McGowan's of Glenaboghil

Maureen:

I located the 1833 Tithe listings for James McGowan. He was leasing 62 acres in Glenaboghil.

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/reels/tab//004587450/00…

Have you looked at the 1901 census for Glenaboghil (erroneously shown as Glenabohill)? I can see some additional daughters to James McGowan.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Fintown/Glenab…

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Fintown/Glenab…

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Fintown/Glenab…

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Fintown/Glenab…

There are no early church records for the parish of Glenties. The parish has a chapel in Fintown which is very close to Glenaboghil so my guess is that the family was buried in the cemetery adjacent to St. Colmcille's RC church in Fintown.

http://www.welovedonegal.com/ch-st-colmcilles-fintown.html

Let me kow if you have any questions.

Roger McDonnell

Thank you Roger! This is most helpful :)

Hi Maureen

Have you searched  irishgenealogy.ie ?
I have found a good number of records for McGowans

....however, the Irish had many colourful ways of spelling...so in these records Glenaboghil is spelled: GLENAHOHIL
the events below were registered at GLENTIES, however for a thorough exploration of the family do also have a look at DUNGLOE and LETTERKENNY registrations.

Connell McConnell married Catherine McDevitt in 1866
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…

here is the link to the birth of Connell McGowan b. 1870
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…

he had three older siblings:  James b.1867 / Mary b.1867 (which I know does not make sense) but everything fits. plus Ann b.1869

Catherine died in 1922  / the witness was her son - John
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

Connell died in 1901 at Glenamohil / the witness was his sister - Ann
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

The above was found with only a brief explore.  Have a good prowl around.  Good Luck

Janice Kent-Mackenzie

Thank you Janice!  

A mystery is Nancy Quinn vs Ann Quin - could they possibly be the same person?  It appears that William McGowan (1826) had children with these two women - yet I can't find a marriage registration for either - I have found a birth registration for James McGowan son of William and Nancy Quinn - all other children of William I have located are with Ann Quinn - by the 1911 Census - 'Nancy" is listed with Patrick, John and Bridget as her children - but their birth registrations say the mother is "Ann Quinn" 

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002071611/

Maureen:

Nancy is a variant of Anne.

Roger

Thank you Roger!

Hi Maureen - I am related to McGowan descendants via marriage through the McDevitt's, Quinn's and Heron's.  If you want to compare DNA let me know - I'm on Ancestry and MyHeritage.

Kelly

Hi Kelly - Thank you for reaching out - my DNA is on My heritage - I will check it out and see if I have a match with a "kelly" :) 

Hi Maureen,

I've only just happened across your post. I'm a direct decendent of James McGowan (1790-1898) and have much of that family line mapped out. My father, also James McGowan, was reared in the glen. Send me an email to museumbrendan@gmail.com and I'll send you what I have. 

Beir bua,  

Brendan McGowan

Hello Brendan - we have communicated in the past; sending you an e-mail now :) 

Greetings to all,  I, too, am related to James McGowan, Here's what I know so far.  I am related through his son Connell McGowan and Kate McDevitt. My great grandmother, Margaret L. McGowan, b Mar 1861**, in Donegal, migrated to Akron, Ohio as a 21 year old spinster, where she married my great grandfather, Michael John Longan, from Co. Waterford.  On her death certificate, her son listed her parents as Connell McGowan and Kate McDevitt.  

    So many questions here. **Maggie was born 5 years before Connell and Kate were married - previous marriage? Illegitimate? If she was illegitimate, would that play into her decision to emigration? Why did she choose Akron, Ohio? I'm researching other McGowan family who were there before she arrived. 

    I also have a 134 cM match with a Robert J Studd (1920-2014) who lived in New South Wales. Tracing his family up the line on FamilySearch, his mother was Dorothy M. McGowan (1893-1983) and his grandfather John McGowan (1860-1934).  All except John were born in NSW. He was born in Glasgow.  How do we make the genealogical connection from Donegal to Glasgow? I know they travelled back and forth for jobs and more. But which of my people?

    I saw the post from Brendan McGowan, and I'll reach out next.  Any and all help will be appreciated. 

Thanks,

barbara