Jane (Wallace) McConnell (1838-1925) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Jane McConnell formerly Wallace

Born 13 Feb 1838 in Moydalgan, Banbridge, County Down, Ireland

Daughter of Samuel Wallace and Eleanor (Mooney) Wallace

Sister of Betty Jane Wallace, Hugh Wallace, James Wallace, William Wallace and Sarah Wallace

Wife of Trevor McConnell — married 4 Apr 1870 in Drumlough Presbyterian Church

Descendants

Mother of Trevor (Wallace) McConnell, Eliza McConnell, Mary McConnell, Sarah Jane (McConnell) Mills, Thomas McConnell, Mary McConnell, Gracy McConnell, Ann McConnell and Agnes McConnell

Died 6 Mar 1925 at age 87 in Ballykeel, County Down

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Biography

Jane Wallace was born on 13 February 1838 at Moydalgan, daughter of Samuel Wallace, a shoemaker, and his wife Eleanor, née Mooney. She was baptised on 22 April 1838 at Drumlough Presbyterian Church.

**Church Baptism Record**
Name	Date of birth	Place of birth	Date of baptism	Parish/District	County	Father	Father's occupation	Mother	Sponsors/informants	Notes
Jane Wallace	13 February 1838	Moydalgan	22 April 1838	Drumlough Presbyterian	Down	Samuel Wallace	-	-	-	Minister/Priest: Crory Samuel

She married Trevor McConnell, a weaver, in Dromore Cathdral on 4 April 1870.

1870. Marriage solemnized at **Parish Church** in the **Parish** of **Dromore** in the **County of Down**
When Married	Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or Profession	Residence at Time of Marriage	Father's Name and Surname	Rank or Profession of Father	In the Presence of
4 April 1870	Trevor McConnell	Full	Bachelor	Weaver	Ballykeel	James McConnell	Weaver	Michael John Charles (his mark)
	Jane Wallace (her mark)	Full	Spinster	-	Ballykeel	Samuel Wallace	Shoemaker	Frances Chambers (her mark)

Their first child, Eliza, was born on 5 February 1871 in Ballykeel, Dromore. Their second, Mary, followed on 12 February 1873. Their third, Sarah Jane, was born on 26 May 1875. A fourth, Thomas, was born on 26 May 1875, and a fifth, Trevor, was born about 1877. Their sixth, Ann, was born at Lappoges, Dromore, on 3 September 1879, and their seventh, Agnes, followed on 24 April 1881.

Trevor junior married Elizabeth Jess in Lisburn in 1892, and they had two children.

Sarah Jane married Rainey Mills, a labourer, in Dromore in 1897. They had nine children.

Eliza married John Rush, a farmer from Growell, County Down, in 1898. They had two children.

Trevor died of apoplexy at Growell on 21 February 1899, aged 60.

In the 1901 census, Jane is living at 3 Growell, Ballykeel, with her unmarried daughters Mary, Ann and Agnes.

**1901 Census: 3 Growell, Ballykeel, County Down, 1 April 1901**
Name	Age	Sex	Relation to head	Religion	Birthplace	Occupation	Literacy	Irish language	Marital status	Specified illnesses
Jane McConnell	60	F	Head of family	Church of Ireland	Co Down	Retired farmer	Read & write	-	Widow	-
Mary McConnell	28	F	Daughter	Church of Ireland	Co Down	Cambric weaver	Read & write	-	Not married	-
Annie McConnell	22	F	Daughter	Church of Ireland	Co Down	Cambric weaver	Read & write	-	Not married	-
Agness McConnell	19	F	Daughter	Church of Ireland	Co Down	Cambric weaver	Read & write	-	Not married	-

Ann married Thomas Murphy, a farmer, in Hillsborough in 1909.

Jane died of senile decay on 6 March 1925 at Ballykeel, aged 86.

**1925 DEATHS**
Date and Place of Death	Name and Surname	Sex	Condition	Age last Birthday	Rank, Profession, or Occupation	Certified Cause of Death and Duration of Illness	Signature, Qualification and Residence of Informant	When Registered	Signature of Registrar
1925, Sixth March, Ballykeel, Artipenny (?)	Jane McConnell	F	Widow	86 yrs	Weaver's widow	Senile decay, certified	Thomas McConnell, son, present at death, Ballykeel, Artpenny (?)	Sixteenth March 1925	Henry (illegible), Registrar