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 >> >> > >