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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Down => Topic started by: billpg on Sunday 03 April 16 15:20 BST (UK)
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Especially, Joseph Galbraith b. 1746 who sailed from Belfast for Charleston (Charles Town), arriving on the Admiral Hawke on Dec 28, 1767. Father was likely James, Joseph m. Martha b. 1753 daughter to Margaret People (v. spellings) from the same vessel, c1774.
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Finding clues as to whereabouts the Galbraith are living in Co Down I quickly exracted the entries below from Ros Davies Co Down website’s surname index, up to about 1819. The privilege of using her free website is that these entries are not free for any commercial use. her website is http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/
The index is by civil parish which also is the only way into early church records if they exist and again Rod Davies has a churches section which usally list under each church what exists. The microfilm if note will be the PRONI. Belfast. If you are unused to civil parishes download Ros “s parishes map for Co Down aand mark it up as you master.[Theses differ in the major denominations so thats why the civil helps one.
Comber-Hugh-Galbraith {Sr]-Comber-farmed over one acre so granted a spinning wheel premium & the right to grow flax in 1796-Irish Flax Growers list
Comber-Hugh-Galbraith [Jr]-Comber-farmed over one acre so granted a spinning wheel premium & the right to grow flax in 1796-CR
Comber-John-Galbraith-Comber-armed over one acre so granted a spinning wheel premium & the right to grow flax in 1796-Irish Flax Growers list
Comber-S.-KILBEATH (Sic)-Comber-proprietor of a flax mill in Gransha townland in 1836; name could be Kilheath-V7 p 35 OSM
Comber-Samuel-Galbraith-Comber-armed over one acre so granted a spinning wheel premium & the right to grow flax in 1796-Irish Flax Growers list
Dromore-Daniel-Galbraith-Dromore-husband of Mary Creely ; father of Margaret bpt. 1 May 1796 at Dromore Church of Ireland PR-
Dromore-Eliza[Miss}-Galbraith-Dromore-partner of John ; mother of John Galbraith b. 11 Sep 1816 & bpt. at Dromore Church of Ireland-
Dromore-Elizabeth[Miss]-Galbrath-Dromore-partner of Hans McCracken ; father of Hans Galbrath or McCracken b. 2 Apr 1814 & bpt. at Dromore Church of Ireland-PR
Dromore-Isabell [Mrs]-Calbreath-Dromore-of Skillyscolban; became Mrs Stewart ; will probated 1733-IIW V4 p143
Inishargy-Hugh-Galbraith-Inishargy-of Ballyobegan ; leased a house & 14 acres in 1863 from John R. Allen-GV
Kilkeel-James-Galbraith-Kilkeel-a flax grower; awarded a spinning wheel premium in 1796-HOTC p147
Killinchy-Daniel-Galbraith-Killinchy-married Rebecca Clarke 12 Aug 1814 at Killinchy Presbyterian Church-
Killinchy-Daniel-Galbraith-Killinchy-married Sarah McCreery 18 Aug 1814 at Killinchy Presbyterian Church-PR
Killinchy & Kilmood-Elizabeth[Miss]-Galbraith-Killinchy & Kilmood-married Michael Maginn of Ballyministra 1 Mar 1817 at Killinchy Presbyterian Church; mother of Jane b. 1 Mar 1838 & bpt. Killinchy Presbyterian Church-PR
Kilmood-Eliza [Miss]-Galbraith-Kilmood-wife of Michael Maginn of Ballyministra; mother of Jane b. 1 Mar 1838 & bpt. Killinchy Presbyterian Church-PR
Magheradrool-Janet [Miss]-Galbrath-Magheradrool-married Alexander Balley of Kilmore church at Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church 10 Nov 1718-BPCR
Magherally-James-Galbraith-Magherally-of Ballycross; will dated & lodged 1773-IIW V4 p20
Moira-James-Calbrath-Moira-husband of Elizabeth ; father of Elizabeth bpt. 22 Aug 1790 at Moira Church of Ireland-PR
Newry-James-Galbraith-Newry-a hardware merchant ; father of Matthew bpt. 28 Nov 1781 at Old Newry Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church-PR
so any of these could have left via Belfast.
You also run the risk someone else is doing the research so I went to see if I could pick up any of your names on Genes Reunited but sadly no is the answer, ancestry is a must as is familysearch etc
It wont be easy getting connections of your early emmigrants, but you must try., using all sources eg PRONI Belfast ,
ancestryireland,com have births starting in 1777, marriages 1788 which shows the problems if irish records.
Good luck