Thanks Susan. I did send a letter to Lylehill Presbyterian Church and an e-mail to Templepatrick Presbyterian Church and have received no reply to either. That was about a month ago. I was thinking of a follow-up. I do have a lot more information on my Spence family whereas my Johnston family, I only have Co.Antrim written down. I suspect there was a connection between these 2 families before they came to the Ottawa area where Jane Russell Spence married William Robert Johnston, and became my g grandparents. A long time ago, I did try to make contact with the Presbyterian Historical Society as well. Peggy Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Fowler" <susan09131@hotmail.com> To: <IRL-ANTRIM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 11:29 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] [Antrim] MULHOLLANDs in Ireland - location ofheadstone >I contacted the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland and received a > very nice letter back from the organization's Assistant Secretary, Mr. > Alan > K. McMillan. [If you write to the Rev. Dr. W. D. Bailie of the > organization, he is not answering correspondence as he is in his mid > eighties, so said Mr. McMillan.] > > They have one part time assistant at the society to do the research - and > unless you have specific information to check in the Belfast area > directly, > they will recommend that you contact a private genealogical researcher (as > they did for me). Mr. McMillan thanked me for my donation, but returned > it > as they could not do anything for me and did not feel right keeping it. I > had, however, prepaid the international postage, so other than the time > replying to my letter, I did not cause them to incur any further expense. > > My best of luck to those who contact the Historical Society and hope they > can help you. > > Susan > > >>From: Jay & Jean <jaynjean@mnsi.net> >>Reply-To: IRL-ANTRIM-L@rootsweb.com >>To: IRL-ANTRIM-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [Antrim] MULHOLLANDs in Ireland - location of headstone >>Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:00:12 -0400 >> >>I had good luck several years ago with my Presbyterian Herbison family in >>Cullybackey, Ballymena, thru contacting the Presbyterian Historical >>Society >>by s-mail. . Their web address is http://www.presbyterianireland.org/phsi/ >>their s-mail address is posted there. I found that a donation expedited >>the >>search :-) JayS >> >>p&rgordon wrote: >> >>>I am very interested in this posting. My gg grandparents were married in >>>Templepatrick, the first son was born Umgall, and several of the younger >>>ones were christened in Lylehill. I am presuming that is really Lyles >>>Hill Presbyterian Church as they were presbyterian. Maybe all their >>>records are there prior to emigration to Ontario. Do you have any >>>contact >>>addresses so that I could possibly get verification of all this family. >>>Parents were William Spence born May 1805, Baraba Bailia (now transcribed >>>as Bailey) born Nov 1815 , marriage Mar 27, 1832 Templepatrick, Son >>>William Spence Jr. born Umgall, then Finley, Margaret, Barbara, then the >>>rest I have Lylehill for, and they are Robert Clarke Spence, Hannah, Mary >>>A., Jane Russell (my g grandmother), and Elizabeth Magill (McGill) >>>Spence. >>> If I could get the marriage record, I could verify place of birth, >>>parents etc. as they are supposed to be of Scotch descent but born in >>>Ireland. I can hardly wait for a reply. >>>Thanks so much >>>Peggy >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Mulholland" >>><libearywolf@shaw.ca> >>>To: <IRL-ANTRIM-L@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 8:13 AM >>>Subject: [Antrim] MULHOLLANDs in Ireland - location of headstone >>> >>> >>>> >>>>Further to my posting last week which included the following: >>>>They had 6 children (all six are listed on a large headstone in a very >>>>small >>>>cemetery just north of Belfast (I don't have the name of the place but >>>>could >>>>locate it if it will assist others) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>I was able to locate the location of the cemetery through a cousin. He >>>>sends the following information: >>>> >>>>The cemetry is at Ballyoutoag and I know that they had some sort of >>>>connection with Lyles Hill Presbyterian Church. It is near the Grange >>>>of >>>>Umgall. >>>> >>>> >>>>Also in the cemetery near the headstone is a small stone with William >>>>MULHOLLAND (late of Ballyutoag) 02 Feb 1844. >>>> >>>> >>>>I hope this helps someone out there. >>>> >>>>Cheers, >>>>Rick >>>>Surrey, BC, Canada >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>No virus found in this incoming message. >>>>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>>Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.3/423 - Release Date: >>>>8/18/2006 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-ANTRIM-request@rootsweb.com 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 Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/449 - Release Date: 9/15/2006 > >