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Surnames of Co. Down: McCane/ McCain/ McKane/ McKain/ McKean
| . | . | Name | . | Parish | Information | References |
| . | ? | McKEAN | . | Dromore | married Mary Kean 20 Jul 1814 at Dromore Church of Ireland Cathedral | PR |
| . | ..... | McKEAN | . | Kilcoo & Clonduff |
from Kilcoo parish; Dispensation of Banns granted at Newry Catholic Church 23 Sep 1833 ; bride was Eliza Branigan from Clonduff parish |
PR |
| Mr. | . | MacHAIN | . | Magheradrool & Dromore | from Dromore; produced a Testimonial from Robert Hamilton to introduce him at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church 18 Jul 1725 | BPCR |
| . | . | McKAIN & | Hutchinson | Newtownards | of Conway Square , Newtownards; a straw bonnet makers in 1846 | POD |
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A.
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McKAIN | . | Aghaderg | a spirit retailer in Loughbrickland in 1886 | POD |
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A.
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McKANE | . | Seapatrick | Banbridge area; fought & died in 1st World War | War Memorial |
| Miss | Agnes | McKEAN/ McCANE | Dromore | wife of Alexander Galloway / Gallway; mother of Mary bpt. 12 Aug 1784 & Jane bpt. 2 Nov 1785 & John bpt. 11 Dec 1786 at Dromore Church of Ireland | PR | |
| . | Alexander | McKANE | . | Bangor | of Main St, Bangor; a sewed muslin agent in 1852 | POD |
| Miss | Alice | McKANE | . | Clonallan | married Bernard McKevit 21 May 1833 at a Clonallan Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss | Alice/ Ann | McCANE/ McKEAN / McKANE | . | Magheralin | married Edward Lavery of Kilfulllert; 24 Aug 1826 at Magheralin Catholic Church; mother of Hugh bpt. 27 May 1827 & Henry bpt. 26 Oct 1828 & John bpt. 23 Jan 1831 & Edward bpt. 12 Jun 1833 & Mary bpt. 24 Feb 1836 & Patrick bpt. 23 Nov 1839 at a Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Allan | McKEAN | . | Aghaderg | of Shankill; will dated & lodged 1802 | IIW V4 p95 |
| . | Andrew | McKANE | . | Seapatrick | regd. Banbridge; husband of Jane Anderson ; father of Sarah b. 20 Jul 1873 | CR |
| Miss | Anne | McCAIN/ McCANE | . | Killinchy | wife of Robert McBratney ; mother of Eliza Jane bpt. 26 Jul 1824 & Mary Ann bpt. 18 Feb 1827 & Margaret bpt. 22 Feb 1829 at Killinchy Church of Ireland | PR |
| Miss | Ann | McCAIN | . | Knockbreda | regd. Castlereagh; wife of James Black ; mother of Ellen b. 1872 | CR |
| Miss |
Ann (Nancy) |
McKANE/ McKAN / McCANN / McKEAN | . | Magheralin | wife of Richard Lavery of Edenmore; mother of Hugh bpt. 5 Sep 1841 & Arthur bpt. 29 May 1844 & Matry Ann bpt. 25 Sep 1846 & William bpt. 25 Jun 1850 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss | Anne | McKEAN | . | Newry | wife of Daniel Curran; mother of Susanna bpt. 2 Jan 1829 at a Newry Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss | Anne | McKEAN | . | Newry | wife of Peter Morgan; mother of Patrick bpt. 19 Feb 1829 at a Newry Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss | Ann | McKEAN | . | Newry | wife of William Cosley; mother of John bpt. 25 Dec 1835 at a Newry Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Arthur | McKANE | . | Magheralin | of Kilpatrick then Kilfullart; husband of Mary Miles ; father of John bpt. 20 Mar 1817 & Arthur bpt. 26 Sep 1819 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Arthur | McCANE | . | Magheralin | of Magheralin; partner of Elleanor Dowd ; father of Anne ( illegitimate) bpt. 3 Dec 1849 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Arthur | McKEAN/ McKAIN/ McCANE | . | Magheralin | of Killfullart then Tullynacross (1859) ; married Mary Maxwell 18 Feb 1853 at Magheralin Catholic Church ; father of Patrick bpt. 29 Mar 1853 & Mary Anne bpt. 9 Jul 1854 & Hugh bpt. 26 Jun 1855 & Alice bpt. 7 Sep 1856 & Jane bpt. 11 Jan 1859 & Jane bpt. 6 Jan 1861 & Anna Elizabeth bpt. 14 Dec 1862 & Sarah bpt. 31 Jan 1864at a Magheralin Catholic Church & Margaret b. 1868 & Catherine b. 15 Nov 1869 (regd. Moira) | PR;CR |
| . | Bernard | McKANE | . | Clonallan | husband of Mary Fagan ; father of Bernard bpt. 6 Jan 1859 at a Clonallan Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Bernard | McKANE | . | Magheralin | husband of Elizabeth McMullan ; father of Jane bpt. 3 Feb 1843 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Bernard | McCAINE | . | Tullylish | husband of Alice Byrne/ Burns ; father of Bernard bpt. 24 Sep 1847 & Elizabeth bpt. 30 Mar 1851 & James bpt. 7 Mar 1853 & William bpt. 22 Mar 1855 at a Tullylish Catholic Church | PR |
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Charles
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McKANE/ McCANN | . | Drumgooland | regd. Ballyward; husband of Rose McKeown; father of Francis b. 23 May 1871 & Margaret b. 10 Aug 1874 | CR |
| . | Charles | McKEAN | . | Saul | of Toberdoney; married Christina O'Prey 28 Oct 1847 at Saul Catholic Church,witnesses were Daniel Ilheron & James Hynds | PR |
| . | Charles | McKEAN | . |
Donaghmore
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married Elinor Murtagh 11 Oct 1832 at the Catholic Church; witnesses Thomas Ward & Ann McQuire | PR |
| Miss | Charlotte Jane | McKEAN | . | Dromore |
wife of Robert Harrison; mother of Hugh b. 31 May 1867 & Elizabeth b. 26 Oct 1868 & William Haste McKean Harrison b. 6 Feb 1871 (both bpt. Dromore Church of Ireland) (regd. Dromore) |
PR;CR |
| . | Catherine | McKEEN | . | Saintfield | of High St, Saintfield; a grocer in 1811 | POD |
| Mr. | David | McKEAN | . | Newtownards | of Court St, Newtownards; agent for Samuel & Thomas Brown of Glasgow, sewed muslin manufacturer in 1846; of Little Francis Street in 1852; registrar of marriages in 1869 & 1877 ; death notice 2 Dec 1893 | POD; MC; NC |
| Miss |
Eleanor/ Ellen
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McKANE/ McKAINE/ McCANN/ McCAINE | . | Aghaderg & Tullylish | married Patrick McCourt 28 Feb 1853 at Banbridge Registry Office & an Aghaderg Catholic Church; father of John bpt. 7 May 1853 & Sarah bpt. 5 Jul 1854 at a Tullylish Catholic Church & Annabella b. 25 Sep 1867 (regd. Loughbrickland) | PR;CR |
| Miss |
Eliza Jane
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McKANE/ McKEAN | . | Bangor | wife of James Barns; mother of Jane b. 1868 & Robert b. 1872 | CR |
| . | Eliza | McCANE | . | Donaghadee | of Ballyhay; leased a house & 5 acres in 1863 from Daniel Delacherois | GV |
| Miss | Elizabeth | McKEAN | . | Newry | wife of Neil McCartney; mother of Elizabeth bpt. 25 Jun 1829 at a Newry Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss | Frances | McKEAN | . | Newry | wife of James Courtney; mother of Bridget bpt. 13 Dec 1835 at a Newry Catholic Church | PR |
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Henry
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McKANE | . | Knockbreda | son of John McKane ; married Mary Jane McGrane 30 Apr 1867 | CR |
| . | Henry | McCANE | . | Magheralin | married Sarah McAvoy 3 Feb 1826 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Henry | McKEAN | . | Magheralin | married Elizabeth Gardner 9 Dec 1828 at Magheralin Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Henry | McKEAN/ McCAIN/ McKANE/ McCANE | . | Tullylish & Magheralin | of Kilfullart; married Isabella Clarke 28 Jan 1835 at a Tullylish Catholic Church ; father of John bpt. 8 Dec 1835 & Henry bpt. 17 Mar 1837 at a Tullylish Catholic Church & Rose bpt. 15 Oct 1838 & Henry bpt. 25 Mar 1840 & Edward bpt. 23 Apr 1842 & Isabella bpt. 17 Jun 1845& Charlott bpt. 6 Feb 1847 & Patrick bpt. 31 Mar 1849 & Arthiur bpt. 21 Jan 1851 & James bpt. 19 Mar `1853 at Magheralin Catholic Church (lived Drumlin then Kilfullaert (1851) | PR |
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Henry
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McKANE/ McKEAN/ McKEOWN | . | Newry | husband of Anne McArdle ; father of John bpt. 27 Jun 1861 at a Newry Catholic Church | PR |
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James
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McKEAN | . |
Aghaderg |
farmed over one acre so granted a spinning wheel premium & the right to grow flax in 1796 | Irish Flax Growers list |
| . | James | McKEAN | . | Aghaderg | of Lisnagonnell ; a farmer & publican in 1910 | POD |
| Rev . |
James
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McKEAN | . | Comber | minister of Moneyrea Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church 1746-1773 | SG |
| . | James | McKEAN | . | Drumgath | of Rathfriland; will probated 1753 | IIW V4 p95 |
| . | James | McCAIN/ McCANN | . | Drumgooland | of Legananny; husband of Anne McNamara; father of Rose bpt. 28 Nov 1834 & Michael bpt. 2 Dec 1836 & Mary bpt. 26 Jul 1842 & Elizabeth bpt. 14 Jun 1844 & James bpt. 16 Jul 1846 at Leitrim Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss | Jane | McKEAN | . | Aghaderg | regd. Loughbrickland; wife of Andrew Walker ; mother of Abagel b. 1874 | CR |
| Miss | Jean | McCAIN | . | Newry | wife of Terence Byrne; mother of Bridget bpt. 10 Jun 1832 at a Newry Catholic Church | PR |
| . | John | McKEAN | . | Aghaderg | of Shankill; will probated 1739 | IIW V4 p95 |
| Dr. |
John
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McKAIN | . | Aghaderg | ran the dispensary in Loughbrickland in 1862 & 1886 | POD |
| . | John | McKAIN | . | Aghaderg | of Loughbricklans ; owned 3 acres in 1876 | LOI |
| Rev. | John K. | McKEAN | . | Comber | long serving minister of 1st Comber Presbyterian Church; attended 1st meeting of Recreation & Athletic Assn. 25 May 1927 ; best man at the wedding of Rev. W.A. Montgomery in Glasgow 2 Dec 1939 | TOOC p91; DR |
| . | John | McKEAN | . | Down | of Scotch St, Downpatrick; a chandler; father of Mary who married William Starkey in 1811 & died of consumption in July 1822 aged 32; | NIOD p 239; MID p 28 |
| . | John | McCANE | . | Donaghcloney | of Waringstown; husband of Mary .... (not stated) ; father of James bpt. 6 Jun 1852 at a Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| . | John | McCEAN/ McCANE/ McKEAN / McKANE | . | Magheralin & Tullylish | of Kilfullart then Tullynacross (1848) & Magheralin (1850) & Tullynacross (1853) ; married Sarah Greacy/ Gray 40 Jan 1836 at a Tullylish Catholic Church ; father of of Mary Ann bpt. 6 Nov 1836 at a Tullylish Catholic Church & Henry bpt. 15 Mar 1838 & Robert bpt. 1 Dec 1839 & Catherine bpt. 29 Aug 1841 & Rose Anne bpt. 11 Dec 1846 & Lucy bpt. 18 Nov 1848 & Richard bpt. 5 Oct 1850 & Patrick and William bpt. 1 Apr 1853 & Charles bpt. 27 May 1855 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| . | John | McKANE | . | Magheralin | of Ballymacateer; husband of Mary Maginiss ; father of Henry bpt. 1 May 1840 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
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John
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McCAIN/ McCANE/ McKANE | . | Magheralin & Donaghcloney | of Magheralin then Waringstown (1854) ; husband of Mary Lavery; father of James bpt. 19 Oct 1848 & Arthur bpt. 30 Jun 1850 & Anne bpt. 15 Jul 1854 & Charles bpt. 28 May 1856 & Margaret bpt. 27 May 1860 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| . | John | McCANE | . | Magheralin | husband of Mary McGivern ; father of Arthur bpt. 2 Apr 1850 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| . | John | McCANE/ KEAN | . | Magheralin | of Ballymacateer; husband of Mary Maginn ; father of James bpt. 12 Aor 1853 at a Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
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John
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McKEANE | . | Moira | Dispensation of Banns granted at Newry Catholic Church 7 Feb 1839 as they were cousins in the 4th & 4th degree; bride was Mary McGinn from Moira ; marriage not in Magheralin records | PR |
| . | John | McKEAN | . | Newry | husband of Catharine Torley ; father of James bpt. 23 Jun 1830 at a Newry Catholic Church | PR |
| . |
John
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McCAIN | . |
Newry
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a plumber & gas fitter from 69 Canal Street in 1881 |
POD
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| . | John | McKANE | . | Seapatrick | formerly of Banbridge then Helensburg, Scotland; seeking information about his cousin William McKane of Belfast 14 Jan 1893 | BWN |
| . |
John
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McKEAN | . | Tullylish | husband of Mary McOsker; father of Mary Ann bpt. 9 Mar 1842 at a Tullylish Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss |
Margaret
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McCANE/ McKEAN/ McKANE/ McCANN | . | Magheralin & Moira | married John Magrath/ McGrath of Killfullart 30 Oct 1859 at a Magheralin Catholic Church ; mother of William Henry bpt. 10 Feb 1861 & Mary Jane bpt. 9 Aug 1863 at a Magheralin Catholic Church & Mary Anne b. 1867 & Eliza Jane b. 1872 (regd. Moira) | PR; CR |
| Miss | Margaret | McCAIN | . | Newry | wife of Charles McKew; mother of James bpt. 27 May 1832 at a Newry Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss | Mary Jane | McCANE | . | Comber | wife of James McGilton ; mother of William John b. 1872 | CR |
| Miss |
Mary
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McKEEN | . | Holywood | wife of Robert McLean ; mother of William bpt. 1885 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | PR |
| . | Mary | McKANE | . | Magheradrool | with her son George, produced a Testimonial to introduce them at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church 5 May 1728 | BPCR |
| Miss | Mary | McKANE/ KANE / McCANN/ KEANE | . | Magheralin | wife of Alexander Henan of Ballymacateer; mother of Peter bpt. 4 Mar 1829 & Sarah bpt. 12 Jun 1832 & Isabella bpt. 29 Oct 1836 & Henry bpt. 24 Sep 1839 & Henry bpt. 26 Dec 1840 & Margaret bpt. 7 Feb 1847 & Anne bpt. 28 Jul 1852 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss |
Mary
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McKANE | . | Magheralin | married James McLeavy/ McAleavey of Kilfullert 3 Feb 1861 at Magheralin Catholic Church; mother of Michael b. 1869 (regd. Waringstown) | PR;CR |
| Miss | Mary Jane | McKEAN | . | Moira | wife of Joseph Walker ; mother of John b. 1869 | CR |
| . | Matthew | McKEAN | . | Magheralin | married Eleanor Newell 3 May 1826 at Magheralin Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Mathew | McCANE | . | Magheralin | of Clogher; husband of Ellen Briggs ; father of Ann bpt. 24 Jul 1832 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Michael | McKEAN (?) | . | Clonallan & Newry |
Dispensation of Banns granted at Newry Catholic Church 18 May 1835 ; bride was Elizabeth Hagan; marriage not in Clonallan records |
PR |
| . | Michael | McKANE | . | Newry | husband of Ann Short ; father of James bpt. 1 Jul 1832 at a Newry Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Patrick | McKANE | . | Clonallan | husband of Anne McCumiskey ; father of Patrick bpt. 4 Sep 1844 at a Clonallan Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Patrick | McKANE/ McCANE/ McCAIN/ McKEAN | . | Magheralin | of Kilfullert; married Elizabeth (Betty) McCullagh/ McCulla 19 Jan 1829 at Magheralin Church of Ireland ; father of Mary bpt. 15 Jun 1832 & Sarah bpt. 5 Jan 1834 & Margaret bpt. 6 Mar 1836 & Patrick bpt. 30 Sep 1838 & Alice bpt. 1 Feb 1841 & James bpt. 19 Aug 1843 & Mary Anne bpt. 9 Auh 1846 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Patrick | McKANE | . | Magheralin | husband of Mary McKey ; father of Patrick bpt. 15 Jun 1844 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Patrick | MCCANE | . | Magheralin | husband of Mary Mathers ; father of Sara bpt. 13 Mar 1845 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
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Patrick
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McKANE | . | Tullylish | husband of Mary Smyth ; father of Mary bpt. 22 Sep 1851 at a Tullylish Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Peter | McKEAN | . | Newry | husband of Anne Rice ; father of Elizabeth bpt. 19 Feb 1829 at a Newry Catholic Church | PR |
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Richard
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McKENE | . | Tullylish | husband of Ann Eccles ; father of Margaret bpt. 9 Jan 1858at a Tullylish Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Robert | McKAINE | . | Tullylish | married Fanny McEvoy 17 Jul 1862 at a Tullylish Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss | Rose Ann | McCAIN | . | Tullylish | married James McAbe 4 Jul 1854 at a Tullylish Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss. | Rose | McCAINE | . | Tullylish | married Bernard Smyth 1 Nov 1856 at a Tullylish Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Samuel | McCANE | . | Killinchy | husband of Betty Long ; father of Margaret bpt. Jul 1829 at Killinchy Church of Ireland | PR |
| . | Samuel | McKEAN | . | Saintfield | executor in the will of Will McQuoan in 1830 | IIW # 45746 |
| Miss | Sarah | McKEAN | . | Knockbreda | daughter of Joseph McKean ; aged 17 married John McNeil 29 Mar 1852 | CR |
| Miss | Sarah | McCANE/ McKEAN / McKANE | . | Magheralin | of Ballymacateer; married John Miles of Kilfullert 6 Nov 1857 at Magheralin Catholic Church ; mother of Patrick bpt. 14 Jun 1863 at a Magheralin Catholic Church & Margaret b. 1871 & Mary Jane ; died 20 Apr 1909 | PR; CR;PE |
| Miss | Sara | McKEAN | . | Newry | wife of Samuel Ross; mother of Mary bpt. 10 May 1835 at a Newry Catholic Church | PR |
| Miss | Sarah Anne Caldwell | McKEAN | . | Newtownards | youngest daughter of David McKean of Newtownards; married George Patterson of Sandhurst 13 Feb 1867 in Melbourne, Australia | NLAT |
| Miss |
Selina Leslie
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McKEAN | . | Knockbreda | married Alexander Stitt 19 Jan 1899 at ballymacarrett Presbyterian Church | EA/CR |
| . | Thomas | McKANE/ McKONE | . | Donaghmore | married Allis McGough 22 Apr 1867 at a Donaghmore Catholic Church | PR |
| . | Thomas | McKANE | . | Magheralin | husband of Margaret Mulgrew ; father of Margaret bpt. 29 Feb 1843 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
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William
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McKAIN | . | Aghaderg | of Shankill; a farmer in 1886 | POD |
| . | William | McKANE | . | Belfast | married Rosa Anne Mussen 21 Dec 1900 at St. Anne's Church of Ireland, Belfast | PR |
| . | William | McKANE | . | Bangor | of Catherine Place, Bangor; a sewed muslin agent in 1852 | POD |
| . | William | MACAINE | . | Knockbreda | of Sydenham; a teacher ; husband of Eliza Cadby; father of Edith Valentia Louisa bpt. 1867 at 1st Holywood Presbyterian Church | PR |
| Rev. | William | McKEAN | . | Knockbreda | formerly of 2nd Raphoe Presbyterian Church; then lived of The Manse, 108 Holywood Rd, for Ballymacarrett 1st Presbyterian Church from 8 Dec 1881 til at least 1902 | HCPCI p57; POD ; RCDJB p7; ACS p28 |
| . | William | McCAIN | . | Magheradrool | father of Thomas bpt. Wednesday 22 Dec 1702 at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church by Rev William Reid | BPCR |
| . | William | McKANE | . | Magheralin | husband of Sarah Blakely ; father of Bernard bpt. 18 Sep 1843 at Magheralin Catholic Church | PR |
| . | William | McKEEN | . | Seapatrick | son of William McKeen ; married Mary Jane Herron 22 Nov 1861 | CR |
| . | Woods | McKAIN McKEAN |
. | Aghaderg | son of Allan McKain; married Agness Woods 31 Jan 1854 ; father of Agness b. 1 Dec 1870 (regd. Loughbrickland) | CR |
Last Updated October 2023
By Ros Davies