Hello Listers I am researching my CREELMAN ancestry and I've hit a brick wall! Sarah MCLAUGHLIN, my great-grandmother had 2 children with John CREELMAN, in the 1880's, Robert(?May 1887) and Elizabeth. I can find no record of birth for these 2 children in Ireland, though there is a vague rumour that Robert was born in USA/Canada, possibly Philadelphia. Sarah went on to have 3 children with a John MCLEISTER - John(1892), Joseph(1894) and Samuel(1895), my grandfather. All were born in Coleraine, Co. L'derry. Sarah then had a further 2 children with John CREELMAN, in Coleraine - Sarah(1898) and James(1901). I can find no record of marriage in Ireland for Sarah MCLAUGHLIN to either John CREELMAN or John MCLEISTER, though, I guess, if Robert was born abroad then perhaps Sarah married abroad too. In any case, Sarah and John CREELMAN lived as man and wife and ALL 7 children took the CREELMAN name. The family home was in Brook Street, Coleraine. Sarah died in 1917, age abt. 53, and John died in 1926, age abt. 71. They were Presbyterian. Does any of this sound familiar, can you help? And what happened to John MCLEISTER? Michaela Stevens, Bedfordshire