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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Antrim => Topic started by: greendoor on Friday 12 May 23 15:47 BST (UK)
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looking for Williamsons from Ballymena as have GGGgrandfather buried in Galgorm Cementry
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looking for Williamsons from Ballymena as have GGGgrandfather buried in Galgorm Cementry
You need to give us some more information - names and dates?
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William John Williamson 1820 -1899
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William John Williamson 1820 -1899
So this was his death record - died 23 March 1899 at Ballee townland.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1899/05807/4643662.pdf
https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/antrim-lower/connor/kells/ballee/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4167258#map=12/54.8602/-6.2787
Any other names and dates?
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Thanks Kiltaglassan for this information for Williamson side of family and I'm sure I must still have family there .I'm also looking into Docherty & O'Donnell side .
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1901 census has this Williamson family group at Ballee, albeit no widowed Mary:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Kells/Ballee/930841/
possibly
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-45566655/robert-williamson-in-wikitree?tr_id=m_5io7txydwb_fvrygs2feb
although that tree has William John's wife as a Margaret.
If she was a Mary, per death record of William, here is a potential:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Ballymena_and_Town_and_Urban_District_of_Ballymena/Sloans_Court/925207/
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A quick google throws up modern day references to the surname in Ballee area.
Do you know where William is actually buried (there is no 'Galgorm Cemetery' as far as I know).
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There’s a William J. Williamson buried in Ballyclug graveyard. No date. Townland given as Ballycowan in council records.
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The Williamson family from 1901 census above has head as Robert Williamson.
Robert married Lizzie Graham, 23rd Sept 1880, Ballymena. Father named as William John Williamson. The witnesses were their fathers.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1880/11039/8037332.pdf
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The Family on 1911 census
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Ballymena_No__3_Urban/Queen_s_Street/118260/
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Thanks Kloumann for this information as I'm sure this is the Williamson family that I'm looking into .
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1901 census has this Williamson family group at Ballee......
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Kells/Ballee/930841/
Youngest child Robert Williamson born 25 March 1901.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1901/01957/1755218.pdf
Robert married Lizzie Graham, 23rd Sept 1880, Ballymena. Father named as William John Williamson. The witnesses were their fathers.
One of the witnesses was a Martha Graham, who signed with her mark.
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1911 census has 10 children born alive & 9 still living.
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Possible family of eldest son, James Williamson on 1911 census with wife Rebecca & 3 children. On there marriage, father listed as Robert.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Ballymena__No__2__Urban__In_34_files_/Kinhilt_Street/117580/
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2nd son, William John, married Isabella Graham, 1917.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1917/09733/5531546.pdf
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2nd son, William John, married Isabella Graham, 1917.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1917/09733/5531546.pdf
Three children born to the Williamson/Graham marriage up to 1920.
Robert - 24 May 1917
William John - 11 February 1919
Elizabeth - 16 December 1920
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Possible family of eldest son, James Williamson on 1911 census with wife Rebecca & 3 children. On there marriage, father listed as Robert.
Marriage 22 June 1905 - James Williamson to Rebecca McConnell
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1905/10160/5696545.pdf
Children up to 1911.
Lizzie - 7 May 1906
Mary Smyth - 26 July 1907
John McConnell - 20 February 1910
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After 1911, James A Williamson and his family move to Portadown. He becomes the manager of a foundry.
Three further children born.
Rebecca McConnell - 15 April 1914
Robert James -9 February 1918
James Alexander - 27 September 1919
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