Butlers of Whiteabbey

[cathycallaghan]

Hi Rod,

Do you mean Patrick (John Butler Jnr's) Brother or Son?
His son moved to England - Birmingham- Jo's has this information.  He was known as Denis whilst in England.

When John Butler Jnr died in WW1 his wife, Catherine then went on to marry a man by the surname of Porter and had 6 other children.  We think she died in Australia at the age of 97. She had no contact with her 3 children to John Butler Jnr.

Maggie was brought up by Mary Logue (4 Main Street, Whiteabbey) and Kathleen and Patrick where brought up by Sarah Corrigan (5 Main Street, Whiteabbey)

The street that you mentioned Concrete Street was actually known as Concrete Row my father, a local man in Whiteabbey informed me last night.

Maggie is in Donegal on holiday at the minute and i will try to contact her and ask about Patrick who would have been her uncle but she may not remember.

Have you any other questions?

Great to hear from you

Cathy

[blackcornish]

Hi I am also looking into the Butler Clan and I keep coming back to this family (in Whiteabbey).  I am hoping to contact Rodgill but seem unable to PM him.  If you are online can you contact me.

[aghadowey]

New members usually need 3 posts to use PM system- just post once more on this thread and you should then see little green scroll under usernames. Click on it, type message and then send.
However, rodgill hasn't been online since Sept.2010 so not sure if they will see your message.

[rodgill]

hi blackcornish
havent been reseraching for a long time if you get this le tme know
regards Rod

[Peggy13]

This is for Cathy. If you still have relatives in Whiteabbey, are you able to find out if there are members of the Boyd family still living there? In 1851, John Boyd was keeper of the Belfast Hotel. In 1862, his daugher Martha Carson Boyd was proprietor. In 1865, Victoria Boyd became proprietor when her sister Martha married William Young. Later, the proprietorship passed to Victoria's sister Ellen, who died in 1913. My ggg grandfather Samuel Carson Boyd, exact birthplace in Ireland unknown but in Co. Antrim, had an uncle Samuel Carson and his mother Jenny Boyd was a Carson before marriage, as was Jenny's sister Isabella who married Thomas George of Ballyhill.
I feel that these Boyds could be related to my ancestors because of the Carson middle name for Martha. I would love to make contact with any Boyds that might still be living there.
Thank you for any help.
Peggy