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Could someone please look up the grave of Thomas Morrey, landlord of Horns Inn, Bridge Street, Wrexham. He died at home 24 March 1863 aged 53. Who else is buried with him or either side of him please?

Does the book have any info on Porters coming from the Seagoe, Lurgan, Portadown and Belfast areas of Northern Ireland?

Do you have a missing William in your tree??
Regards,
Dianne

Hi Dianne, as far as I know, I have no William Porter in Belfast around that date. As early as that, my line of Porters were not living in Belfast.

Hi Kit,

Here's my thoughts. Best of luck with it, hope it turns out to be right for you.

I have found a Robert Carson, retired coachman on both 1901 and 1911 censuses. He is unfortunately a widower on both but I have identified a possible marriage for him and a birth for the younger daughter allowing for people's ages on censuses not being exact. The place is not far from Belfast, on the south side in County Down. The marriage is in 1851, so any children born pre:1864 won't have birth certificates. The family are Presbyterian so this would account for you not finding a baptism for James. You'll probably have to contact the Presbyterian church/es in the area to find out if they still hold their registers. There are 4 of them in the area - Ballywalter, Kircubbin, Carrowmore and Trinity, Greyabbey. Addresses are on Google. There is a baptism for Isabella in Greyabbey, so I'd start with that one. You can purchase full images of the birth of Isabella and the marriage of Robert Carson and Margaret Gilmore on the GRONI website. You need to register and purchase credits. You'll need 10 credits which costs £4. There's no lower limit on credits so go for 5 to start with and find out from the marriage certificate if the groom is actually a coachman. If yes, then go for the birth as well.

1911 Residents of a house 10 in Springvale (Ballywalter, Down)
Parish Ballywalter. Townland Springvale.
Surname   Forename   Age   Sex   Relation to head   Religion   Birthplace   Occupation
Carson   Robert   82   Male   Head of Family (widower)   Presbyterian   County Down   Retired Coachman
Carson   Jane   55   Female   Daughter   Presbyterian   County Down   Embroiderer at Home
Carson   Isabella   42   Female   Daughter   Presbyterian   County Down   Embroiderer at Home

1901 Residents of a house 17 in Springvale (Ballywalter, Down
Parish Ballywalter. Townland Springvale.
Surname   Forename   Age   Sex   Relation to head   Religion   Birthplace   Occupation
Carson   Isabella   29   Female   Daughter   Presbyterian   Down   Dressmaker
Carson   Robert   73   Male   Head of Family
(widower)   Presbyterian   Down   Retired Coachman

Registration number    Forename    Surname    Surname of partner    Date of marriage    Registration district    
M/1851/A1/24/1/69    Margaret    Gilmore    Carson    18th October 1851    Ards

Registration number    Forename of child    Surname of child    Date of birth    Sex of child    Mother's maiden name    Registration district    
U/1867/199/1024/2/449    Isabella    Carson    18th November 1867    Female    Gilmore    Newtownards(pre-1973 Q4) sub district Greyabbey

I've been loking for marriages for the Carson children. I've found 3 and they are all Register Office or Registrar Attended so you definitely have mixed denominations continuing in the family.

The first female marriage I find in a Church of England was 1940. Alice M Carson, the eldest daughter of James Joseph who married William Brownbill in Holy Trinity, Parr Mount, St Helen's.