Where did Michael James McGlade Reside? Sometimes you can't find a person, no matter how carefully and thoroughly you look. And sometimes you find the same person at more than one address (and in more than one census return) at roughly the same time. Such is the case with Michael James McGlade, son of John … Continue reading “Now comes Thos. L. Ryan…”
Tag: Dunne
Bridget McCann: Friend or Relation?
In records pertaining to my McGlade-Dunne ancestors, who emigrated from Co. Armagh, Ireland to Counties Leeds and Lanark, Ontario, the name McCann turns up at several key points. For example, two of the children of John McGlade and Bridget Dunne had a McCann godparent: Michael James McGlade, born Perth, Ont. 28 Dec 1856, baptized 1 … Continue reading Bridget McCann: Friend or Relation?
Share this:
John McGlade and Bridget Dunne: same parish of origin?
I've long since known that my 2x-great-grandparents John McGlade and Bridget Dunn/Dunne came from the same Irish county (Armagh). I've sometimes wondered whether they also came from the same parish too? According to their marriage record (now available online and free of charge through FamilySearch), they did. From the register of St. Edward's, Westport (Leeds … Continue reading John McGlade and Bridget Dunne: same parish of origin?
Share this:
Michael James McGlade (1856-1897)
Headstone for Michael James McGlade, son of John McGlade and Bridget Dunne. He died in a horrible head-on collision railway accident near Topeka, Kansas, and was buried at St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery in Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario: From the Perth Courier (10 September 1897), a notice of his death: And from the Perth … Continue reading Michael James McGlade (1856-1897)
Share this:
Breach of Peace in Perth Town: John McGlade and his son Michael
On 11 August 1856, John McGlade was convicted of "Breach of Peace on Sabbath," for which he paid a fine of £1 to the Town of Perth (Co. Lanark, Ontario, Canada). This was no doubt a hefty sum for a labourer, and especially for a recently married one, whose wife, Bridget Dunne, was expecting their … Continue reading Breach of Peace in Perth Town: John McGlade and his son Michael
Share this:
Arthur Joseph McGlade and Catherine Honora McCarthy
Arthur Joseph McGlade was born 3 April 1861, at Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, the son of John McGlade and Bridget Dunne. Both his parents came from Co. Armagh, but met and married in Canada. Catherine ("Kate") Honora McCarthy was born 7 June 1876, at Kitley township, Leeds Co., Ontario, the daughter of Eugene McCarthy and … Continue reading Arthur Joseph McGlade and Catherine Honora McCarthy
Share this:
Last Will and Testament of Angelina McGlade (Angélique Ménard)
Angelina McGlade was the second wife of my great-great-grandfather John McGlade (1829-1891), 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 Angélique St. Ongé. I have not yet found her baptismal record, but I believe she … Continue reading Last Will and Testament of Angelina McGlade (Angélique Ménard)
