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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Antrim => Topic started by: kathy-9 on Monday 11 July 11 16:40 BST (UK)
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Has anyone any information on the McMasters of Ahoghill? I know they were around from about 1800, I wonder does anyone know of McMasters living around there today?
Any photos of Ahoghill past and/or present would be lovely, I know they were connected to the church there, it would have been a Protestant Church.
Thanks, Kathy
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Kathy,
Can you supply some more detail of what you are looking for. I can find about 1000 references to the name McMaster in Co. Antrim, many from Ahoghill.
Regards
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Wow, King. I got a whole bunch too thanks to someone on another forum, they seem to centre around Killaless, Antrim. My direct line is
John McMaster b 1824 Killaless, Farmer m Ellen Spiers
Thomas McMaster, b 4 nov 1847
Trinity Presbyterian Church Ahoghill
Thomas McMaster b 1791 m Mary White 1815 Broughshane, Killead
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Previous thread- The McMasters of Killyless (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,539271.msg3933742.html#msg3933742)
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Hi,
3 Mar 1846 John Mc Master married Ellen Speers (sic) in Ahoghill 2nd Presbyterian Church.
also, 12 Aug 1845 Thomas Mcmaster married Sally Anne Speers in the same church. In both cases the fathers' names were Thomas McMaster and Francis Speers.
Regards
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Thanks King. Wonder was there only one family of Speers, with 8 daughters? Certainly seems to be a favorite with the McMaster men.
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Havnt been on for a while but a little bit of info arrived out of the blue from my father
Going back to my father and and his Aunt who will fill in the blanks I perhaps left there
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Malcolm (jun) brother of Minnie and Ellen had a grocery business at Killyless in the late 60's
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I think Minnie is a family name.
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Minnie we know is a family name and is maybe in use in your family to date.
My last post I think had a mistake in it so I edited it until my Dad gets a chance to go back over it with me again.
It was to do with Malcolm's daughters one of which married Johnny McCartney. Just in case someone should decide to correct me again there was a Malcolm sen and jnr. I'll try and remember when he's sitting beside me again.
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Thx Wild your a star :)
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Hi
Doubt if it's of much help but in my own line :-
Thomas Bankhead (born Ahoghill 1852) married Sarah McMaster on 21/10/1878 in 2nd Presbyterian Church, Kirkinriola. The 1901 census finds them in Ballymontenagh
Regards
Matt
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Dont really know if it is of interest to Kathy but something may be of interest as I dont know if you are local or not.
Various records use the parish of Ahoghill for area's that are clearly outside of Ahoghill. Killyless being but one. Your Ballymontenagh is certainly Ahoghill but I noticed in some other posts of your posts Lisrodden and Aughnacleagh which are next door to Portglenone. These are I think in Lisnagarron which is another misleading name.
Also townland names are widely used in the current road name system but can be removed from the actual townland locations.
Maybe you are aware of the various name v location thing but if not it may keep you from being led up the garden path.
Regards
D