Deathbed Wills
Deathbed wills are documents that were dictated orally by a testator who was in imminent peril of death, who did not expect to make it through the night, who did not hope to see another day. There is a more…
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Freeholders at Clarkill, Forkill, Armagh, 1827
List of freeholders in the townland of Clarkill, parish of Forkill, Co. Armagh, in 1827 From PRONI’s About freeholders’ records: Freeholders were men who either owned their land outright or who held it in a lease for the duration of…
Continue reading →Tithe Applotment, Ballykeel, Forkill, Armagh
List of landholders in the townland of Ballykeel, parish of Forkhill, County Armagh, ca. 1828 [1823-1837]. Transcribed from PRONI Reference FIN/5/A/143, Tithe applotment for the parish of Forkhill, County Armagh.
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List of landholders in the townland of Clarkill, parish of Forkill, County Armagh, ca. 1828 [1823-1837]. Transcribed from PRONI Reference FIN/5/A/143, Tithe applotment for the parish of Forkhill, County Armagh. Note: “Macan” = “McCann” “M’Kinly” = “McKinley” See more Forkill records.
Continue reading →Forkhill, Armagh to Lanark & Leeds, Ontario
I’m currently researching the Ireland-to-Canada emigration of my McGlade ancestors. Did your ancestors emigrate from Forkill/Forkhill (or the neighbouring parishes of Creggan, Killevy, Loughgilly, or Newtown Hamilton), County Armagh to the counties of Lanark or Leeds, Ontario? If so, I’d…
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