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Debbie the 1911 census posted by safc seems the most likely. The address (Moneylaughley) matches the address on Martha's birth record.

This is Margaret's birth record:

Birth:
Margaret McGeehan
Born 8th March 1889 Ballylevin, Letterkenny, Donegal
Father: Charles McGeehan (Labourer of Ballylevin)
Mother: Sarah McGeehan (Formerly McKinley )

Margaret's mother died in 1918, and her father died in 1919. Her father's death was registered by Daughter, Jeanie.

So the parents on the death look like Sarah and Charles. Which is the family safc sent but the only matching siblings there is William and no Bridget, Mary or Jeanie. I will have a look later and see if they are on a earlier census then I will know for sure. I know her sister Bridget had the surname Smith when she lived in Scotland in the 1930s but can't find a marriage in Scotland so maybe married before she went there. Thank you all getting there slowly but surely

Thanks

If you get credits for Scotlandspeople you can look at the death certificate which will name her parents, if the informant knew the details.


If that's the correct one, either she didn't marry the others or James didn't know about her previous marriages.

Yes i find that one and did wonder

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Death registration?

MCGEEHAN
MARGARET
68
1957
329/ 44
Auchterarder

The above married James Donaghey in 1952

Yes found it thanks. Good site

sorry meant civil records

Thanks will look now :-D

???Debbie???

if you use this site

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/


go to church records to see her birth record

Of to bed now will reply tomorrow if there is anymore. Thank you all for your input

Thanks safc I think it looks more like the one above it thanks for the info though :-)

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Residents of a house 10 in Moneyhaughly (Manorcunningham, Donegal)
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Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
McGeehan Charles 70 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic Co Donegal Agricultural Labourer Read and write - Married - - - -
McGeehan Sarah Jane 55 Female Wife Roman Catholic Co Donegal - Read and write - Married - 25 7 6
McGeehan Margret 21 Female Daughter Roman Catholic Co Donegal - Read and write - Single - - - -
McGeehan William 19 Male Son Roman Catholic Co Donegal Agricultural Labourer Read and write - Single - - - -
McGeehan Charles 17 Male Son Roman Catholic Co Donegal Agricultural Labourer Read and write - Single - - - -
McGeehan Sarah Jane 14 Female Daughter Roman Catholic - - Read and write


present at the birth was jane sarah mcgeehan

Sorry no death cert as yet as I don't know what surname she had when she died. I was told she married a jimmy porter and lived in Auchterarder but still no record on that or just badly informed. I think she just changed her name when she felt like it or just got married a lot

Root gatherer. Thankyou that could be her family. I know she had sisters called bridget, Mary and jeanie and a brother called William so looks a good match. Thanks looks good

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Do you have Martha's mother's death certificate please? Could this be her in 1901?

1901 Transcription

Patrick McGeehan Head of Family Married 63 1838 Donegal
Ellen McGeehan Wife Married 50 1851 Donegal
William McGeehan Son Single 19 1882 Donegal
Edward McGeehan Son Single 15 1886 Donegal
Patrick McGeehan Son Single 13 1888 Donegal
Mary McGeehan Daughter Single 21 1880 Donegal
Rose McGeehan Daughter Single 11 1890 Donegal
Margaret McGeehan Daughter Single 8 1893 Donegal
Bridget McGeehan Daughter Single 1. 1900. Donegal

thankyou for your help

sorry, all I could find - but wait a while, there are some excellent Irish researchers on this site

She was born out of wedlock and then her surname was McDermid after her dad