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Like Ebba, I haven't been frequenting these boards in a long time but was fascinated by the original postings re the church and house and even worked on a family tree on the Adams of Wolstanton at the time - should have it backed up and will cross reference any of the names of residents of 'The Limes' mentioned here.

Hopefully Ebba will re-appear, the email notifications brought me back so I'm sure if being received at her end, it will prompt her into a wee return also

Off to try and find the family tree of the 'Wolstanton Adams'....

thanks for the kind offer.  I have 2 relatives who were in the order - my Grandfather Andrew Chambers, (had a shop in Sandy Row) and passed away 7/1/1959 - he also had a son Tommy Chambers - not sure of dates but about 1980.  Any info much appreciated

Hi there, I've made some initial inquiries but some additional info may be helpful in making sure I've got the right family. Do you know what sort of shop the Chambers had on Sandy Row and whereabouts it was?

Also do you know any addresses the family lived at? Sandy Row District has an impressive archive of past members including trade and address but not digitised and limited access to the public.

Speaking with one of their District Officers, he remembers a Tommy Chambers in the District who would have died around 1980, do you know if your Tommy was a steeplejack?  This one apparently was very impressive at building the Arches in Sandy Row, even in his 60s and was a member of LOL 410, St. Thomas's Temperance.

Hi there, not a Brandon connection but an Irvine one.

I've just discovered from the 1901 census that my Great Great Grandmother was born Mary Ann Irvine in County Monaghan, probably Clones circa 1840. Not sure who her parents were, but she ended up marrying a William John Magee in Lambeg, County Antrim in 1857.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=338673.0;id=182987;image

Hi guys,

I'm hoping someone might be able to help me date the photograph above so that I can help another forumite work out who the two people are.

Ignoring the two sashes (which are from the Orange Order and Royal Black) - based on the clothing could anyone hazard a rough guess as to the year?

Cheers,
Mark

Mykin, it was myself who was researching the Orange in the area, and with John being a Past Master of my own lodge I had started to research the surname about a year a go.

I've no doubt at all that all the Partridges in the area were associated with Derriaghy Church of Ireland as you have quite rightly stated - the Inn itself is a stones throw from the Church.

There are two Partridge burials in the 1840s that I have noted down in the past but can't remember why or where from:

PARTRIDGE
Daniel Partridge
died 26 Jan 1849 aged 82
Elenor Partridge
died 31 Jan 1845 aged 56

If I were you I'd also look into the marriage of Hugh Partridge and Ellen Wiley - I believe his father was called Thomas and this could well have been John's father also.

If you can hold up until Christmas, I am planning a visit to the PRONI and will specifically look up Derriaghy CofI registers.