Not really. Rathfriland is about 3 miles NE of Newry. Comber is near the head of Strangford Lough about 40 miles to the north as the crow flies - much more by road. You should get hold of an ordnance survey map of N.Ireland - sheet 4. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roxanne Neel" <roxanne4mastiffs@verizon.net> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Morrow/McBurney,McBiernie,McBernie > Hugh, > Is Comber Graveyard any where near Rathfriland? I am having trouble > finding the graves of Waddell MORROW and his wife Anna ROWAN who were > married 1877 at Brookvale Presbyterian near Rathfriland. > Thank you, > Roxanne Neel > P.O. Box 9338 > Cedarpines Park, California 92322 > USA > Researching: MORROW, ROWAN, DIXON, KENNEDY, WHAN, WADDELL, and WOODS in > Northern Ireland and Scotland. > > > Hugh Macartney wrote: > >>There are several Hill and even more Morrow gravestones in Comber >>Graveyard. >>One Morrow in Killinchy Non-Subscribing Presb. graveyard. Only one Morrow >>listed in Killinchy Presb. graveyard under Gourley headstone. >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "sharon Maupin" <ladishar@hotmail.com> >>To: <NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 2:12 PM >>Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Morrow/McBurney,McBiernie,McBernie >> >> >> >> >>>I am very new at this research for Irish roots, but here is what I have. >>>I >>>have found the Anna Morrow Russell and her Husband on some free sites. >>> >>>I can't confirm the rest of this family. I do know that some of this >>>family went to Scotland, but I can't confirm the parents marriage, births >>>etc. I am hoping for some help it leading me in the right direction on >>>this. >>>Thank you in advanced. >>> >>>Robert Morrow [Cobbler] [Laborer] [Carter] b: abt 1806 [1794][CO Down, >>>Ireland] >>> Margaret/Sarah McBurnie [McBiernie] [Burney] [Parish Doonaugh, Ireland] >>> (Found both on 1871 Scotland Census age 77) >>>William Morrow [Coalminer] c: 16 July 1823 Killinchy,, Co. Down, >>>Ireland >>> sp: Charlotte Hill b: Ireland, [Co. Down] >>> >>>John Morrow b: 24 JAN 1826 Ballymorran, Down, Ireland d: 12 Jan 1901 New >>>Kilpatrick, Dumbarton, Scotland >>> sp: Frances Moore b 1828 d: 14 July 1894[both in New Kilpatrick, >>>Dumbarton, Scotland] >>> m: 8 Jan 1841 Killalaigh, Co Down, Ireland >>> parents: John Moore >>> Rosanna McPhern >>> >>>Robert Morrow b: Ireland, Co. Down 1835 d: 1915 Hamilton, Lanark, >>>Scotland >>>[died in the poorhouse] >>> sp: Mary Steel b: 1839 d: 1893 St Rollox, Lanark, Scotland [died in the >>>poorhouse] >>> >>>Anna Morrow b:1829 Ballymorran, Down, Ireland , m: 03 APR 1852 >>>Killinchy, , Down, Ireland d: 1899 , , Ireland >>> sp: William Sr. RUSSELL >>> b: 06 JUN 1830 Presbyterian,Killinchy Parish, , Down, Ireland >>> M: 03 APR 1852 Killinchy, , Down, Ireland >>> D: 1918 >>> >>>Margaret Morrow c: 1 Sept 1833 Ballymorran, Co. Down, Ireland >>> sp: Thomas Mc Mullan/McMillan c: 01 MAR 1822 >>>Presbyterian,Killinchy, ,Down, Ireland >>> [mother: Jane McMillan] >>> m: 20 July 1854 Presbyterian Killyleagh,Down, Ireland >>> >>> >>> >>>Sharon Maupin >>> >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>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