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Antrim / Re: Devlin/McCormick
« on: Monday 18 June 12 16:48 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for  the explanation.  I'll give it a try although what I've seen so far is that you have to request the information and then you have to appear in person to view the record.  Being in the US I don't think I can manage that.

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Antrim / Re: Devlin/McCormick
« on: Monday 18 June 12 03:57 BST (UK)  »
Maura,

Can you please tell me what Kew is?  I feel stupid but I have never heard of that word.  Thanks, Janet

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Antrim / Re: Devlin/McCormick
« on: Thursday 14 June 12 21:07 BST (UK)  »
Maura,

Thank you for all your help.  Do you think the National Archives.uk would have anymore information in Arthur Devlin's file.  It seems if the Army was looking for a deserter they would have his parents names in his file and an address.  At this time I can't pin any of the Devlins to him without his father's name.

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Antrim / Re: Catholic Cemetary for Aghaloughan
« on: Wednesday 13 June 12 14:23 BST (UK)  »
Is there anyone living in the area of the cemetary who might be able to check for graves of Devlin and McCormick families?  I would be most appreciative.  I wish I could go there personally but I live in the USA.   Some day I would like to visit the area where my family's ancestor's lived.  Thank you to anyone who can help me. 

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Antrim / Catholic Cemetary for Aghaloughan
« on: Tuesday 12 June 12 23:36 BST (UK)  »
Can anyone tell me the name of the cemetary that served St. MacNissi's Church in Randalstown in the 1880's?  I am looking for Devlin or McCormick families who lived in Drummaul, possibly Aghaloughan.  Would anyone have access to records for this cemetary?  I don't have first names but Ellen is one possibility.  I wish I had more information.  Thank you for any help.

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Antrim / Re: Devlin/McCormick
« on: Tuesday 05 June 12 20:05 BST (UK)  »
Maura,
 
I can't believe what you are telling me.  You have confirmed  a rumor that has been in the family for years but we had nothing to confirm it.  We heard that Arthur had either deserted or evaded the Army by jumping on a ship for America.  I have a passenger list with the name of Arthur  Devlin but couldn't confirm it was him.  We think the McCormick name he assumed in the US was his grandmother's but that is only an assumption.  Can you tell me if there are any MCormick's living in Drummaul around the 1830's? He left  from Liverpool to New York where he eventually settled in NJ. Age is off by a couple of years and it says he was a weaver.  Is that the same description of someone working with yarn as we know it?

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Antrim / Catholic Birth Records in Rasharkin & Ballymacrevan, Antrim
« on: Tuesday 05 June 12 00:09 BST (UK)  »
I am looking for birth or baptismal records for my 3rd gr-grandfather Arthur Devlin or McCormick born in 1813 or 1814 in either Rasharkin or Ballymacrevan in Antrim.  I am not sure which name is his birth name.  He was known by McCormick in USA but rumor has it that it was changed from Devlin.  We think both names were in the family in Ireland.  If anyone is researching these families or knows the names of the Catholic churches  I'd appreciate hearing from you.

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Antrim / Ireland Census 1820/1830
« on: Thursday 31 May 12 01:10 BST (UK)  »
Are there any Irish census for either 1820 or 1830, specifically Antrim or Antrim County?  I am looking for my ggg-grandfather Arthur Devlin.  He was born 1813/1814.  Father's name could be Charles which is the name of Arthur's first son who was born in the U.S.  Thanks for any help

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Antrim / Devlin/McCormick
« on: Wednesday 01 June 11 20:39 BST (UK)  »
My gr-gr-gr-grandfather Arthur D. McCormick was born in Antrim or Antrim County in 1804.  He may have changed his name from Devlin to McCormick when he boarded ship for America to avert serving in the Queens Army or going AWOL?   Whether this is fact, I do not know.  Hope this is not true.  Would there be a website for these type of situations?  If there are any Devlin or McCormick descendants in Ireland who may relate to either of these families I would be very interested in hearing from you.

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