Names: James Brown,
Sarah McIlwee (parents Manus McIlwee, Grace Rodden)
Owen Cole and wife Bridget (don’t know last name)
Manus McIlwee
Grace Rodden
1. Would like to find the parents of James Brown.
He married Sarah McIlwee in County Donegal in August 1877 at St. Johnston RC Parish. In 1901 he was according to the Scotland Census 42. James is buried in Ireland he was possibly born 1853 and died 1920
2. Would also like to find information on Owen Cole.
Owen Cole had a son Patrick J. Cole and I believe 2 daughters both spinsters. Possible family rumors had them in Letterkenny. His wife’s name is Bridget have no information on her at all.
Son Patrick Cole married in 1902 in Scotland to Catherine Brown. Owen Cole (the father was listed as a Farmer and mother Bridget was listed as Bridget Cole (ms.cole) and James Brown was listed as steel worker and Sarah Brown (mother) was listed as Sarah Brown Ms. McAvoy
3. James Brown and Sarah McIlwee had 4 children Catherine, Grace, Sarah Ann, Bridget. Catherine married Patrick Cole. Grace married David McMurran, Sarah Ann married James McCulloch and Bridget married James Murphy.
As with a lot of people they travelled back and forth to Scotland. Some children were born in Ireland some Scotland. Eventually Patrick Cole along with his wife Catherine Brown and children Patrick, Mary A. James moved to the States and settled in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
4. Manus McIlwee had a brother Paddie and sister Madgie (or Maggie)
Thursday 17th May 2012, 01:34PM
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James Brown's father was called John, Sarah McIlwee's father was called Andrew.
A Patrick McCole was born to a John (another name for Owen) McCole and Bridget Unknown in 1875.
John Cole married Bridget O'Donnell in 1870.
John Cole and Bridget O'Donnell had the following children:
Civil Birth McCole Hugh 1880 Co. Donegal Civil Birth McCole John 1882 Co. Donegal Civil Birth McCole Joseph 1877 Co. Donegal Civil Birth McCole Mary Ellen 1885 Co. Donegal Civil Birth McCole Patrick 1875 Co. Donegal Civil Birth McCole Neal 1872 Co. Donegal This information is all available at rootsireland.ie and if you pay for the certificates, you will find out exactly where they were from opkus a few other details.
You can also find a guide to doing your own research at:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/genbooklet%20E4.doc
- and in case the link has broken in your screen, here is a shorter one:
It is also available here:
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Hope this helps,
Boyd
Friday 19th Oct 2012, 08:36PM