Hi, Many thanks for your reply. Children are William, Matilda, Alexander, Ellen & James. Also looking for the birth of James the father, possibly born around 1830, his father's name was Robert, mother could possibly be Ellen, can you help there too please. Mavis -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of The Huttons Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 8:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Craig family Hi Mavis Records show Jas Craig married Margaret McIlroy 7 Feb 1856 at Portglenone Third Presby Church. Do you know names of children ? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -------Original Message------- From: Mavis Barrett Date: 9/20/2008 12:15:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] Craig family Are there any parish registers for Ahoghill, Limnaharry in county Antrim? I am looking for the birth dates for the children of James Craig & Margaret McIlroy. Children born from ABT 1856 - 1862. Can anyone advise me please. Many thanks Mavis. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Are there any parish registers for Ahoghill, Limnaharry in county Antrim? I am looking for the birth dates for the children of James Craig & Margaret McIlroy. Children born from abt 1856 - 1862. Can anyone advise me please. Many thanks Mavis.

Hello Mavis, The Church Registers for the Parish of Ahoghill survive and are available as public records as follows: AHOGHILL, CO. ANTRIM [Cullybackey used to be in Ahoghill parish but is now in Craigs parish -} C.I. Ahoghill (Connor diocese) Baptisms, 1811-70, with the McKinney family details from 1802; marriages, 1811-45; burials, 1811-70; banns, 1829-39. Vestry minutes, 1811-27, 1847-61 and 1870-; account books, 1811-30 and 1874-94; preachers’ books, 1849-64, 1868-1920 and 1929-. In local custody Moravians Gracehill Diaries which record baptisms, marriages and deaths and the movement of members, 1750-1899; baptisms, 1749-1986; marriages, 1758-1862; burials, 1766-1987; Elders’ Conference minutes, 1755-1892; Congregational Committee minutes, 1788-1927; Congregational Council minutes, 1790-95 and 1833-93; Lot Conference minutes, 1755-91; register of members, with an index, 1755-91; register of pupils and teachers at Gracehill Academy, 1805-83; reviews of the years’ activities, including details of births, marriages and deaths, 1863-91 etc. P. 1st Ahoghill Baptisms, 1841-1922; marriages, 1841-1920; session minutes, 1845-78. P. Brookside or 3rd Ahoghill Baptisms, 1859-1962; marriages, 1845-1911. P. Cunningham Memorial, Cullybackey [under CRAIGS] P. Trinity or 2nd Ahoghill Baptisms, 1835-1901; marriages, 1836-1920. Typescript history of the church from the 17th century to c.1900. R.C. Ahoghill (Down and Connor diocese) Baptisms and marriages, 1833-81; some deaths, 1833-47. [Includes Ahoghill and Craigs parishes and part of Kirkinriola parish } best regards Robert www.ulsterancestry.com _________________________________________________________________ Win New York holidays with Kellogg’s & Live Search http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354033/direct/01/

Hi Mavis Records show Jas Craig married Margaret McIlroy 7 Feb 1856 at Portglenone Third Presby Church. Do you know names of children ? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -------Original Message------- From: Mavis Barrett Date: 9/20/2008 12:15:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] Craig family Are there any parish registers for Ahoghill, Limnaharry in county Antrim? I am looking for the birth dates for the children of James Craig & Margaret McIlroy. Children born from ABT 1856 - 1862. Can anyone advise me please. Many thanks Mavis. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello List, William Boyle was aged 17 in 1844 when he enlisted in the 89th Regiment. He gave his home place as being BALLYMENA. I believe this man married a relative of mine. The marriage took place in Callan, County Kilkenny, in 1852. William was 25 and his young wife, Bridget RYAN, was aged 18. Her home was in Green Street. Fairly soon the 89th Regiment was in the Crimea. William survived and was almost on his way to NZ when unexpected orders diverted the 89th to India. In the course of fighting the rebels during The Mutiny, in an out-of-the-way place in Gujarat, William BOYLE was killed. This was December 1858. William and Bridget Boyle had been married for only six years. I am hoping to find some descendants of this couple. There is every likelihood that Bridget would have accompanied her husband. As a young widow, however, Bridget might have made a home in the area of her husband's home town which I am taking to be Ballymena for the time being. (It is possible that LISBURN might be connected). Is there anybody who might be able to help in finding the children of William Boyle and Bridget Ryan? Who could suggest how I might look further for such children? Can anybody help in finding a Bridget BOYLE who maybe remarried 1859-1885 at which latter date Bridget would have been 50 yrs of age? Does anyone own to being a descendant!!?? Any ideas, input, welcome. Kind regards, Rob in Lincolnshire

Let me know how you get on Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney. Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Belfast, Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford Guild of One-Name Studies No: 4825 for CULLODEN & HIGGINSON -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bettye Heinrich Sent: Wednesday, 17 September 2008 12:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] REILLY FINNEGAN Valerie, I have not seen an index to marriages for Antrim County. I will look for it today. Thank you, Bettye ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I might be able to help you. Have you looked at the index to marriages ? Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney. Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Belfast, Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford Guild of One-Name Studies No: 4825 for CULLODEN & HIGGINSON -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bettye Heinrich Sent: Sunday, 14 September 2008 9:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] REILLY FINNEGAN Valerie, thank you for your response. I have the birth record reference for two children for John J. Reilly and Rose Finnegan. I cannot find when or where they married. Regards, Bettye in California ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Valerie, I have not seen an index to marriages for Antrim County. I will look for it today. Thank you, Bettye

Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney. Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN, DYAS and ROWAN in Belfast, Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford Guild of One-Name Studies No: 4825 for CULLODEN & HIGGINSON -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bettye Heinrich Sent: Sunday, 7 September 2008 5:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] REILLY FINNEGAN I am seeking the marriage record for John Joseph REILLY (or O'Reilly) and Rose FINNEGAN. They probably married in 1867 or 1868 as their son, Joseph Patrick Reilly, was born 11 Bef 1869 in Belfast, Co Antrim **** You can obtain both the marriage and birth certificates. If you are interested I can look up the references for you. Any data on John Joseph Reilly or Rose Finnegan will be truly appreciate. He was b c 1848 Ireland and Rose was b c 1846. Rose died in Co Antrim about 1874. Once again you can obtain this death certificate as well. John Joseph took his family to the USA about 1875 and settled in New York. Regards, Bettye ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Valerie, thank you for your response. I have the birth record reference for two children for John J. Reilly and Rose Finnegan. I cannot find when or where they married. Regards, Bettye in California

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I am still trying to find information on the Kearney/Carney family from Belfast Antrim Nicholas Kearney married Margaret Kennedy in St Mary's RC church Chapel Lane Belfast on 28/05/1875 The lived in the Area SHANKILL CARNMONEY County CO ANTRIM Nicholas Carney's parents were Nicholas and Margaret Kennedy Margaret's parents were James Kennedy and Mary Info below on marriage but I know they had two children born in Belfast Mary Kearney was baptized in the same church the parents married in on 7/12/1878 she was just 3 weeks old so she would have been born in November 1878. Her sister Catherine Kearney was also baptized in the same church in 1880. Marriage of parents !!!! Field Value Type Marriages Date Of Marriage 28/05/1875 Husband Firstname NICHOLAS Husband Surname KEARNEY Husband Townland / Street MILLFIELD Husband Occupation Husband Age Husband Denomination Roman Catholic Husband Marital Status Husband Father Firstname NICHOLAS Husband Father Surname KEARNEY Husband Father Occupation Husband Mother Firstname MARGARET Husband Mother Surname Husband Witness Firstname LUKE Husband Witness Surname MCCANN Wife Firstname MARGARET Wife Surname KENNEDY Wife Townland / Street MILLFIELD Wife Occupation Wife Age Wife Denomination Roman Catholic Wife Marital Status Wife Father Firstname JAMES Wife Father Surname KENNEDY Wife Father Occupation Wife Mother Firstname MARY Wife Mother Surname Wife Witness Firstname ELIZABETH Wife Witness Surname MCSHANE Denomination Comment REV J ONEILL o1 0 0. Street ST MARY'S Roman Catholic Town BELFAST Area SHANKILL CARNMONEY County CO ANTRIM I believe the above Nicholas Kearney was born in Liverpool but the family always went back to Belfast and the same church they married in to have their children baptized. Any help or information on any of the family would be appreciated. Nicholas Carney died in Scotland in 1911 aged 57, his wife Margaret died in Scotland in 1934 aged 70. Any help would be appreciated. Betty

Record Type Civil Birth Date of Birth 11 Feb 1869 Name Joseph REILLY Gender M Fathers Name John REILLY Mothers Forenames Rose Mothers Maiden Name FINNEGAN Civil District Belfast Sub District Belfast No 1 County Antrim Couldn't find the marriage unfortunately but did find the birth which I think you may already have Patricia New Zealand

Hello Listers I have just joined this list and am wondering if there is SKS living near Armoy who could look-up information on a family monument for me please? (I have exhausted several avenues of info. with no result.) John William D'EVELYN was the rector of Armoy C of I from the mid 1850s for many years and I believe there is a family grave there. I have only been able to find snippets of info so far, except for the son who emigrated to Qld. I am also interested in the McNEILLs of Gardenvale, Stranocum near Ballmoney. If anyone requires Queensland lookups I will be happy to oblige. Sandra, Queensland Australia

I am seeking the marriage record for John Joseph REILLY (or O'Reilly) and Rose FINNEGAN. They probably married in 1867 or 1868 as their son, Joseph Patrick Reilly, was born 11 Bef 1869 in Belfast, Co Antrim. Any data on John Joseph Reilly or Rose Finnegan will be truly appreciate. He was b c 1848 Ireland and Rose was b c 1846. Rose died in Co Antrim about 1874. John Joseph took his family to the USA about 1875 and settled in New York. Regards, Bettye

Margaret ~ Thank you so much for your continued generosity! Regards, Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. B. A. Gordon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 8:17 AM Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] Weavers in Antrim > Al, > While looking around for Charles Short, coast guard, I found the > following on the net in which I thought you might be interested. > > RADES AND OCCUPATlONS IN BALLYCASTLE ABOUT THE YEAR 1833. > (Extracted from the Manuscript Memoirs of the first Ordnance Survey > of Ireland 1833-1838). > Architects 1 Magistrates 2 > Bakers 5 Masons 25 > Butchers 6 Nailers 7 > Blacksmiths 6 Painters and Glaziers 3 > Bonnetmakers 1 Physician 1 > Boat Carpenters 1 Publicans 21 > Barbers 1 Police 6 > Coopers 2 Salt Merchant 1 > Clergymen 2 Saddlers 2 > Chandlers 1 Schoolmasters 2 > Carmen 2 Shoemakers 20 > Dressmakers 20 Sawyers 6 > Delph Shops 4 Timber Merchants 2 > Flax Dressers 2 Tanners 2 > Fishermen 12 Tailors 4 > Grocers 20 Weavers 1 > Hosiers 0 Woollendrapers 7 > Hatters 2 Wheelwrights 2 > Hotel Keepers 2 Whitesmiths 3 > Huxters 11 Watchmakers 1 > Leather Cutters 3 Weighmasters 1 > Midwives 1 Waterguards 5 > Milliners 8 > > Margaret > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.15/1649 - Release Date: 9/3/2008 > 7:15 AM > >

Al, While looking around for Charles Short, coast guard, I found the following on the net in which I thought you might be interested. RADES AND OCCUPATlONS IN BALLYCASTLE ABOUT THE YEAR 1833. (Extracted from the Manuscript Memoirs of the first Ordnance Survey of Ireland 1833-1838). Architects 1 Magistrates 2 Bakers 5 Masons 25 Butchers 6 Nailers 7 Blacksmiths 6 Painters and Glaziers 3 Bonnetmakers 1 Physician 1 Boat Carpenters 1 Publicans 21 Barbers 1 Police 6 Coopers 2 Salt Merchant 1 Clergymen 2 Saddlers 2 Chandlers 1 Schoolmasters 2 Carmen 2 Shoemakers 20 Dressmakers 20 Sawyers 6 Delph Shops 4 Timber Merchants 2 Flax Dressers 2 Tanners 2 Fishermen 12 Tailors 4 Grocers 20 Weavers 1 Hosiers 0 Woollendrapers 7 Hatters 2 Wheelwrights 2 Hotel Keepers 2 Whitesmiths 3 Huxters 11 Watchmakers 1 Leather Cutters 3 Weighmasters 1 Midwives 1 Waterguards 5 Milliners 8 Margaret

I have not run across these people but I have just started to explore Short/Shortts in Antrim. It is a daunting task. I have been actively researching in Ireland for about 8 years. I have a web site with some of my Irish Short/Shortt research http://publish.uwo.ca/~bgordon/ and my data base on http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cotyroneireland/surnames/short.html There you can get an idea of where I have looked. I have just checked out the householders index for you on PRONI but nothing. Leaving in 1851 is too early to find these people in Griffith's Valuation which starts about 1858 and ends about 1862. Irish vita stats begin in 1845 for Protestant marriages, fathers of couple named as well their abode and profession. In 1863 which is too late for you unless some of the family remained behind all births, marriages and deaths of Protestant and Catholics began. During the early years after 1863 registration was slow. I would think that carpet weavers would hang out in Belfast. Half of Belfast is in Antrim and half in Down. Have a look at my two sites and then get back to me if you have any questions. I'll think on this to see if I can come up with anything. I am shortly going to join the Ulster Historical Foundation so I can use their data bases. They have a section called "History from Headstones" and in Antrim I found the following: Graveyard Name Civil Parish Town / Townland Surname Inscription Map Milltown Shankill Belfast SHORT Milltown Shankill Belfast SHORTSINGER, BERINGER On http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/gravestones/index.cfm I found: This is the only one early enough for you: Purchase Full Inscription 7314 JOHN SHORT 1837 DUNLUCE ANTRIM Purchase Full Inscription with Map of Cemetery All for now Margaret Gordon On 30-Aug-08, at 8:14 AM, Al S wrote: > Hi! The mention of the SHORT family in this posting prompts my > response. I > am a member of the SHORT family that departed Antrim for Glasgow's > Calton > parish about 1851. They were carpet weavers. They departed Glasgow > for New > York in 1880 and took up residence in Philadelphia. I do not know > what town > they were from in Antrim. > The names are William & Isabella (nee' Davidson?) SHORT and John & > Elizabeth > (nee' Surginor?) SHORT. It is thought that they were adherents of a > Protestant denomination. > William was the father of John, and John named his son after his > father. > Any thoughts or clues would be appreciated as I do not know anything > about > this bunch that hailed from Antrim. I have not yet begun to search > any Irish > records. > Many thanx for your attention. It's appreciated. > Al

Thanks to everyone who helped with my request. I am now very interested in the following Lt Shortt: Vol 24, Ramoan Parish. page 94. Gentlemen's Seats. Lieutenant Shortt R.N., chief officer of coastguard: the residences of these gentlemen are plain substantial houses. mostly 2 stories high and without anything in their architecture or appearance worthy of description. Insert marginal note by Dawson: These are not worthy of notice). As you can see the name Short is spelt with 2 T's. Volume 24 Page 94, Ramoan Parish, for the reference to Lt. Shortt Royal navy Lt. chief officer in the Coastguard- residence in Ballycastle Anyone have any ideas about tracking down Lt. Shortt? Margaret Gordon

Margaret, I don't have access to the Carrickfergus books but here are the Vol 16 and 24 entries - (Volume 16 Page 32, Ballywillin Parish, for the reference to the "Short family"?) Parish of Ballywillan, County Antrim Fair Sheets on Ancient Topography by Thomas Fagan, June 1838 'Short' mentioned as having a tomb or headstone in Ballywillan Graveyard (Volume 24 Page 94, Ramoan Parish, for the reference to Lt. Shortt?) Parish of Ramoan, County Antrim Statisical Report by Lieutenant T.C.Robe July 1831 Under 'Gentlemen's Seats': Captain Gilbert, R.N., inspecting commander of coastguard; Captain Blois, R.N.; Captain Sampson; Revd. William Stewart, curate of the chapel of ease; Alexander Knox Esquire, M.D.; Lieutenant Shortt, R.N., chief officer of coastguard; the residences of these gentlemen are plain, substantial houses, mostly 2-storeys high and without anything in their architecture or appearance worthy of description. [Insert marginal note by Dawson: These are not worthy of notice]. Cyndy _________________________________________________________________ Get thousands of games on your PC, your mobile phone, and the web with Windows®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/108588800/direct/01/