A few points about Catholic baptismal sponsors: In French records, the godfather was le parrain, while the godmother was la marraine. In English language registers, they might be called godparents, or they might be called sponsors. In the very first…
Continue reading →Extracted from the parish registers for St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada, July 1842 through December 1856.1 Below, I include only those marriages where one or both parties were identified with Co. Armagh. Many…
Continue reading →Extracted from the 1821 Census of Ireland, Armagh County, Parish of Forkill, Townland of Mullaghbawn (Mullaghbane). Number of Inhabitants: 365 Number of Houses: 82 (76 plus 6 in ruins) Distribution of head-of-household surnames: Burns/Byrnes/Byrns: 9 Carroll: 2 Conly: 1 Cummasky:…
Continue reading →John McGlade died at Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario on 27 September 1891. His last will and testament was signed and witnessed on 20 September 1889; and was registered 5 October 1891.1 Last Will and Testament of John McGlade This is…
Continue reading →Angelina McGlade was the second wife of my 2x-great-grandfather John McGlade (1827-1891), and the stepmother of my great-grandfather Arthur Joseph McGlade (1861-1925, son of John McGlade and Bridget Dunne). She was born Angélique Ménard, daughter of François Xavier Ménard and…
Continue reading →Extracted from the 1821 Census of Ireland, Armagh County, Parish of Forkill, Townland of Aughanduff. Number of Inhabitants: 379 Number of Houses: 72 Distribution of head-of-household surnames: Burns: 1 Callaghan: 1 Campbell: 2 Caughy: 1 Cavanagh: 1 Feaghan: 1 Gollogly:…
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