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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Armagh => Topic started by: Ken Austin on Sunday 08 August 10 12:19 BST (UK)
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Hi
I have just bought the domain name of lurganancestry.com.
I would very much like to continue the work started by Martin McGoldrick who sadly is no longer with us. I can handle the technical side of the website, but if anyone has any information, suggestions, or ideas on how we can develop this project, I would be glad to hear from them. My GGGrandfather was from Lurgan, so I have a love and interest in that region. This a non profit project and will remain free to all as long as I have anything to do with it.
I look forward to hearing from any interested parties.
Best Wishes ~ Ken
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Hi Ken,
This is GOOD news.
Barbara
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Firstly a big thank you to all who have contacted me with offers of help. I have tried to categorise the kind of help we need on the project.
We need people on the ground taking photos both of the local area and gravestones. We need people to donate any old images of Lurgan and surrounding villages. We need people with any information on the history of Lurgan for the Time-Line section. We would like to start a Family Histories section, where people can submit the story of their family in Lurgan. We need researchers to find any old documents or lists of people living in Lurgan in the past. We need information on the graves of Lurgan men who died in both world wars, where they died, what battalion etc. We need collators and editors for all of the above areas. We need moderators for the forums and suggestions as to what topics are needed in the forums.
I'm sure there are 101 other things that I've forgotten, but that's all I can think of at the moment. You can contact me or send info to (*)
The website design and layout is now finished, so it's just a case of adding the data now. Anyone with any HTML. Flash, Java, PHP experience, who would like to help out would be welcomed.
I think Martin's original idea was for the community to be a part of the project as much or as little as they wanted to and I would like to carry this on. So any help, however small would be very much appreciated.
Many Thanks
Ken
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I am looking for photos of Lurgan and surrounding areas to use on the new Lurgan Ancestry website. If you have any photos or maps you would like to share, please contact me at via the pm system.
Many thank you in advance.
Best ~ Ken
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Just to update this post.
We launched the Lurgan Ancestry website today as promised: http://www.lurganancestry.com.
A big thank you to Rootschat for supporting this post. We have added a link to this forum, from our links page.
Still looking for volunteers if there are any out there!
Best ~ Ken
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Just to add my support to Ken on this mammoth undertaking. Lurgan Ancestry was a great site back before so much other material became available online - Martin was ahead of his time in many respects and it was so sad when, after his passing, the site was unable to be continued.
Now, with you Ken at the helm, I trust it will once again be a great site and that you all your volunteers will build on the legacy and indeed further it in many ways.
May the project go from strength to strength.
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Ken, if is of any help I have added a link to your Lurgan site from my Portadown one. See;
http://www.portadownphotos.freehomepage.com/Links.htm
Cheers,
Jim.
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Jim
Many thanks for your kindness. I've added a link to your website from ours.
Best ~ Ken
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Had a look at your site. Congratulations - every town should copy this great model. PM.
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Just to update this post on our progress since our launch on 1st September.
We have added the following in the last few weeks:
War grave information for those from Lurgan who died in both World Wars.
The Lurgan Town Trade Directory for 1880. Approximately 350 names.
The Brownlow Rent Rolls for 1635 and 1667.
The Tithe Applotments for 1828 to 1835
The Hearth Tax Rolls for 1664.
We have also been given many photos of Lurgan and the surrounding areas and some Headstone images for Shankill and Dougher Cemeteries in Lurgan which will be live soon.
Any other photos or documents would be very much appreciated. We are unable to publish any copyrighted material without the written permission of the copyright holder.
Best ~ Ken
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Thank you so much for collecting all this information, I have been trying to get information on the old Shankill graveyard for sometime, without and results. As I am trying to get information on the Grayson family from Boconnell Lurgan and I have just found a headstone for the Grayson family on your site.
Can you tell me if the headstones in the Old shankill graveyard have been transcribed, as I am also trying to get me grandmother Elizabeth Gracey/Grayson whom I know was buried their in 1929 aged 36.
Thanks again for all your hard work in looking after this site.
elizabeth
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Hi Elizabeth
With regard to your question, we don't have any transcriptions for Shankill available at the moment, but would love to have them if any kind soul out there would like to contribute them.
We have just launched our Lurgan Births Index. We currently have 1300 birth records which is approximately 3,000 names. We are adding new content daily.
Best ~ Ken
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I can hardly believe that it has been a year since we re-launched the Lurgan Ancestry website first stated by Martin McGoldrick, what a roller-coaster ride it has been.
We have now completed all of the information on the original lurganancestry.com website and have added searchable databases for the Griffiths Valuations, Tithe Applotments and Hearth Taxe Roll records.
You can search through the 1901 and 1911 all Ireland census directly within the website via our link with National Archives of Ireland website. We have added many historical articles about Lurgan, Armagh and the troubled times their people have lived through. Our photo galleries include School photos, Lurgan Places and Lurgan people and we would welcome any photos you would like to add.
Recent eadditions include the launch of the Lurgan Ancestry Forum, additions to the War dead from both World Wars. Various Lurgan Trade Directories and the 1959 Street directory of Lurgan. We have a number of History and Genealogy E-Books, including Passenger Lists and Parish Records.
Our Birth Records Index has in excess of 9500 names and we are adding more on a daily basis. We are now working on the Marriages Database, which we hope to have live soon.
As usual we would welcome any information, maps or photos that you would like to add the the website. Here's looking forward to the next 12 months!!
Best Wishes ~ Ken Austin
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Hi All
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Lurgan Marriages Index at lurganancestry.com. We have in excess of 3000 names so far and are adding more on a regular basis.
Coupled with our Births Index, we hope this will become a useful resource for those researching their Lurgan Ancestors.
http://www.lurganancestry.com/marriages.htm
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We have recently added a series of Gravestone images to lurganancestry.com kindly donated by Barry McConville. We are now working on Lurgan and Aghagallon Cemeteries. So far we have images and inscriptions for: Donaghcloney. Dougher, Kilwarlin, Magheralin, Seagoe, Shankill and Waringstown Cemetery. We have also extensively updated our war-graves for WW1 and WW2.
If you have any gravestone images or inscriptions to add to Barry's amazing pictures, we would love to have them.
Best wishes ~ Ken
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Hi Ken,
Just wanted to say Congratulations on your 2nd Anniversary.
I have just had a look at your site for the first time (don't know how I missed it before), and was thrilled when my GG Grandparents, James Hamill and Sarah Anne Laverty were at the top of the list. This is not something that happens often.
Anyway, I have just noticed that you also have Hamill interests, and I wondered if we had any in common.
Congratulations again,
Regards,
Christine.
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Hi Christine
Thank you so much for your kind words about lurganancestry.com, I am so glad that you have been able to find some of your ancestors there.
Yesterday we launched the Lurgan Deaths Index, a database of deaths in the area and I am adding names to it and the Births and Marriages databases as often as possible. You can find the deaths index here: http://www.lurganancestry.com/deaths.htm
I'm afraid I haven't progressed very far with my own research, but I do look out for them as I add new records to the website! My Great Grandmother was Annie Hamil(l) sometimes spelt with two l's, from Derryinver. On the 1864 Griffiths Land valuations there is also a Bernard, Catherine and William Hamill from Derryinver, but I do not know their relationship. I would love to know if you can make a connection as I have hit a brick wall with the Austin name and would like to investigate the Hamill line. You can email me directly via the contact form on the website.
Best of luck with your research and as our ancestors may have said “May god shine his light on your path”.
Best ~ Ken ;)