G'day All , Hope these few words find things going well. Could anyone be so kind as to give an opinion. Any help is just great. My first 2 McKenzie ancestors per above Subj. most likely resided in Ulster, probably Antrim/Derry area (Ballymoney). Ship passenger info* is as follows : Name Year Departure Arrival Ship Origin/Residence John 1880 1) Queenstown, New York, Algeria Ireland (Origin) Cork, Ire 2) Liverpool, Eng USA Eliz. 1895 1) Not Indicated Boston, Gallia Ballymoney, Ire 2) Liverpool, Eng MA, USA (Residence) What is the likely way they traveled (boat, buggy etc.) from Ulster to all the way south to Queenstown in those days ? Is it more likely that they were from one of the Ballymomey's in Cork or Wexford etc.and is why they sailed from Queenstown ? Is another port from Eng more likely than Liverpool if they resided in Ulster ? Trying to save ($300 each search), I need help deciding whether I hire a prof. to search Prost. & Cath. church records 1st for Ballymoney in Antrim or Cork/Wexford ? Indicating any info to me via email would be great. If there is no info, perhaps one could indicate other sources that might have info or related data. Your kindness, consideration, time and effort//help is greatly appreciated. Good luck and all the best with your own genealogy family search. TIA with kind regards , Grandpa Walt-Irish McKenzie, Sr. Central NJ Shore - Boston Area, MA - USAmerica 1973-Present 1938-1972 ---------------------------------------- * Other supporting data . . . US records (census, b., m., d., obits, cemetery, church, registers, land, probate, naturalization etc.) only list Ireland as pob, residence etc. Only ship passenger records for the 2 emigrating ancestors indicate more specific place names that yields some leads e.g. Ballymoney, Ire residence and Queenstown, Ire port of departure. Daniel McKenzie b.c. 1815 Ire & wife Margaret Miller b. Ire (m. c. 1840 or 46) had 2 known children Elizabeth b.c. June 1841or47 Ire and John b.c. Aug. 1848 Ire both from 1900 US census. There are a dozen Ballymoney's in Ire and based on all I know, especially ethnicity (Prost.-Presbyt.) & religion (Catholic-2 ancestors upon arriving US), its highly likely to be either Ballymoney, Antrim (& adjacent Derry) or Ballymoney, Cork or Wexford (or Munster), probably Cork. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.361 / Virus Database: 267.12.5/149 - Release Date: 10/25/2005