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Title: Lonsdales in Ireland
Post by: BarryL on Wednesday 25 January 12 21:25 GMT (UK)

Looking for any information on Lonsdale (Lownsdale) in Ireland. records show that they lived in/around Killead, Aghagallon, Aghalee, Shankill. Common names for males are Moses, Thomas, Robert.
A number of family members moved to Scotland around 1861 and lived in Gartsherrie, Coatbridge. My earliest record is Moses 1805 - 1870, married Ann Bunting, 5 Nov 1831 at Christchurch,  Lurgan.
Any assisstance greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: Lonsdales in Ireland
Post by: jimchelsea on Thursday 26 January 12 14:31 GMT (UK)

Hi
have you checked out RosDavies site? theres a couple of Lonsdales mentioned there which may be of interest
jim

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/L/LoaLon.htm

Title: Re: Lonsdales in Ireland
Post by: Elwyn Soutter on Thursday 26 January 12 17:09 GMT (UK)

Part of the 1851 census for Co Antrim has survived which includes parts of the parishes of Killead, Aghalee, Ballinderry & Aghagallon. You may want to check them:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/derek.hawthorne/Antrim5112.html

Title: Re: Lonsdales in Ireland
Post by: Gjozman on Sunday 05 February 12 13:47 GMT (UK)

I have a GGGGrandfather Arthur Doyle m Mary Lonsdale in Aghagallon 16 Feb 1813.

Arthur's son, Henry, was a witness at the marriage of William John Lonsdale

There are, as you say, a few different spellings. I haven't managed to connect any of them as yet.

Title: Re: Lonsdales in Ireland
Post by: BarryL on Thursday 09 February 12 19:40 GMT (UK)

Any information on Mary Lonsdale and William Lonsdale would be much appreciated. Both William & Mary are fairly common names in my family. As Lonsdale is not a typical Irish name I would like to learn how it originated there. My Lonsdales left Ireland for Scotland c.1861/2

Title: Re: Lonsdales in Ireland
Post by: Elwyn Soutter on Friday 10 February 12 00:12 GMT (UK)

Quote from: BarryL on Thursday 09 February 12 19:40 GMT (UK)

As Lonsdale is not a typical Irish name I would like to learn how it originated there. My Lonsdales left Ireland for Scotland c.1861/2

There’s 72 Lonsdales in the 1901 Irish census. Most are in Co Antrim, Belfast and adjacent counties. Most are Church of Ireland. One interpretation of that is that they are descendants of families of English origin who settled in Ireland. Typically any time from the early 1600s onwards.

Title: Re: Lonsdales in Ireland
Post by: BarryL on Friday 10 February 12 20:35 GMT (UK)

Thank you for this Elwyn. I have assumed similar as there is a Lonsdale influence around the North West of England. I do have some information that gives Thomas Lonsdale 1667, Thomas Lonsdale1699, Moses Lonsdale 1750, Robert Lonsdale 1789. Absolutely no supporting evidence other than the forenames appear continue to appear throughout the family. I do not know the origin of this information.

Title: Re: Lonsdales in Ireland
Post by: wgransden on Tuesday 31 July 12 16:27 BST (UK)

I have a note of an Elizabeth Lonsdale (1820-1906) who married a William Bunting (d 1861) both of Aghagallon. I'd be interested in anything more on both families. They had seven children and are my 3x great grandparents.

Bill

Title: Re: Lonsdales in Ireland
Post by: kingskerswell on Tuesday 31 July 12 19:00 BST (UK)

Hi wgransden,
                    You possibly have this but there is a will, complete with image, in PRONI for William Bunting of Aughagallon. See http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_WillsCalendar/WillsSearch.aspx

Regards

Title: Re: Lonsdales in Ireland
Post by: wgransden on Tuesday 31 July 12 19:41 BST (UK)

Thank you so much. I did find that Will. The names all fit - but I'm still having trouble with the previous generations!  I think there were (at least) two Bunting - Lonsdale marriages.

Bill