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« on: Saturday 09 February 08 14:03 GMT (UK) »
Thanks very much for all that, Jim. It has been a couple of years since I sat down and pursued Robert. I might have another go soon.
Records for son William are very complete and the Presbyterian Historical Society in Northern Ireland (not sure if I have their name right, I'd have to dig through files) had a wealth of information which they sent me, but they only had Robert's name and occupation.
Yes, I have had an endless troll though familysearch.org. There was one entry which I marked possible for a Robert Martin born 5 Aug 1815 marrying a Margaret born 3 Feb 1813, both Killinchy. But again, I have no hard information. I have learned not to jump to conclusions. William does once mention his 'only sister' but not by name.
I know that at some point most of the family upped and moved to Glasgow and I can find some of them there with an address, but by that time no Robert, and no indication of what their relationship was to Robert.
What I was always reluctant to do was pay a lot of money for a search as the first world's hard currency translates to enormous sums here in Chile.
I'll sit down again and see what I have and what new information may have come online in the last couple of years.
Thank you very much for refreshing my memory about sources.