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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Antrim => Topic started by: pablo1 on Friday 27 May 11 03:54 BST (UK)
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I received the following message from a cousin. Would anyone have any information on
the Robinson family in question?
"You had written about your William Robinson in Old Ballynure Cemetery. A Stanley replied that there was not a William but listed a Daughter of Thomas Robinson who died at age nine and also a Samuel Robinson of Castletown. I walked through that cemetery and I believe it is the Ballynure Church of Ireland cemetery. There was a church across the street and a parsonage but I could not find anyone home. What I am curious about is that there is an old burial ground near the road which has about a 10 foot by 12 foot enclosure of ancient iron. There is a stone in the enclosure that reads "THE FAMILY BURYING GROUND OF JOHN ROBINSON". The father of my Thomas Robinson was John Robinson. Ballynure is over the hill from Ballyalbanagh and Killylane."
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Hi,
I am looking for any information regarding a Robinson family from Rashhee in the 1860's. My 2nd great grandfather was Archibald Robinson, a farmer from Rashee in the early 1860's, and his father was listed as a Thomas Robinson. My Archibald married a Jane Kielty in 1861 at May Street Presbyterian Church in Belfast. They had at least 5 children from this marriage, and one of whom, my great-grandfather, James(b.1863) listed Holestone as his place of birth. I believe that Archibald had several siblings himself, and that Thomas was also a farmer from Rashee as well.
I think some of these Robinsons could be buried in the Old Rashee graveyard, as I have reason to believe that there is a Samuel Robinson buried there that could possibly be the son of Archibald Robinson.
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Hi
sorry i cant help with any info,but if you go on Google earth and type in Ballynure,go on street view,and go down Church rd, i think you can see the grave your cousins talking about.
jim
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Thanks, Jim. I will give it a try. Best wishes, Paul