Hill family of Larne, Hillmount and Ballymena

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Jerome Cemetery, Dublin
 ELLIOTT McNEILL died 19th March 1922  aged 52; his wife, MAUD LOUISA, died
7th Sept. 1959, aged 89; their granddaughter,SARAH MARGARET COOPER, died 6th
July 1962 aged 22; their son-in-law, Lt.Colonel WILLIAM SAFFRY COOPER,  who served with the
Indian Army, died 25th Aug 1962 aged 59 ,and their daughter, SYBIL ETHEL COOPER,
 died the 7th of March 1992, aged 90.
Also on the gravestone is mentioned  their grandson, WILLIAM ELLIOTT SAXON COOPER, who died 16th
October 2009, aged 71.



On a different stone is mentioned, NORINE, the wife of  JOHN MACAULAY McNEILL, who died
23rd Jan. 1990; JOHN MACAULAY McNEILL  died 10th Feb. 1997,
aged 93.

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Montgomery notes

Seagoe, Armagh--Mary Ann, wife of John Montgomery, died 1879, aged 61

John died 1890, aged 75, linen manufacturer

Will of John Montgomery proved by Thomas James Montgomery of Derrycorey, Armagh and Charles Montgomery of Craig Holm, Rosetta Park, Belfast.

Thomas James Montgomery, merchant, died 1929.

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901 census living at 9 High St., Portadown, Armagh
Church of Ireland

Thomas James Montgomery, aged 55, grocer
Sarah, wife, 41
John, 20
Marian, 18
Robert, 16
Nora Kathleen, 14
Nellie, 12
Gertie, 10
Charles, 8
Louisa, 6

1911 census, living at same address
Thomas James Montgomery, 65, grocer
Sara, aged 52
Mary Ann, 27, dressmaker
Robert Taylor Montgomery, 26, grocer
Eleanor, 21
Gertrude Harriet, 20, nurse
Charles, 19, Asst. grocer
Louise, 16, scholar

[Gilby]

Cool, thanks, I’ll have to find myself a copy of that book.  Then I can start adding a bit more to my tree so I can get my head around it. 

Are you thinking the Martins of Dublin might be connected to the Martins of Carrickfergus?

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I was just idly searching for a completely different family (Brice) when I came across this notice which brings me back here again:

Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 20 Jun 1807   
On the 18th inst. At Killroot house, by the Rev. Richard Dobbs, Trevor Hill, Esq. of Larne, to Miss Brice, daughter of Edward Brice, Esq. of Kilroot, and grand-daughter of Lord Ventry.

Edward Brice was a descendant of the Rev. Edward Brice of Ballycarry, and in 1831 he was granted the right to use the name and arms of Bruce on account of his descent from the "noble and ancient family of Bruce, of Airth."

I am descended from the Rev. Edward Brice, but cannot prove how this Edward of Kilroot was connected (any insights welcome).

Does this Trevor Hill fit in anywhere?

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Gilby, you and I are in a similar boat.  I also have an indirect Brice connection through the Killen,McCauley and Adair families.  I am just unable to solve how everything ties together.
I need to visit Co. Antrim if the chance ever arises.

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Oh yes, I remember your posts about the McAuley-Killen family.  Did you ever figure out who Ellen/Eleanor's parents were?

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No, I have never figured that one out.  However, I am now in contact with one of the Adair descendants.  I am hoping that she will know more than I.  I am also trying to reach out to the Macauley family members who emigrated to the States.  I have not been very successful in that regards to date as it seems that many of them are not that interested in genealogy.  I will keep trying, though, as I feel that they may hold the key as they were holding family reunions up until the 1940s and possibly 50s.

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32572829

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