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Nallen from Mayo County, Ireland

Re: Nallen from Mayo County, Ireland

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 9:35PM GMT
Classification: Query
for instance I cross checked baptisms, marriages and deaths to see if there was any evidence of members of one family sponsoring another family's members and I reached the conclusion that they may not have known each other.

Re: Nallen from Mayo County, Ireland

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 6:46PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Nallen
I believe after extensive research that this Nallen family was from County Mayo; Thomas Nallen, born circa 1810, wife Bridget Connor, born circa 1809, married circa 1835, son John born circa 1836,son James,born at sea between 25 Feb 1839 and 23 Feb 1840, son Gilbert born Jan 1, 1843 in St. Alphonse de Rodriguez,Quebec,then Mary, Bridget, Thomas and Ellen, all St. Alphonse. The Griffith's Valuation from 10+years after this family left Ireland lists only four Nallen family units in all of Ireland, and all four are in Mayo; James in Knockagurravaun, Edward in Toobeen, Patrick in Crossmolina,and Catherine in Hinakilleen. Wild guess is that one or more of these are somehow related to my Thomas.

Re: Nallen from Mayo County, Ireland

Posted: 24 May 2012 4:44AM GMT
Classification: Query
I have done research on the Nallen/in from Crossmolina, Mayo Ireland. My ancestor was Patrick born 1834. I have much information on the families and would be happy to share resources. You might want to look at. "History of Crossmolina" by Tony Donohue.

Re: Nallen from Mayo County, Ireland

Posted: 30 May 2012 2:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
thanks for your kind offer; I have most, if not all, of the data on North American descendants of the Nallen who emigrated in 1838 (I have not attempted to do the Conner line); what I haven't been able to do is connect them to anyone in Ireland. Anything you can offer to establish that link would appreciated. I still believe Mayo is the answer, but can't prove it. Your 1834 Patrick may have been a nephew. I can be reached directly at trkieran@msn.com

Re: Nallen from Mayo County, Ireland

Posted: 30 May 2012 3:53PM GMT
Classification: Query
a further clue might be my ggf's name, Gilbert, the firstborn on the west side of the pond, third born child and third born son. Didn't they name people in a specific fashion back then? The name hasn't been used since in my line, but he appears to have been named after Gilbert Connor, perhaps his mother's brother, who was also livivg in St. Alphonse by Dec. 1844. Do you perchance have a Gilbert in your line? The 7 kids in order of birth were John b.1836 Mayo?, James born at sea 1839, Gilbert b.1/1/1843 St. Alphonse, Mary b. 10 dec 1844 St. Alphonse, Bridget b. 9 Oct 1846 in St Alphonse, Thomas b.1 May 1849 St. Alphonse, and Ellen b. 25 July 1851 in St. Alphonse; all the names are common to Ireland.

Re: Nallen from Mayo County, Ireland

Posted: 4 Oct 2012 1:01PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi
I'm interested in the Nallens from Crossmolina. I have a John Nallen, born c1840, from Longford townland,who married Mary Diamond, a cousin of my gt grandfather. (They can be seen in Longford on the 1901 census). John's father was Patrick, I dont know his mothers name. I'm aware of your ancester, Pat being born in Longford to a Pat Nallen and Peggy Hoban in 1834 and there was also a James born to a Pat Nallen and a Mary. I dont know if its the same Patrick, with two wives, and if one of these couples is also John's parents.

Do you have any information to support the possibility that the Edward, James and Pat Nallen in Longford in the 1830s were brothers. Or the relationship of any of these men to the James Nallen living in Knockadangan in 1901, or the Winifred Nallen living in Knockgarravaun, also in 1901. I think Winifred might have been the widow of a Patrick Nallen, so he would be the relation. There were a couple of other Nallen families in Crossmolina town in 1901 who might also have links with the original Longford families.

I also have an Anne Nallen, born c1841 who married Martin Caden from Crossmolina, where they settled. (Their daughter married another relative of mine). Anne is likely to belong to one of the Crossmolina Nallens.


Kathleen Diamond

Re: Nallen from Mayo County, Ireland

Posted: 4 Oct 2012 6:57PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Nallen;Connor
Regretfully, Kate, I have nothing to help you. I can't even say for sure that my Nallen's were from Mayo.I know for sure they left Ireland late 1838 or early 1839, pregnant. The boy they left with, John N., was born in Ireland circa 1836, James was born at sea after 24 feb 1839, and they brought no others. My ggf Gilbert was born 1/1/43 in Canada. I don't know their parents names, other than presumably Nallen and Connor. I am pretty sure that they are the only Nallen family in my bunch who emigrated; I believe that some Connor siblings or parents did since one clue would appear to be the name Gilbert, never used since by any of my Nallens; I did find a Gilbert Connor who was godfather to the fourth Nallen child, Mary (Marie), and a Thomas Connor, listed as Gilbert Nallen's uncle, who was a witness at Gilbert's wedding. I need to find a marriage circa 1835 and birth/baptismal records circa 1815, all RC, to move forward (or backward!).

Re: Nallen from Mayo County, Ireland

Posted: 5 Oct 2012 11:49AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi.
Thanks for response. Something may come up at some point, linking some of the Nallen families.

I've just looked for your Gilbert Nallen in Canada on the Church of the Latter Day Saints site and found someone with this name who died on 5th Sept 1926, aged 85 years, in Monteith, Cochrane, Ontario. His estimated year of birth given as 1841. Gilbert's parents were given as Thomas Nallen and Bridget O'Connor - similar to the ones I've seen you mention previously - except that Bridget is O'Connor rather than Connor. Could this be a spelling mistake or did they drop the O when they emigrated. Something perhaps for you to explore. Thomas seems to be a popular name amongst the Crossmolina Nallens but this doesn't help find reference to Gilbert's father.
Kathleen





Re: Nallen from Mayo County, Ireland

Posted: 5 Oct 2012 12:05PM GMT
Classification: Query
thats him; they moved froom St. Alphonse to Montreal to northern Ontario in the early 1920's. Connor is correct, there is no "O"; the french canadian priests were lax when spelling Irish names and most of the Irish couldn't read or write english in those days so they couldn't correct spellings.
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