Rooney/ please help decipher census info .....

delmarco · Post by **delmarco** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:23 am

I'm having difficulty reading the census entries for Rooney, can anyone help???

Thanks'
Karen

delmarco · Post by **delmarco** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:50 am

Ok its late....I forgot to mention I uploaded the census to the gallery...

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-582

Karen

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JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:22 am

Hi

Yup it is late

and I was up early so here goes my best guess...and then off to bed........

Owen Rooney age 30 Tailor b. Ireland
Mary Rooney age 40 b. Ireland
Thomas Rooney age 15 Tailor b. Ireland
Owen Rooney age 12 Candlemaker b. Ireland
Mary Rooney age 8 b. Ireland
Anne? Rooney age 6 b. Ireland
Catharine Rooney age 2 b. Ireland

Best wishes
Jean

delmarco · Post by **delmarco** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:31 am

Jean:

Thank you, I was completely lost on that one, have a good evening.

Karen

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:39 am

delmarco,

Do you know anything more about this Rooney family? I have a Margaret Rooney born about 1829 in Ireland, father Owen, mother Mary McGowan according to her death registration.

Nina

Post by **SarahND** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:20 am

Well, I'm an hour earlier than you eastern time folks, so I noticed that there is a final Rooney/Roony: Thomas age 30, Tailor, born in Ireland at the end of the list after Catherine.

Also, I'm not convinced by Anne. It looks nothing like the Ann higher up on the page. The initial letter looks just like the 'O' in Owen (that is, like a 'B'

-- but the real B's are different). It looks like O?er... not much of a name. Sorry, no brilliant ideas on that one, except that it's not Anne

Now I think my brain is about ready to shut down for the night. We'll see what the people on the other side of the Atlantic decide while we sleep

Sarah

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:57 am

Hi folks,
Just for interest....
The 1841 Cd index has the 6yr old girl as OVER.
And the 1851 Cd index has her as 15yr old AMAY.
Jack

delmarco · Post by **delmarco** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:38 pm

Hi Ninatoo

Im just scratching the surface of the Rooney line, I have a Bridget Rooney, born @1813 to Owen Rooney and Mary Rooney, nee Kilmartin.

Bridget Married Patrick Mitchell, there starts my Mitchell Line.

I'll pass on any info I find....

Karen

Post by **paddyscar** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:46 am

SarahND wrote: ...
Also, I'm not convinced by Anne. It looks nothing like the Ann higher up on the page. The initial letter looks just like the 'O' in Owen (that is, like a 'B' -- but the real B's are different). It looks like O?er... not much of a name. Sorry, no brilliant ideas on that one, except that it's not Anne

Sarah

I don't think it's Ann, either. I had written down 'Ever' based on the initial letter being rather different from the 'O' in Owen (to my eye, anyway). Would 'Over' (or Ever) be a name? A female form of Owen?

I did notice the Thomas Rooney at the bottom of the list, but there is possibly another Rooney on the following page - Janet Rooney, 50, Servant.

Frances

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:52 am

I felt sorry for the Glasgow enumerator trying to record the broad Irish accents.
He was obviously getting tired as his writing deteriorates across both pages.
Comparing initial letters is not very profitable as there are considerable variations but I decided on 'O' and concluded that Over was as good a guess as any. I think this one will have to remain forever speculation.
I thought, unlike Frances, that the name on the second page was Burney and was just pleased to find John McGee -a whip maker, to keep this lot in order.
This is the first time I have seen our combined resources/guesstimates stumped.

Russell

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