Hello everyone, My name is Anne and I'm in Melbourne, Australia. I am researching my husband's side of the family, and I'm hoping someone can help with my question. His g.g.grandfather, Alexander McDONALD, was born in Belfast about 1805 but he was on the Isle of Skye when he married in 1832 and remained there until his death in 1880. I'm pretty sure his father, Hector McDONALD, was a Scottish soldier in one of the British/Scottish regiments that were sent to Ireland in the early 1800s. Can anyone tell me where I would find records of this birth? Was there some particular church in Belfast that the soldiers would have used for marriages and christenings? Hector would not have been an officer, just an ordinary Private. Any help would be much appreciated, Regards, Anne - Melbourne
I'm not sure how much help I will be, but try to find out what regiments were in Belfast, Ireland in the time period, and what army barracks they would have been at. Its almost a certainty soldiers would have used the churches nearby the barracks if they spent any reasonable time there for marriages, and the births of children. Sharon --- Anne or Gordon Major <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > My name is Anne and I'm in Melbourne, Australia. > > I am researching my husband's side of the family, > and I'm hoping someone can > help with my question. His g.g.grandfather, > Alexander McDONALD, was born > in Belfast about 1805 but he was on the Isle of Skye > when he married in 1832 > and remained there until his death in 1880. I'm > pretty sure his father, > Hector McDONALD, was a Scottish soldier in one of > the British/Scottish > regiments that were sent to Ireland in the early > 1800s. Can anyone tell > me where I would find records of this birth? Was > there some particular > church in Belfast that the soldiers would have used > for marriages and > christenings? Hector would not have been an > officer, just an ordinary > Private. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com