mackay - taggart of Dungiven area

[maryderry]

betty, what about a birth cert. for your jackson taggart, was he registered?that would prove it one way or the other.


                                    regards mary.

[betty53]

Mary, I got the birth register details from familyulster.  His birth was registered at the workhouse under Annie Taggart, no father mentioned.  Speaking to a member of the family again - even though he was obviously a young child when he heard this (from my grandmother's side), his exact words were "the mackays took him in and reared him".  Could mean several things but how to link this Annie Taggart and Jackson Taggart to anyone else is not easy.  I know PRONI will take a while to answer but I will write to them in Belfast and try to get access to the Minute books about his particular case even though those files will not be released for another couple of years.  Either that, or I try another strand with the McKay side.  It was only 1909 - there must still be a couple of eldsters alive who might remember him.  So far I have stayed in the family circle or on-line - still got aunties.

Regards
Betty

[maryderry]

sorry betty, you did give me that info. before. betty have you tried a baptismal cert. i just don't know where we can go from here, its a real stumper.


                                            regards mary.

[betty53]

Dear Mary

I'm going to write to PRONI and give that a go.  Apparently the Minute books are very detailed and may be worth waiting for. 

Thank you anyway

Regards
Betty

[betty53]

Have just read in the newspaper that a member of the Taggart family in Drumsurn (which is where my grandfather finally settled in a wee hill farm) is paying £1million to have Lionel Ritchie sing for his new bride at his wedding in the near future.  Family fortunes worth £15 million!  - Well, well - hope I find I'm related!!!!

Betty

[MaggieTag]

Betty,

Just joined this site last week. Did you have any luck with your Jackson Taggart at PRONI. The reason I ask is that the Jackson Taggart and Annie Cox from Portrush are my Great Grandparents. They had several children including Percy(my Grandfather) who registered Jacksons death. Another of Jackson and Annies children was Annie born in Glenmanus Portrush in c1891. I believe that this is your "Annie" she may have  named her illegitimate son after her father. Annie settled in Dungiven and married an Edward Doherty and had a large family. Annie appears to have had very little to do with her Portrush family after she went to Dungiven.

Margaret

[betty53]

Dear Margaret

a wonderful surprise!  I have sent you a personal message.

Regards

Betty

[kingskerswell]

Betty,
        Last thursday I was looking at the Limavady Workhouse records in PRONI, but only from a general interest point of view to see what information they held. The minute books are a record of Guardians meetings and do not deal with individual births and deaths. The Master's Journal, 1844-1923 in 5 volumes, is a better bet. It certainly deals with individual deaths and may contain births. The PRONI ref. is BG/18/F/1. Hope I was not too late getting this message to you.

[betty53]

very many thanks for that - it will save me a heck of lot of wasted time.   I did not get to Belfast yet.

Regards

Betty