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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Down => Topic started by: Ladyissy on Monday 21 March 05 05:43 GMT (UK)
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I am looking for any information however small on a elusive ancestor a Walter Shanks c1800-1900. I have drawn a complete blank on this family member. ???
My SHANKS family members lived Bangor/Newtownards and Belfast areas.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.
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Hello Ladyissy,
Griffiths Valuation - Down 1863-64
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/down/newtownards.htm
Hugh Shanks, Cotton, Bangor
James Shanks, Ballygrot, Bangor
I'm sorry Walter did not appear. I hope the two shown above are new additions.
Best Wishes, Christopher
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I had a grand father named Walter who lived in Kilwinning, he was born round about 1878 and had a brother named Hugh.
I also had family in the Bangor. Nth. Ireland but don't know much about them.
Thanks
Robert Shanks
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Hello Ladyissy,
I have been looking at http://www.familysearch.org and found a Hugh Shanks and Mary Verner who had a son Hugh Shanks born on 7th May 1864 at Comber, Co. Down. It appears that this Hugh died at a young age as Hugh and Mary had another son, Hugh, born on 29th July 1869 in Co. Down but there is no mention of a specific place other than saying that he was born in Co, Down. I have a second site for you Ladyissy, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/Sh.htm
I hope that this is of assistance to you. Best Wishes, Chris
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No Walter but plenty of Shanks around in Ulster 1856 from belfast and Province of Ulster directory - Henderson. Unless otherwise mentioned addresses are belfast. Doesn't help you find Walter, sorry :(
William, mechanic, 12 Alexander St
Matthew Carpenter, 23 Caroline St
Hugh Mill worker 6 Craigs Terrace
Samuel mechanic 13 Durham St
Thomas Tailor 96 Durham St
Mary Milliner 45 Joy St
Edward tailor 45 Linfield rd
James 37 Mustard St – back door
William clerk, 35 Stanhope st
James spinning master 51 Union st
Mary grocer Lagan village
Joseph grocer ligoniel, ardoyne
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Thanks for that link - I don't know if it helped find mr Shanks but I found a couple of references to my ancestors - what a useful site.
Hello Ladyissy,
I have a second site for you Ladyissy, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/Sh.htm
I hope that this is of assistance to you. Best Wishes, Chris
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Hi Christopher & Cedas
Thank you for the information. I will make a note of it.
I am particularly looking informatiion on a Margaret Morrow Shanks b. 1844, Jane Adams Shanks b. 1846 and a Matilda Shanks b.1849 (daughters of Hugh Shanks & Matilda Shanks (nee Adams).
Any information will be gladly received.
Regards.
Isobel
P.S. Christopher - I would love to know how you required my personal e-mail address??
Isobel
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Hi Christopher & Cedas
Thank you for the information. I will make a note of it.
I am particularly looking informatiion on a Margaret Morrow Shanks b. 1844, Jane Adams Shanks b. 1846 and a Matilda Shanks b.1849 (daughters of Hugh Shanks & Matilda Shanks (nee Adams).
Any information will be gladly received.
Regards.
Isobel
P.S. Christopher - I would love to know how you required my personal e-mail address??
Isobel
Good Morning Isobel,
Unless you have more that one personal e-mail address it was acquired by you giving me your address. I have a secret weapon called Random Selection which is a bit like the machine that picks lottery numbers. In my case no machine - just my brain, a pen and piece of paper. My attempts at Random Selection are in their infancy but should improve as I move into my second childhood. I wonder if the system could be developed for finding missing ancestors.
I hope you are keeping well, Chris
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I had a grand father named Walter who lived in Kilwinning, he was born round about 1878 and had a brother named Hugh.
I also had family in the Bangor. Nth. Ireland but don't know much about them.
Thanks
Robert Shanks
Hello Robert,
Is that Kilwinning, Ayrshire?
Christopher
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Hi,
I also have a McWhinney from that area - Belfast but it could be surrounding areas. Robert James McWhinney (spelling variants expected) married Margaret McFee from Kilmarnock Ayrshire Scotland in Australia in 1862. All Margaret's siblings went to New Zealand and I am trying to find out if Robert James McWhinney was in New Zealand. I don't have any other information except is is believed he came to Australia cira 1852.
Any suggestions or hints appreciated. I've been searching for 30 years now.
Marina
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I spotted www.familysearch.org
Walter Shanks
Event(s):
Birth: 14 AUG 1875 , Dublin, Ireland
Parents:
Father: James Shanks Family
Mother: Mary Barr
and another entry
Walter M. SHANKS Self M Male W 35 IRE Clergyman IRE IRE
Isabella G. SHANKS Wife M Female W 26 NY Keeping House SCO SCO
Walter M. SHANKS Son S Male W 3M MI At Home IRE NY
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Marina, I dont know if you have put up your own query for Mawhinney/ McWhinney. There's plenty of them on http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES. Have you recently searched www.familysearch.com?
Another good source is the special genealogical search engine at NIFHS Good luck, Jim
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My gg grandfather was Walter Shanks a Sea Captain/Master Mariner born in Saltcoats, Scotland in 1818 and died on the Keswick Ridge in New Brunswick in 1900.
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From the free index and then feepaying www.ancestryireland.com/quis . which is the website for the Ulster Historical Foundation, there are tantalising entries of possible interest
SHANKS JANE 1854 HUGH Down
SHANKS MARGARET 1848 HUGH Down
Shanks Matilda . Hugh Antrim
SHANKS MATILDA 1847 JOHN Down
SHANKS HUGH 1858 M Down
SHANKS HUGH 1858 . Down
SHANKS HUGH 1864 HUGH Down
SHANKS HUGH 1866 HUGH .
SHANKS HUGH 1866 HUGH .
Rereading that marvellous bloke Christopher’s contributions is a delight
JimG
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Mary Mawhinney 1828-1898 m. Robert Gault 1823-1916
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Dear Ladyissy
My great grandfather was Walter Shanks born in Ireland 1865, son of James Walter Shanks and Mary Barr. Not sure if this is the relative you are looking for. Walter Shanks went to South Africa in the late 1800's and died there. If this sounds correct to you please let me know as I have all the family information.
Jillian
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Walter Shanks, son of James Shanks & Mary Barr was born 1875 not 1865- extracted birth record posted earlier here-
I spotted www.familysearch.org
Walter Shanks
Event(s):
Birth: 14 AUG 1875 , Dublin, Ireland
Parents:
Father: James Shanks Family
Mother: Mary Barr
and another entry
Walter M. SHANKS Self M Male W 35 IRE Clergyman IRE IRE
Isabella G. SHANKS Wife M Female W 26 NY Keeping House SCO SCO
Walter M. SHANKS Son S Male W 3M MI At Home IRE NY