Melican - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Melican

eodell — 2012-05-17 22:00:46Z

Nigel, are you still on here? contact me at deodell@mac.com
I would like to determine (dna study) if the Waterford Melicans and the Clare Melicans are related.

Re: Alternate surnames for Melican

eodell — 2012-05-17 21:50:02Z

You should check variant spellings of the name, esp since you know yours did change. I've found 12 variant spellings. Many are misspelled by interpretation.
I'm working on a book of the Melicans. My email: deodell@mac.com

Melican

eodell — 2012-01-17 03:48:59Z

I am researching all Melican families in Co. Clare, also some families from Co. Waterford. Any correspondence from Melican descendants kindly accepted. deodell@mac.com

Re: Pierce Melican

eodell — 2012-01-16 23:54:26Z

Pierce J. Melican was from Co. Waterford

Re: Looking for info on Margaret Burke Melican...

eodell — 2012-01-16 23:41:44Z

Nigel,
contact me at deodell@mac.com as I have been accumulating info on Melicans from Waterford

Margeret Melican Mcnamara

eodell — 2012-01-16 23:37:02Z

note my current email: deodell@mac.com
Would like to communicate with someone from the Melican-McNamara line, thanks

Re: Melican

AmyMelican — 2011-09-17 09:53:42Z

Hi Rita,
It is exciting to make a tree connection with you. My email is Amymelican@Verizon.net if you would like to compare notes.
Thanks-Amy

Re: Melican

eodell — 2011-09-17 01:46:05Z

Rita, Contact me at deodell@mac.com, thanks, Elizabeth Melican Odell

Re: Melican

eodell — 2011-09-17 01:46:03Z

Rita, Contact me at deodell@mac.com, thanks, Elizabeth Melican Odell

Re: Melican

carnakella — 2011-09-16 22:39:18Z

Hi, Elizabeth! You're close. Anna (Melican) O'Connor is my first cousin. Her father was John Melican, son of Thomas Melican. My grandfather, Thomas, passed away in 1923. My mother, Margaret, was 4 months old at the time of his death. Uncle John was the only boy in the family of 5. I'd say I could help you with your chart. Just let me know what you need. All the best, Rita

Re: Melican

carnakella — 2011-09-16 22:35:44Z

Hi, Amy!
Sounds like we are from the same tree! My grandfather was Thomas Melican, Carnakella, Newmarket-on-Fergus. He had been back and forth to the US, as had my grandmother, Mary Halpin.My granfather died in 1923 when my mom was only 4 months old. I'd say the Thomas Melican Christmas cards could have been to my first cousin who passed away in 1998. Would love to hear from you and compare notes a bit more.
All the best, Rita Montgomery

Re: Melican

carnakella — 2011-09-16 22:31:18Z

Hi! Thanks for the reply. My great-grandfather was Michael Melican and my greatgrandmother would have been Anne McMahon.My great grandparents were married in Carrigerry Church in 1870. My grandfather, Thomas Melican, was born 1875. The island that my great-grandfather came from was Inismacnaghtan. In 1828 there were apparently 2 families of Melicans in Newmarket-on-Fergus. That family history you mentioned sounds interesting.Would love to hear more and if I can be of any help, let me know.
Thanks! Rita Montgomery

Re: Melican

eodell — 2011-08-31 05:05:54Z

Hello Rita, I saw your post. I have a chart on this family of Michael Melican & Anne McMahon with 7 children, thomas among them altho no dates for him. Is this the same Thomas who has a daughter, Anna who is married to Michael O'Connor and lives in the family home?
If you could help me complete the chart, I'd love it. Thank you
Elizabeth Melican Odell
deodell@mac.com

Re: Melican

AmyMelican — 2011-08-30 20:56:18Z

Hi Rita,
Here is the information that I have on the 4 siblings that I know of:
-My great grandfather, Michael Martin Melican (1875-1959) came from Newmarket on Fergus and arrived in the US around 1899/1900. He lived in Brookline, MA.
- Sibling: Daniel Melican (1871- ?), arrived 1892, lived in Brookline, MA (a street behind Michael)
- Sibling: Peter Kerin Melican (1892-1957), arrived around 1899, lived in South Boston, MA
- Sibling: Thomas Melican, Ireland (not sure if he came to US) My parents remember sending Christmas cards to a Thomas Melican in Carnakella (a relative of my grandfather). I am going to try to find the old address book. Maybe the birthdates will help in matching up.
Thanks - Amy (amymelican@verizon.net)

Re: Melican

eodell — 2011-08-30 04:04:26Z

new email address:
deodell@mac.com

Re: Melican

eodell — 2011-08-30 01:30:05Z

I believe you are descended from the Frost Island group, going back to a Daniel Melican & Honora Hassard. I have a family history written by a Melican descendant whose family settled in New Zealand. Others settled in Brookline, MA. I'm working on a book which will include histories of Melican families who lived all over County Clare. My email is deodell@mac.com

Re: Melican

MargaretMelican — 2011-08-23 15:45:41Z

Amy, are you related to the Margaret of Brookline? Lucky you if you are! If you send me your email addraess, I will send you a photograph I received recently from someone in your branch!

Re: Melican

carnakella — 2011-08-18 00:11:30Z

Hi, Amy! My grandfather was Thomas Melican from Rineanna, Newmarket-on-Fergus. He married my grandmother, Mary Halpin, and they lived in Carnakella, Newmarket-on-Fergus. The names you mentioned sound very familiar, there were at least 11 Melicans in this family and they originated from Melican's Island, Rineanna, Newmarket-on-Fergus. Let me know if this fits with your info.
Thanks! Rita

Melicans from Frost Island/Newmarket on Fergus

MargaretMelicanM — 2011-08-06 17:39:13Z

I am looking for Melican family history for the branch that comes from Newmarket on Fergus and may have come from Frost Island before that. Another Margaret Melican, a beautiful lady f rom Brookline MA (daughter of Michael Melican and Margaret Hickey) and her family are looking for family tree beyond Michael Melican (came to this country about l890. Michael Melican had a brother Daniel, who also came about the same time. Also another brother Peter. Any information so appreciated!!!

Re: Alternate surnames for Melican

ThePard — 2011-08-03 20:25:54Z

Sure, I'd be happy to contribute anything I can, but I don't think the connection between your Melican's & mine could be very close. My great-Grandfather Melican (Milligan, etc.) lived in Chicago as early as 1880, according to the census records.

Re: Melican

MoraMelican — 2011-08-03 14:03:36Z

Hello Amy,

I got a lot of information from a woman named Elizabeth (Betty) Melican ODell, who I met through this website, and also from her sister Margaret.

I have a tree that Betty sent me, that I could email you if you want to try to place your branch of the family. I've also added my branch - my relatives came through Ellis Island and setled in NYC.

My email is mmelican@gmail.com

Mora

Re: Alternate surnames for Melican

MoraMelican — 2011-08-03 13:51:34Z

Hi there,
That's really interesting. It's great that you know how your family's name morphed over time. For my branch of the Melican family - it's always been spelled the same way - that I know of. Would you be interested in combining info to try to put family trees together (or at least alongside one another)?

My ancestors came over to Ellis Island, NY from Co Clare in Ireland in the early 1900's.

I can be reached at mmelican@gmail.com

Mora

Alternate surnames for Melican

ThePard — 2011-08-02 19:51:58Z

In old family journal, the name was listed as Melican, on an old 1880 census it was spelled Melicen, and the entire family later changed it to Milligan. I need to know which name would be most likely to appear on old passenger lists and birth/baptism/death records. Cannot locate grave without knowing which name it's under!

Re: Melican

ThePard — 2011-08-02 19:48:17Z

My great-Grandfather was named Martin Melican, from Ireland (Listed on census as born in Ireland but by word-of-mouth I was always told he was from Scotland). Doubtful there is a connection, as my Martin married Mary Cleary, (also from Ireland) and they settled in Chicago in the 1870's. But thought I'd mention it, just in case.

Margaret Melican Eagan (Egan?) m. Thomas Eagan (Egan?)

MargaretMelicanM — 2011-07-29 00:56:26Z

Looking for relatives of Margaret Melican Eagan, who married Thomas Eagan in l889 in Vermont. Margaret Melican was my grandfather's half sister (daughter of Thomas Melican and Mary Sexton, Lisseycasey, County Clare. She was born l860 in Lisseycasey, Ireland. Melican cousins looking for other Melican (Eagan/Egan cousins) Please email me at MargaretMelicanM@aol.com. Thanks!

Re: Melican

AmyMelican — 2011-07-26 23:54:57Z

Hi Mora-
I can go back to my great grandfather's family from Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare. I know of 4 siblings - Thomas, Michael (my great grandfather), Peter & Daniel. I know that at least 3 of them came to the US settling in South Boston & Brookline, MA in the early 1900's. I am not sure if Thomas ever came to the US. I don't have confirmation on their parent's names, possibly Martin for the father (but not sure). Would love to try to go back another generation!

Re: Melican

MoraMelican — 2011-06-23 04:03:21Z

Hello,

My ancestors also came from Co Claire. I'd be interested in combining all Melican family tree information with anyone interested. I can be reached at mmelican@gmail.com

Best
Mora Melican

Patrick Melican & Margaret Meehan Buffalo NY 1825-1880?

Mahota10 — 2006-08-31 19:23:21Z

Looking for information on Patrick Melican and Margaret Meehan who immigrated with their children, Patrick (@1853), John (@1856), Ellen (@1860) Michael (@1862) Daniel Joseph (@ 1864) to Buffalo NY. The family began coming in 1869 and came across until 1872, when the mother and daughter came. They lived in the old 1st Ward of Buffalo and eventually the name changed to Milligan.

Any help appreciated

Kathleen

Thomas P. Melican

MargaretMelicanM — 2005-01-06 20:23:30Z

Looking for relatives of Thomas P. Melican, approximately 70 years of age, of California. Possibly originally from Massachusetts.

Pierce Melican

MargaretMelicanM — 2004-10-22 22:31:05Z

Re: Melican and Egan in worcester

LarryBodoh44 — 2004-07-02 21:35:30Z

My grandfather, Patrick McNamara (1871-1963), son of Michael McNamara and Margaret Normoyle was from Burren, Kilchreest, Clare. Acccording to the May 25, 1899 Ellis Island website he arrived with a group from the area (Kildysart) including Thomas Melican whose destination was Buffalo.

Margeret Melican Mcnamara

mcnamara194 — 2004-04-05 22:33:47Z

I am looking for info on Margeret Melican who married John McNamara back in the mid 1800's. They had a Child named John Francise Mcnamara born in 1892. they lived in Manistique, Mich.

Re: Margeret Melican Mcnamara

mcnamara194 — 2004-04-05 22:33:47Z

My Margeret Melican married John Mcnamara Aug 26 1890, in Corning, NY. She was born in 1853, County Clare, Ireland, died Nov 10 1929. in Manistique MIchigan. I Think her Parents were Mortimor Melican and Mary Landers. Any of these names ring a bell?

Re: Margeret Melican Mcnamara

2004-03-06 17:58:37Z

I have a chart on Mortimer Melican & Mary Landers descendants. Can you send me your fax number or I can put in the mail. I do not have your Margaret Melican on the chart but I got that generation from church records which were not always complete. I have been in contact with quite a few people who are descendants from Mortimer Melican and have visited the ancestral land in Tubber, Lissycasey and taken notes from the graveyard which has a number of Landers graves. Please keep in touch. Eliz. Melican Odell

Re: Margeret Melican Mcnamara

eodell — 2004-03-04 00:55:10Z

I have been researching the Melican name for over 20 years. I have a John Melican b. 1856 at Tubber, Lissycasey, Co. Clare Ireland who married Mary Gallagher in 1887 and they lived in Michigan. This is all I know about them.
I have John's siblings and parents names and extensive info about 2 of his siblings.
Have you tried the U.S. Census records? Let me know if this is of any value to you.
Eliz. (Melican) Odell eodell@ptialaska.net

Re: Melican

eodell — 2003-11-29 16:56:21Z

Nigel, Did you receive my Melican Emigration chart on excel? Can you send me information on your family group. The Melican name was also recorded in northern Ireland on 1796 Spinning Wheel Survey.
I am hoping one more trip to Ireland to arrange a family reunion in 2005. Some families emigrated entirely and no one left in those towns, also many descendants in other towns.
I have a headstone rubbing of the earliest recording of the Melican name if you would like a copy. eodell@ptialaska.net

Re: Looking for info on Margaret Burke Melican...

2003-11-13 16:58:15Z

Nigel, can you email me at MargaretMelicanM@aol.com?

Getting excited about a reunion!

Margaret

Re: Looking for info on Margaret Burke Melican...

2003-11-13 08:50:44Z

Hello Margaret
Yes, I had an Aunty Margaret, now sadly no longer with us. I would love to come to a reunion (depending on commitments), though can't promise too much for the other UK Melicans, who tend to be home people. I am the roamer as my work in tea takes me all over the world (off to India this weekend, and just back from ex Soviet Georgia at end of October).

I did get my sister Elaine Melican (now Darkin) and her husband John, my wife Helga, and my nephew Liam Melican and his wife Ingrid over to Dungarvan, Co.Waterford this summer to take my father's ashes back "home". Elaine and John liked it so much they returned within three months for a holiday.

Co.Clare for preference as a reunion venue as I might persuade some other UK kin to come there, Boston as second, but all you may get is me!

Please do keep me up to speed with your plans.

Best regards

Nigel

Re: Looking for info on Margaret Burke Melican...

2003-11-12 18:06:00Z

Nigel, are you interested in a family reunion? There are many, many Melicans here in the US, quite a few left in County Clare, a few in Australia and now we know you in UK. (Actually I knew that there were Melicans in England, even Margaret Melicans in England...) You are the only Nigel that I know of!
We are trying to get a family reunion together and wanted to know if you want any input as to where, when etc.
If it is in US. it should be in Boston or Worcester MA as this is where many of them came, but we are open to NY or any other place. A reunion in Clare would be fabulous though!
Let us know what you are thinking!

Margaret Melican

Re: Looking for info on Margaret Burke Melican...

2003-11-12 09:14:28Z

Dear Cousin Margaret

By mistake I addressed a reply to Elizabeth Odell to you, but now realize that you are sisters! She has promised to send me Co.Clare and Co.Waterford Melican info on Excel. As I believe that my great grandfather came to Waterford from the west coast there may be a direct link with our tribes.

Best wishes

Nigel

Re: Melican

2003-11-11 08:53:50Z

Dear Cousin Elizabeth

Apologies for confusing your message with one from Margaret Melican - not used to so many new kin! And using my wife's computer as mine is virus beset today.

Herewith my reply to your email:

Re: Melican
Author: Nigel Melican Date: 11 Nov 2003 8:48 AM GMT
Classification: Query

Hello Cousin Margaret

It seems strange to have found Melicans outside of my immediate family. We have been in UK since my grandfather came over to London in around 1905. He stepped aboard a sailing ship in Dungarvan harbour in his early teens and jumped ship in London, and never went home. All our known family is from him and his brother who followed him (or it may have been the other way round). There were more siblings all I believe in Dungarvan, Co, Waterford, and I have some of their names on a family tree that my father put together. It would be most interesting to compare this with the emigration information that you have.

Most of my known family history is of my great grandfather Melican's wife's side of the family - the Hydes, then a fair sprinkling of Briens and Keatings, all well represented in the local cemetery - but no Melicans there! So they were either rogues or emigrated (or both). I believe (but know not how I came to the idea - possibly from my father) that my great grandfather came to Waterford from the west coast - so he might be part of your Co.Clare tribe - that would be exciting to trace him back there.

If you would be so kind as to email me your Excel spreadsheet as you suggest, I will see if I can dig out our hardcopy family "twig" and add to it. You can most easily mail to nigel@teacraft.com

All best wishes

Nigel

Re: Melican

2003-11-11 08:49:32Z

Hello Cousin Margaret

It seems strange to have found Melicans outside of my immediate family. We have been in UK since my grandfather came over to London in around 1905. He stepped aboard a sailing ship in Dungarvan harbour in his early teens and jumped ship in London, and never went home. All our known family is from him and his brother who followed him (or it may have been the other way round). There were more siblings all I believe in Dungarvan, Co, Waterford, and I have some of their names on a family tree that my father put together. It would be most interesting to compare this with the emigration information that you have.

Most of my known family history is of my great grandfather Melican's wife's side of the family - the Hydes, then a fair sprinkling of Briens and Keatings, all well represented in the local cemetery - but no Melicans there! So they were either rogues or emigrated (or both). I believe (but know not how I came to the idea - possibly from my father) that my great grandfather came to Waterford from the west coast - so he might be part of your Co.Clare tribe - that would be exciting to trace him back there.

If you would be so kind as to email me your Excel spreadsheet as you suggest, I will see if I can dig out our hardcopy family "twig" and add to it. You can most easily mail to nigel@teacraft.com

All best wishes

Nigel

Re: Melican

2003-11-10 08:29:57Z

Nigel,
Thank you for the reply. I have a chart which shows Melican emigration - if you have Excel I can email it to you if you send me your address.
My own group comes from County Clare but I have found some Melicans from Worcester, MASS who were from Waterford.
Please keep in contact.

Re: Looking for info on Margaret Burke Melican...

2003-11-06 18:18:50Z

Dear Cousin Nigel,
So happy to know you are in the world! Our name is a bit uncommon so I am assuming we are related... My grandfather Denis Melican left County Clare about l895 to come to USA. I didn't know there were Melicans in Waterford as well. I would love to organize a HUGE reunion. How many Melicans can you produce from there?

Margaret Melican

Re: Looking for info on Margaret Burke Melican...

2003-11-06 15:22:05Z

Hi Nigel,

I had posted the original message looking for info on the Melicans. I did get in touch with some, including Margaret. I noticed that you mentioned Dungarvan. I have pictures of a trip my dad, Jim Burke Sr, took to Ireland with his brother Tom and his father, Jack Burke. This was in the early-mid 1930s. He had captions by some of the pictures mentioning his cousins, and one of them shows him with his cousin Kathleen in Dungarvan. So I'm guessing they were quite possibly Melicans. Some of the pictures were taken at someones farm. If you want, I could scan a couple of the pictures and see if you recognize anyone or anything in them.

Would you happen to know a Kathleen Jones? This is most likely the Kathleen who is in the picture I have, and I'm guessing Jones was her married name. I found a couple of postcards she sent to my dad in the early 1950s. They were cousins, but I don't know what family she was from - she could even be from my grandmothers side of the family. She lived in Delgany, Co. Wicklow at the time.

Jim Burke

Re: Melican

2003-11-06 14:53:21Z

Hello Elizabeth

My grandfather James Melican came from Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. He left in around 1905 and never returned, though my father John Augustine Melican went back several times both before and after WWII, and he and I went on his 80th birthday (1991) to look up the relatives - none of the Melican line was found.

I have a few names from my grandfather's generation if you are actively looking for links, and would be glad to swap Melican information with you.

Best regards

Nigel Melican

Re: Looking for info on Margaret Burke Melican...

2003-11-06 14:35:26Z

Hi Margaret

I see you are always on the look out for Melicans - there are a handful of us over in England - two lines, one my blood relatives and the other we are not sure about how they fit in. My grandfather James Melican came over to London from Dungarvan, Co Waterford in about 1905, as cabin boy on a sailing ship. Jumped ship and never went back! We took my father's ashes back to Dungarvan this year - he had been in my bureau waiting for this for about 8 years, but was always a patient man! I have a lot of family tree for Irish maternal connections over several generations - Hydes, Keatings, Briens, but precious little for the Melican line, which I suspect came down from the west coast (galway, or Connemara) rather than being truly Dungarvan based.

Happy to swap what we have with you.

Best regards

Nigel

Re: Patrick Melican & Margaret Meehan Buffalo NY 1825-1880?

2003-06-30 07:29:38Z

I have a baptism of a Patrick Melican

PATRICK MELICAN, Baptised 24 March 1819 , Sponsors Brian McMahon and Bridget Walsh at Tulla , Co Clare.

Parents Denis Melican & Margaret Hogan.

Any possible connection.

Re: Melican and Egan in worcester

MargaretMelicanM — 2003-05-29 16:40:46Z

Leslie, who was the father in this sibling group? My great grandfather was Thomas Melican from Lisseycasey, quite near to Kilmihil (or maybe one is a village of the other)
You can email me at MargaretMelicanM@aol.com

Re: Melican and Egan in worcester

MargaretMelicanM — 2003-05-29 16:37:44Z

Dear Joan,
My grandmother was a first cousin to Delia Melican (Hurley). Their husbands were brothers. there are Egans also in the family tree - my great grandfather (Thomas Melican) was married twice. A daughter from his first marriage (Bridget I think) married an Egan. They emigrated in the l870's or so and went to Vermont. I do have a lot of information about the Melicans and Hurleys.