Hello Ulster list. Greetings from the other side of the world. Are there SKS's on the list who would care to advise this searcher how he might go about finding his long lost paternal great grandfather. I find it down right disheartening that I know so little about Him. I have made good progress tracing the families of my mother's parents. I have made good progress tracing the families of my wife's paternal and maternal ancestors, but all I have for James Blackburn is from his marriage certificate, when he married Susan Henney in Glasgow. The details of this marriage are:- On 25 July 1870 at 285 Argyle Street, Glasgow, after banns according to the forms of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, James Blackburn, 28, Seaman, Marchant Service, son of John Blackburn, dec., Fisherman and Martha Blackburn,m.s.Neilson,dec. His address was 32 Dalrymple Street, Greenock. Susan Henney, 19, of the same address, daughter of Daniel Henney, Seaman, Merchant Service, and Mary Henney,m.s. Leitch. The witnesses were William McLachlan and Mary Dunlop. The Minister was James Percy Kealdy. I have documents which give the birth place of James as"Belfast Antrim". The information I am searching is the birth record of James. Where should I look and how do I get there, and is this possible through the NET. I think the records if they exist would be in a Fishing Port Parish where there is a Wesleyan Methodist Church, but I do not know enough about Belfast or it's environs, to make a start in that direction without some assistance. The parents of James, John and Martha may also have been married in Antrim. To find that record would be a real bonus. Thanks to all in advance. Greg Blackburn in Raumati Beach, New Zealand

Hi Kay & Greg: I got this the other day via the IRL-ULSTER site. I am not sure if I can be of any help. However I was born in Belfast and do know the surrounding area pretty well. Do you have a birthday, or a place name where your ancestor was born. Belfast would be the port city of course. But I think even when I was there in the 1950's boats left for Glasgow via Larne (which is about 30 minutes by train from Belfast ) If he was in the Merchant Marines he might have left from there. Of course there are many small fishing villages in Co. Down. Drop me a line if you have any further info. I am only starting checking on my genealogy now....so I can empathize with you!! Good Luck Kathleen Donnelly ----- Original Message ----- From: Kay and Greg Blackburn <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 8:27 PM Subject: [ULSTER] Wesleyan Methodist Church Records: Belfast and/or Antrim > Hello Ulster list. Greetings from the other side of the world. > > Are there SKS's on the list who would care to advise this searcher how he > might go about finding his long lost paternal great grandfather. I find it > down right disheartening that I know so little about Him. I have made good > progress tracing the families of my mother's parents. I have made good > progress tracing the families of my wife's paternal and maternal > ancestors, but all I have for James Blackburn is from his marriage > certificate, when he married Susan Henney in Glasgow. The details of this > marriage are:- > > On 25 July 1870 at 285 Argyle Street, Glasgow, after banns according to > the forms of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, James Blackburn, 28, Seaman, > Marchant Service, son of John Blackburn, dec., Fisherman and Martha > Blackburn,m.s.Neilson,dec. > His address was 32 Dalrymple Street, Greenock. > Susan Henney, 19, of the same address, daughter of Daniel Henney, Seaman, > Merchant Service, and Mary Henney,m.s. Leitch. > The witnesses were William McLachlan and Mary Dunlop. > The Minister was James Percy Kealdy. > > I have documents which give the birth place of James as"Belfast Antrim". > > The information I am searching is the birth record of James. Where should > I look and how do I get there, and is this possible through the NET. I > think the records if they exist would be in a Fishing Port Parish where > there is a Wesleyan Methodist Church, but I do not know enough about > Belfast or it's environs, to make a start in that direction without some > assistance. The parents of James, John and Martha may also have been > married in Antrim. To find that record would be a real bonus. > > Thanks to all in advance. > > Greg Blackburn in Raumati Beach, New Zealand > > > > ==== IRL-ULSTER Mailing List ==== > Ulster Home Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlccn/Ulster/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >