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Antrim / Re: Maxwell Family of Larne
« on: Thursday 21 April 11 11:47 BST (UK)  »
Hi Tory

Thanks I have the details of the children except Richard was trying to find out where he was.

I have gravestone pictures of Hugh Maxwell..married to Catherine Skelly (my gg-grandparents) and some of their descendants....

I also have pictures of Maxwell graves at Cairncastle, will look them up on my laptop and let you know the names.

Carolann

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Antrim Completed Look up Requests / Re: BOGEND, ISLANDMAGEE
« on: Tuesday 17 November 09 22:04 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Roger

Glad I could help, I am visiting one of the old graveyards in the next few days, will see if I can find anything more for you.

I realised I had a spelling error on the memorial....it should read....Rose M'Calmont (nee M'Manus)

Kind Regards
Carolann

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Antrim Completed Look up Requests / Re: BOGEND, ISLANDMAGEE
« on: Tuesday 17 November 09 20:25 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Roger

I live in Islandmagee, Bogend is an area within an old townland, roughly its where the Gobbins Road and Middle Road meet near the Methodist Church.

I found this reference in the book 'History of Islandmagee' by Dixon Donaldson.

The Great War - in Memory........

M'Calmont, Alexander. Age 31. N.C.O., 18th Batt. Canadians.  Died in hospital at Boulogne, from wounds received in action, 11th June, 1918.  Son of Alexander M'Calmont, Portmuck, and the late Eliza Jane M'Calmont (Colville); husband of Rose M'Calmont (nee M'Mnus) of Thamesville, Ontario, Canada.

Kind Regards
Carolann

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Antrim / Re: Illegitimate Children
« on: Thursday 15 October 09 23:13 BST (UK)  »
Hi Galium

Yes the space that says 'name of child' is recorded as Mary Jane Tweed, name of mother Rosey McShane, no fathers name entered, on the index it is recorded as Mary Jane Tweed.

I find this interesting as the next child is entered as 'name of child' Margaret McGrady who was also illigitimate.  No fathers name was entered either, but Rosey McShane went on to marry James McGrady later he is named as the father on Margarets marriage certificate.

Family members always assumed McGrady was Mary Janes father (no-one ever knew the circumstances of her birth until after death!), after she died her daughters went to register her death, the GRO could not find her birth as either McGrady or McShane it was indexed as Tweed.  This is how I also found it when I looked for a copy of her birth certificate while searching the index.  Her mothers surname is not entered after Tweed on the index.

Maybe this one is a fluke!!!  

Kind Regards
Carolann

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Antrim / Re: Illegitimate Children
« on: Thursday 15 October 09 21:16 BST (UK)  »
Hi Galium

That is interesting as I know the name of my g-grandmothers father - it appeared on both her marriage certificates - although I do know at the time some information could have been given falsely!!  (she was born in Northern Ireland).

On the Civil Registration her name is registered as Mary Jane Tweed, there is a mark at the bottom which indicates that she was illigitimate, mothers name is given but no fathers name.  She is not entered twice onto the index though when I searched for her at the GRO.

Kind Regards
Carolann

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Antrim / Re: Whiteford / Hilditch of Antrim
« on: Thursday 15 October 09 21:08 BST (UK)  »
Hi John

Yes I do live in NI, I have an appointment with GRO in November - had to wait 8 weeks for an appointment! - I have other research to do there, and was going to look up Hugh and Jenny when I was up there but not holding any thumbs due to dates of civil registration.

I know this is late - we are busy moving house at the moment so have not been online all week - if I have missed your PRONI visit thats ok.  I plan to up again after GRO visit.

From other knowledge I do know a lot of Hilditch's were in the Woodburn congregation, but with regards to Hugh he changed churches in each marriage!  He was married to Jenny - Presbyterian, married Isabella Noble in COI, on the 1911 census he was Independant Church.  His son from his 1st marriage my g-grandfather was COI - so not entirely sure what church records I should be looking at!!

Kind Regards
Carolann

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Antrim / Re: Whiteford / Hilditch of Antrim
« on: Thursday 15 October 09 20:59 BST (UK)  »
Hi aghadowey

Sorry my mistake.  The marriage certificate has Residence details, I picked up that Hugh was born in Straid on the 1911 census entry - my apologies.

Regards
Carolann

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Antrim / Re: Maxwell
« on: Thursday 15 October 09 20:50 BST (UK)  »
Hi Markey354

Sorry for late reply - we in the middle of moving house at the moment.

Hugh Maxwell and Catherine Skelly are my gg-grandparents I have a copy of their marriage certificate along with a few more details....funnily enough my dads cousin and I were going through old photos and documents the other day relating to them!

With regards to Hughs occupation he was actually a Marine Fireman.  Catherine Skelly was not from Larne as far as we can tell, family stories have put her from probably Co Longford that is something I was trying to trace of late!

I think you have to send 3 messages on this board and only then be able to Private Message, if you want to do that I can send you my email address as I can't post it directly on here - I can then send you the documents I have relating to the family. 

I am living in Larne at the moment - moving to Islandmagee on Saturday but still very close if you need anything from Larne specifically.  I also have a picture of Hughs gravestone, its in McGarel Cemetery!


Kind Regards
Carolann

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Antrim / Re: Whiteford / Hilditch of Antrim
« on: Saturday 10 October 09 00:14 BST (UK)  »
Hi aghadowey

I have the residence places and places of birth for each individual, which are recorded on the marriage certificates.  I also have a copy of Jennys death certificate and place of death.  But cannot trace their birth certificates nor registration of birth, for both Hugh and Jenny.

I know that there were a lot of Whitefords in the Straid/Ballynure area but cannot tie my Hugh Whiteford in, nor can I tie my Hilditch in with the Hilditch's of Carrickfergus which were predominately in the Carrickfergus area at the time.

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