_____ From: Gael Herring [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 05 August 2008 10:53 To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' Subject: Boyd family of Ireland I require assistance to trace my ancestors. I hope you will be able to assist. My aim is to trace the origins of my family prior to Charles Boyd Charles Boyd, ( Builder owned Lagan Building works) born 1849 Ormeau Road, Belfast, died 1915 ( Pietermaritzburg Natal, South Africa), married 9 June 1875 at RC Church, Ballymacarret In the 19th Century Roman Catholic registers of Ballymacarret in Belfast city, a marriage entry was recorded on the 9th June 1875 between Charles Boyd and Mary Fagan. Witnesses: Edward Fagan and Kate Fagan. However, despite checking and rechecking the Civil Registry Index for marriages, I could not find an entry for them. Son: John Dargan Boyd, b / /1888 (62 Lonsdale St. Belfast) Family all emigrated to South Africa in 1900. Possibly 6 or 7 children My GUESS is that his parents were married in 1875, John is most likely the 6th or 7th child born to them. BOYD OF ORMEAU RD., BELFAST The origins of Charles Boyd before 1849 is not certain. Charles Boyd, b / /1849 (Ormeau Road, Belfast, Ireland), d 15/1 /1915, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. m 9/ 6 /1875 (church, town Ballymacarret, Beldast, Ireland), Mary Fagan. Witnesses: Edward Fagan and Kate Fagan - Details. He was a builder and owned the Lagan Building Works in Belfast. Charles, Mary and John Dargan Boyd (my grandfather) plus 7 children ( Hugh - a builder, Charles - a chemist, Edward, a daughter who practised as a nun is South Africa - Mother Reginald Boyd and Fred - who returned to Ireland after 12 months in South Africa came to South Africa in 1900 - on what ship? John Dargan Boyd, b 12 / 4 /1888 (62 Lonsdale St. Belfast), d / / South Africa, m / /191x (church, town, state, South Africa?), Ethel Chick, dau of and (nee ) Chick, b / /1880 (Bedminster, Bristol, England), d / /19xx ( - details? John Cecil Boyd, b 3 /4 /1924 (Eppingdean, Acacia Way Pinelands Cape Town South Africa), d March 2003 m / /1948 (Mowbray catholic Church Cape Town South Africa), Celia May Hastie Gael Boyd, b 28/6 /1949 ( Daughter) Sources: From Gael Herring, [email protected], 13 Ketch Street Sunvalley Fish Hoek Cape Town South Africa Regards Gael Herring nee Boyd

Gael, I have had a look at your Boyd problem. In Ancestry Ireland www.ancestryireland.com there are two entries which just MIGHT be yours. We have a Mary Fagan married in 1875 in Co. Down - no father's names given and this indicates that it is a Roman Catholic marriage (from my experience) and there are several marriages for John Boyd. It might be worth spending the £4 to look at Mary Fagan's marriage record. The reason I say this is, In Ballymacarret there was a Vitriol Works owned by William Boyd and Sons. Their addresses in 1861 were : William Boyd, Sydenham, Daniel L. Boyd, Sydenham and John C. Boyd, 22 Lonsdale Street, Belfast. In the Belfast Street Directory for 1877 we have 56,58,60 Lonsdale Street Charles Boyd, contractor, yard ,workshop and office. Same in 1880. Do you think John C. was Charles's father, and indeed was Charles called John Charles?? and did he use the name John when he married?? The births of the following children are listed in Ancestry Ireland Hugh, father Charles born 1876, Charles Louis, father Charles born 1879, Edward, father Charles born 1880. These are all listed in Family Search.org as well as a female born 1877. They are all entered twice in Ancestry Ireland, which also indicates that one entry is possibly a Catholic Baptism Record. The building works in Ballymacarret were owned by a different name in 1901. I used to pass them in the bus on my way to school. RosemaryJoan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gael Herring" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 5:13 PM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] FW: Boyd family of Ireland > > > > > _____ > > From: Gael Herring [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 05 August 2008 10:53 > To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' > Subject: Boyd family of Ireland > > > > > > I require assistance to trace my ancestors. I hope you will be able to > assist. > > > My aim is to trace the origins of my family prior to Charles Boyd Charles > Boyd, ( Builder owned Lagan Building works) born 1849 Ormeau Road, > Belfast, > died 1915 ( Pietermaritzburg Natal, South Africa), married 9 June 1875 at > RC > Church, Ballymacarret > > > > > > In the 19th Century Roman Catholic registers of Ballymacarret in Belfast > city, a marriage entry was recorded on the 9th June > > 1875 between Charles Boyd and Mary Fagan. Witnesses: Edward Fagan and Kate > Fagan. However, despite checking and rechecking the Civil Registry Index > for > marriages, I could not find an entry for them. > > > > Son: > > John Dargan Boyd, b / /1888 (62 Lonsdale St. Belfast) > > > > Family all emigrated to South Africa in 1900. Possibly 6 or 7 children > > > > My GUESS is that his parents were married in 1875, John is most likely the > 6th or 7th child born to them. > > > > BOYD OF ORMEAU RD., BELFAST > > > > The origins of Charles Boyd before 1849 is not certain. > > > > Charles Boyd, b / /1849 (Ormeau Road, Belfast, Ireland), d 15/1 > /1915, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. > > m 9/ 6 /1875 (church, town Ballymacarret, Beldast, Ireland), Mary > Fagan. Witnesses: Edward Fagan and Kate Fagan > > > > > > - Details. He was a builder and owned the Lagan Building Works in > Belfast. Charles, Mary and John Dargan Boyd (my grandfather) plus 7 > children ( Hugh - a builder, Charles - a chemist, Edward, a daughter who > practised as a nun is South Africa - Mother Reginald Boyd and Fred - who > returned to Ireland after 12 months in South Africa came to South Africa > in > 1900 - on what ship? > > > > John Dargan Boyd, b 12 / 4 /1888 (62 Lonsdale St. Belfast), d / > / South Africa, m / /191x (church, town, state, South Africa?), Ethel > Chick, dau of and (nee ) Chick, b / > /1880 (Bedminster, Bristol, England), d / /19xx ( > > - details? > > > > John Cecil Boyd, b 3 /4 /1924 (Eppingdean, Acacia Way Pinelands > Cape > Town South Africa), d March 2003 m / /1948 (Mowbray catholic Church > Cape > Town South Africa), Celia May Hastie > > > > Gael Boyd, b 28/6 /1949 ( Daughter) > > > > Sources: From Gael Herring, [email protected], 13 Ketch Street > Sunvalley > Fish Hoek Cape Town South Africa > > > > > > Regards > > > > Gael Herring nee Boyd > > > > > > --------------------------------- > 476 list members as of 1 Feb 2009 - how many are related to you? > --------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Dia Dhaoibh go leor, Hello all Wayne Shannon here. As long as we are on the subject of Ballynahinch, I would like to jump in with my problem. I believe that my Shannon's came from Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church, however, my time frame is before most of your's. They probably left for the colonies in the area of 1714-1720. How far back do the records at the Presbyterian church go? I have been to PRONI twice with no success. We were also closely related to the Reid's and lived and died along side them in Lancaster County Pa. It seems the only records available are post 1820 with just a handfull of general census' that don't include "regular" folks. An féidir libh cabhrú liom? (Can you help me?) Wayne Shannon here in the heartland of US (Iowa) Tír gan teanga Tír gan anam A country without a language A country without a soul > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:32:53 +0000 > Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] FW: Boyd family of Ireland > > Gael, I have had a look at your Boyd problem. In Ancestry Ireland > www.ancestryireland.com there are two entries which just MIGHT be yours. We > have a Mary Fagan married in 1875 in Co. Down - no father's names given and > this indicates that it is a Roman Catholic marriage (from my experience) and > there are several marriages for John Boyd. It might be worth spending the > £4 to look at Mary Fagan's marriage record. > The reason I say this is, In Ballymacarret there was a Vitriol Works owned > by William Boyd and Sons. Their addresses in 1861 were : William Boyd, > Sydenham, Daniel L. Boyd, Sydenham and John C. Boyd, 22 Lonsdale Street, > Belfast. > In the Belfast Street Directory for 1877 we have 56,58,60 Lonsdale Street > Charles Boyd, contractor, yard ,workshop and office. Same in 1880. > Do you think John C. was Charles's father, and indeed was Charles called > John Charles?? and did he use the name John when he married?? > The births of the following children are listed in Ancestry Ireland Hugh, > father Charles born 1876, Charles Louis, father Charles born 1879, Edward, > father Charles born 1880. These are all listed in Family Search.org as well > as a female born 1877. They are all entered twice in Ancestry Ireland, > which also indicates that one entry is possibly a Catholic Baptism Record. > The building works in Ballymacarret were owned by a different name in 1901. > I used to pass them in the bus on my way to school. RosemaryJoan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gael Herring" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 5:13 PM > Subject: [NIR-DOWN] FW: Boyd family of Ireland > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008

Wayne, The records for Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church which I mentioned are on Ros Davied Co. Down site http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/WORDS/BallynahinchPresbyterianBirths.htm Good luck RosemaryJoan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Shannon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] FW: Boyd family of Ireland Dia Dhaoibh go leor, Hello all Wayne Shannon here. As long as we are on the subject of Ballynahinch, I would like to jump in with my problem. I believe that my Shannon's came from Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church, however, my time frame is before most of your's. They probably left for the colonies in the area of 1714-1720. How far back do the records at the Presbyterian church go? I have been to PRONI twice with no success. We were also closely related to the Reid's and lived and died along side them in Lancaster County Pa. It seems the only records available are post 1820 with just a handfull of general census' that don't include "regular" folks. An féidir libh cabhrú liom? (Can you help me?) Wayne Shannon here in the heartland of US (Iowa) Tír gan teanga Tír gan anam A country without a language A country without a soul > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:32:53 +0000 > Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] FW: Boyd family of Ireland > > Gael, I have had a look at your Boyd problem. In Ancestry Ireland > www.ancestryireland.com there are two entries which just MIGHT be yours. > We > have a Mary Fagan married in 1875 in Co. Down - no father's names given > and > this indicates that it is a Roman Catholic marriage (from my experience) > and > there are several marriages for John Boyd. It might be worth spending the > £4 to look at Mary Fagan's marriage record. > The reason I say this is, In Ballymacarret there was a Vitriol Works owned > by William Boyd and Sons. Their addresses in 1861 were : William Boyd, > Sydenham, Daniel L. Boyd, Sydenham and John C. Boyd, 22 Lonsdale Street, > Belfast. > In the Belfast Street Directory for 1877 we have 56,58,60 Lonsdale Street > Charles Boyd, contractor, yard ,workshop and office. Same in 1880. > Do you think John C. was Charles's father, and indeed was Charles called > John Charles?? and did he use the name John when he married?? > The births of the following children are listed in Ancestry Ireland Hugh, > father Charles born 1876, Charles Louis, father Charles born 1879, Edward, > father Charles born 1880. These are all listed in Family Search.org as > well > as a female born 1877. They are all entered twice in Ancestry Ireland, > which also indicates that one entry is possibly a Catholic Baptism Record. > The building works in Ballymacarret were owned by a different name in > 1901. > I used to pass them in the bus on my way to school. RosemaryJoan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gael Herring" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 5:13 PM > Subject: [NIR-DOWN] FW: Boyd family of Ireland > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 --------------------------------- 476 list members as of 1 Feb 2009 - how many are related to you? --------------------------------- Searchable list archive at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message