Hello Joyce, Yes, William Wilson married Sarah Kirk on April 8th, 1901 in Ballygowen.  I have been unable to find them in the 1901 census, but do have them in the 1911. I did find today the following, but I have no idea if this is near Gilford... Census Years1901ArmaghBallysheilMavemacullenResidents of a house Residents of a house 4 in Mavemacullen (Ballysheil, Armagh) Wilson Willie 23 Male Head of Family Presbyterian County Armagh Farmer Read and write - Married - Wilson Sarah 23 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Armagh - Read and write - Married Thanks again for your interest, Debbye

Hi Debbye (again!) The fact that you are having trouble finding William in 1901 could be due to this taken from Natioanl Archives Website - "Missing Townlands/Streets A number of townlands/streets do not appear in the online census for 1901 and 1911, mostly due to their never having been microfilmed, and thus never digitised. This is being remedied, and the missing material will be placed online as soon as possible. A list of the missing material will shortly appear on this page. The records for some streets and townlands have never been in the custody of the National Archives, and these will be clealy indicated." This note as been on the National Archives Website for a while now, but the list mentioned has not appeared to date. However, I have had a quick look on Googlemaps for both Gilford and Ballysheil, and they would appear to be about 7 miles apart, Gilford being about 3 miles north west of Banbridge, and Ballysheil being about 4 miles south east of Banbridge. Someone else on the list may know the area better than I do. Joyce

Thank you so much Joyce! You have been a tremendous help!  So, there's a possibility that this is my ggrandparents William & Sarah (kirk) Wilson.  Sarah (kirk) Wilson's age is a bit off, as she was born in 1874, but she sometimes seems to fudge her age.... Thanks again for your help!! Debbye