While the Baronal Blayneys of Monaghan were landed, strongly Protestant and held clear lineages from Blayneys descended from Welsh princes, Blaney families from other parts of Ireland tended to be Catholic and in the main poor with no known geneaological link to the Blayneys of Montgomeryshire. [331], [332] There are possible links to 'Blanes' in Scotland (and known frequent migration between Ireland and Scotland over the centuries).
However it is clear from the 185% figures that the numbers were relatively low and remained concentrated in Ulster / Northern Ireland (with a few moving to Dublin and some on the USA or Canada). The Blayneys (with 2 "y"s) largely stayed Protestant and in Northern Ireland. Those who identified as Catholic were mainly Blaneys (one "y") [=389] and also concentrated in Ulster.
This makes it more likely that some derived from Welsh immigrant (Planter) Blayneys related to but not actually descended from the Barons who left no identified Blayney male heir. [35]; [36] A number of the Welsh family of the 1st Blayney Baron (Sir Edward Blayney) "migrated to County Monaghan to take advantage of his influence and purchase land" [707] pp. 301-2; [1316] and there were eight other Blayneys at his funeral [35] p7; [1316].
While an independent and non-Welsh origin for some Irish Blayney remains possible but not yet demonstrated, there is mounting geneological and DNA evidence for an indcependent Irish origin for many Blaney families [see Blaney], which is not surprising, given they were more likely to be Catholic and the Blayneys were mostly strongly Protestant. Other factors for why some Blaney (and some Blayney) were Catholic could include literacy (hence the dropped "y") or intermarriage. I have started a page on Catholic Blayney or Blaney families Here
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Should anyone know of another origin of Blayneys and Blaneys in Ireland, I would love to report that on this site
This lineage courtesy of Eric Blayney [1254] with
additions and corrections from Familysearch.org [1264] and Ancestry.com search [1263] as well as the General Register Office for Northern Ireland [1258].
1 Daniel BLAYNEY Occ. Miller b.1809; d.24Dec1870
Miller / Labourer residing at 42 Academy Street (1861) [1255]
There were no Blayneys in the 1843 Belfast Street Directory and in 1852 there was one, an Archibald Blayney,
grocer and publican [Johnston's Place, Ballymacarrett] [1256]. Could this be Daniel's father?
[Unlikely given Archibald died 9.Dec1888 aged 80 (Belfast) [1258]
making him so more likely to be an older brother!
However the father was given as Alexander Blane b.~1780 and mother Janes by
"Blayney Family Tree, From Belfast area" [1596] who in turn was
probably descended from Patrick and Jane Blayney from Shankill.]
By 1864 (GRO BDM record starts), there were a number of Blayneys not listed in this genealogy
- hopefully I will find another genealogist with the basic info one day!)
+ Sarah
2 John BLAYNEY b.1828; d.15Nov1875; Occ Builder
+ Margaret WEIR b.1833 (Scotland); m.2Aug1851 (Belfast); d.24Dec1911
[dau. of Daniel WEIR, Tailor].
Subsequent marriage to Arthur NUGENT m.1Mar1877; Stonecutter
4 John BLAYNEY b.1May1892 (Belfast) [1258]; d.29Jul1960 (Vancouver); Occ. Clerk (1911); Accountant
Emigrated to USA (South Pasedena CA 1911), then Canada
+(1)Louise Isobel McCULLOUGH b.1893; d.1930-40
5 Charlotte Louise BLAYNEY b.24Apr1916 (LA, CA.); d.28Jun1996 (Los Angeles)
+ Robert Samuel WILKINSON b.1912; m.3Jun1950; d.20Jul1993
3 WILKINSON children (Robert, Desmond & Byron)
5 Edith Sara BLAYNEY b.1918
+ Alexander MORRISON m.3Jul1940 [1 child]
+(2) Charlotte PEACOCK née FUNSTON b.20May1903(or 3Aug2012); d.6Oct1990 (or 26Aug2006)
Previously married to William PEACOCK 1977
[dau. of William Thomas FUNSTON & Annie Marie STEEN).
+(2) Sarah Annie Sophia PATTERSON b.1872 (or 1876) (England) [1269];
m.10Apr1909; d.14Jan1922
[2nd wife of Thomas Blayney 1862-1919]
[dau. of John PATTERSON d.<1908] [1258]
4 Henry ("Harry") BLAYNEY b.18Oct1909 (Belfast) [1258]
d.8Mar1971 (Donaghadee); Labourer
+ Rachel BURNS b.1917; m.19Sep1942; d.25Jul1997
5 Stephen Alexander BLAYNEY b.Oct1958 Occ. Financial Advisor
+ Eleanor Mary __
3 Harriett BLAYNEY
+ Thomas WILSON m.30Aug1873
3 Frederick BLAYNEY b.1858 (Belfast) [Aged 25 at wedding 16Jul1882];
Occ. Stone Cutter. Aged 25 at wedding;
d.13Jan1907 (Pulmonary TB) aged 48 in Belfast [1258];
Death Certificate has son-in-law as Joseph SCOTT.
+ Mary Ann (Margaret) HOWARD b.1859/60/62; d.13Jul1935 (Belfast)
m.16Jul1882 (St Annes Cathedral, Church of Ireland) [1258]
[dau. of John Howard, labourer]
4 Elizabeth BLAYNEY b.1878 (Belfast); Aged 22 at wedding
+ Joseph SCOTT m.1Jan1900 [1258]
4 Margaret BLAYNEY b.30Apr1883 (Belfast); Occ. Spinner
+ Charles HARDING b~1878; m.24Dec1902 (St Annes Cathedral Church of Ireland, Belfast); widower; Occ. Labourer [1258]
[son of Richard HARDNG]
5 Two children - Frederick and Mary
4 John BLAYNEY b.17Jul1884 (Belfast); Occ. Stonecutter (at 28 Tamar Street, Belfast in 1908 [1257])
+ Ellen McCONNELL m.11Apr1904
5 Frederick BLAYNEY b.4Apr1905 (Belfast)
5 Mary Howard BLAYNEY b.27Jan1908; d.9Jan1910 (both Belfast)
5 John BLAYNEY b.21Nov1910 (Belfast)
A batchelor farmer John BLAYNEY died of septicaemia on 1Jan1936
4 Charlotte BLAYNEY b.12Sep1887
+ David MAXWELL m.7Jul1906 (Dundela Presbyterian) [1258]
5 MAXWELL children: Elizabeth Ann; Mary Ann Blayney; Thomasina & David.
4 Sarah BLAYNEY b.8May1889
+ James JONES m.25Dec1909 (Mountpottinger Baptist Tabernacle, Belfast) [1258]
4 Harriet BLAYNEY b.13Apr1891 (Belfast) [1258]
+ Thomas WILSON b.30Aug1873
+ Mr CLARKE 19Jun1910 (Belfast) [1258]
4 Edward BLAYNEY b.18Mar1893 [1258]
Labourer, soldier
+ Caroline DREW m.23Mar1913 (Belfast) [1258]
5 Robert BLAYNEY b.18Dec1919 (Belfast); d.Oct1992
5 Edward BLAYNEY b.27Feb1913; d.9Apr2004 (Carnmoney
5 John BLAYNEY b.20Feb1922; d.18Jan2006
4 Thomas BLAYNEY b.26Apr1895 (Belfast) [1258]; Labourer
+ Rachel DALY m.1Nov
4 Frederick BLAYNEY b.31Aug1897 (Belfast) [1258]; Labourer
+ Ketty MURPHY b.~1900; m.28Mar1928 (Registry Office, Belfast) [1258]
4 Henry BLAYNEY b.4Jun1899 (Belfast) [1258]; Occ. Labourer
+ Martha Mildred SLOAN b.1898; m.16Sep1919 (Ballymacarrett Church of Ireland) [1258]
5 dau. BLAYNEY b.31May1937; d.31May1937
4 James Robert BLAYNEY b.17Jul1901 (Belfast) [1258]; d.20Mar1953 (Dundonald)
... who was one (last) of 10 children [1266]; Blacksmith
+(1) Martha MONTGOMERY m.15/16Jul1923 (St Annes Cathedral Church of Ireland) [1258]
+(2) Lillie McCALLUM m.3Oct1927 (Newington
5 Edward BLAYNEY b.24Aug1932 (Belfast); d.24Sep1913; Served in the Merchant navy [1266]
Living BLAYNEY view family (?p/w problem)
5 John BLAYNEY b.c1939 (Belfast); d.14March1940 (Belfast)
3 Elizabeth BLAYNEY b.16Jun1865 [1258]
+ Thomas McCLELLAND m.2Sep1889 (Regent Street Baptist Church, Belfast); Occ. Mechanic
4 Two cildren [Margaret and John]
3 George BLAYNEY b.7Dec1867; d.10Feb1868
3 John BLAYNEY b.11Jul1869; d.11Feb1950 [1258];
Occ. Stone Cutter; Manager Stoneworks; Coal Merchant. Baptist
+ Mary (Minnie) Jane DALE b.1872; m.18Sep1896 (Belfast) [1258];
d.28Dec1956 age 86 [1258] [so b.~1870]
4 James BLAYNEY b.28Oct1897 (Belfast) [1258]
A James Blayney married a Ms Nicholl 31Aug1918 (Belfast) [1258]
A James Blayney married a Ms Montgomery 16July1923 (Belfast) [1258]
4 Charlotte K BLAYNEY b.9Oct1900 (Belfast) [1258]
4 Thomas Weir BLAYNEY b.25Jan1904
+ Margaritta McGuffin
4 Margaret Weir BLAYNEY b.27Dec1908 (Belfast) [1258]
+ ?Lackey
Thomas BLAYNEY b.1862; d.8Aug1919; Occ. Stone Merchant & quarry owner; Store Merchant (1909) [1258]; Methodist
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