look up please for Rachel Hamilton

[shyann]

I am trying to find a birth notification for my grandmother Rachel Ann Hamilton born in County Antrim around 1892.   My great grandparents were William John Hamilton and Mary Jane Mcgoogan married in November 1887 at Drumtulloch Church. They came to Scotland around 1895 and had three children at that time John , Thomas and Rachel. I have tried on LDS and other Irish sites but cannot find birth of children. Last year when I visited the area had a quick look in Collraine library and at Ballemena but no success. There were more children born in Scotland and I have got their details from Scotlands People.
If someone could put me in the right direction to get info I will be very grateful.
Thank you.

[aghadowey]

First of all, IGI has some, not all, Irish births 1864-1882 so it's not surprising you didn't see any births listed. Ballymena Library has the 1901 Census for Co, Antrim and Coleraine Library has microfilmed copies of some, not all, church records.
The index to Irish civil registrations is online at LDS Pilot site with only 3 records for Rachel Hamilton listed- and none of those close to the details you've given. Perhaps she was registered without a Christian name or not born in Ireland. Have you found the family in 1901 Scottish census to see what birthplaces are given for Rachel and her siblings?

[TF13]

hi,
the pilot.familysearch site is back to normal again and there are 2 possible entries for rachel;
rachel hamilton,jan-mar 1891 in larne registration district
rachel annie hamilton in ballymoney registration district.there isn't a birth year for this rachel but the page and volume numbers are there but i dont know why the year would be missing.

tony

[shyann]

First of all, IGI has some, not all, Irish births 1864-1882 so it's not surprising you didn't see any births listed. Ballymena Library has the 1901 Census for Co, Antrim and Coleraine Library has microfilmed copies of some, not all, church records.
The index to Irish civil registrations is online at LDS Pilot site with only 3 records for Rachel Hamilton listed- and none of those close to the details you've given. Perhaps she was registered without a Christian name or not born in Ireland. Have you found the family in 1901 Scottish census to see what birthplaces are given for Rachel and her siblings?

I have the family on the 1901 Scottish census and the mother , father and three children including Rachel were all down as born in Ireland, there are other children who were born in Scotland on the 1901 census.  My grandmother told me she was from Ballymoney and I have traced other members of the family to Dervock but could not find Rachel's birth records.