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Freereg shows that the parents of the Isobel Lip born 1779 in the parish of Botriphnie were living at a place called Mill of Towie. Keith is only about 3 miles from Mill of Towie, Botriphnie.

The parents of Isobel, John Lip and Elspet Steinson married in 1778 in Botriphnie where it states that John was from the parish of Botriphnie and that Elspet was from the parish of Keith.

Rob

Hi Kim,

Thanks you very much for your reply. Yes, I also believe it is the correct baptism. Thanks for the other info too, the death certificate for Nicholas in 1871 is the correct one as it has the correct information regarding his age and occupation (he was an army pensioner). Not sure about the other info, but it definitely gives me something to work with.

Thanks again,

Rob

Hi,

Yes, have been looking for information on Annie for a while now, so thought to try this forum too. Blackwood seems to have been a mistake on a poor relief record in Glasgow as it appears to have been later scored out. The name Black was given as her mother's maiden name on Annie's marriage and death certificate.

Thanks,

Rob

Hi,
Looking for any info on any Cassidy and Nelson families from the area. My 2 x great grandparents were Patrick Cassidy and Annie Nelson who were born c1855 in Maghera. They were (or at least Patrick was) catholic.

I have been lucky with the Cassidys as I found more children born to Patrick's parents Nicholas Cassidy and Isabella McGurk. They were married 1843 in Draperstown and then had children between 1846-50 in Dunmurry and Cahore before moving to Maghera by 1854. (There is a baptism of a Patrick in 1852 in Maghera area to a Patrick Cassidy and Bell McGurk, I guess it may be my Patrick with the father's name been wrong on the baptism record)

I have not had any luck with the Nelsons. Annie's parents were Robert Nelson and Margaret Jane Black. I can't find a baptism for Annie or for any other child to this couple or a marriage for Robert and Margaret. I guess she may have been illegitimate. I see there are quite a few Nelson families in the area and the name Robert appears in a few of them. I think most of the Nelsons/Neilsons in the area seem to have been protestant, so maybe she was christened in a different church from Patrick. Has anyone came across any info on the Nelsons in Maghera regarding Robert Nelson and Margaret Jane Black?

Thanks,
Rob

Hi Baird,

That's great, thank you for having a look for me, much appreciated.

No problem, glad to e-mail the article and photo to you. Fantastic that a photo of him appeared in the newspaper. Will send it just now to the e-mail address you provided.

Rob