I am new to the list and seeking help finding families of Michael McBride (son of Peter McBride) Michael was born in Belfast in 1833. Kindly Vicki Perth Western Australia [email protected]

Hi Vicki I too am looking for McBride's from Belfast. Isabella McBride b around 1839 daughter of Joseph McBride a hosier of Belfast. Isabella married George Best 29th Jan 1859, after marriage Issabella McBride and George Best lived at 24 North Queens Place, Belfast. Have you come accross any of the above in your research. Would love to know of other information you may have on McBride's in Belfast. I have hit a brick wall Regards Toni Blackburn U.K ---- Original Message ----- From: "S&V Wilkinson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 11:48 AM Subject: MCBRIDE Belfast 1830's > I am new to the list and seeking help finding families of > > Michael McBride (son of Peter McBride) > > Michael was born in Belfast in 1833. > > Kindly > > Vicki > > Perth > Western Australia > > [email protected] > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

> I too am looking for McBride's from Belfast. > Isabella McBride b around 1839 daughter of Joseph McBride a hosier of > Belfast. > Isabella married George Best 29th Jan 1859, after marriage Issabella McBride > and George Best lived at 24 North Queens Place, Belfast. > Have you come across any of the above in your research. The 1852 Belfast Newsletter Directory of Belfast and the Province of Ulster was republished only last month by Books Ulster. The only Joseph McBride listed in Belfast was at 59 1/2 (half) Academy Street, sewed muslin manufacturer. 18 McBride's are listed, including Isabella McBride, 41 Little York Street - your Isabella would have been too young to be this entry. There was a North Queen Street, and a North Queen Street Place, but no mention of a North Queens Place. North Queen Street Place had 6 small houses and was formerly known as Finlay's Court. At 24 North Queen Street was Robert Kelso Mathewson, gentleman. 24 North Street was occupied by Fergus Massy, tobacconist. (Central Belfast, A Historical Gazetteer, published in 1993 by the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society lists most of the old streets, but makes no mention of North Queen/s Place.) In 1852 the only Best listed was Robert Best, tobacco spinner, at 12 Hudson's Entry - which was off North Street. I hope this may give some clues. Chris Morgan Sheffield