Surname help

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Bid
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Surname help

Post by Bid » Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:39 am

Hi, I'm new here and a granddaughter of Thomas McCormick (sometimes McCormack) born in Shettleston in 1887, his parents John McCormick and Roseann were from Northern Ireland (Belfast and Donochmore, respectively), I do have their marriage certificate and it does give their parents names Thomas's were Roderick McCormick (deceased) and Sarah Connelly ms Murphy and Roseann or Rose Ann's were James MacDonald (deceased) and Sarah Campbell ms (a name that I cannot read). The surname I cannot read looks like L*een, possibly Lueen. Given that Rose Ann was illiterate and would have spoken with an Irish accent, this could be an Irish name written literally by a Scot, does anyone have any ideas?
I know tracing back any of my family to Ireland will be difficult, and I don't expect to get far at all, but knowing this name would tie up an end. Thanks.
McCormick/Murphy/MacDonald/Queen(Quin) (Scotland and Ireland)
Noble/Lowne (Northampton)
Saunders (Devon)
Huxford/Parrack (Dorset)

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Re: Surname help

Post by Ina » Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:35 pm

Hi Bid, [TS_welcome]

Can you upload the file where it shows the name L*een. Perhaps if we can see the document someone may be able to decipher for you. Meanwhile the Irish book of surnames has a few names Beginning with L and ending in een.....Laheen and Lunneen.

Ina

Bid
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Re: Surname help

Post by Bid » Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:40 pm

this shows the surname
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McCormick/Murphy/MacDonald/Queen(Quin) (Scotland and Ireland)
Noble/Lowne (Northampton)
Saunders (Devon)
Huxford/Parrack (Dorset)

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Re: Surname help

Post by AndrewP » Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:01 pm

Hi Bid,

I think the maiden surname is Queen.

All the best,

AndrewP

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Re: Surname help

Post by apanderson » Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:31 pm

I agree with Andrew.

Sarah Campbell, previously McDonald, m.s. Queen

Anne

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Re: Surname help

Post by LesleyB » Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:40 pm

Yes, me too - Queen.

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Re: Surname help

Post by Ina » Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:11 pm

Hi,

I agree, it's Queen.

Ina

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Re: Surname help

Post by Bid » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:31 pm

Queen it is then (or a variant thereof), thanks
McCormick/Murphy/MacDonald/Queen(Quin) (Scotland and Ireland)
Noble/Lowne (Northampton)
Saunders (Devon)
Huxford/Parrack (Dorset)

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Re: Surname help

Post by LesleyB » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:44 pm

Hi Bid
Queen it is then (or a variant thereof),
Quite possible that it was said as "Quinn" and it has been written as "Queen", so you may be right with the "variant thereof"!

Best wishes
Lesley

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Re: Surname help

Post by Bid » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:30 am

There is a marriage in Familysearch Ireland marriages 1619-1898 for a Sara Quin (widowed, aged 28, born 1837) to a John Campbell in 1865, so that possibly fits with Sarah above for her second marriage, worth looking at :D
McCormick/Murphy/MacDonald/Queen(Quin) (Scotland and Ireland)
Noble/Lowne (Northampton)
Saunders (Devon)
Huxford/Parrack (Dorset)