I am researching my Leslie geneology. I believe that my great great grandfather was John Leslie who emigrated to South Australia with his new wife prior to 1840 (I guess). His son William had 8 children. Roydon Keith Leslie is my grandfather. The story is that the marriage was catholic/protestant and potatos were thrown . They left for Australia forthwith. Family rumour associates with the thatched manor house where Paul McCartney was married. I know that John and William are common names in the Leslie family. Previous efforts to identify 'our' John in Ireland have been fruitless.
TEZLES
Sunday 1st Sep 2013, 12:51AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Terry,
The O'Brien public member tree on ancestry has the family. ancestry has free access at the moment.
John Leslie's wife was Ann Neil also born in Ireland.
I searched rootsireland.ie for their births/baptisms and found both - 1841 in Derry.
rootsireland.ie is a pay site so it will cost to get the records but the parents' names and parish will be on them.
Col
ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Sunday 1st Sep 2013, 01:21AM -
Terry:
Castle Leslie is near the village of Glaslough in Donagh civil parish Co. Monaghan. The 1861 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Donagh parish only shows a Charles P. Leslie who owned much of the land in the area.I checked www.rootsireland.ie but could not find a John Leslie marriage from 1825-1840.
Finally, here is a link to Castle Leslie ( in case you don't have it) with some history of the family.
http://www.castleleslie.com/historical-castle-ireland.html#
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Sunday 1st Sep 2013, 01:31AM