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Thank you Rathmore and Aghadowey.

Yes I have come across Hessy Greer married to John McKernon

Williams ( John's son ) child was also called Hessy. I was thinking that they named their daughter after Williams own mother.

I cant find John and Hessy marriage on the LDS, but I did find the two births, one in 1865 and one in 1867, since I know William was married in 1875, the male child born to John and Hessy in 1867 could not be him.

Thank you both for your input. Any more suggestions welcomed.

Marion

Thank you joemc, I had found that, and kept a copy of it, but again I can't connect the two.
Thanks for giving it a go.

The last working beetling mill in Ireland is owned by the National Trust. It’s at Wellbrook just outside Cookstown. Well worth a visit if you are interested in seeing exactly what your ancestors did.

https://discovernorthernireland.com/Wellbrook-Beetling-Mill-Cookstown-P3223

Thank you Elwyn I didn't know that was there. Yes I will definitely be paying a visit.

Marion,

You seem unsure what a beetler and a bleacher did. Linen manufacture was a very big employer in and around Belfast in the 1800s. Beetling was part of the finishing process. A beetling machine hit the linen with wooden hammers. This gave it extra strength and the nice sheen that people liked. Bleaching was part of the process that turned linen white. The material was laid out on greens and the sun bleached it white.

Elwyn

Thank you Elwyn, your right I didn't know what they did.
In Greencastle at that time was the mill and a bleach green.
I live round the corner from where that bleach green was, so the McKernons haven't left the area in 100 odd years.

Thank you,

Marion