Samuel McCartney

Posted 2 January 2005

This inquiry was sent by Irene Jeffery. If you have any related information, please contact her at irene@maridadi-simba.com.

I don't have a great deal of information about my great-grandfather, but what I have follows:.

Samuel McCartney
    Born: 1854.
    Died 2 August 1907 in Aldergrove, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland
    Married: Martha Louisa on 25 Feb 1895 in Belfast, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland.
         (second marriage for Samuel)
      Born: 10 October 1868 in N. Ireland
      Died: 24 November 1953 in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa

    First child: Mary Alice
      Born: in Aldergrove, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland
      Died: 25 May 1907

    Second child: Thomas
      Born: 12 October 1897 in Ballyquillan, Killead, Co. Antrim
      Died: 14 October 1933 in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa

    Third child: Gertrude
      Born: 16 January 1908 in Aldergrove, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland
      Died: 13 March 1990 in Woodford, London, UK

My great-grandfather married twice and I understand that his first wife was Elizabeth or Bessie Hughes though we as a family seem to think it was a Mary Duggan. He had two children by his first marriage and the names I have are Samuel George McCartney (born 20 October 1878) and Richard McCartney. It is understood that they left Northern Ireland and went to the States but I know nothing more about them. My Great Grandfather was a Farmer at Aldergrove, Killead, Co. Antrim and he was also a Publican. His father was also Samuel and he married Alice Brankin probably from Ballynadrintagh and he was a Farmer at Aldergrove.

Co-incidentally on my Father's side of the family, Jeffery, there is a Clara McCartney mentioned and I wondered if anyone has any information on a Clara McCartney who married a Jeffery from Derbyshire, England.

Any leads or help you can give me would be much appreciated.

Thank you.
Irene Jeffery
ji@eno.netscape.ca