I am looking for any records to substantiate the information I have regarding my Mechen family
Patrick Mechen and Margaret McNeilly were married on 6 Oct 1866 in Ballymena
They had the following children
John Mechen born Antrim 3 July 1867
Ellen Jane Mechen born Glenwhirry 1869. Henry McKillon Mechen born Antrim 1873 and William Cowan Mechen born 1875. The family migrated to New Zealand in 1876. Any help with records for this family would be much appreciated. Possible name variant could be Meehan.
Carol
Carol Mac
Monday 12th Feb 2018, 04:43AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Carol,
Not sure what sources you have used but www.rootsireland.ie/ has the marriage record which has both fathers' names:
Date of Marriage:06-Oct-1866
Parish / District:BALLYMENA
County:Co. Antrim
Husband
WifeName:PatrickMeehan
MargaretMcneillyAddress:Greenhill Glenwhissy
Greenhill GlenwhissyDenomination:Presbyterian
PresbyterianOccupation:LABOURER
Age:26
21Status:Bachelor (Previously unmarried)
Spinster (Previously unmarried)
Husband's Father
Wife's FatherName:JohnMeehan
JohnMcneillyAddress:
Denomination:
Occupation:LABOURER
LABOURER
Husband's Mother
Wife's MotherName:
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:
Witness 1
Witness 2Name:NancyMcallion
HenryMckillenAddress:Notes:
Church: BALLYMENA REG. OFFICE
BY CERTIFICATE G WHITE.However I had no luck with the children's birth/baptisms on roots or nidirect; I don't have credit on findmypast to try there.
Col
ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Monday 12th Feb 2018, 11:14AM -
Thank you so much that is brilliant- it also helps explain where Henry McKillon Mechen got his name from.
Carol Mac
Tuesday 13th Feb 2018, 04:33AM -
Hi Carol
I have done some work tracking down the NZ links to Patrick MECHEN - still working on it!
Do you have an email address I can send a link to? Not sure how to do it on this - just found your post and joined the community.
Thanx
Kev
Kev
Sunday 28th Jul 2019, 08:18AM