Elder & McGilligan Genealogy

I’ve uploaded the basics of my 6 generation pedigree chart.

Ancestors of Ray Elder
Surnames include:

• Anderson
• Blake
• Caldwell
• Elder
• Entrican
• Hamilton
• Hunter
• Magee
• McCahon
• McCaughey
• McDevitt
• McGilligan
• McKee
• Meehan
• Perry
• Riddles
• Smyrle
• Walker

Killelagh Parish Church is located in Swatragh, Co. Londonderry off the Main Street of Swatragh (A29) just after the bridge. According to my mother, the land for this church building was donated by the McGilligan family.

A few months ago, I began to catalog my research of birth, death and marriage indexes for Ireland. The complete catalog will take a considerable time to complete. I will post an announcement every time I upload major updates.

Go to: http://www.elder-mcgilligan.com/records/

James McGilligan was born 10 Feb 1900 in the Roman Catholic parish of Granaghan (Swatragh, Co. Derry). On 22 Jun 1924 he was ordained a priest at Maynooth, Co. Kildare

Schools/Colleges:

• St. Columb’s College, Derry, Co. Derry
• St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

Appointments:

• 1924-5 Post Graduate Studies, Dunboyne House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
• 1925-9 Curate in Lissan, Co. Tryone
• 1929-40 Curate in Carrickmore, Co. Tryone
• 1925- On loan to Arch-diocese of Armagh

He died 6 Jun 1940 at Carrickmore, Co. Tryone and buried at Carrickmore, Co. Tryone.

Source: Daly, E. and Devlin, K., 1997. The Clergy of the Diocese of Derry: An Index. Dublin, Ireland: Four Court Press. (Page 101)

The Church of Ireland St. Paul’s Church is located in Garvagh, Co. Londonderry in the parish of Errigal & Desertoghill. My uncle Jack McGilligan was christened and confirmed at St. Paul’s. According to my mother, most of the older children were christened at St. Paul’s. This is not yet confirmed.

James McGilligan of Derrychrier who died 8 Mar 1973. His brother Frank died 12 Feb 1982 and his sister Anne died 21st Jan 1983 are also marked on the grave. This gravestone is located at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Dungiven, Co. Londonderry.

James, Frank and Anne are likely relatives of Michael McGilligan, 1858 of Derrychrier.

My Grand-mother on my Mother’s side.

My uncle Jack McGilligan died in a tragic road accident in Walsall, England before I was born. Jack worked as a commercial lorry driver and died on November 11th, 1972 while transporting an extra load from Stranraer, Scotland to the south of England. He was buried on the November 21st, 1972 at the Market Street Cemetery in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim.

This is the McGilligan ancestral home at Lisbuoy near Aghadowey, Co. Londonderry. The family moved into the house around 1954. The home along with the field in front is owned by my Uncle James Reynolds McGilligan who currently lives in India. Hard to believe this modest home housed a McGilligan family of ten. The home was given to Eliza McGilligan by her brother John McGilligan I. Apparently she never lived in the home but at some point a Mr and Mrs Toy, labourers for John McGilligan I & II, occupied the home.