I'm looking to trace the familes of Hugh McAlinden and Mary Ann McConaghy, I believe Hugh was born around 1851 in Aghagallon and Mary Ann was born on 25th May 1867 in Lurgan. They married before 1883 and had 8 children May Ann (born abt 1883), Hugh (born 29.05.1890), Daniel (My grandafther, Born 1st September 1891 in Aghalee, Lurgan, Armagh), Elizabeth (born abt 1894), James (born abt 1897), Sarah Jane (born abt 1900), Susan (born abt 1904), and Francis Partick (born abt 1906).
According to the 1901 and 1911 Census Hugh McAlinden and his family lived at Derry more, Aghagallon, Antrim.
I can find no record of Hugh's birth, marraige, or death, on the General Records Office Northern Ireland website, or the Find My Past website. I have no information about any sibblings that he had or his parents details.
I believe Mary Ann McConaghy's parents were Neal McConaghy and Betty Ann Williamson.
My Grandfather Daniel McAlinden left Ireland and settled in central Scotland where he married Mary King and had 3 Children Hugh, Michael (my father), and Margaret.
Daniel died in Motherwell on 14th November 1954 aged 63 years.
If you have any information about Hugh McAlinden or Mary Ann McConaghy I'd be very grateful if you could get in touch,
Many thanks in anticipation of your support.
Billy McAlinden
BMcA
Sunday 30th Nov 2014, 05:34PMMessage Board Replies
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Billy:
Hugh and Mary were married in the first quarter of 1890. Likely Hugh was married before. I located an 1881 and 1882 marriages of a Hugh McAlinden in the Lurgan district and likely one of those was his marriage to his first wife.
Civil registration for births did not start in Ireland until 1864 so you won't find a civil record of Hugh's birth.
Our Co. Antrim expert will likely have additional info for you.
Roger McDonnell
First name(s) Hugh Last name M'Alinden Registration year 1890 Registered Quarter/Year Jan - Mar 1890 Registration district Lurgan Volume 1 Page 798 County - MarriageFinder?
Hugh M'Alinden married one of these people
Mary M'Conaghy, Mary Craney, Susan Murray, Ellen BushRecord set Irish Marriages 1845-1958 Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Sunday 30th Nov 2014, 05:49PM -
The marriage between Hugh McAlindon and Mary McConaghy was registered on 14.1.1890. It is on the GRONI site but the spelling makes it difficult to find (even when you use the variant option).
The two possible earlier marriages Roger has referred to were to Jane Gray on 30.6.1881 and Sarah Conway on 6.1.1882. If you pay to view all 3 marriage certs you should find out which of the earlier marriages was the correct one (by fathers names, occupation and perhaps townland).
We obviously don?t know exactly where Hugh was born save that it was Co Antrim. However if it was in Aghagallon parish then there?s a chance you may be able to trace his baptism. Aghagallon RC baptisms start in 1828. The records are on-line on the rootsireland site (subscription) and there?s copies in PRONI Belfast and the National Library in Dublin. Searching the index to Aghagallon records for the baptism of Hugh McAlinden 1842 ? 1852 on rootsireland got two matches. You?ll need top pay to view the full results.
Hugh McAlinden is listed in Griffiths Valuation for 1862 on plot 16 which he framed jointly with Edward McAlinden. That property today is on the Derrymore Rd on the loughshore, near Holy Trinity primary school.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameS…
Looking at the revaluation records for Derrymore, I can see that the townland is full of McConaghys and so that would suggest it was Mary Ann?s own townland.
http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/val12b.htm
In 1900 Hugh split plot 16 into two, keeping 16a for himself (a house, and 5 acres). Plot 16b was James McAlinden with 1 acre, outbuildings and an extra shed added in 1900. Up to that time the properties had been rented but in 1906 they both purchased the freeholds under the Land Act (i.e. with a Government mortgage). James McAlinden also acquired plot 17 in 1903. He also had a house only on plot 24 which changed to Thomas McConaghy on an unknown date around 1900.
Hugh McAlinden moved to plot 18b (a house and garden in 1910), taking over from James McConaghy. James took over his farm on plot 16. Hugh was replaced by Mary in 1924 suggesting he had died around that time.
I noted the following probate abstracts on the PRONI wills site:
Probate of the Will of James McAlinden late of Derrymore, County Antrim, Farmer, who died 7 October 1921 granted at Belfast 2 November 1921 to James Edward McAlinden, Farmer. Effects ?198 18s. 11d.
McAlinden James Edward of Derrymore county Antrim farmer died 25 January 1953 Probate Belfast 11 November to Susan McAlinden spinster. Effects ?2552 5s. 5d
The wills themselves are not on-line but are held in paper format in PRONI.
There are numerous McConaghy wills listed there too, should you wish to look them.
http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/will_calendars.htm
Tip: if searching the PRONI wills site, if you enter Derrymore in the box marked ?Full abstract? it will limit the results to that townland.
A little bit of the 1851 census for Aghagallon has survived. Unfortunately it does not include Derrymore. However if you visit PRONI, you can look up the tithe applotment records for the parish (c 1825) and there may be McAlinden and McConaghy households listed there.
Ahoghill Antrim
Sunday 30th Nov 2014, 07:27PM -
Hi,
So i am the Grandson of Cyril McAlinden (a son of Hugh) that ran the greyhound track over there for a time at Paradise, when my grand-uncle Kevin has his legs broken we decided not to play again. However some wee upstart is flying the flag at this sensitive time, i am still thinking about that.
I have the full family geneology but for the reasons above would be cautious posting it.
You can contact me here osiris527@keemail.me
With Kind Regards
Patrick
Sunday 17th Oct 2021, 07:11AM