Fiona What other locations might you have for Samuel? For example, do you know where he was married or where any of his children were born. This MAY narrow down the area for people to search for you. I do not think that the Tithe Tax list would be very much help as there could be several hundred Kennedy families in County Down. Mike boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fiona Arnold" <fionajkennedy@gmail.com> To: <NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 11:17 AM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Samuel KENNEDY > Hi ALL, > > I have a case that is constantly running into brick walls as many others > have also. > I would like to know if anyone with access can do a look up for a birth of > Samuel KENNEDY. I have no parishes at yet just possible dates. > 1828 > 1832 > 1841 > Hopefully someone can hep out. > Thanks in advance > Fiona Kennedy Arnold > -------------------------------------------------- > 472 list members as of 1 Aug 2010. > -------------------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > 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 does anyone on the list know if the headstones in the Waringstown COI cemetery have been recorded , my gt grandmother was buried there Ellen Jane Collins died 24-12-1910 and I am not sure if she is in a family plot or not. Can I contact the local council, would they have a site plan? Regards Greta Harman New Zealand

Attention Fiona Arnold, searching for Samuel Kennedy. Have you searched Ros Davies site? She has about twelve entries for Samuel Kennedy on her surname pages of site, one or more may be the Samuel you are looking for, given the time line and the activites being recorded. Most entries give a parish or at least a town name. I noted that one or two had email listings for other searchers who might be of interest to you. She might be worth contacting. Judy McKeon

Many thanks! Great website. Begin forwarded message: > From: "ray4711" <ray4711@yahoo.co.uk> > Date: January 9, 2011 5:01:12 AM CST > To: CountyDownGenealogy@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [CountyDownGenealogy] Irish Immigration to Lancashire, > England > Reply-To: CountyDownGenealogy@yahoogroups.com > > A great many of my Irish forebears came to Lancashire in the 1840's, > finding their birth town is a massive ongoing problem as the England > 10 year Censuses from 1841 onwards simply state - 'I' or at best, > 'Ireland' in the Where Born column. Slowly but steadily our freely > available web site for 'Lancashire On Line Parish Clerks' at http://lan-opc.org.uk/ > is providing more detailed records. One of the latest > transcriptions to go on line is a transcription of over 2000 names > at the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery of Wardley, Salford. Whilst > transcribing these names last year I was pleased to see that some of > the inscriptions carried references to the birth town in Ireland. > Regrettably, although many of my ancestors spent time in Salford, > none chose to be buried at St. Mary's - I hope that others may be > more successful in their search > > > __._,_.___ > Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New > Topic > Messages in this topic (1) > RECENT ACTIVITY: New Members 6 > Visit Your Group > Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > . > > __,_._,___

Hi ALL, I have a case that is constantly running into brick walls as many others have also. I would like to know if anyone with access can do a look up for a birth of Samuel KENNEDY. I have no parishes at yet just possible dates. 1828 1832 1841 Hopefully someone can hep out. Thanks in advance Fiona Kennedy Arnold

Hello Greta: There is a series of books (County Down Gravestone Inscriptions) that transcribe most headstones prior to 1900. There is the odd stone with a post 1900 burial if it is on a stone with a pre 1900 burial. So the person you are interested in is after 1900 and outside the scope of these books. Warigstown is included in Volume 19. The towns of Warigstown and Donahcloney appear to go hand in hand, so when searching fro a grave - especially an old one, it would be best to search both. There was no mention of Collins in either town. However, it would not be unusual that Mrs. Collins family was from Warigstown and not Mr. Collins. If you know her maiden name, try that. The earlier suggestion to contact the church directly s a good idea. Google to find the church and then try and contact them. Or use directory assistance at British Telecom to get an address for the church and write them. Can't hurt. So you don't go away empty handed, here's a bit of information about the two churches: The Waringstown Church The Parish church in the centre of Waringstown village in the townland of Magherana and Parish of Dronaghcloney. The church was built in 1689 by William Waring and a north transept was added in 1830, a south aisle in 1858 and a chancel in 1888. The oldest memorial in the church is of 1689 and the oldest gravestone of 1709. The history of the parish is covered in the Rev. E. D. Atkinson’s “An Ulster Parish being a History of Donaghcloney,” Dublin, 1898. In this the gravestones in Donaghcloney and Waringstown graveyards are transcribed and all which have survived in the latter have been checked and included here. Donaghcloney Church Situated alongside the secondary road from Banbridge to Magherlin, the old parish graveyard is in the townland of the same name. It is on a mound forming a strong defensive position above the river Lagan. There was probably a church here until the 1641 rising and certainly it was ruinous in 1679 when William Waring decided to build a church in Waringstown. Even the foundations of the old church are hard to trace in the wild and rough graveyard. The parish registers, dating for 1697, have been preserved in local custody and the oldest surviving gravestone dates 1707. The history of the parish is covered in the Rev. E. D. Atkinson’s “An Ulster Parish being a History of Donaghcloney,” Dublin, 1898. In this the gravestones in Donaghcloney and Waringstown graveyards are transcribed and all which have survived in the latter have been checked and included here. > From: charolais@xtra.co.nz > To: nir-down@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 17:07:27 +1300 > Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Waringstown COI > > Hi does anyone on the list know if the headstones in the Waringstown COI > cemetery have been recorded , my gt grandmother was buried there Ellen Jane > Collins died 24-12-1910 and I am not sure if she is in a family plot or not. > Can I contact the local council, would they have a site plan? > > Regards Greta Harman > New Zealand > > > -------------------------------------------------- > 472 list members as of 1 Aug 2010. > -------------------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > 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

Condolences to our friend and fellow family researcher Ruth McCartan on the death of her husband, Dr Edward McCartan. Doc passed away today in Romeoville, Il. Our sympathy also to Ed's brother, Charlie McCartan and cousins, Rosie and Peter Hines. Doc and Charlie are descendants of Ballymagreehan and Castlewellan McCartans. (James McCartan and Ann King and Cardwell families)

About 500 County Down births entries, have been added to my website, each entry giving the childs name, where born, fathers name and mothers maiden name, Some changes have also been made to the website, thanks to Eddie Williams. Raymond http://www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com

Hi Raymond I hope you had a very nice Christmas. I take it that all the births being recorded now are 1865 to 1875? When I used to go to your web site before I used to get music, now I dont. I asked the guy and he told me only on the first site wher they dance, now I dont get it on that site. Thanks Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: "the_researcher" <the_researcher@raymondscountydownwebsite.com> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 6:19 PM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] More County Down births > About 500 County Down births entries, have been added to my website, each > entry giving the childs name, where born, fathers name and mothers maiden > name, Some changes have also been made to the website, thanks to Eddie > Williams. > Raymond > > http://www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > 472 list members as of 1 Aug 2010. > -------------------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > 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 - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3357 - Release Date: 01/03/11 19:34:00

Alison, Familysearch.org (pilot) has the Carrowdore marriage of Robert and Margaret. His father was Alexander. Marriage was 07 Feb 1852. Bride was 19. It has Hugh's birth (1866), maybe others. http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home Good luck. Nan Begin forwarded message: > From: "alisonfarrar@ymail.com" <alisonfarrar@ymail.com> > Date: January 2, 2011 4:11:00 AM CST > To: CountyDownGenealogy@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [CountyDownGenealogy] Murphy family from Carrowdore, County > Down > Reply-To: CountyDownGenealogy@yahoogroups.com > > Hello everyone > > My name is Alison and I am trying to find if any of my relatives are > still living in County Down. My Grandfather, William Thomas Murphy > came out to Australia in approx 1884 from Carrowdore. His parents, > Robert and Margaret (nee Murphy) Murphy continued to live in > Carrowdore. They had other children but I am not sure how many. I > know William had a brother, Alexander, who came out to Australia > previously. There was also another brother,m Hugh and a sister, > Ellen Mary. > > On the 1901 and 1911 census, Ellen is listed as still living at home > and has a son, William Thomas Murphy. My husband and I travelled to > Northern Ireland in 2009 and I fell in love with County Down. We > found a headstone in the Church of Ireland cemetery at Carrowdore > for William Thomas, died in 1977. He was born approx 1896. Also > buried there was his wife, Anna Mary and his mother, listed as Ellen > Mary Stoupe, so she must have married later on. > > I went into the Proni office in Belfast but didn't find anything, > the Church records were waiting to be sorted. I left it too late to > book in at the GRO in Belfast. > > I have found that both Hugh and Robert had signed the Ulster > Covenant in 1912. > > Ancestry.com have nothing and I have tried searching using all types > of ways!!! > > Can someone help me??? Also, can you tell me if your death > certificates list children of the deceased? In NSW, our death > certificates list all children and whether or not they are still > living...this is a big help but I have been told that Death > Certificates over there only list the details of the death. > > I hope I hear from someone! There is a possibility of me travelling > back over there this year and I will be sure to book in to search at > the GRO office as soon as I know when I am going to be there! > > Thanks > > Alison :-) > > > __._,_.___ > Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New > Topic > Messages in this topic (1) > RECENT ACTIVITY: New Members 3 > Visit Your Group > Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > . > > __,_._,___

Hello everyone I came across this snippet whilst looking at the Belfast News-Letter dated Tuesday 10 July 1832, and loved the social commentary. "In the Parish Church of Kilkeel, on the 2d inst. by the Rev. Mr. Usher, Mr John ORR to Miss ROSS, both of Mourne, whose united ages amount to 93 years - the groom 75 and the bride only 18!" All punctuation and inflection as detailed in newspaper Cheers Karen

Ancient Order Of Hiberians Irish Fair in Chicago December 1897 at the Lakefront Armory Committee for County Down: Martin Loftus Robert J Williams. PJ Dineen Miss Carry Murphy

About 400 County Down births entries, have been added to my website, each entry giving the childs name, where born, fathers name and mothers maiden name, Some changes have also been made to the website, making it easier to navigate, thanks to Eddie Williams. Raymond http://www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com A Happy New Year to everyone

When I go to your website to find the County Down births that have been added I can not find them. What do I click on to come up with the new info. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: "the_researcher" <the_researcher@raymondscountydownwebsite.com> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 12:19 PM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Co.Down births updated again > About 400 County Down births entries, have been added to my website, each > entry giving the childs name, where born, fathers name and mothers maiden > name, Some changes have also been made to the website, making it easier to > navigate, thanks to Eddie Williams. > Raymond > > http://www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com > > A Happy New Year to everyone > > > -------------------------------------------------- > 472 list members as of 1 Aug 2010. > -------------------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > 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 - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3341 - Release Date: 12/26/10 19:34:00

My December 30th Blog titled: Blogs and Research, has some links near the bottom of it leading you to my latest research concerning the JACKSONs of Tullyvallen, Parish of Newtownhamilton, Co. Armagh. These JACKSONs intermarried with others from Monaghan, Louth and Down. The link to my blog site is at the bottom of this page. Let me know if the new material is helpful and/or needs revision. Enjoy, Sharon Oddie Brown. -- Sharon Oddie Brown Roberts Creek, BC, Canada. History Project: http://www.thesilverbowl.com/ Blog: http://sharonoddiebrown.blogspot.com/ Some Become Flowers: http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/SomeBecomeFlowers Family Tree: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=silverbowl

Eddie Williams has updated the County down births and christenings again, on the website, there are over1,000 names added, counting the childs name, fathers name and mothers maiden name. Raymond, thanking Eddie http://www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com A merry Christmas and a happy New Year, to everyone on the list.

Eddie Williams has updated the County down births and christenings again, on the website, there are about 1,000 names added, counting the childs name, fathers name and mothers maiden name. Raymond, thanking Eddie http://www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com

Crossgare is near Dromara in County Down and Crossgar is a village nearer ballynahinch in County Down. It could be either as spellings differ over the years. Because of the Downpatrick connection the village of Crossgar might be the best place to start. These years will bw covered by Civil Registration so it might be a good idea to get death certificates and follow up on who witnessed the death. http://www.groireland.ie/apply_for_a_cert.htm heers Ella -----Original Message----- From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Moira Draper Sent: 10 December 2010 22:20 To: nir-down@rootsweb.com Subject: [NIR-DOWN] PRONI Hello List Members I have discovered an ancestor and his wife in PRONI Wills, so now I am able to search further. Their deaths occurred in 1910 and 1917. I am new to Northern Ireland research and would be most grateful if someone could tell me how to research in Crossgar or Crossgare and Downpatrick before those dates please? Many thanks from Moira in New Zealand. -------------------------------------------------- 472 list members as of 1 Aug 2010. -------------------------------------------------- Searchable list archive at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN ------------------------------- 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 posted a message recently about researching in Northern Ireland, and I would like to thank those who have replied. I am working full-time on this now and I do appreciate your kind help. The name I am researching is MOFFETT. Many thanks from Moira in New Zealand.

Hello List Members I have discovered an ancestor and his wife in PRONI Wills, so now I am able to search further. Their deaths occurred in 1910 and 1917. I am new to Northern Ireland research and would be most grateful if someone could tell me how to research in Crossgar or Crossgare and Downpatrick before those dates please? Many thanks from Moira in New Zealand.