This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JillFHamilton Surnames: Hamilton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.tyr.general/6703.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Wow. John George is definitely my guy. Can you tell me what licensed is, a step to ordination? Can you also help me with abbrevs: ACBBA (RUI), ACB, NCE BA (RUI)? I can't find them anywhere. My ggf (his brother) was schoolmaster in Penang, his degree is MA and BA (RUI). Bachelor and Master of Arts? Had no idea about RUI. Samuel John HAMILTON, I'm not 100% sure about. I don't know if my family was in Down, always heard Armagh/Tyrone. And I understood he went to US and had four boys (one died). I haven't found his or one of his sister's birth records although there's a boy's NR which may be him. This record you sent doesn't have a birthdate that I can make out? I had found a Ship Llst to NY with wife Adeline, wondered about it. Asked my dad shortly before he died but don't recall the answer, seems to me he thought it was something else, maybe Alice. Are Adeline and Alice interchangeable but that should show up in the record you sent, right? Don't know father John's birthdate /place/wife's name to access other records. Does actual marriage cert give mother's names, the ones from Armagh Ancestry don't. John was schoolmaster at National School in Milford, Armagh, listed in Slaters Directory. There's also a John HAMILTON as Sub-Post Master, not sure if same or different people. It is helpful that a lot of the family has tone or two middle names. I will contact Queens University and see if they have any info that can help. Hopefully the Presbyterian Society will give me some information. Thanks agian for all your help.... Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.