McQuitty lookup

[madeinireland1961]

Hi,

I'm new to this board and I'm hoping someone can help with a problem.

I've managed to trace my family history to 1872 when Patrick McQuitty was born to Robert McQuitty and  Susanna (previously McKeown). He was born on 23/9/1872 at 15 Park Street in Belfast

I was hoping to go further but since then I've hit a blank. I presume the next stage is to find the marriage certificate of Robert and Susanna from sometime before 1872.

Can anyone help or guide me as to how I can proceed?

Thanks very much in anticipation...

Maurice (McQuitty) - Now living in Ipswich

[kingskerswell]

Maurice,
            I cannot get back any further but a parent search on the IGI shows up:-

Arthur McQuitty b 12 Apr 1866
Patrick     "        b 23 Sep 1872
William Joseph  b 16 May 1877
Mary                 b 26 Sep 1879

All were born to Robert and Susanna.

Regards

[madeinireland1961]

Thats fantastic !!

I had no idea Patrick had brothers and a sister. Also I suppose it means I need to look before 1866 for a marriage certificate for Robert and Susanna.

As far as I know Susanna was a Catholic and Robert a protestant - There is a rumour that Robert belonged to a fairly wealthly protestant family in Belfast and fell in love with the Catholic maid (Susanne Mckeown) and as a result was disowned by the rest of his family - thats why my line are now so poor I suppose- :-)

Am I right in thinking that Catholic marriages before 1964 were not civil registrations ? If so that just gives me two years to search for a civil regististration 1864 - 1866 and if not there I have to trawl through parish church records. Can someone confirm if that is right ? and if so how do I go about doing that?- I notice that there are heaps of Catholic parishes in Belfast - Is there somewhere I can search online that holds the info ?

Thanks again...
Maurice

[madeinireland1961]

Also I should have asked. Does anyone know what Parish Park Street is in ? Assuming they lived at or near that address I suppose it would be a good parish to start with.

Thanks...
Maurice

[DixieDee]

1877 street directory on LennoxWylie website, gives Park Street, running from Carrick Hill to Stanhope Street, which I think would be Lower Shankill Road. That area has been redeveloped a long time ago.
Dixie

[RosemaryJoan]

Birth of Arthur McQuitty is in Emerald Ancestors
12 April 1868 (note year)
to Robert McQuitty and Susanna McKeown
Belfast no. 3 district
So - they may have married after 1864 - can't find the marriage yet.
RosemaryJoan

[RosemaryJoan]

This is probably their marriage but you will have to pay £4 to look at it
www.ancestryireland.com
Robert McQuitty, father George, 1863 ,Co. Antrim
Susanna McKeown, father James, 1863,Co. Antrim
These entries seem to cross reference and it is worth looking at one of them.
Good luck.  RosemaryJoan

[RosemaryJoan]

The only George McQuitty to be found in Griffiths Valuation of Ireland was
1861
George McQuitty, Townland of Cubbindall, Parish of Ballymoney
leased +29 acres of land and a house and offices and also leased land to a Mark Buckly.
Quite a prosperous farmer I would say, so that would fit in with your story.
Let us know if that is the right marriage.
RosemaryJoan

[madeinireland1961]

Rosemary,

Thanks very much for all your help. Sorry I've been slow to reply as I've been away from the PC for a couple of days.

I think I had already found that cross reference to 1863 on a different site - but after having paid the £5 or whatever it was (to have a look at the Robert marriage) I found it to be a marriage to someone else.

Is it worth looking at the Susanna one as well do you think ? If it was it why wouldn't they also have another reference to another Robert marriage in 1863 as well ?

I suspect the George McQuitty is the wrong one but I really appreciate your help. One bit of snipet I forgeot to mention is that I think the family were supposed to be well known for installing stain glassed windows in churches around Ireland - but I'm not sure how true that is.

Thanks...
Maurice