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From: Kae Lewis <>
Subject: Re:Nihen
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 15:34:38 -0400
References: <200607091600.k69G0Dle005637@lists5.rootsweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <200607091600.k69G0Dle005637@lists5.rootsweb.com>


http://www.houseofnames.com/coatofarms_details.asp?
sId=&s=Nihen&a=54323-224

Joe, The above webpage seems to confirm your story. I think you will
have to pay attention to the variations in spelling of the name
listed, one of which was Nehane. It would have been a difficult name
for strangers to spell and there would have been many guesses and
attempts over the years. I can't find anyone with the name of Nihen
in the Cork Directories (that doesn't mean there was noone of that
name living there, just no-one with a fixed abode in Cork.) But
there are a few examples of Neenan and variants in Cork throughout
the 18th and 19th century:
William Neenan of Dromroe with 16 acres in 1870

Cornelius Neenan, dyer of 26 York street, Cork City in the 1842-3
Cork PO Directory
Denis Neenan, ship chandler of 8 Market street, Cork City in the same.

Cornelius Neenan is not there in 1824 Pigots Directory, neither is
Denis, at least not under those occupations. But in this Directory
there is:
John Neenan, vintner of 63 South Main street

Nothing under either spelling in 1807/9 or 1787 Cork Directories

http://www.newenglandancestors.org/education/articles/NEXUS/
Nexus_10.3.2.asp

Before you go much further with your Cork research, you will need to
establish whether they were RC or Protestant as the records in Cork
for that time were quite separate.

Kae Lewis

On Jul 9, 2006, at 12:00 PM, wrote:

> From: "Joe Nihen" <>
> Date: July 8, 2006 5:51:25 PM EDT
> To: <>
> Subject: Wanted; NIHEN (variety of spellings) family - Cork?
>
>
> I'm searching for the following family:
>
> DANIEL NIHEN was born Abt. 1801 in Ireland, and died June 1871 in
> Aberavon, Wales. He married ANN (NANCY) UNKNOWN.
>
> Children of DANIEL NIHEN and ANN UNKNOWN are:
> i. CORNELIUS NIHEN, b. Abt. 1833, Ireland; d. March 06, 1883,
> Silver Brook, Pennsylvania.
> ii. JOHANNA NIHEN, b. Abt. 1834, Ireland; m. JOHN CROWLEY, March
> 20, 1854, Neath, Wales.
> iii. WILLIAM L. NIGHAN, b. Abt. 1835, Ireland; m. Ellen CARLIN or
> CALDON Abt. 1860
> iv. ELLEN NIHEN, b. Abt. 1837, Ireland
> v. JOHN NIHEN, b. January 1843, Ireland; m. Mary CLEMENS, November
> 13, 1864, Neath, Wales d. March 10, 1907, Lansford, PA.
>
> ANN (NANCY) UNKNOWN was born Abt. 1812 in Ireland, and died
> September 1876 in Aberavon, Wales. She married DANIEL NIHEN.
>
> This family was found in Aberavon, Wales, for the 1851 Census. Our
> family story has always been that they came from Cork.
>
> If the Irish naming scheme works in this instance, the father of
> Daniel could be Cornelius.
>
> I'm open to suggestions on how I might find this family in Ireland.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Joe Nihen
> Lansford, PA
>
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