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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Antrim => Topic started by: dwrcrawford on Tuesday 24 November 09 22:49 GMT (UK)
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Hi all,
I have been researching one of my family lines with unexpected success this week. It gave me the name of my GGG grandmother who was a MARY JANE ADSAY, daughter of ROBERT ADSAY and Mary Kidd.
I can find very few references to this name at all in Northern Ireland, and indeed the only place where i have seen it is on facebook where most with this name are from Turkey or a directory for a few Adsays living in New York.
Does anyone have any information on this family name....is it a coincidence that there is also a turkish Adsay surname or is this a sign of some middle-near eastern ancestry in my blood?
Regards
David
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Are you sure that's the correct surname? it could have been mis-written or mis-transcribed in the church records. is the only place you've seen it in the church records?
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That is exactly as written. The name was found on a rootsweb page relating to some baptismal and marriage records from Killead Presbyterian Church. It is spelt like this by the author in several records on that page.
I havent seen the original as i only found the webpage last night.
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I've also seen the transcribed version online but am wondering if the original is actually this name or was it a different surname that the minister used this strange spelling for in his records.
Adsay doesn't come up in LDS site (under Ireland), PRONI Will Extracts, 1911 census (under Ireland), index to civil registraion (again all Ireland), Griffith's Valuation, Emerald Ancestors index, Ancestry index (under searches or family trees). All of which makes me think the name could be wrong in the church records.
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I would not rule out "Adgey" and "Adjey" as possibilities
OTTO
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Agree with Otto. Worked with a lady years ago who was from up that direction(? Muckamore) and her name was Miss Adgey. She was a Health Visitor. as far as I know she lived on a farm.
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Thanks for that guys. I can well believe that the letters "ge" in Adgey could be confused for "sa" when read from the original baptismal record.
I'll have a look for census type records when i get a chance.
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Hi everyone.
The only name i could find thats looks like Adsay is Robert Addys in Belfast, would that be off any help to you,
Anthony
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There is a Mary Jane Adgey b 1885 Antrim on Irish Family History site
http://ifhf.brsgenealogy.com/index.php
Cheers
Annie
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Hi,
Yes i do think this is the likely name variation and has just been misread by the author of the webpage. I will go and look for myself one day at PRONI or Coleraine (but stuck in England for now)
I had noticed there are quite a few Adgeys around the Killead area at the time of the 1851 census but so far none with my first names.
Thanks guys.
David
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Yes i do think this is the likely name variation and has just been misread by the author of the webpage. I will go and look for myself one day at PRONI or Coleraine (but stuck in England for now)
Don't see Killead Presbyterian Church listed for holdings at Coleraine Library so you might have to go to PRONI when you come over.
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From other thread-
Turns out the author of the website has misread the parish register and the surname should be Adgey.
Less exciting in one way, but at least it is a name which can be found in the area at the time! :)
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,365563.0/topicseen.html
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Hi David,
Have a wee gander through the Glenavy history site as there are a few Adgey burials in the Dundrod Presbyterian graveyard. Only sad thing is that if you touch lucky there isn't currently a minister with the church at present - as I found out sadly.
June
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Hi David,
Have a wee gander through the Glenavy history site as there are a few Adgey burials in the Dundrod Presbyterian graveyard. Only sad thing is that if you touch lucky there isn't currently a minister with the church at present - as I found out sadly.
June
If there's no minister at present the Clerk of Session, or someone else on church committee, should have access to church records.