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Down / Re: Gilchrist and Cultra family Country Down
« on: Tuesday 08 August 17 23:03 BST (UK) »
Hi there. I think I can confirm that Catherine Ann Cultra (of Ballyorgan) is your ancestor. I too am a descendent of the Gilchrists of Ardglass, but from a slightly different branch of the family, although it's likely that we are all descendents from the original James Gillchriest (born in 1636) who is buried in Ardglass Cemetery. He was a land agent for the Earls of Kildare! James and Catherine are buried close by him.
You are so lucky! There is a huge amount of information on your branch of the Gilchrist family in the Down County Museum, including letters exchanged between James and Catherine Gilchrist, and their son James who moved to New Zealand. A daughter Maggie, who settled in Ardmore, is referenced in those letters, and a Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are mentioned. There is also at least one letter from Maggie herself to her brother James and she refers to her husband Robert, and two young sons, John and James! It has to be your Margaret Gilchrist.
James Gilchrist was indeed the son of Hugh Gilchrist and Anne Stockdale. Hugh's parents were Eugene Gillchriest and Margaret Smyth. They are all buried in the little graveyard beside Dunsford Church of Ireland, near Ardglass. The Museum has the will of Anne Gilchrist (Stockdale) on display. It also has a copy in storage of the will of Eugene Gillchriest, who was born around 1730! I took photos of some of the letters etc. when I paid a visit to the museum. I can email some of them to you if you want - they aren't great quality? Someone called Ian Gilchrist in England has done a lot of work on your branch of the family.
Hope this helps!
You are so lucky! There is a huge amount of information on your branch of the Gilchrist family in the Down County Museum, including letters exchanged between James and Catherine Gilchrist, and their son James who moved to New Zealand. A daughter Maggie, who settled in Ardmore, is referenced in those letters, and a Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are mentioned. There is also at least one letter from Maggie herself to her brother James and she refers to her husband Robert, and two young sons, John and James! It has to be your Margaret Gilchrist.
James Gilchrist was indeed the son of Hugh Gilchrist and Anne Stockdale. Hugh's parents were Eugene Gillchriest and Margaret Smyth. They are all buried in the little graveyard beside Dunsford Church of Ireland, near Ardglass. The Museum has the will of Anne Gilchrist (Stockdale) on display. It also has a copy in storage of the will of Eugene Gillchriest, who was born around 1730! I took photos of some of the letters etc. when I paid a visit to the museum. I can email some of them to you if you want - they aren't great quality? Someone called Ian Gilchrist in England has done a lot of work on your branch of the family.
Hope this helps!