KILLEEN HISTORY

Hi Deb,

 

Thank you very much for your message.

 

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.

Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names in Kildare at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.

There are some places where you can search online, however it may be difficult to discern whether the results are relevant to your family or not without more information:

www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.

www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.

I did find a record of a John Killeen in Griffith?s s Valuation. This is a property valuation survey that was carried out in Ireland 1848-64. It doesn?t offer any genealogical information but sometimes it can be used to tie a person to a specific place. Although there is no way to know for sure whether this is your John or not, if all else fails you could use it as a starting point for your research:

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&Submit.x=-1212&Submit.y=-562&Submit=Submit&familyname=killeen&firstname=john&baronyname=&countyname=KILDARE&unionname=&parishname=

Some other websites that you may find useful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm

Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/kildare/index.html

You could also try contacting Kildare Genealogy for assistance, however a fee may apply. Here is their email: kildaregenealogy@iol.ie

Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

 

Hi Deb

I have been in touch with Eddie Byrne in Dublin and he has some information about the Killeens. He found them in the Balyna parish in Kildare and also Balinabracky parish in Meath. He sent 4 photos from the records. You have to look for the various spellings of this name. Killian is one. But just to start, Eddie thinks thses could be the family. John Killian married Elizabeth Montgomery on 29 Jul 1833. Children were Mary born 28 Nov 1835, Ruth born 29 Jan 1837, Peter (maybe Gerard Peter) born 30 Jun 1839, Mick born 3 Oct 1841, Maurice born 28 Jul 1844 and Eliz born 26 Aug 1849. Looking for a baptismal for John, you might try earlier than 1814, maybe 1804 to 1809 in Balyna. I have a Byrne maternal ancestor. There was a Michael Killeen born 1875 died 1916 at the Somme,France married to Jane Byrne. His parents were John and Mary Killeen of Longwood, Meath. John had a sister, Mary. This would mean that John was born in the 1840s or 50s but it is someplace to look!

Cheers

John

Michael Killeen was my great grandfather born in 1876 in Ballinbrackey parish co Meath , he had 3 brothers and 2 sisters , John was born in 1869 

I had a problem searching for records as the surname on birth Certs ranged from Killane to Kellin Killane 

Not sure where Longwood ever came from , it threw me off the scent for a while 

 

Hi MBurke62

The Longwood came from GMIC site in the UK. Military site.

Michael Killeen Private 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin FusiliersMichael was born in Longwood, Co. Meath as a son of John and Mary Killeen on the 1877. After his childhood, Michael moved to Dublin and married with the Jane Killeen around 1899. They had four sons and three daughters. Michael worked as a Coal Labourer. And their family lived in 33 Constitution Hill, Arran Quay, Dublin (6/8).

Longwood is 15 kms south of Trim. Kildare, the Royal Canal and other canals are nearby.

Cheers

John

Hi Deb My name is David. My grandmother was Annie Killeen who was the child of Maurice Killeen who was the child of Maurice Killeen who was the son of Elizabeth Killeen who arrived at the Port of Yarram in 1856. I will be going to both The Sale and Stratford cemeteries in a few weeks time. Do you wish me to send you a few photos of 'Killeen ' tombstones?