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Armagh / Re: Rocks family
« on: Friday 21 August 15 15:11 BST (UK) »
Hi Patricia,
You are correct, there were a lot of Rocks' in the Clady area and many families of the name around Armagh and Newry seem to originate from there.
However, if there is a connection to a 'Ballyhordian' (probably Ballyheridan townland, as suggested by Aghadowey), then the 1911 and 1901 census are worth a look. In 1911 a 30-year-old John lives in Ballyheridan with his widowed mother Mary and brother Patrick Joseph (22).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Armagh/Ballyaros/Ballyheridan/325163/
But in 1901 they seem to have been recorded in nearby Milford village, with a sister Mary Ellen and a cousin.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Ballyards/Milford/1011488/
You talk about a Clady origin, so they could have originally come from Clady and moved to Milford for work as weavers and then moved into quarrying at the Rock Road area on the outskirts of Armagh city.
It would be more difficult to ascertain exactly which of the Clady Rocks families they came from but the recent uploading of baptismal records online might help. They are available here: http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0189
You are correct, there were a lot of Rocks' in the Clady area and many families of the name around Armagh and Newry seem to originate from there.
However, if there is a connection to a 'Ballyhordian' (probably Ballyheridan townland, as suggested by Aghadowey), then the 1911 and 1901 census are worth a look. In 1911 a 30-year-old John lives in Ballyheridan with his widowed mother Mary and brother Patrick Joseph (22).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Armagh/Ballyaros/Ballyheridan/325163/
But in 1901 they seem to have been recorded in nearby Milford village, with a sister Mary Ellen and a cousin.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Ballyards/Milford/1011488/
You talk about a Clady origin, so they could have originally come from Clady and moved to Milford for work as weavers and then moved into quarrying at the Rock Road area on the outskirts of Armagh city.
It would be more difficult to ascertain exactly which of the Clady Rocks families they came from but the recent uploading of baptismal records online might help. They are available here: http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0189