Devlin/McCormick

Hi - I have been passed on your posting by a friend in Northern Ireland who noticed the two names you are interested in and thought I might be able to assist.     I'm afraid that I can't give you any concrete help at the moment, other than to say that the names Devlin and McCormick are both in my family tree and this is a line that I am still working on.    My Devlins came from the parishes of Drumraymond and, later, Duneane, both of which are very close to Drummaul so there may be a connection.   If I find anything at all about Arthur Devlin, I will let you know.   In the meantime, if you come across a Luke Devlin (born around 1800 from memory), living in Drumraymond with a number of sons that include Patrick and Hugh, then he is my great great grandfather.    It was his son Patrick who married into the McCormick family.

Do get in touch if you find out anything else, or want to ask any other questions.

Hi,

I have learned from a family member that she heard the story of Arthur's desertion from the Army and what was passed down was that Arthur assumed his grandmother's name of McCormick after his desertion and this is how our family in the US became known as McCormick.  This was always our assumption. 

Rockcottage, thank you for replying to my post that you have a similar family connection.  We do not have any men in our family named Luke or Patrick or in our ancestral tree that I know of, but one never knows.

Do you live in the US or Ireland?  I live in New Jersey in the States.  This is where Arthur settled.

Thank you for your interest and I would be most interested in any information you wish to share.

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I will certainly get back to you if I can find anything more specific.    I live in the UK now, but was born in Dublin.   My father was orphaned as a baby and was brought up by his Devlin grandparents (his granny's maiden name was McCormick) in Toomebridge, County Antrim..    I'm sure we're related somewhere way back (aren't we all?!) but in that neck of the woods Devlin and McCormick are extremely popular surnames.  My great grandfather Patrick Devlin had two other men of the same name living in the same street as him!    And my gt granny McCormick's sister married a man called McCormick as well.   So, you can see what we are up against here.   

Best regards,

Siobhan

YES, I DO UNDERSTAND HOW COMMON THESE TWO NAMES ARE.  I HAVE PICTURES OF 2 CEMETARIES IN DRUMMAUL AND CARGAN AND THERE ARE MANY DEVLIN AND MC CORMACK GRAVESTONES WITH THOSE NAMES.  MY SPELLING IS MC CORMICK. THE PROBLEM IS I DON'T KNOW THE NAMES OF ARTHUR'S PARENTS OR SIBLINGS, SO I CANNOT CONNECT TO ANY OF THEM.  THE STONES IN CARGAN HAVE DEVLIN STONES AND I AM TOLD MANY OF THE DEVLINS BURIED HERE ARE FROM BRECART AND SURROUNDING TOWNLANDS NEAR TOOMBRIDGE, A FEW MILES WEST OF RANDALSTOWN.  

THE CHURCHYARD IN DRUMMAUL SHOW MC CORMACK GRAVESTONES.  I HAVE HEARD THAT SPELLING IS SCOTTISH DESCENT.  BOTH CHURCHES AND GRAVESTONS ARE FROM THE 1800'S AND SHOW NEWER CHURCHES AND GRAVEYARDS. 

I HAVE PAPERWORK FROM ST. BRIDGET'S CATHOLIC CHURCH STATING DRUMMAUL IS SERVED BY THEIR CHURCH.  IT FURTHER STATES DUNEANE HAS THEIR CHURCH ON DUNEANE ROAD IN TOOMBRIDGE AND BALLYSCULLION'S CHURCH IS ON GRANGE ROAD IN GRANGE.  IT ALSO SHOWS A CONTACT ADDRESS IN RANDALSTOWN IN COUNTY ANTRIM, TEL #028 9447 2561 IF THIS WILL HELP YOU.

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Yes, it's all very frustrating.  I have been to Moneyglass church and found a lot of baptism records for my section of the family there, but there are no headstones relating to them in the churchyard.  I suspect that my great grandfather and my grandmother are buried there, but there are no burial records in the church so I cannot be sure.    Other than one or two children who died very young, all of the rest of that family went to England or Canada so are all buried there.     I have also been to Cargin cemetery on my trip to NI in 2011.  Again, lots of Devlins, but none with my family names.     Incidentally, we spell our McCormick with an 'i', too.     The difference between Irish origin and Scottish origin is usually that the Irish spell it 'Mc' and the Scottish spell it 'Mac'.

HI,

My name is Joyce Devlin and my fathers line go,s back to Arthur Devlin and Eliza McCarten, Arthur deserted the army and jumped ship to the USA leaving a young family behind with the promise to send for them once settled, he never did. My grandmother told me that he had changed his name to that of his mothers, MY father could only remember that it was McCor something.The Army records state his name as Davlin, but that proberly is due to the irish accsent and the same for the place name. This is the only record of a Devlin deserting the army that could be found..

Also 2 brothers came over to Scotland one settled in Lanarkshire the other Renfrewshire My line is via the Renfrewshire one. I also know that an uncle or 2 uncles of my direct ancestor Arthur came over to England.

It has taken me over 30 yrs to get a break in 2 lines and I have found an aunt a half sister of my mother so there is always hope