Family [F166]

DOYLE

Parents

MICHAEL DOYLE {M} [P521] = RACHAEL WILSON {F} [P518]


Children

John DOYLE {M} [P871]

Patrick DOYLE {M} [P855]

James DOYLE {M} [P869]

THOMAS DOYLE {M} [P514] = CATHERINE MCHUTCHEON {F} [P515] > Family [F164]

Peter DOYLE {M} [P854] = Jane Drennan WIGHTMAN {F} [P862] > Family [F271]

Esther DOYLE {F} [P860] = Peter COONEY {M} [P1924] > Family [F544]

Rachael DOYLE {F} [P868]


Family

FROM THE DOYLE PAGE - http://www.doyle.com.au/history_pt5.htm :
"The Great Hunger" or "Potato Famine" began in Ireland towards the Autumn of 1845, and continued up to 1851, and ended in the deaths of an estimated 1,000,000 Irish men, women, and children (or about one out of every nine inhabitants).
In 1800, some 5,000,000 people lived in Ireland. By the autumn of 1845, when the Great Famine struck, there were more than 8,000,000. This was the largest increase in the population of Ireland in history.
In September of 1845, a fungus called Phytophthora Infestans was infecting Ireland's potato crops, devastating the potato population. More than half the Irish potato crop failed in 1845. This event is what started The Great Famine in Ireland.
An estimated 1,500,000 Irish emigrated from 1845 to 1851, and upwards of 45% of them were dying of starvation or disease in cramped quarters aboard the "coffin ships" on their journey, or shortly after their arrival in the New World.

The Doyle's and Wilson's may well have arrived in Ayrshire Scotland from County Down due to the above circumstances

IGI Michael DOYLE Sex: M Birth: Abt. 1796 Of Ballykeel, Hillsborough, Down, Ireland Marriage(s):Spouse: Rachel WILSON Source Information: Film Number:453856 ALSO Page Number:0031 Reference Number: 61323 Film 457856/page0031/Ref61323
We have record of a John Doyle buried Aukinleck 1876 aged 46 entry no.22. Probably son to this family b.C.1830
1871 census at No. 15 Double Row Kilwinning. Rooms 2:
Michael Doyle head married 60 Labourer at Works born Ireland
Rachael Doyle daughter unmarried 25 Ireland
James grandson 18 Furnace filler England
Sarah granddaughter 15 England
Sarah granddaughter 5 mth Kilwinning

Michael Doyle and Rachael Wilson are buried at Bridgend Cemetery Kilwinning. Five children all of whom died infants are also buried there. They were grandchildren and great - grandchildren.

Burial Register 1870 - 1897
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Entry No. Name Parent or other Age Date of Section No. of Depth
in register burial lair of lair
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817 Michael Doyle 79 17th February 1876 B 3 4'
Labourer Kenneth Row

120 Rachael Wilson wife of 74 21st November 1871 B 3 6'
Michael Doyle

43 Samuel Doyle Child of 1 wk 10th March 1871 A 1033 6'
Esther Doyle
15 Double Row

2524 William Doyle Child of 10 wks 13th January 1888 B 2 6'
Rachael Doyle
Five Roads

2417 Peter Doyle Child of 2 mth 26th October 1888 B 2 6'
James Doyle
plumber
Coursehill

2907 James Walker Child of 1 yr 10th November 1890 B 2 6'
Doyle James Doyle
plumber
Coursehill

3097 Agnes Walker Child of 7 mth 3rd February 1892 B 2 6'
Doyle James Doyle
plumber
Coursehill
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