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Soundex: The standard Soundex code for McA/I/Ninch is "M255", but lately "M252" has also been seen, and the sharp-eyed researcher must, of course, now be aware of both. Soundex was developed to group the (mis)-spellings of a surname together (McAninch, McIninch, MacInnish); Soundex rules are |
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1. the first letter is not coded (no number assigned to first letter), |
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2. some prefixes are not coded (le,di,du,van,von etc.)["Mc" is coded], |
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3. the letters a, e, i, o, u, y, w, and h are not coded ("no vowels"), |
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4. double consonants will be encoded only once (n for nn or t for tt), |
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5. surnames with the same code will be alphabetized by given name, and |
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6. the code key letter groups and their equivalent code numbers are |
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1-(b,f,p,v); 2-(c,g,j,k,q,s,x,z); 3-(d,t); 4-(l); 5-(m,n); & 6-(r). |
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Thus McA/I/Ninch is coded M255: M 2(c) (skip A/I) 5(n/nn) (skip i) 5(n). |
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Please note that this is same M255 code for spellings McAninch, McIninch, and McNinch! (which is exactly what the Soundex system is designed for). |
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However, mis-spellings which end in -ich or -ish (without the 'n', should be -inch) will be M252: M 2(c) (skip A/I) 5(n or nn) (skip i) 2(c or s). So, with any Soundex, check standard M255, and common mis-spellings M252. |
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Ulster: 1831 Census of County Londonderry, Province of Ulster, Ireland. |
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In addition to Tithe Applotment (1820's) and Griffiths Valuation (1860's) records reported in May 1995 issue, the 1831 census of County Londonderry was not lost in the Four Courts fire of 1922, and indexes five McAninchs: |
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Name [Parish] Address |
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[1.] McAninch, Anne Bg [Ballyaghran] "Ballemond Big" [Note 1] |
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[2.] Henry Mc [Macosquin] "Kilure" |
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[3.] James Mc [Macosquin] "Meclary" |
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[4.] John Mc [Macosquin] "Ballyvennox" |
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[5.] Robert Bg [Ballyaghran] "Battlemond South" |
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[Note 1. Anne head-of-household, possibly widow; wives were not listed] |
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[copy of index rec'd from Beth Mullinax, Irish Gen. Soc., St. Paul, MN] |
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John F. McAninch (1833-1913) by Kathy McAninch, Houston, Texas |
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[forward reference: cf. Family Bible Records, MFHN Vol. V, No. 1, Feb. 1997, pg.1997-05, from David McAninch; note added April 1999 /fm] |
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When you write about John F. McAninch, you have to give credit to an earlier genealogy compiled by Dora Rayworth McAninch, who had done some research on the family of John F. McAninch. |
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John F. McAninch was born about 1833 in Tennessee. According to his death certificate, he was born in Shelby County, Tennessee. John's father was William McAninch. Although Maria Starr was listed as William's wife in the 1850 DeSoto County census, I [Kathy] have come to believe that his mother's maiden name was Brown, and that Maria was his step-mother and the mother of the children born to William after 1838. |
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John was the third son and lived with his family in Tennessee until about 1837. When the Indian lands in northern Mississippi came open to settlement, his family moved into Mississippi. The William McAninch family settled in the southern part of DeSoto County near the Coldwater River and present Tate county before 1838. |
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John F. McAninch grew into manhood in DeSoto County, Mississippi, but it was "open land" and opportunity in Texas that called to the dreams of the young man. John F. joined his brother Elias B. and family as they headed west to settle in the new state of Texas. John F. settled in the Bell county area, and his brother in nearby Milam County. There he became neighbors of the Servers, McDaniels, Rosses, Neills, Laughlins, Dicksons, and Whitelys. |
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McAninch Family History NL, Vol. III, No. 3, August 1995, pg. 3 page 1995-24 |
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[original contents (except as noted); change font for online presentation (May 2003)] |