LEYNOS, Peter Cotton Spinner, of Loughgall, County Armagh ^{2 4 5 6}

   Other names for Peter were LENNAS, Peter,^{7 8} LEYNIS, Peter,⁹ LEYNOS, Patrick,^{1 3} LINNES, Patrick,⁷ LINNS, Patrick,¹⁰ LYNESS, Patrick and LYNIS, Peter.^{7 9}

  General Notes:

Peter and Patrick were both recorded as the given name for this person, which is in accord with Scots and Irish traditions.

Peter was recorded as a cotton spinner in the baptismal records of his son Michael in 1818.

When Michael, was born in 1818 Margaret Liness was his godmother. This suggests that Peter was an older brother of Margaret, perhaps by several years or more. It is also possible that he was not a brother but a cousin. It is his association with Bernard and Margaret that suggests he was a member of this family. We also know he was a sponsor in 1819 along with Agnes Donnelly, herself possibly a relative of Isabella Donnelly - a niece perhaps.

A sponsor called Peter Linas was present at the baptism of James Quigley, son of John Quigley and Catherine Linas, on 20 June 1830 in St Mirin's Paisley.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. sponsor at baptism, 23 February 1819, St Mirin's RC Chapel, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. ¹¹ Patrick Lyness was a co sponsor with Agnes Donnelly at the christening of Mary Henry on February 23 1819 at Paisley.

Peter married Mary HENRY of Kilrea parish, County Derry on 28 April 1817 in St Andrew's RC parish, Glasgow, Scotland.^{1 2 3} (Mary HENRY of Kilrea parish, County Derry was born about 1795.)

  Marriage Notes:

Old Parish Registers
Eastwood parish Renfrewshire
Marriages

"Leynos and Henry
April 10th Patrick Leynos in this parish and Mary Henry Residenter in Glasgow were booked for proclamation for three days Married 28th April by Mr Andrew Scott R Catholic Clergyman Glasgow"

Roman Catholic Records
St Andrew's RC parish Glasgow Lanarkshire
Marriages

"1817
April 28^th

Peter Leynos (indexed as Leynas)
and Mary Henry
This twenty Eight day of April 1817 I married according to the rites of the Catholic church Peter Leynos currently residing in the Shaws but originally from the County of Armagh and parish of Loughgall Ireland to Mary Henry presently also residing in the neighbourhood of Glasgow but originally from the County of Derry and parish of Kilrea Ireland. The above mentioned parties were regularly proclaimed in the established church and produced a certificate to that effect from the session clerk stating that no objections had been made against their intended marriage. They were also regularly proclaimed in the chapel here. Witnesses were John Henry and Margaret Divor(? Devor?Diver?)
(signed) Andrew Scott" ^{2 3}