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My 2nd grandfather was Denis Winters, born about 1837, I don’t know where. He married Ellen Geelan (daughter of Michael Geelan and Ellen Creegan) in the Parish of Bornacoola in 1861. Ellen Geelan was also baptized in Bornacoola. About 3 years later Denis and Ellen are in New York, with a daughter, Lizzie, who probably died in 1865. Denis had siblings; Michael, Lawrence, Maria, Thomas and Patrick who also emigrated. I have some info on the Geelans and have found several amazing Geelan cousins through DNA. The Winters are proving more difficult. They may have been in County Longford. There was a Denis Winters arrested with his mother Ellen, in Edgeworths-town, County Longford in 1859. The article in the Longford Gazette mentions father James (living in Ballinroe) and siblings Thomas and James. Denis served a couple of months and mom was let off the hook. If this is the same Denis he continued his shenanigans in CA where he and Ellen finally settled. On Roots Ireland I’ve found birth records for several of the children’s names, born to a Thomas and to a James Winters and Eleanora Byrne/O’Byrne/Burn, etc. They were in Streete and Colmcille. I don’t have enough evidence to say that that they’re connected. Has anyone heard of this family? I’ve done the usual searches on Ancestry and Family Search. I’m going to join the Longford group and post there also. 

Laurel

Saturday 23rd Nov 2019, 09:01PM

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  • Laurel:

    Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

    I located the record below for Denis Winters in the Streete RC parish. Also, found a sister Anne in 1835 and possibly another sister Margarita in 1827 (mother was shown as Elenora Brien) and a sister Mary in 1841 in Colcille RC parish. All records located on the subscription site Roots Ireland.

    Bornacoola parish is at the southern tip of Leitrim near northwest Longford. Streete RC parish is in eastern Longford.

    Whether the 1837 record in Streete is for the same Denis who married Ellen Geelan is very possible but need more proof. What happened to the baptismal records for Michael Lawrence, Thomas and Patrick. Streete records go back to 1820. Maybe the family was in a different parish which does not have records that far back.

    Roger McDonnell

    Name:Denis WintersDate of Birth:
    Date of Baptism:18-Jun-1837Address:Not RecordedParish/District:STREETEGender:MaleCountyCo. Longford
    Denomination:Roman Catholic
    Father:James WintersMother:Eleanora O ByrneOccupation:Not Recorded
    Sponsor 1 /
    Informant 1:Thomas WintersSponsor 2 /
    Informant 2:Rose Clarke

    Name:Ann WintersDate of Birth:
    Date of Baptism:31-Jan-1835Address:Not RecordedParish/District:STREETEGender:FemaleCountyCo. Longford
    Denomination:Roman Catholic
    Father:James WintersMother:Eleanora ByrnOccupation:Not Recorded
    Sponsor 1 /
    Informant 1:Joseph WintersSponsor 2 /
    Informant 2:Margaret Duck

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Sunday 24th Nov 2019, 12:42AM

  • Thank you. I believe I have a couple more baptismal records, but not enough to use as solid evidence. Is Ballinroe, Longford close enough that they may have lived there also? 

    Laurel

    Monday 25th Nov 2019, 07:09PM

  • Laurel:

    I looked at the townland names in Co. Longford and there is no Ballinroe. I found  Ballinrooey, Ballinroddy, Ballinrud. Not sure if it is one of these or another area.

    Roger

     

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Tuesday 26th Nov 2019, 09:15PM

  • There are some Winters families in Leitrim mostly Kiltubrid parish

    Geraldine Buckley-Smith, Ireland XO Volunteer

    Wednesday 11th Dec 2019, 11:34AM

  • Thanks for all the info and records on the Winters. Geraldine Buckley-Smith, I've written to one Winters family but never received a reply. What might be the best way for me to look up the adddress of others with the surname Winters? 

    Laurel

    Sunday 15th Dec 2019, 01:31AM

  • Hello Laurel

    I am going to print off your message and give it to Gerry Winters over the next week, if you would like.  Let me know

    Thanks

    Geraldine

    Geraldine Buckley-Smith, Ireland XO Volunteer

    Sunday 15th Dec 2019, 10:55PM

  • Geraldine, that would be very welcome if you did that. I don't know if it's appropriate to add email addresses here but I'm going to give you an address that I use publicly for multiple misc. purposes. If Gerry Winters has any info, or wants to chat, he's welcome to contact me at this address. laurel@wiloran.com. Thanks! 

    Laurel

    Saturday 21st Dec 2019, 06:20AM

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