In 1820 there were 6 Boyd families living in the same county of PA as my Robert Burnside - Beaver Co., PA. Do you know if there was some connection to these two families in Ulster? Thank you so much for the information - I will write this down and take it with me. Linda -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> > Linda > There were Burnsides in the Ballymoney area. > > You may find then in one of the book by Rev. T. H. Mullin and his wife Julia > Mullins, They have written books towgether and separately. > > Another sourse is North Antrim Families, T. J. G. Bennett, 1974, pp 27-49; > 68; 89-91; 104-106; 119-125; 143-145; 168. These page references are for > Boyd but do contain some Burnsides. This book was at the Local Library > section of the Ballymena Library. (so they may be able to look it up the > Index for you to give you names and time period. > > Mike Boyd > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Holley" <ljholley@comcast.net> > To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:56 AM > Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Burnside FAMILY > > > > Hugh, > > > > Thank you for the reply! Would you mind telling me where Newry and Drumbo > > are located, hopefully they are near Co. Antrim where Robert said he was > > born. Do you happen to know where the Burnside name was found in Antrim? > > I keep thinking someone may have done research before 1922 and their > > material is deposited somewhere. I am coming there in the summer and a > > kind person from another list has offered to help me look at PRONI. I am > > trying to collect every tiny bit I can before I get there. > > > > Upon rereading my original email I see I made a hugh mistake - my Robert > > reported on his naturlization papers he was born in Co. Antrim and 2 of > > his sons said they were born in Co. Down. I apologize for the mistake. I > > had one eye dilated this morning and I can barely see straight. > > > > Linda > > > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: Hugh Macartney <hhmacartney@shaw.ca> > >> In County Down the name Burnside was principally found in Newry and > >> Drumbo. > >> Most of the early Irish records were destroyed in 1922 so the early > >> families > >> might be difficult to trace. I would suggest you look at the > >> International > >> Genealogical Index (IGI) for Ireland in your nearest Mormon library and > >> see > >> if any show up. The 1843 Belfast directory listed only one Burnside - > >> Thomas, a bricklayer. Likely he came there from somewhere else. The name > >> can > >> be either English or Scottish. A Burnside was an American senator in the > >> 19th.C. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Linda Holley" <ljholley@comcast.net> > >> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 11:18 AM > >> Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Burnside FAMILY > >> > >> > >> > Thought I would post info again about my Burnside family is case > >> > someone > >> > was new to the list that might have information about this family. My > >> > gggggrandfather was Robert Burnside - born abt.1760 who immigrated to > >> > American in 1817. He reported on his naturalization paper he was born > >> > in > >> > Co. Down and 2 of his sons reported in the 1860 census of PA that they > >> > were born in Co. Down. > >> > > >> > Robert's sons were, Willaim, Samuel - born about 1790, Alexander, > >> > John/James, and Robert. > >> > > >> > Thank you, Linda Holley > >> > > >> > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > >> > From: Roxanne Neel <roxanne4mastiffs@verizon.net> > >> >> Thank You Fiona! I will put these in a safe place ;-) > >> >> Best Regards, > >> >> Roxanne > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Fiona Jones wrote: > >> >> > >> >> >Hi Roxanne - the site address is: > >> >> > > >> >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow2/ > >> >> >and the BRICKWALL page is at: > >> >> > > >> >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow2/brickwall.htm > >> >> > > >> >> >Fiona. > >> >> >IGP Co. Down Coordinator > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >> >From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com > >> >> >[mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] > >> >> >On Behalf Of Roxanne Neel > >> >> >Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 1:20 PM > >> >> >To: nir-down@rootsweb.com > >> >> >Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Fiona's Website [Brickwall section] > >> >> > > >> >> >Hi Fiona, > >> >> >What is the address to your website that includes Brickwalls? 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