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This surname is of Scottish and Irish origin, and is an Anglicized form of the Old Scots Gaelic "Mac Phail", son of Pail, itself a Gaelicized version of the male given name Paul, from the Latin "Paulus", "Small". This was the name adopted by the Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus, after his conversion to Christianity on the road to Damascus (A.D. circa 34), and it was he, perhaps more than any other of Christ's followers, who played a significant role in establishing Christianity as a major world religion. The name was also borne by numerous other early saints, and it occurs in England before the Norman Conquest only as a monk's name. Niven M'Phaill was a charter witness at Sonnachan, Argyll, in 1488, and Donald Makfaill was witness to a contract of friendship between Dunbar of Westfield and the Clanchattan in 1492. Sir John Mcfaell, a pope's knight, recorded in the "Book of the Thanes of Cawdor", witnessed a bond of manrent in 1533. The variants Mc Fall and Mc Faul are particularly well recorded in Church Registers of County Antrim. On August 29th 1824, Sarah Jane, daughter of William McFaul, was christened at Ballymena in that county, and on June 17th 1846, Ann Mc Faul, a famine emigrant to New York, embarked from Liverpool on the ship "Empire" bound for that port. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Gillemore M'Phale, which was dated 1414, in the "Book of the Thanes of Cawdor", during the reign of King James 1 of Scotland, 1406 - 1437.

any other info you come across on either mcfaul or keers families is very much appreciated x

Thankyou very much Ann, The information on the keers spelling and the meaning is very interesting. I will try and sort through and see if i can find the lineage, i get very easily confused hehe.

JANE GALBRAITH Pedigree
Female
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Event(s):
Birth: About 1653 Of, , Fermanagh, Ireland
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Parents:
Father: CAPT JAMES GALBRAITH JR Family
Mother: ELIZABETH GALBRAITH

Jane McFall Compact Disc #64 Pin #410050 Pedigree
Sex: F

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Event(s)
Death: 5 Nov 1965

Belfast , N Ireland Royal Victoria Hospital
Birth: 23 Aug 1891

3 Tilley Street, Belfast , N Ireland

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Parents
Father: George McFall Disc #64 Pin #410063
Mother: Elizabeth Gilmour Disc #64 Pin #410064

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Marriage(s)
Spouse: John Gilmore Disc #64 Pin #410049
Marriage: 30 Apr 1917
Ballysillan Presbyterian

Jane McFalls Compact Disc #121 Pin #262904 Pedigree
Sex: F

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Event(s)
Birth: 15 Jun 1830

Derryloran ,Ballygroogan, Ireland

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Parents
Father: Richard McFalls Disc #121 Pin #262902
Mother: Rebecca Milliken Disc #121 Pin #262903

Jane Eliza McFAUL Pedigree
Female Family
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Event(s):
Birth: 19 OCT 1853 Cavan, Durham, Ontario
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Marriages:
Spouse: John McINTOSH Family
Marriage: 19 JAN 1881 , Cavan, Ireland

Jane McFaul Pedigree
Female
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Event(s):
Birth: 10 MAY 1872 , Antrim, Ireland
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Parents:
Father: Patrick McFaul Family
Mother: Rose Hamilton

I'm seeing the vast majority of Keer's in Durham

Recorded in the spellings of Kear, Kears, Keer and Keers, this unusual surname is of pre 7th century Anglo-Saxon origin. It is an occupational surname meaning a key-smith, or a maker of keys. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century word "caeg", meaning key, with the agent suffix "er", implying a maker or worker. The first recording of the name occurs in the Northumberland Pipe Rolls of 1178, when Adam le cheigher, is so recorded. The later surname development includes examples such as: Richard le Kayer of London in the year 1287, William le Keer, in the Pipe Rolls of the county of Leicestershire in 1303, and Richard Kere of Essex in 1322. A later example of the recordings taken from an early surviving church register is that of the marriage in Yorkshire of John Keers and Jane Hitching on June 4th 1723, at the village known as Barnby Dun. Occupational surnames were not at first hereditary. They only became so when the son or sometimes the grandson, continued in the family tradition. Surnames became necessary about the time in history called the Medieval Period. At this time governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was often known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop", often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

David Keers Compact Disc #146 Pin #1154207 Pedigree
Sex: M

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Event(s)
Birth: abt 1892

Northen Ireland
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Marriage(s)
Spouse: Margaret Ann Disc #146 Pin #1154206
Marriage: 6 Jul 1921
Coleraine,Londonderry,Northen Ireland

David Kerrs Pedigree
Male Family
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Event(s):
Birth: About 1796 Drumverney,Ballymoney, , Antrim, Ireland
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Marriages:
Spouse: Mrs Mary Kerrs Family
Marriage: About 1821 Ballymoney, , Antrim, Ireland

DAVID KEARS Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth: 02 JAN 1864 0463, Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland
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Parents:
Father: WILLIAM KEARS Family
Mother: ISABELLA MCILREE
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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

DAVID KEARS Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth: 14 MAY 1865 , Londonderry, Ireland
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Parents:
Father: JAMES KEARS Family
Mother: SARAH MCALEESE

David Keers Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth: 01 FEB 1878 , , Ireland
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Parents:
Father: David Keers Family
Mother: Ann Jane Keers Quigley
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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

DAVID KEERS Pedigree
Male Family
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Marriages:
Spouse: ELIZA M'CARTNEY Family
Marriage: 01 MAY 1833 Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland

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David Keers Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth: About 1808 Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland

Hi i have gone as far back as David Keers born 1892c, who married Margaret McCahon in 1921 at Coleraine northern ireland, this was her 2nd marriage her 1st marriage was to Thomas Mcfaul who died in ww1. I am trying to find this David's mother and fathers details and any brothers and sisters he may have had. I think the Keers family are from the Coleraine, Bushmills, Antim area. thanks for any help x

some forenames would be useful too