Francesca,
As others have explained, Munterevlin/Munterdevlin is a general area up the west side of Lough Neagh. Mainly in Counties Tyrone & Derry. You can see what RC parishes there are in the general area from the attached two maps: https://www.johngrenham.com/browse/counties/rcmaps/tyronerc.php#maps/ https://www.johngrenham.com/browse/counties/rcmaps/derryrc.php#maps/ If you click on each parish you will see what records exist. A problem you face is that not all parishes have records for 1850. For example, Ardtrea has a gap in its baptisms from 1843 to 1854. So it’s possible that the reason you have been unable to find your Felix is because there is no record to find. Bear in mind too that in the 1800s most Irish people didn’t celebrate birthdays and often didn’t know exactly when they were born. If officialdom later asked for a date of birth it wasn’t unknown for them to just make one up. So the date you have may not be quite correct. Do look a year or two either side of the information you have. And if you do find a possible record it may only be the baptism date, not the date of birth. Not all records in 1850 included date of birth. With RC baptisms the baptism date should be very close to the birth date but again some flexibility is required. Possibly DNA testing may be a way of matching with others who have additional information about where the family originate. Family Tree DNA reportedly has more people with Ulster roots than any other company. That obviously increases the chances of finding a match. You might want to try them or, if you have already tested, you can transfer your results to them for no fee. The North of Ireland Family History Society is running an Ulster DNA project in conjunction with FTDNA and can offer testing kits at a reduced price. http://www.nifhs.org (Go to DNA project on the website). Elwyn On Thu, 7 May 2020 at 13:18, ECardwell via CoTyroneList < [email protected]> wrote: > From memory, Munterevlin was the general name of quite a large area of > north east County Tyrone, Arboe (Ardboe) would be a parish within it. Lots > of Quinns in that area. > > Evelyn Cardwell > > Get BlueMail for Android > > On 7 May 2020, 12:37, at 12:37, Len Swindley via CoTyroneList < > [email protected]> wrote: > >Hello again Francesca, > >Jim McKane has suggested taking a look at > > > https://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article/1185/a-brief-history-of-ardboe > > for a reference to Munterevlin. > > > >Place Names of Northern Ireland is essential for locating obsolete sub > >denominations and long-forgotten placenames > >http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=20934 and > >Munterevlin is mentioned in Arboe parish in 1609 at the time of the > >Plantation. Apparently mentioned in Ordnance Survey Memoirs c1835, but > >not in either the Arboe tithe applotment Book (1826) or Griffiths > >Valuation (c1860), so obviously declared obsolete and had fallen out of > >use by that time. There are many Quinns recorded in the tithe book, > >including several with the given name of Felix. > > > >So then went to the online Arboe RC registers of baptisms > >https://www.cotyroneireland.com/churchrecord/arboe-rc3.html There are > >three Felix Quinns recorded and their townland of residence, but none > >born in 1850. Perhaps your forebear took the knowledge of an old native > >place of birth, known only locally with him when he emigrated? > > > >Hope this helps………..second time lucky, > >Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia > > > > > >Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > >Windows 10 > > > >From: Len Swindley<mailto:[email protected]> > >Sent: Thursday, 7 May 2020 8:29 PM > >To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing > >List<mailto:[email protected]> > >Cc: Francesca Piantadosi<mailto:[email protected]> > >Subject: RE: [CoTyroneMailingList] I'm trying to find my great > >grandfather Felix John Quinn > > > >Hello Francesca, > > > >There is no location or townland within Co Tyrone known as Munterevlin. > >Referring to the Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, > >Parishes and Baronies of Ireland (compiled in 1851 and still current), > >it is not recorded in any of the twenty-six counties, North or South. > >How accurate do you believe your record to be? > > > >Regards, > >Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia > > > >Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > >Windows 10 > > > >From: Francesca Piantadosi via > >CoTyroneList<mailto:[email protected]> > >Sent: Thursday, 7 May 2020 6:44 PM > >To: > >[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >Cc: Francesca Piantadosi<mailto:[email protected]> > >Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] I'm trying to find my great grandfather > >Felix John Quinn > > > >I’m trying to find my grandfather Felix John Quinn born in Munterevlin, > >Ireland. I have his birthdate as April 7, 1850. He died in New York in > >1896. > > > >I’ve probably spent over 60 hours pouring through documents or old > >microfiche but to no avail. > > > >He was Roman Catholic. I do know that but I still can’t find anything. > >Any ideas? > > > >Thanks so much, > > > >Francesca Piantadosi > >_______________________________________________ > >CoTyroneList Mailing List > >Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] > >Change Your Preferences: > > > http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > >Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >CoTyroneList Mailing List > >Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] > >Change Your Preferences: > > > http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > >Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList Mailing List > Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] > Change Your Preferences: > http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY > _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] Change Your Preferences: http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
