on Francis Kane marriage record in Loughguile he was Kane, but he couldn't read or write so is it possible that his parents name was Cahan? are they pronounced the same in Ireland? 

Sheri

Hi Sheri,

I couldn't find Cornelius.

Only Shankill C of I records are on rootsireland.ie/ - no R C.

rootsireland has a search option for surname variants to be included so Cahan, Kane & Kain would have been picked up.

If searching on other sites you will need to try all 3 versions if surname variant search is not available.

Lack of literacy and transcription errors certainly played a part in records being inaccurate but I believe Cahan and Kane are pronounced vey similarly.

Col