Filling in and Branching out the O'Kane / Keane / Kaine family tree with a focus in and around, but not limited to, Crebilly, Ballymena, Co Antrim, Ireland.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
James and Jane O'Kane
In the first UHF report, a family for James and Jane Kane is found a census for the local Roman Catholic church parish, dated 1886-1887. UHF also questioned the age of James, 24, noting that the parents were only 40, and thought it likely that the age was incorrect.
Let me digress a bit, and state that James, the husband of Jane, would be James Jr, son of James O'Kane who was born in 1798. This James is the 'John' in the will of his father. This, then, would make James Jr's son, James, in the picture to the left, James the third. James Jr. inherited property #7 in 1901 according to the Valuation Revisions books.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Tenancy clues to date of Mary O'Kane's death
It didn't occur to me at the time I read the 2nd UHF report, but after finding the Valuation Revision Books and looking at the images, I realized when Mary, James Kane's wife had died.
In his will, James requests that his wife, Mary, live in the manner she was accustomed to. So she stayed in Property #7 and ran the household as she always did.
In his will, James requests that his wife, Mary, live in the manner she was accustomed to. So she stayed in Property #7 and ran the household as she always did.
Crebilly Property #7's Tenancy
This is an image of the 1862 Griffith Valuation for Crebilly. |
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