Notes from Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library Some records of OLIVERS in Co. Armagh of the Roman Catholic faith.
MARRIAGES (NOTE: Names in red are ones where I switched the column they were in or where I corrected what I assume were other transcription errors. I have also highlighted rows with colours in order to highlight family groupings.
BAPTISMS:
At present, as far as I can get with the OLIVER-ROCK branch of the family tree recorded in these records is as pasted beneath. The trick will be to find out the name of the OLIVER who is at the head of this part of the family tree. I suspect it will be a John OLIVER.
If we could prove this, we may be able to click him into the larger OLIVER tree which stretched back to the late 1600s and originated with an early Huguenot settlement. Initially, most of the related OLIVERs in this region were Presbyterian, Quaker, or Church of Ireland. I do not know when or how frequently the switch to Catholic happened.
With respect to other ROCK-OLIVER connections in this time frame, it is also worth noting that William OLIVER (abt 1810-1873) left £50 to Sarah ROCK, his housekeeper, and also his niece described him as having died unchurched – she didn’t use the word: unmarried.
1 Unnamed Oliver ........ 2 John Oliver b: Abt. 1841 d: 17 Dec 1909 in of Tullymore ............ +Margaret Rock b: Abt. 1839 m: 08 May 1863 in Parish of Armagh ................... 3 James Oliver b: 21 Jan 1864 ................... 3 Anne Oliver b: 02 Jan 1866 in Tullymore. Parish of Armagh, County Armagh ................... 3 John Oliver b: 20 Jun 1868 in Tullymore, Parish of Armagh, Co. Armagh ....................... +Margaret Donnelly b: in of Ballycrummy m: 13 Sep 1896 in Parish of Armagh ............................. 4 John Oliver b: Jul 1897 in Ballycrummy, Co. Armagh ............................. 4 Mary Oliver b: Jan 1901 in Ballycrummy, Co. Armagh ............................. 4 Anne Oliver b: Nov 1910 in Ballycrummy, Co. Armagh ............................. 4 Henry Oliver b: Jun 1908 in Ballycrummy, Co. Armagh ............................. 4 Margaret Oliver b: Mar 1899 in The Navan, Co. Armagh ................... 3 Patrick Oliver b: 04 Mar 1870 in of Ballycrummy, Co. Armagh ....................... +Sarah Donnelly b: in of Tullynickle, Parish of Eglish, Co. Armagh m: 26 Sep 1906 in Parish of Armagh ............................. 4 Patrick Oliver b: Mar 1909 in Banbrook Hill ................... 3 Bernard Oliver b: 30 May 1872 ................... 3 Simon Francis Oliver b: 04 Oct 1876 in of Ballycrummy d: 10 Jun 1952 ....................... +Esther Donaldson b: in from Offalay or Umgola m: 13 Jun 1911 in Parish of Armagh ............................. 4 John Oliver b: 1912 d: Abt. 2001 ............................. 4 James Oliver b: 22 Sep 1916 ................................. +Elizabeth McCrilly b: 13 Jul 1921 m: 1945 ........................................ 5 Living Oliver ............................................ +Living wife ............................. 4 Patrick Oliver d: Abt. 2001 ................... 3 Thomas Oliver b: 19 Mar 1879 in Navan, Parish of Eglish, Co. Armagh ................... 3 Joseph Oliver b: Jul 1874 ........ 2 James Oliver ................... 3 Martha Oliver b: 28 Aug 1848 in Navan, Parish of Eglish, Co. Armagh
In trying to go one step further back than where the baptismal records can take us, I have also looked up some of the aforementioned names in the notes I have from the Deeds Registry in Dublin.
There are a few ROCK mentions in some Deeds (although I have yet to get to them). Since it seems that Margaret ROCK had a brother, Patrick, it may be that their father was also named Patrick ROCK (NOTE: The name also shows up as ROX and ROCKS):
2. DEED: 73-468-52031 1730-1745 ROCK, Patrick-HANNING 3. DEED: 258-140-168460 1766 Nov 6 ROCK, Patrick-JACKSON 1730-1745 Vicars Choral of Cathedral Church of St. Patricks, Dublin of 1st part & Revd JACKSON of Forkhill lodge, Co. Armagh Esq. demised to JACKSON land south of Kings Street near St. Stephens Green als Hoggin Green 285’ on North to Kings Pavement 250’ on east & 306’ on south to Rapparce Alley for Rev. Richard JACKSON. Witness Samuel AIKIN, Wm SANDERSON servant, Francis WHYTE of Redhills, Co. Cavan, Esq.
The OLIVER M’GLONE connection is also interesting. In The Belfast Newsletter on Aug 6-9 1782 and also Jan 8 1798 a Thomas M’GLONE shows up as a linen trader. Both Arthur & Benjamin OLIVER are also signatories to the earlier press release. There are four M’GLONE mentions in deeds that connect either to OLIVERs or to townlands where the OLIVERs were known to hold leases (and there may be more – I didn’t search under that surname)
The only DONNELLY mention that I have found is a deed I have yet to look up:
[i] I had the pleasure of Meeting Francis OLIVER & Esther in 2003 and have since been able to cobble together some of his family tree, albeit not the part most interesting to me – who was his great-great grandfather. I suspect it was a John OLIVER.. [ii] Tullynickle is in Eglish Parish, Co. Armagh. The KANE family ended up with the Tullynickle property in the 1900s, I suspect as a result of the marriage btw WiIlliam KANE & Anne OLIVER in 1861. [iii] The Philipstown reference is intriguing because of the long term DONALDSON presence at Philipstown, Co. Louth. [iv] It is possible that this Joseph OLIVER is a son of John OLIVER & Margaret ROCK since there was one born in 1874, but I have no proof of his parents’ names at this time. [v] This is a repeat of record #9. [vi] This Patrick ROX aka ROCKS is likely to be Margaret’s brother (whose names is known to us) or her father (whose name is not yet known to us). A Sarah ROCK was the housekeeper mentioned in the will of William OLIVER.of Killynure. [vii] This is a repeat of record #13 – except that the father’s name is given as James OLIVER. Otherwise all other information is identical.. [viii] Farmacaffley is a Parish with long-term OLIVER connections going back to 1664 where an Andrew OLIVER was recorded on the Hearth Rolls. Also, page 11 of Irish Ancestry of Henry (William) OLIVER mentions a William OLIVER born about 1670 possibly at SherranmcAghully (aka Farmacaffley). [ix] I wonder if “Fox” should have been “Rox”?
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