Hearn / Hearne family

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

I hae been unable to find a reference to a Dumborma in Co. Fermanagh. However, there is a Drumbarna townland..could this be Thomas? place of birth? http://www.logainm.ie/Viewer.aspx?text=Drumbarna&streets=yes

Drumbarna is part of the civil parish of Magheraculmoney, so this may be a good place to start your search.

You could try looking for information in Church records. Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which you may find helpful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Magheraculmoney follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Fermanagh&parish=Magheraculmany&churchid=299

For Church of Ireland records check: http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/. 

Family Search also have a large collection of records available online. You can search these here: www.familysearch.org

Have you tried looking in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century? Although these do not contain any genealogical inforamtion they can smetimes be used to tie a person to a specific place. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Boks (1823-1838) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/     

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

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/fermanagh/index.html

I hope this is helpful. Remember to post any new inforamtion you find. 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 dfoster150,

My husband's family link to Robert and Rosanna Maguire. Rosanna, as you know, was the sister of Catherine Hearn.

I am not sure if you are aware of the Hearn family link to a property by the name of "The Wren's Nest", just south of Tuena, NSW. There is a cemetery on the property which has a number of Hearn family graves in it. One of those graves, (for Joseph Hearn), makes mention of his birthplace as "Rabbit Island", Fermanagh. There is also a grave in existence for Catherine Hearn and for Rosanna Maguire. The cemetery is on private land, and you would need to make contact with the current owners if you wish to visit it. I am not sure who presently owns the property. Tuena post office might be able to help you.

We visited "The Wren's Nest" some years' ago. The property is one of the oldest in the district, and it still had the original homestead on it (though in a dilapidated state of repair). 

I am unable to help greatly with the Irish end - so few records exist for the area. I did find reference online to a Maguire descendant still living on Rabbit Island until fairly recently. My husband's ancestor, Robert Maguire lived nearby at a property called Drumbarna on the shores of Lough Erne. He farmed this with several others. The Tithe Applotment Index may help you to find the Hearn clan.

I do hope that this of some help. All the best with your research.

Sonja 

I'm pleased to find this. We may have a connection. The mother of my convict ancestor, Margaret Sullivan, was Catherine Aherns. After arriving in Sydney in 1820s, she married Lawrence Foley. They settled exactly this area of the country around Abercrombie 1830's on.

just a thought, Mary Searle