I passed our question on.  I am not sure how much can be done at the beginning.  This is just a seed of an idea at the moment.    What townlands were you interested in? Anne Shier Klintworth Check out my genealogy blog at http://genealogygirl.wordpress.com/ ----- Original Message ---- > From: John Meyers <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, April 2, 2010 6:47:43 PM > Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] Ballymena research trips > > Morning Anne's suggestion is extraordinarily good. However, we live in > regional Australia and did get to visit Belfast in 2006 where we were struck > by the lack of support from officials et al in helping my wife with her > research. Perhaps we could be allowed to become part of wider team whose > interest in Ballymena could be addressed with a list of questions that still > exist even after some great help from those on this list. Sadly our > significant costs to a research organisation in NI did very little to answer > some of our questions. In summary, if there is a way for us to be partially > included soon, we welcome any ideas. John and Clare in Port Macquarie > Australia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from > the list, please send an email to > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]" > href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message

Hello Anne All that I have been able to find out is: Francis Mooney married Sarah Patterson on 8 Jan 1865. Sarah was born 1 Apr 1846 and the details list Ballymena Antrim NI. Sarah's parents were William Patterson and Jane Cuthbertson. The good news is Sarah and Farncis Mooney has a daughter named Annie Beatrice Mooney who married William Gardner and they had 2 daughters in Antrim and then another in Brisbane Australia. We found Annie's grave in Brisbane and have that all on record. This is my wife's side of the family. The Ballymena details for the Pattersons and Cuthbertsons is unavailable, hence my interest and our significant investment to try and find more details. WE have good details but not all of the Gardner family who may have come from Scotland to Belfast. Any guidance would be appreciated John Meyers

If you would remind me next week after I get home I can look to see if by some chance I have something on these families.  I know beofre 1865 it is very hard to track people down!   Anne Shier Klintworth Check out my genealogy blog at http://genealogygirl.wordpress.com/ ----- Original Message ---- > From: John Meyers <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, April 3, 2010 8:57:32 PM > Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] Ballymena research trips > > Hello Anne All that I have been able to find out is: Francis Mooney > married Sarah Patterson on 8 Jan 1865. Sarah was born 1 Apr 1846 and the > details list Ballymena Antrim NI. Sarah's parents were William Patterson and > Jane Cuthbertson. The good news is Sarah and Farncis Mooney has a > daughter named Annie Beatrice Mooney who married William Gardner and they had > 2 daughters in Antrim and then another in Brisbane Australia. We found > Annie's grave in Brisbane and have that all on record. This is my wife's side > of the family. The Ballymena details for the Pattersons and Cuthbertsons is > unavailable, hence my interest and our significant investment to try and find > more details. WE have good details but not all of the Gardner family who may > have come from Scotland to Belfast. Any guidance would be > appreciated John Meyers > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send > an email to > href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message