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Thanks, Richard, for a new and exciting lead!  That will be fun to chase down.  I'll keep your emails and let you know of anything I find that may work for your part of the tree.

Happy Hunting!

Margie

I am also researching James Lynas and Sarah Gowdy.  They had a daughter, Margaret Lynas, baptized 2 Feb 1853, also at St. Anne's.  Margaret Lynas married James McCaughan on 6 Oct 1871. 

I have a digitized letter from James G. Lynas to my grandfather, dated May 15, 1915.  In it he references all kinds of information about his children.

Gaffy:  Just learned yesterday about the 3 properties... which raises ALL kinds of questions.  I'm trying to chase down the answers to some of those questions - hence the property question.  I'm not sure where the money came from... very intriguing.

Hello everyone,

This is my first posting on RootsChat and I am excited, if not a bit overwhelmed...

I am looking for information about my great grandfather, James McCaughan (c1857 - 28 Dec 1898) who lived in Belfast.  The death date is a firm one, based on his probated Will.  In that Will, it states he had three pieces of property at the time of his death in Belfast: one on Linfield Road, one on McCalven Street, and one on Railway Street.  He lived at 2 Spruce Street with his family for years and years. After doing some investigation I found the location of Spruce Street and I'm wondering if he sold that property before his death. (He made his Will 5 days before he died)

My question is this:  How do I go about finding records of the three pieces of property his Will states he owned at the time of his death?

Secondarily, family oral history states he was born in Scotland, as was his wife Margaret Lynas.  Not sure where in Scotland or how to retrieve emigration documentation from Scotland to Ireland.  Any direction on this would be outstanding.

Thanks everyone!