Some one was enquiring about the Legerwoods of Newtownards. Several are buried in Comber graveyard rather than Movilla and I can copy the gravestone inscriptions. Hugh Macartney

Patrick DOYLE 23 Dennis DOYLE 23 Hmmmm.....I wonder are they related to the Doyles from around Mourne? Fiona. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow2/ -----Original Message----- From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carolgriff@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:32 PM To: nir-down@rootsweb.com Subject: [NIR-DOWN] re Orangemen Roney Cumberland etc Hi Like Michael I have that great book Culture, Conflict and Migration: The Irish in Victorian Cumbria- but like him I can not locate it- recommended. Ive skimmed through Cleator Moor Revealed and can find no mention of any Roneys but thought Id list names just incase anyone has an interest- nothing says they were Irish but they may be recognised. April 1871 Murphy Riots William Murphy- an Irishman who travelled England giving lectures that Im gathering were anti catholic- I stand to be corrected here. Arrests in and around Cleator moor were Hugh McGEE 21 Patrick DOYLE 23 Dennis DOYLE 23 Patrick MURRAY 35 James BELTON 38 Patrick MCGEE 26 James MCGEE 27 Lawrence DORAN- a grocer from Whitehaven Thomas MORGAN Jerimiah BRAYDON Francis MORGAN Patrick CONNER They got 12 months hard labour- apart from James BELTON and Patrick MCGEE who got 3 months hard labour. Hope someone recognises someone here(and is pleased to see them), on reflection i think I will look them up on census returns to see where they came from- may end up coming from areas Im interested in- sorry im thinking aloud! Carol ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Like Michael I have that great book Culture, Conflict and Migration: The Irish in Victorian Cumbria- but like him I can not locate it- recommended. Ive skimmed through Cleator Moor Revealed and can find no mention of any Roneys but thought Id list names just incase anyone has an interest- nothing says they were Irish but they may be recognised. April 1871 Murphy Riots William Murphy- an Irishman who travelled England giving lectures that Im gathering were anti catholic- I stand to be corrected here. Arrests in and around Cleator moor were Hugh McGEE 21 Patrick DOYLE 23 Dennis DOYLE 23 Patrick MURRAY 35 James BELTON 38 Patrick MCGEE 26 James MCGEE 27 Lawrence DORAN- a grocer from Whitehaven Thomas MORGAN Jerimiah BRAYDON Francis MORGAN Patrick CONNER They got 12 months hard labour- apart from James BELTON and Patrick MCGEE who got 3 months hard labour. Hope someone recognises someone here(and is pleased to see them), on reflection i think I will look them up on census returns to see where they came from- may end up coming from areas Im interested in- sorry im thinking aloud! Carol

Tullycore is a townland near Killinchy. Tullycore National school was recently converted into a dwelling. The school register is in PRONI. -----Original Message----- From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sarah Martin Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:51 PM To: nir-down@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] DAVID GIBSON family and descendants, Tullycore,County Down, Ireland, 1800s Pat on reading your message I wonder if you have the townland name correct. I was born in Northern Ireland and lived there for 31 years and I have never heard that place name. There was a place quite close to where we lived known as Tullynore. Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Jones" <kin-hunter25@cox.net> To: <NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 3:36 AM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] DAVID GIBSON family and descendants, Tullycore,County Down, Ireland, 1800s > Looking for information about the family of and/or any descendants of > DAVID GIBSON, Tullycore, Co Down, Ireland. He lived in the Tullycore area > when his wife Ann (Marshall) Gibson died in 1865. His sons Robert(d. > 1852), John (d. 1854), James (d. 1863), and Thomas (d 1875) all died in > that area. All are buried in the Killinchy Non-Subscribing Presbyterian > Church cemetery, Killinchy, Co Down. There were supposed to have been 10 > children born; I need their names and information. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.16/1251 - Release Date: 1/30/2008 9:29 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.16/1251 - Release Date: 1/30/2008 9:29 AM

Joni, An uncle of mine, Thomas Lindsay married an Annie Skillen on Oct 6, 1890 in St. Annes Parish Church Belfast. Her father was a Hugh Skillen, tailor. She died in 1946 at 41 Ewart's Row Belfast. I believe she had a brother John. That is really all I know about this Skillen family. Gord On Jan 29, 2008, at 7:18 PM, Joni Rabena wrote: > Hi, Fellow Researchers, > > I'm looking for information for a friend of mine, Robert Hugh > Skillen, who > lives in Canada. He was born in County Down, Belfast, in the 1940s. > He had > two siblings, William and Ann. They were all orphans. Their father was > Robert Cecil Skillen who worked in Boyce Brothers in Finaghy. Their > mother > was Mary Matilda Spence who lived in or around Woodstock > Castlereagh Rd. > Area; she worked in Foster Greens Hospital. They both would have > been born > around 1915. > > Both of Robert's siblings (William and Ann) have died and he has no > one left > in his family and is interested in finding out more info about his > parents. > He has no idea who his grandparents were. > > Any help, suggestions, would be very much appreciated! > > Thank you, > > Joni >

I have done Rooney/Roney research in Cleator Moor. If I can share anything or assist let me know. I still have a few questions myself Bill -------------- Original message from Carolgriff@aol.com: -------------- > Hi > > My Irish families were in Cleator Moor area of Cumberland and I do know that > there was lots of unrest between protestant and catholic- riots etc, There > was an orange lodge in the Whitehaven area as an orange order march took place > 12 july 1884 by the Cumberland orange order, during the ensuing riot a > policeman was shot and killed. Weapons including revolvers swords sabres and > pikes > were found. There were also other incidents sparked off by various events. > I got this from cleator moor revealed- a book by Tom Duffy. > > No mention of any Roneys from memory- I have Roneys too and have looked at > your family on census returns many a time:) > > I'll have a proper read tonight incase Ive missed anything - work first > mores the pity. > > carol > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

<Tullycore is a townland near Killinchy. Tullycore National school was recently converted into a dwelling. The school register is in PRONI.> Sean, thanks for the clarification. I had thought that was correct according to what maps I've found. How far back would the National school records go? Most of my Marshall family left that area in the 1840s; however, two girls were married and remained behind. Mary Marshall married a John Marshall in 1838 and Ann Marshall married David Gibson, also in 1838. Both married in the Killinchy Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church and the Gibson family, at least, has a tombstone erected in the cemetery there.

As his dad worked in Finaghy they may have lived in Finaghy. I suggest you try some of the Finaghy churches. Try the Rev Burnett (Presbyterian) and ask him for details of other probable churches in the area joni@mcburney.ca Also you might want to try to get a marriage certificate (costs money but can be done online) for his parents (This should give their father's names and where they were living) http://www.groni.gov.uk/index.htm Good luck Ella Ella Patterson Cataloguer Cataloguing Department Main Library Resources Management Division The Queen's University of Belfast University Square Belfast BT7 1LS Northern Ireland Tele: +44 28 90973639 Email: e.patterson@qub.ac.uk -----Original Message----- From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rosemary Joan McCormack Sent: 30 January 2008 11:55 To: nir-down@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] (no subject) Dear Joni, on Ulster Historical Foundation I have found these two births: Mary Matilda Spence 1917 ,Co. Antrim and Robert (Cecil not mentioned) Skillen 1914,Co. Antrim This is a pay per view (£6 for 5 views) their marriage wouldn't be on it as it would have been in the 30s. You would have to get someone to search at the GRO for you. www.ancestryireland.com Good luck, RosemaryJoan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joni Rabena" <joni@mcburney.ca> To: <NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:18 AM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] (no subject) > Hi, Fellow Researchers, > > I'm looking for information for a friend of mine, Robert Hugh Skillen, who > lives in Canada. He was born in County Down, Belfast, in the 1940s. He had > two siblings, William and Ann. They were all orphans. Their father was > Robert Cecil Skillen who worked in Boyce Brothers in Finaghy. Their mother > was Mary Matilda Spence who lived in or around Woodstock Castlereagh Rd. > Area; she worked in Foster Greens Hospital. They both would have been born > around 1915. > > Both of Robert's siblings (William and Ann) have died and he has no one > left > in his family and is interested in finding out more info about his > parents. > He has no idea who his grandparents were. > > Any help, suggestions, would be very much appreciated! > > Thank you, > > Joni > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Joni, on Ulster Historical Foundation I have found these two births: Mary Matilda Spence 1917 ,Co. Antrim and Robert (Cecil not mentioned) Skillen 1914,Co. Antrim This is a pay per view (£6 for 5 views) their marriage wouldn't be on it as it would have been in the 30s. You would have to get someone to search at the GRO for you. www.ancestryireland.com Good luck, RosemaryJoan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joni Rabena" <joni@mcburney.ca> To: <NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:18 AM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] (no subject) > Hi, Fellow Researchers, > > I'm looking for information for a friend of mine, Robert Hugh Skillen, who > lives in Canada. He was born in County Down, Belfast, in the 1940s. He had > two siblings, William and Ann. They were all orphans. Their father was > Robert Cecil Skillen who worked in Boyce Brothers in Finaghy. Their mother > was Mary Matilda Spence who lived in or around Woodstock Castlereagh Rd. > Area; she worked in Foster Greens Hospital. They both would have been born > around 1915. > > Both of Robert's siblings (William and Ann) have died and he has no one > left > in his family and is interested in finding out more info about his > parents. > He has no idea who his grandparents were. > > Any help, suggestions, would be very much appreciated! > > Thank you, > > Joni > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In case you don't have these Killinchy Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church gravestone inscriptions: MARSHALL (Polished granite stone in a low stone enclosure) Erected by the late Samuel Marshall, U.S.A. in loving memory of his mother, Mary Marshall, Tullycore, who died Sept. 25 1879 aged 65. Also his sister Mary who d. Jan. 24 1937 aged 88. And MARTHA MAGOWAN, daughter of above Mary who d. June 19 1967 aged 84. Also Wesley Magowan, husband of Martha, who d. March 21 1964 aged 87. GIBSON Erected by David Gibson of Tullcore in mem. of his son Robert who d. Feb.24 1852 aged 5 years. Also his son John who d. May 25 1854 aged 2 years. Also his son James who d. Dec.1 1863 aged 21. Also his wife Ann who d. July 25 1865 aged 44. Also his son Thomas who d. Aug. 16 1875 aged 12 years. The 1886 Killinchy Directory listed T. Gibson, farmer, at Carrickmannon and W.J. Marshall at Tullycore. Any present day descendants might be listed at <bt.com> under either Newtownards or Comber. The Gibsons were among the early settlers from Scotland in the beginning of the 17th. C The Muster Roll of County Down 1631 held at Bangor listed: GIBSON James & Robert. They are listed close together suggesting they were related, possibly brothers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Jones" <kin-hunter25@cox.net> To: <NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:31 AM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Tullycore and the MARSHALL and GIBSON families in Co Down, 1800s > <Tullycore is a townland near Killinchy. Tullycore National school was > recently converted into a dwelling. The school register is in PRONI.> > > Sean, thanks for the clarification. I had thought that was correct > according to what maps I've found. > > How far back would the National school records go? Most of my Marshall > family left that area in the 1840s; however, two girls were married and > remained behind. > > Mary Marshall married a John Marshall in 1838 and Ann Marshall married > David Gibson, also in 1838. Both married in the Killinchy Non-Subscribing > Presbyterian Church and the Gibson family, at least, has a tombstone > erected in the cemetery there. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Have you tried the BHC (British Home Children) site? Perhaps they could be of assistance. Roberta -----Original Message----- From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joni Rabena Sent: January 29, 2008 7:19 PM To: NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com Subject: [NIR-DOWN] (no subject) Hi, Fellow Researchers, I'm looking for information for a friend of mine, Robert Hugh Skillen, who lives in Canada. He was born in County Down, Belfast, in the 1940s. He had two siblings, William and Ann. They were all orphans. Their father was Robert Cecil Skillen who worked in Boyce Brothers in Finaghy. Their mother was Mary Matilda Spence who lived in or around Woodstock Castlereagh Rd. Area; she worked in Foster Greens Hospital. They both would have been born around 1915. Both of Robert's siblings (William and Ann) have died and he has no one left in his family and is interested in finding out more info about his parents. He has no idea who his grandparents were. Any help, suggestions, would be very much appreciated! Thank you, Joni ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Gentle Listers, I have had multiple contacts with people from the Grand Lodge, as well as with multiple contacts with people from local lodges, asking for information regarding my ancestors and whether they were members. In each case I received a "I'll see what I can find" email. In each case it was the last time I heard from that contact. If you can do better, good for you. For me, it has done no good whatsoever. Andy Airriess

Linda, This website may offer some insight: www.grandorangelodge.co.uk Best Wishes, Roxanne linda chapman wrote: >Hi > >I am not even sure if this is a sensible question but I had this thought so will ask. > >I >know my 3x gr grandfather James Rooney (or Roney) was buried in >Egremont in 1880 when his age was given as 45. He is on the 61 and 71 >census in Egremont, Cumberland when his birth place was given as Ireland, as were >the births of his wife Elizabeth nee Taylor and his daughters Leticia >and Rosannah in 1848 and 1850, his younger children being born in Egremont. There is a marriage for him and >Elizabeth on the IGI for 1853 in Egremont and we have a solicitors >letter dated 1953 that his daughters births were legitimised in January >1927 with the introduction of the Illegitimacy Act. > >I do know >that within my Rooney family that I have just got in contact with, there >is also his Orange Order sash that is now so faded that even if there >had been any writing on it, it is now ileligable. As I am struggling >to find his place of birth I am clutching at straws when I ask if there >is any possibility of his Orange Lodge being in Cumberland? > >To >compound my research he was obviously a Protestant, one of his >daughters a devout Catholic and one of his sons was a Methodist. > >I am hoping sks can point me in the right direction as another question I have is, are the members lists for Orange Lodges of that period open to the public or are they still confidential? > >I have also put this on the google message board for Cumberland, although I do realize that I am clutching at straws. > >Thank you for your time. > >Regards > >Lin > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

Veneita Have you tried the "nearest" Church of Ireland Church? I am not sure when other religions were allowed to marry in their own church. Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: "veneita maynard" <veneitamaynard@tiscali.co.uk> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:43 AM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Crothers > Hello > I wonder if someone can help. I am trying to find out > where my G G Grandparents got married Eliza Beatty b 1821 and > Samuel Crothers B 1823 .I know they lived in Annahilt I have found the > Children they got Baptized in Annahilt Presbyterian Church > but I couldn't find the marriage > Regards Veneita > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I hope you keep us updated on this interesting story. Being adopted, I can understand this person's desire to know more about his family. Linda -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Joni Rabena" <joni@mcburney.ca> > Hi, Fellow Researchers, > > I'm looking for information for a friend of mine, Robert Hugh Skillen, who > lives in Canada. He was born in County Down, Belfast, in the 1940s. He had > two siblings, William and Ann. They were all orphans. Their father was > Robert Cecil Skillen who worked in Boyce Brothers in Finaghy. Their mother > was Mary Matilda Spence who lived in or around Woodstock Castlereagh Rd. > Area; she worked in Foster Greens Hospital. They both would have been born > around 1915. > > Both of Robert's siblings (William and Ann) have died and he has no one left > in his family and is interested in finding out more info about his parents. > He has no idea who his grandparents were. > > Any help, suggestions, would be very much appreciated! > > Thank you, > > Joni > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Ok, Thank you for the information. I am going to be in Belfast in July and have someone who is going to help me wih my research at PRONI. I will bring this email with me. Linda -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Hugh Macartney <hhmacartney@shaw.ca> > No, you won't get it on line, only from PRONI. > > It has: > Baptismal Index 1771-1845 > Marriage Index 1772-1844 > Burial Index 1771-1841 > Vol.1 PRONI Ref. CRI/54/1 or T 679/44 > Vol. 2 " CRI/54/2 > The original documents are held by the rector, Rev. R. Hewitt, 3, The Trees, > Donaghadee, New Road, Donaghadee, County Down. However I doubt he would have > the time to search through 70 years of records and PRONI is where you should > apply. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Holley" <ljholley@comcast.net> > To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 2:33 PM > Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Help! McBride -McCutcheon > > > > Is there an index to this book that might be online. Always looking for > > Burnsides. > > > > Thank you, Linda > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: Hugh Macartney <hhmacartney@shaw.ca> > >> A book has been published concerning Portavo in 2003 and reviewed in > >> North > >> Irish Roots, the magazine put out by the North of Ireland Family History > >> Society: > >> Portavo: An Irish Townland and its Peoples Part One. Earliest times to > >> 1844. > >> By Peter Carr. Published 2003 by the White Row Pres, 135 Cumberland Rd., > >> Dundonald, Belfast BT16 2BB Price 18 Pounds. > >> The early 18th. C Parish Register for Donaghadee has been compiled by a > >> Mrs > >> Duguid in two volumes and is held at PRONI. I don't have the exact > >> reference > >> number at hand but perhaps they would send you a copy or pay a member of > >> the > >> Ulster Historical Society to photocopy it or at least look up the names > >> for > >> a fee. Whether Peter Carr gives information on your ancestors I can't say > >> but the book was very well reviewed. It might be available at > >> booksulster.com or one of the many used book sellers. If there are still > >> McCutcheons and McBrides in the D'dee/Portavo area they would be listed > >> at > >> <bt.com> under either Bangor or Newtownards. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: <jgraham@paradise.net.nz> > >> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 2:21 AM > >> Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Help! McBride -McCutcheon > >> > >> > >> > Dear Listers, > >> > > >> > I would like some help trying to find information on my McBRIDE & > >> > McCUTCHEON family from County Down Northern Ireland. > >> > There names & what I know so far are; > >> > > >> > THOMAS McBRIDE b c1835 in North Down Northern Ireland. Father THOMAS > >> > McBRIDE > >> > married 21 January 1862 at > >> > Millisle > >> > & Ballycopeland Co Down > >> > d 20 March 1908 at farm in > >> > Portavo > >> > Donaghadee Co Down age 73 > >> > Wife; > >> > CATHERINE McCUTCHEON b c 1835 in North Down Northern Ireland. Father > >> > HUGH > >> > McCUTCHEON > >> > d 14 May 1925 at farm > >> > Portavo Donaghadee Co Down > >> > > >> > I am trying to find their births & who there mothers were. Also any > >> > brothers & sisters they had. > >> > If some kind person can help me I will be truely grateful. > >> > Regards > >> > Jocelyn Graham > >> > > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in > >> the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

yes, I believe the person did send a forename - let me look at my old emails and post it if I find it. Thank you, Linda -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Hugh Macartney <hhmacartney@shaw.ca> > Griffith's Valuations for Annahilt Parish 1863-4 lists six Johnstons, mainly > at Cluntagh townland but Johnston is a common name all over Co. Down. Are > any first names known ? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Holley" <ljholley@comcast.net> > To: "County Down Mailing List" <NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:23 PM > Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Lough Forth > > > > Would someone, please, be able to tell me where Lough Forth was or is > > located in Co. Down. I have been told the Johnston family who immigrated > > to the southwestern part of PA may be from there. > > > > Thank you, Linda Holley > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

I am only posting for another person. Still trying to find my Robert Burnside family and thought this might be a lead. Thank you so much for the reply! Linda -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Hugh Macartney <hhmacartney@shaw.ca> > I have never heard of Lough Forth, Co. Down. Possibly it was Lough Farm > which is at Annahilt or Loughfaghan at Ballyrolly. Is the writing clear ? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Holley" <ljholley@comcast.net> > To: "County Down Mailing List" <NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:23 PM > Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Lough Forth > > > > Would someone, please, be able to tell me where Lough Forth was or is > > located in Co. Down. I have been told the Johnston family who immigrated > > to the southwestern part of PA may be from there. > > > > Thank you, Linda Holley > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Hi My Irish families were in Cleator Moor area of Cumberland and I do know that there was lots of unrest between protestant and catholic- riots etc, There was an orange lodge in the Whitehaven area as an orange order march took place 12 july 1884 by the Cumberland orange order, during the ensuing riot a policeman was shot and killed. Weapons including revolvers swords sabres and pikes were found. There were also other incidents sparked off by various events. I got this from cleator moor revealed- a book by Tom Duffy. No mention of any Roneys from memory- I have Roneys too and have looked at your family on census returns many a time:) I'll have a proper read tonight incase Ive missed anything - work first mores the pity. carol

Dear Listers, I would like some help trying to find information on my McBRIDE & McCUTCHEON family from County Down Northern Ireland. There names & what I know so far are; THOMAS McBRIDE b c1835 in North Down Northern Ireland. Father THOMAS McBRIDE married 21 January 1862 at Millisle & Ballycopeland Co Down d 20 March 1908 at farm in Portavo Donaghadee Co Down age 73 Wife; CATHERINE McCUTCHEON b c 1835 in North Down Northern Ireland. Father HUGH McCUTCHEON d 14 May 1925 at farm Portavo Donaghadee Co Down I am trying to find their births & who there mothers were. Also any brothers & sisters they had. If some kind person can help me I will be truely grateful. Regards Jocelyn Graham