Lee, Thankyou very much for this information. It's a great help. Sybil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Ramsey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 3:11 PM Subject: Re: What is a Townland please? Sybil Cameron in Sydney wrote: William GIFFEN, son of Hugh Giffen, married Mary MARTIN, daughter of Joseph Martin of Carnmoney, in 1755. "Joseph Martin had a farm of eighty acres in the Townland of McCammond's Town for which he had to pay a fine of £23.6.9 in rent and duty to one Alexander McLintock and his under tenants in 1750." Would you be able to tell me where McCammond's Town was please? REPLY: Carnmoney is a civil parish in the barony of Lower Belfast, County of Antrim, 3 miles NE of Belfast. The name "McCammond's Town" does not show up among the townland list. http://www.seanruad.com/ There is a "Monkstown" located in the barony of Lower Belfast, parish of Carmmoney; and which contained 811 acres. The area where the Martins lived may have been called "McCammond's Town" after a local person named McCammond, and was not officially recorded as a townland; but, then I do not find that spelling matching a surname. The townland (settlement) was the smallest unit of administration, and was named after topographical features, a social customs, history or a local family. name. Many of the Gaelic townlands have been anglicised, and new ones were created with the passing of time and some have been renamed. You can also search for townlands and records at PRONI: http://proni.nics.gov.uk/index.htm Lee Ramsey Dallas, GA USA > > ============================== > 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 > > ============================== 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