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Hello,

We're hoping to find the cemetery location to photograph the headstone for our gr-gr-grandparents, William & Ellen (McCormick) McCauley, who are both mentioned here below.

They once lived in Drumcaw, Clough, Down, Ireland.  Their son; our gr-grandfather; Alexander McCauley; immigrated to Canada before 1911 and married Rebecca McCracken.

Note: From what we've learned about our researching our family who lived in Drumcaw townland is that it is in the civil parish of Loughinisland, and that civil parish is in the Poor Law Union of Downpatrick.

Would anyone have some Co. Down resources or suggestions?

The information here below is what we have uncovered about our McCauley family living in Ireland so far.  We're still working on confirming all their children.  Some of the children names and birth dates don't add up (?).  But, we're mostly interested in finding the parent's headstone.  Any leads on tracking them in County Down cemeteries welcomed.

Husband: William McCauley b. approx. 1850 Down, Ireland d. ? Buried, ?

Wife: Ellen (Eleanor?) McCormick b. approx. 1853 Down, Ireland d. Between 1901 and 1911 Buried, ?

Marriage:  June 24, 1870,  Annalong Meeting House, Down, Ireland / Annalong Presbyterian Church,
Parish, Kilkeel, County Down

Children:
(?) Susanna b. 1867
Jane b. 1872
John b. 1873
Elizabeth b. 1876
(?) Robert b. 1879
James b. 1884 (d. 1964 Leslieville, Alberta, Canada)
Alexander b. 1883-7? (d. Burford, Ontario, Canada)
George b. 1889
Eleanor b. 1891
Gabriel b. 1893
(?) Annie (died Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
(?) Annie May (died Saskatchewan, Canada)

William & Ellen (McCormick) McCauley & Family
1901 Ireland census
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Clough/Drumcaw/1226637/

William (Widow) McCauley & Family
1911 Ireland census
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Clough/Drumcaw/235924/

Possible parents of William McCauley: Father: William McCauley, Mother: possibly Jane

Parents of Ellen (McCormick) McCauley: Father: Robert McCormick & Susanna McMaster

Here below is a possible death registration for our William McCauley (wife: Ellen McCormick) d. 1921 Downpatrick.  We found it on the Family History Center's web site.

Possible William McCauley 1921 death
https://www.familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show?uri=https://api.familysearch.org/records/pal:/MM9.1.r/MFCS-R63/p1

Marriage of William and Ellen:
24 June 1870
William McCauley full age, farmer of Cloughrim father of groom; William McCauley (a farmer) married Ellen McCormick minor of Mullertown father of bride; Robert McCormick married at Annalong Meeting House, Down

Marriage;
24 June 1870
William McCauley
Ellen McCormick
Church; Annalong Presbyterian Church
Parish: Kilkeel, County Down

Robert McCormick
Susanna McMaster
Married 23 November 1849 at Magheradrool, Church of Ireland, Ballynahinch, Co, Down

Birth;
11 May 1871
Jane McCauley
Father: William McCauley
Mother: Ellen McCormick
Civil District: Downpatrick, Clough, Down

Birth;
4 December 1872
John McCauley
Father: William McCauley
Mother: Ellen McCormick
Civil District: Downpatrick, Clough, Down

This here below may be a possible connection to the family
Clough Presbyterian Cemetery
McCauley: White marble stone in a low railed enclosure.

Whither I go ye know and the way ye know. Will you, will you, meet me there? Therefore be ye also ready. "Will ye also be His disciples?" "Hear the word of the Lord. "If any man serve Me, him will My Father honour. "John 12,26. "I will give thee the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. "Isaiah 45,3. Ereated by Alexander McCauley, Cloughram, in loving memory of his fifth and dearly beloved son Joseph Whitfield who fell asleep in Jesus 15 Nov 1891 age 15 years. His second and fondly loved daughter Mary Isabella, gone to God, 31 Dec 1884 age 2 years and 4 months. "Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Thy sight. "Matt 11,26. His dear youngest sister Elizabeth who entered into her rest 15 Jan 1863 aged 16 years. His affectionate mother Jane who died 06 Dec 1868 aged 58 years. His kind father William who departed this life "to be with Christ" 08 July 1893 aged 80 years. Also the above Alexander McCauley who died 25 March 1896 aged 57 years. Also his wife Isabella McCauley who died 22 Dec 1908 aged 63 years. "Looking for that blessed hope andthe glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. "Titus 2,13. Also their youngest son James Silcock McCauley who died 21 Nov 1928. Also their eldest son George McCauley who died 09 July 1932.

This link here below is the Alexander Maccauley mentioned in the headstone inscription here above and we think could be a brother of our William McCauley. However, it looks like this Alexander died before the 1901 census was taken eventhough his wife Isabella appears on the 1901 census including a few children mentioned in the headstone inscription above.

1901 Ireland Census
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Clough/Cloughram/1226580/

Regards,
Debra Ferguson,
London, Ontario
Canada