DOYLE

Born ABT 1829, County Down Ireland
Died 1896, Temora, Mew South Wales, Australia
From Peter Woolley Australia to Alec Gregg (The Gregg Family History Project) June 2011:
Hi Greggs, Samuel Doyle, son of Michael and Rachael Doyle sailed to Australia from Liverpool to Sydney with his wife Margaret and daughter Eliza in 1857, aboard the 'Golconda'. The immigration documents state Samuel's age as 28 years, from Drumara County Down. He is a labourer. His parents Michael and Rachel are living in County Down Ireland. Samuel and Margaret are listed as Church of England.
I have a copy of a letter from James Doyle c1895 to Samuel describing the location of family members. Although the letter is not dated it contains information that places it c.1895 The writer James is the nephew of Samuel, and seems to be the son of John Doyle. He says of Samuel's father "your father is dead about 18 years ago, my father died about the same time " (so around 1877). He also says "your brother Thomas is somewhere in England, I think it is in Cumberland".

The Doyle information has come to light as Samuel Doyle was married to Margaret Adgey of Co Antrim. She married Samuel in Belfast c.1852.( My gggrandmother was her sister Letitia Adgey). Best regards Peter
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View New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
Name: Samuel Doyle
Birth Year: abt 1829
Age: 28
Arrival Date: 25 May 1857
Vessel Name: Golconda
Origin Location: Paslingford, Suffolk, England
Samuel(Age 28) sailed to Australia - From Liverpool to Sydney with his wife Margaret(Age 26) and daughter Eliza(Age 2) in 1857, aboard the 'Golconda'. The immigration documents state Samuel was from Drumara County Down.
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Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Samuel Doyle
Death Date: 1896
Death Place: New South Wales
Father's name: Michael
Registration Year: 1896
Registration Place: Temora, New South Wales
Registration Number: 4230

Alias Margaret DOYLE (1852)
Born ABT 1831, County Antrim Ireland
Died 1894, Australia

Born 1835, County Down IRELAND
Died 18 Nov 1904, Kyle Union Poorhouse, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1901 Scotland Census
Name: Thomas Doyle
Age: 66
Estimated birth year: abt 1835
Relationship: Father-in-law
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland, ole down
Registration Number: 583/1
Registration district: Coylton
Civil Parish: Coylton
County: Ayrshire
Address: Craighall Village
ED: 6
Household schedule number: 13
Line: 22
Roll: CSSCT1901_221
Household Members:
Name Age
Francis Stewart 37
Rachael Stewart 32
Catherine Stewart 13
Francis Stewart 11
Thomas Stewar t 9
Helen Stewart 6
John Stewart 4
James Stewart 2
Thomas Doyle 66
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Thomas described as:
1858 Ploughman - son Thomas(1) birth cert.
1859 Labourer at Quay - daughter Margaret's birth cert.
1861 Agricultural labourer - Census at Kilmory.
1871 Agricultural labourer - Census at Kilmory.
1873 Labourer(drainer) - son Thomas's death cert.
1881Gen Labourer - Census Kilmory
(1881 Listed as a Stray on Ayrshire Census return was a Thomas Doile)
1885 Contractor - daughter Esther's marriage cert.
1887 Labourer in gas works - daughter Rachael's marriage cert.
1889 Drainer - daughter Izabella's marriage cert.
1891 Drainer - daughter Catherine's marriage cert.
1891 Thomas was not listed on the Census at Newton on Ayr Ayrshire in 1891, Yet his wife Catherine was listed as 'Wife'
1895 Drainer - wifes death cert.
1904 Drainer - His own death cert. Thomas died in the Kyle Union Poorhouse in Ayr.
1921 Drainage Contractor - on daughter Esthers death cert.
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Thomas died in the Kyle Union Poorhouse in Ayr aged 69 [18 Nov 1904]
The 'Poor law Unions' were set up in Scotland in 1845. Each Union was governed by a Board of Guardians and not abolished untill 1948. If elderly people were taken into the workhouse under the poorlaw they usually stayed there until they died and were buried as paupers. It is strange that Thomas had a large family and yet ended his life under such circumstances. Although still alive in 1891 he was not shown on the census for his family home, but at his daughte Rachael's home at Coylton, Ayrs.

Alias Catherine DOYLE (26 Dec 1855)
Born 1833, County Down IRELAND
Died 5 Jan 1895, 59 Allison Street Newton-on-Ayr Ayrs
On Catherine's death cert. in 1895 her parents are described as JAMES McHutcheon (shoemaker) and CATHERINE McHutcheon (MAIDEN SURNAME UNKNOWN). The informant was Catherine's husband Thomas! Yet Catherine's parents were clearly named on Thomas and Catherines wedding certificate as THOMAS McHUTCHEON (not JAMES) and her mother named ALICE SMITH (not CATHERINE).

Born 1836, Ireland
Died 1 Feb 1923, Little Redstone Fergushill Kilwinning Ayrs
Peter died[1923] aged 92.

Monumental Inscription Book Kilwinning. Ref. C588:
'Erected by Peter Doyle in loving memory of his wife Jane Drennan Wightman who died 9th March 1918 aged 71 years; the above Peter Doyle who died 1st February 1923 aged 92 years; their son William Doyle who died 22nd August 1949 aged 71 years'

Alias Jane Drennan DOYLE (EST 1867)
Born 29 Sep 1845, Monkton Ayrs IGI-C116064
Died 9 Mar 1918, Kilwinning Ayrs
JANE WIGHTMAN Birth: 29 SEP 1845 Monkton, Ayr, Scotland Father: WILLIAM WIGHTMAN Mother: JANE DRINNAN PIT C116064
Jane WIGHTMAN died at Little Redstone March 9, 1918 Age 71.

Received a photo of a portrait showing George Bell c 1885 (Rachel Doyle's son before she married David McDonald in 1890.), with his grandmother Jane Drennan Doyle (m/s Wightman) from Bill Savage July 2008.

Alias Esther COONEY (8 Mar 1873)
Born Mar 1848, Dromara Parish, County Down, Ireland
Christened 27 Mar 1848, Dromara, County Down, Ireland
Died 6 Jan 1923, Glasgow Lanark Scotland
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 for Esther Doyle
OPR Dromore Parish County Down Ireland: "Baptism 1848 27 Mar Esther of Michael Doyle and Rachael Wilson Dromara. Sponsors John Thomas and Ann Morgan"

Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915. Name: Esther Doyle. Baptism Age: 0. Event Type: Baptism. Birth Date: 1848. Baptism Date: 27 Mar 1848. Baptism Place: Dromara, Down, Ireland. Residence Place:Dromara. Diocese:Dromore
Father: Michael Doyle. Mother: Rachel Wilson
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Children to Esther prior to marriage:
Esther had a child named SAMUEL Doyle who died at 1 week old - 10th March 1871. Details from burial register entry No. 43 at Kilwinning 'Died 1 week old'.
Samuel Doyle {M} [P1927]
Born March 3 1871, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Buried Friday 10 March 1871, Bridgend Cemetery, Kilwinning, Co Ayr, Scotland
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n IGI record states the birth of a child named JAMES Doyle to Esther Doyle 3rd March 1871.
James Doyle {M} [P1928]
Born Friday 3 March 1871, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
JAMES DOYLE Birth: 3 MAR 1871 Kilwinning, Ayr, Scotland Mother: EASTHER DOYLE C11599-1
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950.Name James Doyle. Gender Male Birth Date 3 Mar 1871. Birth Place Kilwinning, Ayr,Scotland. Mother Esther Doyle FHL Film Number 6035516
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Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910. Esther Doyle Gender Female Marriage Date 08 May 1873 Marriage Place Kilwinning, Ayr, Scotland Spouse Peter Coony FHL Film Number 6035516
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An IGI record states that Esther married Peter Cooney 8th March 1873 at Kilwinning. Lived at Kenneths Row
IGI- ESTHER DOYLE Marriages: PETER COONY 08 MAY 1873 Kilwinning, Ayr, Scotland M115991
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IGI-Esther DOYLE Birth: About 1850 Ireland DEATH: 06 JAN 1923 Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Spouse: Peter COONEY Marriage: 08 MAY 1873 Kilwinning, Ayr, Scotland
IGI-Esther DOYLE Birth: About 1850 Ireland DEATH: 06 JAN 1923 Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Father: Michael DOYLE Mother: Rachel WILSON

Born 1840, Loughgilly, Amagh, Ireland
Christened 2 Mar 1840, Loughgilly, Amagh, Ireland
Died 27 Mar 1902, Glasgow, Scotland
BIorn 1840 - Armagh, Northern Ireland
Bapt. 2 Mar 1840 Armagh, Northern Ireland

Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915: Name Peter Conney Baptism Age 0 Event Type Baptism Birth Date1840 Baptism Date 2 Mar 1840 Baptism Place Loughgilly, Armagh, Ireland Parish Variants Loughilly, Whitecross Diocese Armagh Father Hugh Conney. Mother Peggy McKeown. (Peggy being nickname for Margaret)

DEATH 27 Mar 1902 - Glasgow, Scotland
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Parents
Hugh Cooney b. Abt. 1810 Ireland. d. Abt. 1880 - Possibly: Delvin, Westmeath, Ireland
Margaret(Peggy) McKeown b. 1815. Ireland. d. Abt. 1883 - Possibly: Delvin, Westmeath, Ireland (As Margaret Cooney-Peggy being a nicknam for Margaret). (Possible altrenate DEATH JAN 1883 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England)
MARRIAGE Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915. Name Hugh Conney Gender Male Event Type Marriage Marriage Date 25 Jun 1833 Marriage Place Loughgilly, Ireland, Ireland Parish Variants Loughilly, Whitecross Diocese Armagh Spouse Margt McKeown.
CHILDREN TO HUGH COONEY and MARGARET McEWAN:
James Conney 1834–1886, Mary Cooney 1836– , Patrick Cooney 1837– , Peter Cooney 1840–1902, Michael Conney 1842– , Catherine Conney 1843– , Francis Cooney 1851– , Henry Conney 1853 -, Ann Elizabeth Cooney 1859–
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Probable Parents to Margaret(Peggy) McKeown: Father John Keown Mother Sarah.
Children:
Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911. Margaret Keown Gender Female Baptism Date 29 Apr 1815 Baptism Place Downpatrick, Down, Ireland Father John Keown Mother Sarah FHL Film Number 823636
Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911. Robert Keown Gender Male Baptism Date18 Mar 1811Baptism Place Downpatrick, Down, Ireland Father John Keown Mother Sarah FHL Film Number 823636
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20/7/2019:
Charles Loeher <>
To:Alec Gregg
27 Jun 2019 at 15:43
Alex.
We seemed to have had a breakthrough on the Peter Cooney Family. He was the husband of Esther Doyle. Gerald McKearney descendant of Anna Elizabeth Cooney daughter of Peter Cooney in Scotland found a Conney family in Loughgrilly Armagh. Parents are Hugh Conney and Margaret McKeown. Several children found in the Irish church records including a Peter Conney but born in 1840 which is a little older than we thought. He may have made himself younger to attract the younger Esther Doyle. (My grandfather Patrick McLaughlin said he was 28 on his marriage record to Isabella Cooney when he was really 35. So this wasn’t unusual. Maybe Patrick did the same as his father-in-law Peter Cooney/Conney ?). I was chasing down a Hugh Cooney and Margaret Cooney in Delvin Westmeath but on further research Margaret’s maiden name wasn’t McKeown. More to come
Very best regards
Chuck Loeher
Grosse Pointe Michigan

Thanks Chuck. Please refer to my Ancestry.com site for my cuurent info. Alec Gregg
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