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McKenny – Wills and Letters of Administration 1858 –1938
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ublic Records Office of Northern Ireland

 

Name:

 McKenny, Catherine

Occupation:

 Spinster

Residence:

Drin, Dromara

Birthdate:

1831

Date of Will:

27 March 1912

Date of Death:

15 Nov 1915

Executor:

McCartan, Lizzie - Spinster

Value of Estate:

314UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

17 Jan 1916 (Probate)

REMARKS

 

McCartan, Lizzie

·         Spinster

·         Aged 30 years

·         Arundel Terrace, Newcastle, Down

·         Niece of deceased

McCartan, Daniel – nephew, solicitor
McKenny, John – brother
McCartan, Maggie – niece, Newcastle
McKenny, Lizzie – sister

Property – interest in farm of 45 acres
 

 

Name:

 McKenny, Daniel

Occupation:

 Farmer

Residence:

Gransha, Dromara

Birthdate:

About 1834

Date of Will:

12 Oct 1902

Date of Death:

 4 Nov1902

Executor:

Gilmore, John

McEvoy, James

Value of Estate:

 258UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

9 March 1908 (Probate)

REMARKS

Died at age 68

Mention of:

1.       McKenny, Mary – wife

2.       McKenny, Michael – son

Deceased had six children
 

 

Name:

 McKenny, Hugh

Occupation:

 Farmer; Bachelor

Residence:

Munninabane, Dromara

Birthdate:

1846

Date of Will:

5 Feb 1913

Date of Death:

21 April 1913

Executor:

McKenny, David

 

Value of Estate:

921UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

19 Dec 1913 (Probate)

REMARKS

 

McKenny, Michael – brother, St. Joseph’s House, Carlisle, England

McKenny, Rev. John – Parish Priest, Gavgary

 

Name:

 McKenny, James

Occupation:

 Farmer

Residence:

Drin, Dromara

Birthdate:

About 1872

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

 17 Sept 1907

Executor:

 McKenny, Roseen

Widow

Value of Estate:

 155UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

24 Feb 1908 (Admon)

REMARKS

Died at age 35

McKenny, Roseen – wife and widow of Deceased

Deceased left 0ne widow and four children

Mention of Rev John McKenny, Catholic Curate, Gargavy

 

Name:

 McKenny, Edward

Occupation:

 Farmer

Residence:

 Drin, Dromara

Birthdate:

About 1833

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

23 Sept 1905

Executor:

Brogan, Elizabeth

Widow

Value of Estate:

 924UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

27 Oct 1905 (Admon)

 

REMARKS

Place of Death:  St. Joseph’s Hospital, Kansas City, KS, USA

Died at 72 years

Unmarried

Assets include  “Home Farm”, a farm in Mullinabane

 

Mention of

1.      McKenny, Elizabeth Brogan – sister and widow, Crossgar, Dromara

2.      McKenny “X” – deceased sister with children

 

Name:

 McKenny, Eliza

Occupation:

 Spinster

Residence:

 Crossgar, Dromara

Birthdate:

About 1839

Date of Will:

12 Aug 1907

Date of Death:

12 Sept 1907

Executor:

McCartan, Lizzie

Spinster

Value of Estate:

 414UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

13 Nov 1907 (Probate)

REMARKS

Died at 68 years

Resident of Crossgar House, Dromara

Mention of:

1.  Rev. John O’Hare – Parish Priest

2.  Lizzie McCartan – niece

3.  Maggie McCartan – niece

4.  Kathleen McCartan – grandniece

5.  Catherine (McKenny?) of Drin - Sister

 

Name:

 McKenny, Patrick

Occupation:

Farmer

Residence:

Drin, Dromara

Birthdate:

1831

Date of Will:

21 Oct 1898

Date of Death:

3 Nov 1899

Executor:

McKenny, Edward – brother, Drin

Value of Estate:

 450UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

2 July 1902 (Probate)

REMARKS

Deceased was described as bachelor and farmer.

 

Property included

 

1.      85 acres in Drin

2.      farm of 12 acres in Munninabane

 

Name:

McKenny, James

Occupation:

Farmer

Residence:

 Drin, Dromara

Birthdate:

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

2 April 1901

Executor:

Davey, Hugh – Farmer

Ritche -, Constable (R.I.C)

Value of Estate:

 2,901UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

3 May 1901 (Probate)

REMARKS

Property – house in Greencastle, Belfast

 

McKenny, Susan – daughter (received Greencastle House and 200UKP)

Reehill, Elizabeth – granddaughter (received 50 UKP)

Reehill, Mary – granddaughter (received 50 UKP)

Reehill, Anne – granddaughter (received 50 UKP)

McKenny, Nancy – daughter (received 200UKP)

McKenny, Thomas – son (received 30 UKP)

McKenny, James – son (received 50 UKP)

McKenny, Rev. John – son (received 50 UKP)

Reehill, John – son-in-law, Greencastle, Constable R.I.C.

 

Name:

McKenny, John

Occupation:

Merchant

Residence:

 Castlewellan

Birthdate:

1834

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

18 May 1901

Executor:

McCartan, Daniel – nephew, Solicitor, Newcastle

McAleenan, Patrick – Builder

McKenny, James Sr. – Drinn, farmer, cousin

Value of Estate:

 1,733UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

21 June 1901 (Probate)

REMARKS

 

McKenny, Catherine – sister

McKenny, Patrick  – brother

McKenny, Eliza - sister

 

McCartan, Michael – brother-in-law, Newcastle

McCartan, Eliza – daughter of Michael McCartan, above

 

McKenny, Peter – deceased

 

McCartan, Maggie – niece

McCartan, Norma(?) – niece

Both granted “my father’s farm in Drin”.

 

Name:

McKenny, Bridget

Occupation:

Widow

Residence:

Dromara

Birthdate:

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

9 May 1897

Executor:

McAvoy, Hugh  – Inn Keeper, Dromara

Value of Estate:

 95UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

6 Oct  1897 (Probate)

REMARKS

 

Name:

McKenny, Michael

Occupation:

Farmer

Residence:

Munninabane, Dromara

Birthdate:

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

12 Jan 1895

Executor:

McIlwain, John

Value of Estate:

 36UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

13 Feb 1895  (Probate)

REMARKS

 

Name:

McKenny, Anne

Occupation:

Widow

Residence:

Drin, Dromara

Birthdate:

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

27 Dec 1892

Executor:

McKey, Mary – “Widow the Child”

Value of Estate:

 103UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

1 Feb 1893  (Admon)

REMARKS

 

Name:

McKenny, James

Occupation:

Farmer

Residence:

Mullinabane, Dromara

Birthdate:

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

4 May 1884

Executor:

McMannus, Arthur

Value of Estate:

 76UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

8 April 1889  (Probate)

REMARKS

 

Name:

McKenny, John

Occupation:

Farmer/Linen Merchant

Residence:

Lenish, Down

Birthdate:

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

7 Nov 1887

Executor:

McKenny, Edward – Farmer, Drinn

 

Value of Estate:

 1,146UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

14 Dec 1887  (Probate)

REMARKS

 

Name:

McKenny, Charles

Occupation:

Farmer

Residence:

Drin, Dromara

Birthdate:

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

20 Dec 1873

Executor:

McKenny, Patrick

 

Value of Estate:

 381UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

22 Feb 1884  (Probate)

REMARKS

 

Name:

McKenny, Michael

Occupation:

Farmer

Residence:

Gransha, Dromara

Birthdate:

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

24 April 1884

Executor:

McKenny, Daniel – Farmer, Gransha

 

Value of Estate:

 1,400UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

16 May 1884  (Probate)

REMARKS

 

Name:

McKenny, David

Occupation:

Farmer

Residence:

Munninabane, Dromara

Birthdate:

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

11 May 1877

Executor:

McKenny, Edward – Drinn

McKenny, Michael - Munninabane

Value of Estate:

 Under 200UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

1 Nov 1878  (Probate)

REMARKS

 

Name:

McKenny, Cecilia

Occupation:

Spinster

Residence:

Booterstown, Dublin

Birthdate:

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

10 Nov 1861

Executor:

Power, Patrick – Merchant

                            42 Henry Street

Value of Estate:

 Under 200UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

7 Dec 1861  (Probate)

Principal Registry

REMARKS

 

Name:

McKenny, Frances Letitice

Occupation:

Spinster

Residence:

New York

Birthdate:

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

11 May 1853

Executor:

McKenny, Henry – brother

McKenny, John – brother

Mary Murphy (McKenny) – sister

Kate Young (McKenny) - sister

Value of Estate:

 

Probate/AdmonDate:

14 Feb 1860  (Admon)

Principal Registry

 

Name:

McKenny, Peter

Occupation:

Farmer

Residence:

Finnis, Dromara

Birthdate:

1849

Date of Will:

11 Aug 1916

Date of Death:

23 July 1919

Executor:

McKenny, Francis - Farmer

Value of Estate:

 593UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

17 Nov 1927 (Probate)

REMARKS

Property:  Interest (one half) of farms in Dree, Finnis and Drin

 

McKenny, Francis – son; Kent House, Newcastle, Down, Farmer

McKenny, John – brother (one half owner of farms in Dree, Finnis and Drinn, above)

Wife deceased

 

McKenny, Patrick – uncle

McKenny, Edward – uncle

McKenny, John – uncle

McKenny, Edward – brother

“X”, Margaret – cousin

McKenny, John Thomas – son

 

Name:

McKenny, Daniel

Occupation:

Publican

Spirit Merchant

Residence:

Lisburn, Antrim

Birthdate:

Date of Will:

22 June 1928

Date of Death:

28 June 1928

Executor:

McKenny, John – Publican

McKenny, Mary - Spinster

Value of Estate:

 3,809UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

30 Aug 1928 (Probate)

REMARKS

Resident of 49 Bow Street, Lisburn

Died:  District Hospital, Dublin Road, Lisburn

 

McKenny, John – Publican, brother, 50 Bow Street, Lisburn

McKenny, Mary M. – Spinster, sister, 49 Bow Street, Lisburn

 

McKenny, Kate – sister

McKenny, Maggie – sister

McKenny, Michael – brother

McKenny, Joseph – nephew (son of John McKenny, brother, above)

 

Property: 

1.      Also leased 51 Bow Street, Lisburn (small shop and dwelling house)

2.      420 shares of Thomas Hill Motor Fittings Co. Ltd.

 

Name:

McKenny, Mary Ann

Occupation:

Spinster

Residence:

Crossgar, Dromara

Birthdate:

1860

Date of Will:

31 Dec 1929

Date of Death:

1 Jan 1930

Executor:

O’Hare, John - Farmer

Value of Estate:

 77UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

25 Nov 1930 (Probate)

REMARKS

 

Spinster

 

McKenny, Patrick – brother from Antrim

Mrs. McCroubrey - niece

 

Name:

McKenny, David

Occupation:

Farmer

Residence:

Drin, Dromara

Birthdate:

Date of Will:

Date of Death:

19 July 1935

Executor:

Mulholland, Mary Ann – Married Woman

Value of Estate:

 41UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

20 Nov 1935 (Admon)

REMARKS

Died at Downpatrick Hospital

 

Name:

McKenny, John (Reverend)

Occupation:

Parish Priest

Residence:

Gargory

Birthdate:

About 1854

Date of Will:

20 Oct 1934

Date of Death:

25 Jan 1937

Executor:

Gallery, David – Parish Priest

Mooney, Thomas – Curate

McKenny, Peter – farmer

McKenny, James - farmer

Value of Estate:

 3,100UKP

Probate/AdmonDate:

2 March 1938 (Probate)

REMARKS

400 UKP to Maynooth Mission to China

 

Mentioned in will:

 

1.      McKenny, Peter – Drin, farmer, nephew

2.      McKenny, James – Drin, farmer, nephew

3.      McKenny, James – father, deceased

4.      McKenny, Lizzie – niece

5.      McKenny, Maggie – niece