As Americans will do...

We've spent some time looking into the Strain name ...

 

My Family History letters

Daniel Strain, Co. Down, Ireland (b. 1780/85, m. ??), left Will in 1832? (Shankill, Co. Down, Ireland)

--- Daniel's children ---

included Peter (1800/05-?), Daniel (1809-1880), Francis (1812-1882), Thomas (1818-1873), John (1824-1900)

--- Francis & Susan Laughlin's (surname ?) children ---

Catherine (Kate) Strain (1835-1907), Thomas (1837-1909)

--- Thomas & Mary Daly's children ---

Susan (1867-1952), Anna (1869-1907), Agnes (1871-1886), Mary (1872-1885), Catherine (1873-1885), Lucy (1876-1949), Julia (b. 1879), John (1878-1933), James (b. 1883), Thomas (d. 1952), Frank (1886-1949)

--- John Joseph & Rosemary Connors' children ---

John (1914-1977), Mary (1910-1993)

--- John Joseph & Mildred Hall's children ---

John (b. 1943), Gerald (b. 1947)

--- John Hall & Joann Reisz's children ---

Jennifer (b. 1969), Sean (b. 1971), Jeffrey (b. 1973)

 

Doris Sheridan research July 2001

UHF research 14 Oct 1999

Aghaderg parish records (1816-1840 1840-1876)

Raymond’s County Down website (link)

 

County Down (map 1 map 2 Aghaderg Ordnance Survey)

 

Gravestones in St. Peter's cemetery (Troy, NY, USA):

Daniel Strain of Co. Down, Ireland (1,2), his wife Margaret Boyd of Wigtown, Scotland (3), their son James & Marion (4), possibly their daughter Margaret (5)

Daniel's brothers: Francis & Thomas Strain of Co. Down, Ireland (1,2,3), their brother John (4,1)

 

Gravestones in St. John's cemetery (Lansingburgh, NY, USA):

John Joseph of Troy, NY, USA & his wife Rosemary Connors (1)

John and Rose's son John Joseph (1), his sister Mary (1)