The Muster Roll of Viscount Clandeboy held at Killyleagh April 25, 1642 included Archibald Cars who was likely an early ancestor. This was for those males between 16 and 60 who could bear arms. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Macartney" <hhmacartney@shaw.ca> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Archibald H. R. CARR (Killyleagh) 1864 > The story of the Hamiltons of Killyleagh is rather tangled. Your Archibald > Hamilton Rowan Carr was likely named after the famous Irish patriot but > it > is unclear if he was related to the Hamiltons of Killyleagh Castle. The > patriot was the son of Gawin Hamilton who came from a famous Scottish > family. Rowan was the name of his paternal grandfather, Sir James > Hamilton, > Viscount Clandeboye. > Archibald Hamilton Rowan Carr was listed as a farmer at The Course, > Killyleagh and listed on a railway prospectus in 1861.. Thomas Ringland > born > Feb.4 1815 married Christian Carr b. July 19 1817. He died Sept 30, 1872 > and > she d. Feb. 6 1890. Arhibald Hamilton Rowan Carr and James Carr, Bank > Manager of Belfast by their oaths proves the will of Thomas Ringland in > 1872 > and reproved in 1873. Thomas Ringland, who originally was from > Killyleagh, > born Feb.4 1815, was a bank director in Carrickfegus and died in > Liverpool. > His widow Christian, lived at Cultra, Holwood and her will was proved by > James Carr of Belfast, bank director, and William Ringland, bank clerk of > Larne, Co. Antrim. The Ringlands were an old Killyleagh family and some > were > farmers, surgeons and businessmen. James Ringland of Toy was possibly a > friend of the Carr family both being farmers. There are several Carr > gravestones in Killyleagh Presbyterian graveyard. The earliest if for > Nataneal Carr of Maymore d. Dec. 1832 aged 54. Widow Catherine (LOWRY) d. > Nov 1874. John Carr Esq. d. Dec. 1865 aged 47. ( He had a flax spinning > factory) His wife Eliza d. Dec. 1895. There was also a Joseph Carr of > Cocean > who d. Nov 11 1911. Also his widow Eliza who d. 1895 in Queen's Elms, > Belfast. Her daughter Johnena, spinster, was sole executrix. > James Carr of Belfast, born Killyleagh, b. June 1829 d. Belfast Sept. > 1916. > Widow, Frances MULLOCK, d. Aug.1903. > The 1843 Commercial Directory for Killyleagh does not list any Carrs and > presumably they were still farmers. Andrew Ringland is listed as a Butter > and Grain Merchant . Dawson Rowan Hamilton is listed at Killyleagh Castle > and T.K. Lowry is a Barrister-at law of Ballytrim House. The 1886 > Killyleagh Directory listed Joseph Carr, Corporation, S.B. Ringland at > Ballytrim House, Killyleagh, and John Ringland at Cluntagh. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Darcy5" <darcy5@eircom.net> > To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 7:27 AM > Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Archibald H. R. CARR (Killyleagh) 1864 > > >> >> >> Is any one researching the name CARR who could perhaps shed some light on >> this particular CARR? He is in Griffiths, Archibald H.R CARR, leasing his >> property from Catherine A. HAMILTON in the townland of Corporation, >> parish >> of Killyleagh, Barony of Dufferin, County of Down. My guess is he was >> called >> after Archibald Hamilton Rowan (United Irishmen) and that Catherine >> Hamilton >> may have been Catherine Cockburn married to one of the Hamilton family. >> But who is Archibald H.R.CARR? And what is his connection,if any, with >> the >> HAMILTON'S? >> I suspect there is one, because one of Harriet Hamilton's sons, grandson >> of >> Archibald Hamilton Rowan, was christened Henry CARR Fitzgerald. (Harriet >> was >> my gggrandmother. >> Any suggestions? >> Nicola Jennings >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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