I am writing Co. Donegal because I saw the Griffith Valuation of 1850 lists the most COYLES as being in Donegal. My family name is possibly pronounced "Coyle." It is CAUGHELL.
Has Caughell possibly been lost in the centuries since the 1700's and changed to easier names to spell? My family left to go to Holland.
In the book "Births and Baptisms 1620-1911" which is on Ancestry.com, I found a few baptisms of babies named Caghill or Caghall. Do you think this is a form of Caughell?
Is Cahill the same name as Caughell?
Thanks for any help,
Sharon
laizure7
Thursday 17th Oct 2013, 08:14AMMessage Board Replies
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Thanks for your message.
You can check for information about the frequency of the name in the mid-19th century and any other variant spellings of the name here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/
You may also look fro references to the name in the Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/
Some sites for Donegal genealogy/family history which might be helpful to you are:
http://www.dun-na-ngall.com/general.html
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/
http://www.donegaldiaspora.ie/
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cynoconnor
Monday 6th Jan 2014, 02:58PM