Killips

[meppy]

My grandmother was born Frances Killips in 1884, I have a copy of her birth cert and I know that her parents were John & Agnes (nee Dorman) and that they lived in Ballycairn(near Lisburn) I also know that she had a brother called John & 2sisters called Margaret & Kathleen. I now live in england and I am having great difficulty tracing this side of my family. I try to get to PRONI about once a year but still have not had much luck with the Killips. I have been successful on the Orr side of the family but not the Killips. Any help in this matter would be fantastic. I know that they were all Presbyterians if that is of any help
Meppy

[Pat Reid]

Meppy:
Ros Davies' site lists several Killips. Perhaps one will ring a bell for you.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/K/KibKim.htm#kie

Pat

[BallyaltikilliganG]

www.familysearch.com has about 130 Killips/Killops in IGI section for ireland. good luck, Jim

[meppy]

Thank you Pat for this I have managed to get a little info on the Killips but have found a whole family of Dorman's (Agnes Killips maiden name) that are in MY family plus more importantly we have a family name that started with my Gt Gt Grandfather( he was called after a minister) and I have found that minister. Thank you so very much
Meppy

[Pat Reid]

Meppy:
Wonderful news! You made my day. Good luck. If you think I can be of any help, please let me know.

Pat 

[Glencoe]

Hi Pat,
I saw your reply on the above Killops name, they are also connected to my ancestors, Kilty/ Kelty/ Keilty, tried the two email addresses at Ross's site, both failed.  The following info may be of some to use to someone else out there:

Discovered recently that there is the strong possibility that my ancestors are from Down, the man that I have traced furthest back is Barnard/Bernard Kilty/Kelty/Keilty. On the 1841 census for Wigtownshire Scotland, he is described as a flax dresser born in Ireland, his grandsons in-laws are the Killops family, from Inch Down.

James Killops & Elizabeth Killops ms Dougan Mar: 04/Nov/1848 Inch Down.
Children: Annabella 26th/April/1850 Down patrick Down. Elizabeth Jane or Elizabeth Louise 27th/Jan/1851 Inch Down. Elizabeth 28th Jan/1852 Inch Down. Mary 26th/Oct/1853 Inch Down. John 28th/Jan/1856 Inch Down. Elen 15th/July/1858 Killyleagh Down. Emily 30th/Jan/1861 Killyleagh Down.

On the 1871 Census in Inch Wigtownshire, James and his wife Elizabeth's surviving children are: Elizabeth Jane/ Mary/ John/ Helen/ Emily, and a further 3 boys born in Inch Wigtown Scotland: Samuel born 1864. William 1868. James 1870. 
Annabella Killops married Mark/Martin Kilty 22nd Nov.1869 Inch Wigtown, Mark Kilty is the grandson of Barnard/ Bernard Kilty Flax Dresser from perhaps the Lurgan region? Down.  I have further info on the Killops family.

On arrival in Wigtownshire, Scotland about 1863/4 the Killops family lived in Stoneykirk as did Barnard Kilty's family. Any help with further info for these two family's in Ireland would be greatly appreciated.

[waiteohman]

Hi Meppy

You might consider name variation McKillop
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0aky/

Linda

[littlemissrat]

sorry to jump in on this thread as i dont really have any helpful info, but i am also looking for Killops/Killips and it has also been mentioned to me it could of been McKillops? They were in Killyleagh in county Down. With the possiblilty of them orginating from scotland at some point. I have posted a message on this board under looking for killops with some information on the family/familes i am looking for if any of this helps?

[Glencoe]

  Hi L.M.R.,

See my last posting for the Killips family, their daughter Annabella Kilty nee Killips died June 24th 1931 in Daily Ayrshire Scotland, certificate signed by her son Thomas Kiltie. 

This family are originally from Ireland, not Scotland, but moved here around 1863/64

The registrar changed the spelling of Annabella's surname by adding an Mc to it, and also changed the spelling of Kilty.

Regards

Glencoe