Thomas Mc Award (abt. 1845 - 1903)

Born about 1845 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Catherine (Clifford) Mc Award — married 27 Sep 1863 in Saint Johnstown, Taughboyne, County Donegal, Ireland

Descendants

Died 21 Dec 1903 at about age 58 in Derry City, Ireland

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Biography

Thomas Mc Award has Irish ancestors.

Introduction, The persons names and dates used to create this person were provided by Brian Ward on a tree at FamilyTreeDNA with out sources, and in emails, as sources become available this page will be updated.

1845? Birth, Thomas Mc Award was born about 1845 in Glasgow, Scotland. Thomas is the son of Thomas Mc Award and (Margaret Colhoun ?). No source for Birth documentation has been discovered at this point. ^[1]

1863 Marriage, Thomas Mc Award married Catherine Clifford on DAY MONTH 1863 at Saint Johnston Catholic Chapel in County Donegal, Ireland. On Thomas's marriage Certificate he is named as of Irish Origin. About 1867 Thomas, Catherine and family settled in Groarty on the outskirts of Derry, Ireland. No source for Marriage documentation has been discovered at this point. ^[2]

1901 Ireland Census, Thomas Mc Award/Ward RECORD NOT FOUND ^[3]

Children, Thomas was the father of 13 children, 6 girls and 7 boys. (Missing 3 Boys on the following list) Ellen b: 1865, Margaret b: 1867, James b: 1868, Thomas b: 1870, Jane b: 1872, Elizabeth b: 1873, Anne b: 1876, John b: 1877, Catherine b: 1879, William b: 1881. ^[4]

Mc Award to Ward, The last name Mc Award was shortened to Ward due to a strong British influence in Northern Ireland. It was a British thing to do in those times before Partition. The Partition of Ireland (Irish: críochdheighilt na hÉireann) divided the island of Ireland into two jurisdictions, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. It took place on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Today, the former is still known as Northern Ireland and forms part of the United Kingdom, while the latter is now a sovereign state also named Ireland and sometimes called the Republic of Ireland. ^[5]

1903 Death, Thomas Mc Award passed away on 21 December 1903 in Leeky Road, Derry City, Northern Ireland. No source for Death documentation has been discovered at this point. ^[6]

DNA Confirmation Maternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match between George A Church Jr and Brian Ward as third cousins.

Their most-recent common ancestors are their Great Great Grandparents Thomas Mc Award and Catherine (Clifford) Mc Ward the parents of Elizabeth (Ward) Gill, the mother of Elizabeth (Gill) Foster, the mother of A. Joan (Meehan) Church, the mother of George A Church Jr.

Predicted relationship from FTDNA: 2nd Cousin - 4th Cousin based on sharing 105 cM, longest segments 18.

DNA Confirmation Paternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match between Brian Ward and George A Church Jr as third cousins.

Their most-recent common ancestors are their Great Great Grandparents Thomas Mc Award and Catherine (Clifford) Mc Ward the parents of William Joseph Ward, father of Patrick Joseph Ward, father of William Joseph Ward the father of Brian Ward.

Predicted relationship from FTDNA: 2nd Cousin - 4th Cousin based on sharing 105 cM, longest segments 18.

Thomas Mc Award’s profile on FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYRS-NM8

I welcome any help and corrections with sourced facts. Please add to or correct this profile based on sourced facts that are accessible to everyone. Thank You. George Church

Sources

1. ↑ PasteReferenceText, No source for Birth documentation has been discovered at this point.
2. ↑ PasteReferenceTextHere, No source for Marriage documentation has been discovered at this point.
3. ↑ 1901 Ireland Census, PasteReferenceText
4. ↑ Thomas Mc Award’s profile on FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYRS-NM8
5. ↑ Partition of Ireland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_Ireland
6. ↑ PasteReferenceTextHere, No source for Death documentation has been discovered at this point.