People Researching Ancestors The Rostrevor Area

Reseaching our Down Roots

 by Judy Mckeon

 

O’Hare Deaths in Kilbroney Parish

30 Apr 1812                   Hanna O’Hair (nee Lynchy) relict of Owen O’Hair, aged 59

12 Jan 1814                    Darby O’Hear, aged 57, husband to Nelly Colgan

18 Jan 1820                    Denis O’Hare, husband to Elizabeth Treanor, aged 67

6 Sept 1821                    John O’Hare

20 Jan 1823                    Nancy O’Hara, (nee Crilly), aged 89, relict of John O’Hara (O’Hara may be a mistake by the priest -  might be O’Hare)

4 April 1825                   Peter O’Hair, son to Darby O’Hair and Elinor Colgan, aged 22

29 July 1829                   John O’Hare, aged 47

14 March 1829              Mary O’Hare, wife to Patrick O’Hare, aged 46

27 October 1830            Michol O’Hare, aged 74

7 August 1830              Patrick O’Hare, aged 50

3 April 1831                   James O’Hare, aged 87

15 February 1831          Mary O’Hare, wife to James O’Hare, aged 77

14 April 1835                 Bridget Hare, aged 75, buried in Newry

18 March 1834              Catherine O’Hare, widow, aged 62

11 October 1836            Alice O’Hare, aged 63

10 May 1847                  Hugh O’Hare, aged 16

25 Jan 1848                    Mary(?) O’Hare, aged 60 (this may be Midge’s Mary Morgan O’Hare)

1 August 1848              Patrick O’Hare, Ballaughley, (no age given)

3 Jan 1851                      John O’Hare, Kilbroney (this may be Midge’s John)

12 August 1863            Mary O’Hare, aged 87, Ballaughley

19 July 1873                   Isaac O’Hare, aged 85, Ballaughley

8 July 1875                     Bridget O’Hare, aged 92, Ballaughley

2 December 1876          Patrick O’Hare, aged 7, Ballaughley (most likely the son of Richard O’Hare & Mary Shields who was born in May 1869)

 

O’Hare Marriages in Kilbroney Parish

Date

Bride & Groom

Witnesses

2 Sept 1821

Felix O’Hare, Bridget Cunningham

Robert Boyle, Thomas Feran

22 Nov 1823

John O’Hare, Mary Morgan

Arthur O’Neill, Robert Nooney

8 Jul 1829

Patrick O’Hare, Rose Lynch

Joseph Campbell, Mary Ann Caulfield

9 Jan 1831

Owen Larkin, Mary O’Hare

Patrick O’Hare, Joseph Maguire

28 Oct 1832

Patrick O’Hare, Sarah Lynch

Thomas Loughran, Ann Quinn

16 Feb 1835

Edward Fegan, Mary O’Hare

Charles Sloan Snr, Terence Hughes

28 Dec 1836

Patrick Campbell, Ann O’Hare

James Campbell, Bernard O’Hare

12 Aug 1842

Arthur O’Hare, Mary Grant

Denis Grant, Michael Grant

22 Oct 1844

Owen Grant, Bridget O’Hare

Owen Grant, Bridget Carvill

4 Feb 1845

Edward Brennan, Rose O’Hare

John Sloan, Mary Daly

30 Apr 1845

Patrick Grant, Bridget O’Hare

Owen Larkin, Isaac O’Hare Jnr

2 Feb 1862

Richard O’Hare, Mary Sheals

James O’Hare, Margaret Magiveran

18 Aug 1861

Isaac O’Hare, Margaret Kelly

John Campbell, Isabella Gribben

20 Nov 1862

Michael O’Hare (Upper Mourne), Margaret Bassan

James Cunningham, Rose Anne Sloan

5 Nov 1868

Bernard O’Hare, Ann Sloan

Hugh Lindon, Mary Flannigan

16 Jan 1868

John O’Hare, Mary Cole

Michael Curtis, Alice Carvill

22 Apr 1873

Edward Ferin, Mary O’Hare

Patrick Ferin, James White

18 Jul 1873

Andrew McAleavey, Mary McAleavey

Thomas O’Hare, Sarah McCavera

24 Jul 1873

Patrick Campble (sic), Catherine Grant

John O’Hare, Ann Downey

11 Jan 1877

James O’Hare (England) and Bridget Shales

Pat O’Hare, Margaret Shales

15  Jan 1855  James O'Hare (Rostrevor) and Mary McPolin (Bryansford) applied for a license in Newry which cost them 5 shillings.

(Judy's family).

 

O'Hare Marriages in Clonallan Parish  (Tony's family with information collected by him)

John O'Hare born about 1830  married Mary Higgins daughter of Stephen Higgins and Margaret Moore. Mary was born in 1839 and christened on 26 Dec 1839 in Clonallan. I do not have a date of marriage.  Mary Higgins O'Hare died on 26 Sep 1920 and is buried in Mt. Benedict Cem, Brookline, Mass. The above information came from the death certificate of Mary O'Hare who was widowed at the time of her death. John's date and place of death are not known by this writer. John and Mary had 5 known children. In the 1900 US census the following were identified: Elizabeth born  Sept. 1867, Thomas J born Dec. 1869, Francis born Nov. 1870, Margaret born in June 1878 and Catharine born in April 1880.All were born in Ireland.  Some other family information is known.

 

Kilbroney Parish - Shields Information

Tithes

 

 

 

 

Patrick Sheals

Aughnamoira

Clonallan

Tithes 1834

 

Isaac Sheals

Ballindealty

Kilbroney

Tithes 1834

 

Hugh Sheals

Drumreagh

Kilbroney

Tithes 1834

 

John Sheals

Drumreagh

Kilbroney

Tithes 1834

 

John Sheals

Drumreagh

Kilbroney

Tithes 1834

 

Widow Sheals

Drumreagh

Kilbroney

Tithes 1834

 

Nicholas Sheals

Knockbarra

Kilbroney

Tithes 1834

 

John Sheals

Newton

Kilbroney

Tithes 1834

 

William Sheals

Newton

Kilbroney

Tithes 1834

 

 

 

 

 

 

Census

 

 

 

 

Ellen Sheals

Clontafleece

Clonallon

1901 Census

Clonallon division

Margaret Sheils

Ballyagholy

Kilbroney

1901 Census

Clonallon Division

Peter Shields

Drumreagh

Kilbroney

1901 Census

Rostrevor Division

Catherine Shields

Knockbarragh

Kilbroney

1901 Census

Rostrevor Division

Isaac Shields

Knockbarragh

Kilbroney

1901 Census

Rostrevor Division

Elizabeth Shields

Warrenpoint Church St.

Warrenpoint

1901 Census

Warrenpoint Division

 

Kilbroney Parish - Shields Baptism Information

Date

Child

Parents

Sponsors

19 Nov 1815

Isaac?

William Shiels, Rose Dunn

Arthur Morgan, Jane Treanor

 

 

 

 

19 Aug 1810

Thomas

Isaac Shiels, Ann Gillespie

Bernard Rooney, Mary Gillespie

4 Apr 1813

? son

Isaac Shiels, Ann Gillespie

Isaac O’Hair, Margaret Roney

31 Jan 1819

Mary

Isaac Shiels, Nancy Gillespie

Hugh  Moore, Susan Fegan

1 May 1823

Margaret

Isaac Shiels, Ann Gillespie

John Fegan, Susan Fegan

 

 

 

 

14 Mar 1826

Patrick

James Shiels, Rose Morgan

Hugh Treanor, Bridget O’Hare

 

 

 

 

6 Aug 1827

Isaac

Bernard Shiels, Bridget O’Hare

Francis Bradley, Mary O’Hare

 

 

 

 

27 Jul 1828

Mary

Bernard Shiels, Rose Treanor

John Treanor, Bridget Murphy

 

 

 

 

22 Nov 1842

Mary

Robert Shiels, Catherine Fegan

Thomas Shiels, Margaret Fegan

7 Apr 1847

Isaac

Robert Shiels, Catherine Fegan

John Quinn, Ellen Fegan

 

 

 

 

6 Jul 1840

William

Isaac Shiels, Alice Doran

Thomas Dunn, Bessy Kerr

22 Dec 1841

Bridget

Isaac Shiels, Alice Doran

Bernard Treanor, Anne Doran

17 Oct 1842

Ann

Isaac Shiels

No sponsors given

29 Apr 1843

Denis

Isaac Shiels, Alice Doran

Francis Cunningham, Ann Mulholm

27 May 1845

Rosann

Isaac Shiels, Alice Doran

William Feran, Mary Ann Hughes

5 May 1847

Hanna

Isaac Shiels, Alice Doran

Owen McGivern, Mary A Cunningham

5 Jun 1849

John

Isaac Shiels, Alice Doran

Thomas Shiels, Bridget Mullen

 

 

 

 

16 May 1847

Ann

Thomas Shiels, Elizabeth McGivern

Ellen McConville, Peter Gorman

13 Jun 1848

Ellen

John Sheals, Betty McGivern

Bernard Fegan, Betty McGivern

5 Jan 1850

Eugene

Thomas Sheals, Elizabeth McGivern

William O’Hagan, Rose Sheals

12 Nov 1851

Isaac

Thomas Sheals, Betty McGivern

Peter Rooney, Catherine Carvill

30 Jan 1854

Thomas

Thomas Sheals, Elizabeth McGivern

Owen McGivern, Mary Ann Gribben

26 Mar 1856

Bernard

Thomas Sheals, Bridget McGivern

Bernard Heanon, Ann  Murphy

19 Nov 1857

James

Thomas Sheals, Elizabeth McGivern

James Farnon, Margaret Kelly

18 Dec 1861

John

Thomas Sheals, Elizabeth McGivern

James O’Hare, Anna Sheals

 

 

 

 

22 Dec 1851

Joseph & Margaret

Hugh Sheals, Bridget Hughes

Patrick McCavera, Bridget Sheals

 

 

 

 

7.5.1878

John

Henry Shields & Rose Carvill

Joseph Shields, Mary McClafferty

6.11.1879

Bridget

Henry Shields & Rose Carvill

Patrick Russell, Bridget Carvill

2.11.1880

Mary

Henry Shields & Rose Carvill

Daniel Treanor, Bessy Russell

 

 

 

 

28 Jun 1879

Owen

Bernard Shales, Margaret Gribben

James Shales, Mary Gribben

Judy's great grandparents & uncle Owen, brother of Elizabeth who was born in 1881. Owen left for America in 1905 on the SS Cedric arriving in New York from Liverpool on June 11, 1905. Others leaving from Hilltown on that ship included Patric Degan 23, Hugh Degan 20, JohnO'Hagan 38, Joh McPolin 21 and Mathew Flanigan, 19. Most were going to Mines in Colorado or Utah. John McPolin ws going to Brooklyn New York. Judy's grand mother Elizabeth (Lizzy) was born after the records were microfilmed. Birth record has not yet been obtained but she is present in 1901 census as a family member shortly before her marriage.Marriage certificate copy has been obtained

 

Various Shiels Deaths :

26 Jun 1819                    Elinor Sheals, daughter of Laurence Sheals and Bridget Russell, aged 29

23 November 1827        Stephen Shiels, aged 57

31 December 1832        Henry Shiels, aged 71

3 Mary 1833                  Daniel Shiels, 3rd Dragoon Guards, aged 32

16 September 1833       Laurence Shiels, aged 81

5 May 1834                    Matthew Shiels (?), aged 14

4 Mary 1835                  Bridget, relict of Laurence Shiels, aged 75

29 June 1836                  Elizabeth Shiels, alias Bowles, aged 55

12 February 1840          Bridget Shiels, wife to Nicholas Shiels, aged 70

28 February 1841          Nicholas Shiels, aged 92

16 April 1842                 John Shiels, aged 70

9 Mary 1843                  Mary Sheils, wife of Isaac Shiels, aged 62

24 March 1844              Bridget Shiels, aged 53

13 March 1846              Rose Sheils, wife to John Shiels, aged 85

29 December 1849        Ann Sheals, Drumreagh

27 May 1851                  David Sheals, Ballaughley

9 Mary 1856                  Charles Shiels, Drumreagh, aged 56

10 April 1862                 Ann Sheals, Drumreagh, aged 79

19 February 1866          Mary Shales, Drumreagh, aged 21

11 Mary 1866                Ellen Shales, Drumreagh

20 March 1867              Matthew Shales, Drumreagh

29 March 1874              John Shales, Drumreagh, aged 69

 

Shields Marriages in Kilbroney Parish

Date

Bride & Groom

Witnesses

6 Jan 1824

James Shiels, Rose Noney (Nooney?)

James Corry, Mary Caulfield

16 Jul 1825

Peter McGivern, Elizabeth Shiels

Nicholas Shiels, Owen McGivern

6 Apr 1827

Daniel Shiels, Catherine Morgan

Owen Morgan, John Sheals

29 Jun 1827

Daniel ? Shiels, Ann Morgan

Mary Kennedy, Eleanor Kennedy

24 Nov 1833

Terence Shiels, Bridget Rice

Peter Dunn, Margaret Elliott

25 Nov 1836

Peter Shiels, Bridget Russell

Rev. Crolly, Henry Cole

20 May 1838

Bernard Doran, Rose Shiels

Peter Feran, Alice Doran

27 Jan 1839

Isaac Shiels, Alice Doran

Patrick Shiels, James Kielty

1839

James Shiels, Elizabeth Sloan (4th cousins)

Thomas Sloan, Peter Magiveran

3 Mar 1840

Hugh Shiels, Bridget Hughes

Owen Shiels, Bessy Hill

23 Aug 1842

Robert Shiels, Catherine Fegan

Alice Treanor, Molly Grant

4 Feb 1845

John Shiels, Esther McTeague

Ann Shiels, Michol Treanor

19 Jul 1846

Thomas Shiels, Elizabeth Magiveran

Owen McGivern, Bridget Magiveran

1 Feb 1862

Patrick Sheals, Mary Sloan

Hugh Sloan, Catherine Feran

31 Apr 1865

Arthur Fegan, Elizabeth Shales

Bernard Rice, Rose Fegan

2 Nov 1867

Owen McGivern, Elizabeth Hughes

Peter Shales, Elizabeth O’Hare

26 Jul 1877

Henry Shales, Rose Carvill

Felix Fearon, Jane Russell

20 Nov 1877

Bernard Shales, Margaret Gribben

Isaack and Ann Shales

 

 

Kilbroney Parish - Gribben Information

 

Tithes, Griffiths and 1901 Info for Gribbens in Kilbroney Parish :

 Tithes

 

 

 

 

Hu Gribben

Balleghaley

Kilbroney

Tithes 1834

 

John Gribben

Balleghaley

Kilbroney

Tithes 1834

 

Patrick Gribben

Balleghaley

Kilbroney

Tithes 1834

 

Thomas Gribben

Balleghaley

Kilbroney

Tithes 1834

 

Thomas Gribben

Balleghaley

Kilbroney

Tithes 1834

 

Hugh Gribben

Knockbarra

Tithes 1834

Tithes 1834

 

Michael Gribben

Rostrevor

Tithes 1834

Tithes 1834

 

Joseph Gribben

Tomnaveagh

Tithes 1834

Tithes 1834

 

 

 

 

 

 

Griffiths

 

 

 

 

Judith Gribben

Ballyagholy

Kilbroney

Griffiths

widow of John

Patrick Gribben

Ballyagholy

Kilbroney

Griffiths

 

Peter Gribben

Ballyagholy

Kilbroney

Griffiths

 

Thomas Gribben

Ballyagholy

Kilbroney

Griffiths

 

 

 

 

 

 

Census

 

 

 

 

Kate Gribbin

Drumsesk

Kilbroney

1901 Census

Rostrevor Division

Mary Gribben

Rostrevor, Church St

Kilbroney

1901 Census

Rostrevor Division

Hugh Gribben

Ballyagholy

Kilbroney

1901 Census

Clonallon Division

James Gribben

Ballyagholy

Kilbroney

1901 Census

Clonallon Division

Thomas Gribben

Ballyagholy

Kilbroney

1901 Census

Clonallon Division

 

From 1901 Census for Kilbroney Civil Parish

Name

Status

Age

Occupation

Literacy

Born

These Gribbens are possible children of Isabella (Elizabeth) Heanen an Patrick Gribben or other related Gribbens.

 

 

 

 

Hugh Gribben

Head

37

Farmer

Read & Write

Co Down

Patrick Gribben

Brother

34

Farmer

Read & Write

Co Down

Peter Gribben

Brother

33

Farmer

Read & Write

Co Down

Bridget Gribben

Sister

30

Seamstress

Read & Write

Co Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas Gribben

Head

63

Small Farmer

Can’t read

Co Down

Elizabeth Gribben

Wife

52

 

Read & Write

Co Down

Mary A Gribben

Daughter

14

 

Read & Write

Co Down

Margaret Gribben

Daughter

9

 

Read & Write

Co Down

Mary A Hayes

Granddaughter

4

 

 

Co Down

Check with Bennett Cousin for possible relationship.

 

 

 

 

 

Arthur Bennett

Head

52

Farmer

 

Co Down

Annie Bennett

Wife

48

 

 

Co Down

Patrick Bennett

Son

16

 

 

Co Down

John Bennett

Son

9

 

 

Co Down

Felix Bennett

Son

5

 

 

Co Down

Arthur

Son

4

 

 

Co Down

Francis

Son

4 mths

 

 

Co Down