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My g-grandparents, Stephen Lennon and Anna Grant came to America c. 1900.  They met and married here having both settled in New York City.  Stephen's parents were William Lennon and Lucy Keenan.  There were eight known children.  Anna's parents were James Grant and Anne Grant (we believe her maiden name was Grant as well).  They had eight known children as well.

Some siblings of both emigrated.  I would like to discover new info of those who remained in Co.Armagh.  :)

 

 

Anne Evola

Wednesday 2nd Aug 2017, 01:31PM

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  • William Lennon’s marriage to Lucy Keenan was registered in Armagh city on 4.1.1866.  You can view the original certificates on-line on the GRONI website, using the “search registrations” option:

    https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk

    You will need to open an account and buy some credits. It costs £2.50 (sterling) to a view a certificate.

    Stephen Thomas Lennon was born 24.12.1878 at Foley. His father was a schoolmaster.

    https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1879/02934/2074835.pdf

    I think Lucy Lennon died in 1880, aged 40. That death is not on-line free and you would need to pay to view it on the GRONI site given above.

    Other children:

     

    Patrick 4.2.1868

    William 4.5.1869

    John 21.12.1871

    Lucy 22.4.1873

    Thomas 30.8.1874

    Jane 27.11.1875

    Francis Malachy 16.2.1877

    This may be Stephen in 1901, working in a pub in Belfast:

    http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/St__Anne_s/Royal_Avenue/933882/

    The other siblings names are too common for me to be able to identify them with any certainty in the 1901 census. Even with an exact age and place of birth as Armagh, most bring up multiple choices in the census.

     

    Grant is a very common surname in Co. Armagh. (340 in the 1901 census of the county).  I found 3 Ann(ie) Grant births 1873 – 1882 all in Newry registration area, to parents who were both named Grant, but none were a James and Ann Grant. So can’t trace this family for you. Need a bit more information. Name some of the other children and their approximate years of birth.

     

    Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Wednesday 2nd Aug 2017, 02:28PM

  • Thank you, Elwyn.  I will look at my info more closely and see if I can narrow things down a bit. :)  Anne

     

    Anne Evola

    Thursday 3rd Aug 2017, 10:41AM

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