Family of Thomas Mason & Catharine Loan, Dunboyne early 1800s

Nan:

I did a quick check of Roots Ireland in Co. Meath and found four records. There was a James in 1834 baptized in Dunboyne RC in addition to Sarah, Patrick and Margaret. I will send you the James transcription record later today when I return home.

Have you tried www.irishgenealogy.ie for Dublin city records?

Roger McDonnell

Hi Roger.

Thanks. I have not come across James yet in my search, so that would be a welcome addition.  I have visited that site (irishgenealogy.ie) and it is where I found Mary, Margaret, and Sarah.  I also use Ancestry and FamilySearch.org, but so far have had no luck there. 

It was only through a genetic test on Ancestry that matched me with someone with the same name in their tree a few generations back, and our being able to triangulate our info with some notes left behind by an elderly aunt and a newly discovered document that listed Francis's mother's name that we could put Mary E., Patrick, and Francis Michael in the same family. Once I had the mother's (Catharine Loan) last name the other children surfaced.

On Ancestry I did find some Dublin prison records that seem to indicate Francis was a bit of a scrapper - unless there were two Francis Masons living at about the same address on Gt. Britain St. in the mid 1800s in Dublin (which, given that the family recycled the same six names ad nauseum, is entirely possible). Somewhat amusing, that...

Anything you run across or can point me to is appreciated.

Nan

Nan:

Here is the transcription record for the baptism for James. I don't have any additional sites to recommend. I do have access to civil index records if you know when Thomas or Catherine died assuming the death occurred 1864 or later.

Roger

Thanks, Roger. Don't know how I missed James. There's a suspicious gap prior to the last child I have on my list, so dad was either away at sea, in prison, or there are still other children out there. I know Thomas had passed away before Francis M had married in 1873, but have nothing other than that.  Appreciate your help. - Nan

I’m a direct descendant of Sarah Mason. Her grandfather was named Thomas Laon. It seems to be a North of England name.

Hi MYOB.

Thanks for your post.

My Sarah Mason was the daughter of Thomas Mason (either a tailor or a sailor, probably the former) and Catherine Loan. I have Catherine Loan's parents as Francis Loan (or Lowin) and Catherine Lynch, dobs in the late 1700s. I have not been able to go back any farther on this line, nor do I have any other information on Catherine.  Since the father's names do not match, I suspect your Sarah Mason is not the same Sarah Mason in my direct line.  It's possible she's a cousin to my Sarah. Do you have any further information on her or the family?  There seem to be a considerable number of Mason families in that part of Ireland.

Having found Francis Mason's mother's name as Catherine Loan, I've also seen it spelled Lowin, Lowan, and Loane (all the same person) in different records. I've also been told the name is of English as well as Scots origins.