RootsChat.Com
Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Down => Topic started by: jaylay on Tuesday 27 November 07 11:03 GMT (UK)
-
My GGgrandmother was Elizabeth Maguire from Ardglass Co. Down. She married Dominic Leyden, an RIC constable, in 1875. her father was William, a farmer. I have no information about her mother at all, but think there was a Sarah Maguire (possibly her sister or mother). Elizabeth is listed as being 22 on her marriage cert, which would mean she was born c. 1853. Her witness was a Margaret Maguire.
My aunt, who is almost 80, remembers a house in Bath Street they used to go to in the summertime, she thinks it was owned by a Maguire.
Any info at all on Maguire/McGuire of this area would be really appreciated.
Thanks
Jaylay
-
Hi Jaylay, From ros davies website
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/M/Maguire.htm
Bernard MAGUIRE . Ardglass of High St, Ardglass , leased a house in the rear in 1863 from Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk GV
William MAGUIRE . Ardglass in Ardtole, leased 1/2 acre & a garden in Ardglass townland in 1863 from Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk & leased out a cottage GV
Have you exhausted www.familysearch.com
There is a guest book on http://www.ardglass.net/, you should repeat your connections there.
There is a small section for Ardglass in 1880 in a Belfast Street directory, but it will disappoint you. Try www.lennonwylie.co.uk/PT_A1880.htm#ARDGLASS
Realise I am not going forward methodically so Ardtole is a townland within Ardglass civil parish so looking at
I tried Griffiths valuations 1845-1865 on www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/down/ardglass.htm
Maguire Bernard High Street,Ardglass Ardglass Down
Maguire William Ardglass Ardglass Down
Maguire William Ardtole Ardglass Down
I looked at PRONI without success
That’s all I can mange for now, Good luck, Jim
-
Hi Jim
Gosh you've been hard at work on my behalf! Thanks so much for all that. I'm pretty sure that William from Griffiths is my William - Elizabeth's father - I had seen that before.
I just don't seem to be able to get a birth date for Elizabeth, or a marriage for William. I have written to the Parish Priest in Dunsford (the two parishes were merged apparently some time ago) but never received a reply. Not sure where else to turn really.
That Ardglass website ooks interesting - I will take a look at it.
My aunt has told me that 6 Bath St. is the address she remembers visiting - but it may not have been a Maguire home. No mention of Magures in either of the censuses (1901/1911) for Bath St. - I've checked.
Thanks again for all you have done Jim - really appreciate it
Jaylay
-
1910 directory lists several names for Bath St. under Ardglass:
www.libraryireland.com/UlsterDirectory1910/Ardglass.php
Maybe some of the names will ring a bell.
-
Bath Street is mentioned at least twice from memory in the 1880 Belfast Street directory. My suggestion would be to write again to the pp including a couple of stamped adrressed envelopes. In the church of ireland it is expected to enclose a fiver to smooth the inkflow!!
Keep going, Jim
-
Thank you both for your advice and encouragement. I think I will give it another go Jim, with writing to the Priest - fingers crossed!
Jaylay
-
PRONI have Ardglass/Dunsford RC Records for Baptisms and Marriages 1848 - 1880. They are fairly legible!!
Sheila
-
Thank you Sheila - that's encouraging that they're legible! I have tried to read parish records before and been very disappointed that I couldn't decipher a thing! I'll certainly give that a go!
Jaylay
-
Hello jaylay,
I looked at Form A of the Census of Ireland 1901 on the Lecale Historical Society website as it shows Bath Street, Ardglass www.lecalehistory.co.uk/1901/1901ARbathstreetA.htm
Number 26 lists ...
Margaret Maguire? Servant RC. R & W 50 F Gen Dom Serv. Not married. Co. Down
Christopher
-
Thanks Christopher - I checked that site out recently - loads of interesting stuff on there!
Jaylay