McCabe/Smith of Cavan (1700s to 1800s)

Hi there,

Thank you very much for your message to Ireland Reaching Out. You would really need a few more details in order to progress the research further here. Although, there is a chance that someone in the County Cavan could be related to you and will hopefully get back to you. If you have any details such as a more exact location or dates, pleasse let me know and I will try to help you as best I can.

Perhaps you can check for mre details (such as immigration records) in Canada?

Thank you for your interest in Ireland Reaching Out!

Kind regards,

Sinead Cooney

Yes, I am not sure how to search the imigration records up there, but that is a good idea.  I do not have an exact location unfortunately.

I don't have any other information on this family and not even knowing any of the closer relatives in Canda either.  I've put up their childrens names online and I've never heard from anyone.

I guess it is possible that there are Christening records but I have no idea of where to start.

• Name: MATILDA MARTHA MCCABE
• Sex: F
• Birth: Abt 1775 in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland
• Christening: Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland
• Death: Aft 1820 in Ontario, Canada
• Event: The Origin and Arrival of the Galloglaich My Grandmother was of Galloglas Desendancy Cavan, Ireland
• Event: Possible McCabe relatives 1796 M'Cabe listings Flax Growers of Ireland, 1796 - County Cavan

  Father: MCCABE OR MACCABE b: in Cavan, Ireland
  Mother: Mrs

  Marriage 1 JOHN SMYTH b: Abt 1775 in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland c: in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland

  • Married: abt 1770's in County Cavan Ireland

  Children

  1. ELIZABETH SMITH b: 1820 in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland c: 1820 in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland
  2. William SMITH b: Abt 1821 in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland c: in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland
  3. Ann SMITH b: in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland c: in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland
  4. Catherine SMITH b: in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland c: in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland
  5. John SMITH b: in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland c: in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland
  6. Matilda SMITH b: in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland c: in Province of Ulster, County Cavan, Ireland

Hi Mairin,

You could try looking in the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) for Matilda or her children. You may not have an exact location, but it might still be worth checking.

Also try checking the Spinning-Wheel Premium List. There are about 2,400 names for County Cavan. Her parents might be listed on it.

1796: Spinning Wheel Premium Entitlement Lists This was part of a government scheme to encourage the linen trade, free spinning wheels or looms were granted to individuals planting a certain area of land with flax.

The lists of those entitled to the awards, covering almost 60,000 individuals, were published in 1796, and record only the names of the individuals and the civil parish in which they lived. The majority, were in Ulster, but some names appear from every county except Dublin and Wicklow. A microfiche index to the lists is available in the National Archives, and in PRONI.

Kind regards,

Sinead Cooney

Genealogist (Ireland XO)

MOM SIDE: TERENCE SMITH great-great great grandfather of Cootehill, Co Cavan married Joan Duffy and sired JANE SMITH of Co Cavan, Jane married THOMAS MORAN of Ireland and they had my great-grandfather Thomas W Moran born here in the US, my grandfather was also Thomas Moran. MATHEW COYLE of Ireland married ROSANNE FLOOD of Ireland and had my great grandfather PETER COYLE born in the US, RICHARD LEWIS of Ireland married MARCELLA McGINLEY of Ireland and had my great-grandmother CATHARINE LEWIS who was born in the US. I have some dates and I'm hoping to go to Ireland with family in 2013. Could sure use some help looking up family. I know we still have some Smiths in Cootehill, James, Benny, Margaret Kathleen, Kate Tully Smith, and Nora but do not know how to contact them.

Hope you can help

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Hi there,

Could you start a new message thread with this query? Please post it here (Cootehill):  http://www.irelandxo.com/group/drumgoon-cavan     

Could you include any dates that you know and include as much information that you know. This will help both me and the people in the local community to answer you questions.

Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.

Kind regards,

Sinead Cooney

Genealogist (Ireland XO)