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Title: Lightbody Lookup
Post by: sarahlightbody on Sunday 27 September 09 13:33 BST (UK)
  We  are currently looking into my husband's family history.  We know his grandparent's were william John Lightbody, born Belfast 1869 and Ellen Elizabeth Ward, born Leicester 1872.  However, we are unable to trace John's father - according to William and Ellen's marriage record (1891), he was named William Lightbody and he was an engineer.  We have no idea of his wife's name or any birth or death dates, only that he lived in Belfast.  This is a tough one I know, but could anyone help as i have been searching for months and only hit on a brick wall? :-\
Title: Re: Lightbody Lookup
Post by: kingskerswell on Sunday 27 September 09 15:24 BST (UK)
Hi,
   William John Lightbody born 4 Jul 1869 in Newtownards Civil District. Father John Lightbody and Mother Agnes McMillan.  However I cannot find a marriage for this couple.

Regards
Title: Re: Lightbody Lookup
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 27 September 09 15:40 BST (UK)
John Lightbody, Bangor, son of William, married 14 May 1855 Nancy/Agnes McMillan.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/L/LiLl.htm#lig
Title: Re: Lightbody Lookup
Post by: sarahlightbody on Sunday 27 September 09 15:44 BST (UK)
  :) Thank you so much for this, i was so frustrated at what seemed such a dead end before.  Sarah
Title: Re: Lightbody Lookup
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 27 September 09 15:52 BST (UK)
Looks like this might be the marriage in civil index:
John LIGHTBODY 1855 Newtownards registration district volume 9 page 74
NANCY McMillen same details

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Title: Re: Lightbody Lookup
Post by: kingskerswell on Sunday 27 September 09 15:57 BST (UK)
Hi,
   A little more. IGI gives two other children of this couple,
Hugh Lightbody, born 27 Sept 1866 in Bangor Co. Down
James Lightbody, born 3 Dec 1874 in Ireland

marriage of John Lightbody to Nancy McMullan (sic) in Ballygrainey Presbyterian Church, Bangor Co.Down on 14 May 1855.

Regards
Title: Re: Lightbody Lookup
Post by: sarahlightbody on Sunday 27 September 09 16:17 BST (UK)
This is wonderful news!  thank you again so much for all the information

Sarah ;D
Title: Re: Lightbody Lookup
Post by: esthers on Tuesday 06 October 09 16:03 BST (UK)

Sarah, can you contact me i have some Very exciting information, regarding your husbands line and William John Lightbody!
Title: Re: Lightbody Lookup
Post by: sarahlightbody on Wednesday 07 October 09 17:15 BST (UK)
Please contact me re your message regarding information aout the l
Lightbody family.

Thank you

Sarah Lightbody
Title: Re: Lightbody Lookup
Post by: aghadowey on Wednesday 07 October 09 17:48 BST (UK)
Esthers- once you've 3 posts you'll be able to use PM (personal message) system to contact Sarah and exchange email addresses, family details, etc.
Title: Re: Lightbody Lookup
Post by: AmandaLightbody on Wednesday 05 January 11 14:46 GMT (UK)
Hi Ester, I believe I was talking with your Grandmother Evelyn today. I am from Canada. I have some info on your line and a connection to cousins in Canada. There is a FaceBook group called Lightbody and I can be found there. I started it a few years back. I would love to connect.

Not sure how far back you have or if you have seen the 1911 census for Bangor yet?
Title: Re: Lightbody Lookup
Post by: seacher on Tuesday 08 February 11 01:55 GMT (UK)

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I am one of the Canadian cousins you are talking about in your post last name Lightbody father from belfast