Hello list, I've subscribed off and on to this mail list as I've come across new information regarding my mother's family in Northern Ireland. I'm hoping that someone could help me with a huge brick wall. My gr-grandmother, Elizabeth Campbell, came from Randalstown. She was born abt. 1873, and the family always believed she was born and raised there. She married my gr-grandfather, Peter Sargeant (seen also as Sargent), at St. MacNissi on 19 April 1900. The parish secretary there has been so very helpful to me. Unfortunately, when I sent away for the civil marriage certificate, none was found. Does anyone have an explanation how this could be? Should I try writing again? My brick wall is that I do not know her parents' names. I was wanting to learn her father's name from the marriage certificate. In the meantime, I was hoping an alternate route would be to find her unmarried sisters on the 1901 Census. Does anyone have access to the 1901 Census for Randalstown? Since Elizabeth married in Randalstown, it's likely her siblings were there as well, living with their parents. Elizabeth's sisters were Margaret "Maggie, Matilda "Tillie", and Sarah Campbell. Elizabeth and Peter Sargeant appear on the 1901 Census in building return 6 for the electoral division of Sharvogues, townland of Magheralane. My family is Roman Catholic, and despite the belief that Elizabeth was from Randalstown, the baptisms of herself and her sisters did not take place at St. MacNissi. Was there another Roman Catholic church which may have been used by those who lived outside Randalstown? My Sargeant family left Randalstown for Ballymena about 1910, just prior to the birth of my grandfather, Joseph Francis Surgenor. The surname was changed from Sargeant to Surgenor with that move. Don't know why. These are births of the children of Peter and Elizabeth, spellings exactly as they appeared on the civil birth records: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sargeant b: 22 Jul 1900 in Magheralane, Randalstown, Co. Antrim Peter Sargeant b: 20 Nov 1901 in Drummaul, Randalstown, Co. Antrim Thomas "Tom" Sargeant b: 03 Jun 1903 in Magheralane, Randalstown, Co. Antrim Grace Sergeant b: 15 Jan 1905 in Carrycowan, Clough, Co. Antrim John Sergant b: 26 Nov 1906 in Ballylumin, Ahoghill, Co. Antrim James "Jimmy (a.k.a. Chip)" Sergeant b: 13 Sep 1908 in Ballylumin, Ahoghill, Co. Antrim Joseph "Joe" Surgenor b: 17 Jul 1910 in Clonavon, Ballymena, Co. Antrim Hannah Surgenor b: 23 Nov 1912 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, NI The baptisms of the children born in Randalstown took place at St. MacNissi. The baptisms of the children born in Ballymena took place at All Saints. And I have not been able to locate the baptisms of the children born in Clough and Ahoghill. I'm guessing wherever they were baptized is likely where Elizabeth was also baptized. Anyone have an idea as to which Catholic church that may be? As always, any help is much appreciated. Lisa Hopp in rainy Seattle