Looking for relatives of gggrandfather Roger Byrne from Armagh Co. Married Rachael Poland and had at least two sons. Patrick born 9.6.1840 and William 12.25.1843. William married Elizabeth McCann 8.13.1864 in Shankhill Parish, County Armagh.
Elizabeth McCann's father was John McCann. No other information. William was a baker and lived or worked at 5 William Street before emigrating to the USA in 1867.
Byrne-McCann
Sunday 21st Dec 2014, 09:01PMMessage Board Replies
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Afternoon
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in getting back to you.
Given how uncommon the Poland surname is, have you checked ancestry.com public family trees for instances of the family name?
There is a Rachel Poland listed in Griffith's Valuation in 1864 too:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNam…
Best wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Clare Doyle
Tuesday 13th Jan 2015, 01:06PM