I am searching for my members of my mother's family who lived at 16 Ann Street, Millford Village, Armagh. Any information you could provide will be much appreciated.
My mother's great grandfather Hugh McKenna was baptised Mar 1859 at Derrynoose, Armagh, Ireland, Parish of Keady. I have been unable to locate any record of his death after the 1911 census but have been assured that he never moved from 16 Ann Street.
Her great grandmother Annie Corr was born 6 Feb 1864 in Stewardstown, Co. Tyrone. They married 18 Feb 1884 at the R.C. Chapel in Armagh. Annie does not apper in the 1911 cenus, where Hugh is a widower. My best info is that she passed the 1st quarter of 1910 in Armagh.
Their son Hugh James Leo McKenna was born the last quarter of 1893, registerd Armagh, most likely in Millford Village. He served in WW1 and died in France. In 2016 an elderly neighbor who knew the family recalled that his picture in uniformsat in a prominent place in his father's living room. I am rather unhappy that his memory has been so lost and would love to find any record of him.
Their daughter Mary Ann McKenna was born the last quarter of 1884 in Armagh. She married Francis McNaughton March 1913. According to a child she babysat, this marriage did not produce any children. She died 4 Mar 1946 in Millford and is said to have been interred at the R.C. Cathedral cemetery in Armagh.
Their daughter Ellen McKenna was born abt 1885. I have not found any records for Ellen.
Their son Vicent Henry McKenna was born 7 Jul 1887 in Millford. He married Mary Limna of Co. Down. They immigrated to Wyandotte [near Detroit] Michigan in 1909-1912 having travelled back and forth though Canada several times. During their 1909 visit they had their 1st son, my grandfather. I have a great deal of detail on their lives.
Their daughter Sarah Jane Clare McKenna was born 21 Jun 1890 and baptised 22 Jun 1890 at Armagh. I was told by the neighbor that: (a) Sarah Jane never married and lived with her father until his death and afterwards stayed at 16 Ann Street until her own death; (b) Sarah worked at the Millford textile factory; (c) In abt 1948 Sarah died from a stroke during Mass at the R.C. Cathedral in Armagh, which should have been "news."; and (d) Sarah was buried at St. Pat's Armagh "near the low gates" with her sister Mary Ann but no family was left to place a headstone.
Thank you for your attention.
Abigail R Eynon
AbigailRoselie
Sunday 23rd Feb 2020, 02:27PMMessage Board Replies
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AbigailRoselie,
Family in 1901:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Ballyards/Milford/1011473/
1911:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Armagh/Ballyaros/Millford_Town__Anne_Street/325331/
Annie McKenna died 31.12.1909 aged 43.
Possible death for Hugh McKenna 1.11.1928 aged 70. Possible death for Sarah 24.8.1948 aged 52. You can view the original certificates on-line on the GRONI website, using the “search registrations” option:
You will need to open an account and buy some credits. It costs £2.50 (sterling) to a view a certificate.
I can’t find a record of Ellen after her birth. Presumably she died before the 1901 census but I don’t know when.
Francis McNaughten married Mary McKenna on 9.1.1913 at St Malachy’s in Armagh. You can view the marriage on this website:
https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/
This might be Francis in 1901:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Ballymartrim/Ballydoo/1011686/
Mary’s death is on the GRONI site for 4th March 1946. It will tell you if she was a widow and that in turn will tell you which side of 1943 to search for Francis’s death.
Hugh McKenna was born 15th Oct 1893 at Umgola, near Armagh:
Hugh junior seems to have been known as Leo (in the army anyway). He was a Private in the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers (service number 23424). He was killed in action on 11th April 1917. His will can be seen on the Irish soldiers wills site. He left everything to his father Hugh.
http://soldierswills.nationalarchives.ie/search/sw/home.jsp
The Commonwealth War Graves website has a record of his death. He is buried in Fampoux British Cemetery in Normandy:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/31000/FAMPOUX%20BRITISH%20CEMETERY
You might find that Armagh Library may have some information on him. Many local history groups have researched war dead from their area and usually the local library has a copy of that. There is a War Memorial in Armagh but it doesn’t appear to have any individual names on it. It just commemorates all war dead.
He may also be recorded in the Ulster Tower, near Thiepval, which commemorates all those from Ulster who served in the First World War. The Somme Association (based in Belfast) may be able to tell you more:
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Sunday 23rd Feb 2020, 04:38PM -
Elwyn,
You are my hero and I am much blessed! Thank you. I have spent the better part of today exploring and could not be more delighted to find Leo's gravesite and Findagrave entry. Like many otehrs, I have several relatives who went off to war and ended up buried in Europe. I'll be updating his Findagrave entry.
Thank you!
AbigailRoselie
Monday 24th Feb 2020, 07:19PM -
WILLIAM
Saturday 22nd Aug 2020, 01:08PM -
i am looking for information about my great great grangfather William McKenna who arrived in england some time befor 1850 i was told that he was born in Armagh on or about 1827 and his father was Owen Mc Kenna
WILLIAM
Saturday 22nd Aug 2020, 01:55PM -
Hello William,
My mother's great grandfather Hugh McKenna who was baptised Mar 1859 at Derrynoose, Armagh, Ireland, Parish of Keady was the child of James McKenna [1830-1911] and Mary Ann McKenny [1836-?]. My best info to date shows that his grandfather was Hugh married to Anne Hagan and great garndfather was John married to Mary Campbell. William is not a common name in this Mckenna family, although, it's not as if I've found everyone.
Based on my limited expeirence, McKenna seems to be a very common surname in Co. Armagh and maybe other counties of Ulster.
I do have DNA test results for my mother for comparision at Gedmatch if you have access to yours?
Best regards . . . Abigail
AbigailRoselie
Sunday 23rd Aug 2020, 08:00PM