Thanks Hugh all the best Jim & Sherry Beattie jim.sherrybeattie@kos.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Macartney" <hhmacartney@shaw.ca> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 11:31 PM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Hugh's reply to Allen (and a HANNA) > There is also a gravestone for a Robert and Jane Allen of Belfast in > Bangor > Abbey. > (Small marble shield in a high railed enclosure, probably 1840-60. > Interred here the remains of Robert Allen of Belfast. Also Jane, his > beloved > wife, with four of their children who died young. > Since they were buried in Bangor it suggests at least one of them was from > there. Looking at the 1843 Belfast Directory I see a John Allen, > Shoemaker, > 53 North Queen St. Another John Allen was a bricklayer, 32 Church Lane. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim & Sherry Beattie" <jim.sherrybeattie@kos.net> > To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 4:18 PM > Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Hugh's reply to Allen (and a HANNA) > > >> Hi Hugh >> >> Thanks for the info re: John and Agnes. I was not aware of their final >> resting spot. I am trying to find info re my greatgrandmother Agnes Jane >> Allen who gave birth to Margaret Allen on December 24 1888/9. No father >> is >> listed on this birth cert. My grandmother however listed a John Allen as >> her >> father on her marriage cert to my grandfather James Beattie of Cottown in >> 1906. It is not an easy puzzle to put together for sure. THe only other >> clue >> that I have is a letter to my grandmother in 1970 by her cousin Madge >> Campbell of Rathmore St off Ravenhill Rd Belfast that mentioned the names >> of >> Archie, John and Freddie Allen. My grandmother never spoke of her family >> that I know of when she was alive and my father knew nothing of them. >> Like >> I >> said, not an easy puzzle to fit together. >> Anyway, thanks a million for the cemetery info >> all the best >> Jim >> jim.sherrybeattie@kos.net >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Hugh Macartney" <hhmacartney@shaw.ca> >> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:31 PM >> Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Allen (and a HANNA) >> >> >>> Likely you are aware of John Allen & Agnes's gravestone in Bangor >>> Abbey. >>> She died 1883 Dec. 22. Daughter Sarah d. June 7 1885. John d. June 19 >>> 1899. >>> The inscription appears to have been arranged by Margaret Major. I think >>> these Allens were related to the Allens of Crawfordsburn and Ballygrot >>> (now >>> Helen's Bay). >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jim & Sherry Beattie" <jim.sherrybeattie@kos.net> >>> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 3:18 PM >>> Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Allen (and a HANNA) >>> >>> >>>> Hi Bev >>>> >>>> Thanks a million and all the best >>>> Jim >>>> jim.sherrybeattie@kos.net >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > Record Type Civil Birth >>>>> Date of Birth 21 Nov 1870 >>>>> Name Agnes Elizabeth ALLEN >>>>> Gender F >>>>> Fathers Name John ALLEN >>>>> Mothers Maiden Name Agnes Elizabeth MCKEE >>>>> Civil District Newtownards >>>>> Sub District Bangor >>>>> County Down >>>>> >>>>> Record Type Civil Birth >>>>> Date of Birth 8 Sep 1870 >>>>> Name Agnes Jane ALLEN >>>>> Gender F >>>>> Fathers Name John ALLEN >>>>> Mothers Maiden Name Agnes HANNA >>>>> Civil District Newtownards >>>>> Sub District Bangor >>>>> County Down >>>>> >>>>> No transcription for Margaret, Jim. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Bev >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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