Hi, I am following-up on a lead on my great-great-great-grandfather Hugh McAlduff/McKilduff/McKelduff. The family is of Roman Catholic denomination. I have reason to believe he may have been born in Cappagh (not sure if this is the town or the parish) based on his US naturalzation record from the National Archives. His date of birth was 10 May 1817 and his father was also Hugh (born ca. 1791) and his mother Margaret (circa 1792). His siblings were Elizabeth (married name Keenan), Hannah Jane (married name Bradley), James, Daniel and Patrick. He married Ann Dogherty (possibly Doherty, born circa 1814) on 21 Feb 1841 in Clogher. They immigrated to Pawtucket, RI, USA via New York in 1841 and he passed on 5 Sept. 1879.
I'm looking to try to corroborate the information and possibly determine if any distant relatives may still live in the area. In the USA, the surname was McDuff; however, I have reason to believe that alternate spellings may by McKilDuff, McElduff, M'Kilduff or McAlduff. I tried posting to the Tyrone community but no such luck. I did do an Ancestry.com DNA test which suggested some roots in Munster, Dingle Peninsula, North Kerry & Cork and the West Dingle Peninsula.
Thank you in advance for any assistance. Kindsest regards, Jason Alexandre
Jason
Wednesday 1st Apr 2020, 11:24PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Jason
My great Grandfather (Henry Colgan/Colligan) was born in Cappagh "Mountfield" and one of his brothers (Bernard Colgan) daughters married a McElduff all emigrated to NYC but sadly the family died of TD around the turn of the century.
Richard Colligan
Richard Colligan
Thursday 16th Apr 2020, 02:01PM -
Thanks for the reply Richard - curious if you have any informatin around when the marriage occurred and/or when they might have emmigrated to New York?
Many thanks - Jason
Jason
Friday 17th Apr 2020, 12:03PM