Hilditch family of Antrim

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At https://remembranceni.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/remni-april-23.pdf
there is information about Thomas Henderson GAMBLE, b 1888 -1977,  stating he was the son of William HILDITCH and Maggie JOHNSON, also that he worked at Harland and Wolff.

[Kiltaglassan]

there is information about Thomas Henderson GAMBLE, b 1888 -1977,  stating he was the son of William HILDITCH and Maggie JOHNSON....

Born 12 August 1888 at Straid, Ballynure.
Son of William Hilditch GAMBLE (a shoemaker) and Margaret JOHNSTON.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1888/02509/1930252.pdf
https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/belfast-lower/ballynure/ballynure/straid/

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You are a star! Thank you. I’m very interested in the information he was a shoemaker as according to the UHF shoemaking was a strongly inherited trade, even after emigration’ - this may well tie up with another fragment I have - I’ll post it when I get home next week.

[Gilby]

William Hilditch Gamble was the illegitimate son of Robert Hugh Gamble and Isabella Henderson (from his 1862 baptism at Ballynure Church of Ireland).

Isabella may be the Isabella Henderson née Hay who married James Boyd in 1869.  Both were of Straidland, both fathers were shoemakers.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1869/11436/8200892.pdf

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Thank you - helpful as always. As promised I enclose details of Hugh HILDITCH who was a shoemaker, from Ballymena, as may be seen by several entries:

Agnes HILDITCH, aged 21,  d o Hugh, shoemaker,  married Thomas Haggerty , aged 21, shoemaker, son of Robert, farmer, at Ballymena 1st Presbyterian 8 th December 1825. Witnesss Thomas McLurkin, Henry Huges.

Ballymena Methodists 1827 , 8 August,  Robert, to Hugh HILDITCH and Catherine Moore.

Margaret HILDITCH d o Hugh, shoemaker, of full age, of Ballymena, married Robert Barkley, of Ballymena, of full age, s o David, labourer, witnesses Catherine HILDITCH, Matthew Kennedy. , at Ballymena 3rd Presbyterian, Kirkinriola, 29th August 1857 by licence.

The family then turn up in Scotland which is very helpful given the extensive details given in Scottish certificates. ( I have quite a collection of these).


1859 28 May  death entry, Glasgow,
Michael Hilditch, single, aged 33, son of Hugh HILDITCH, shoemaker, master (deceased) and Catherine nee Muir (Moore), of Phthisis (TB), informant Hugh HILDITCH, brother. 39 Ingels Street, Glasgow.

1861 census - 24 Wilson Street, St David’s, Glasgow -
Hugh Hillditch , 21 , bootmaker, b Ireland
Catherine, mother, aged 61, born Ireland
Mary J, 24, sister, boot binder, b Ireland
John ?Benson, boarder, 20, boot mender b Ireland

20 October 1862 death entry- 10 Wilson Street, Glasgow, Catherine Leckie, aged 20, wife of James Leckie, journeyman shoemaker, daughter of Hugh Hilditch , shoemaker, deceased, and Catherine, nee Moore, of Phthisis 8 months, informant James Leckie, husband.

They had married in 1861 , her entry being recorded on the Scotlands People website as Catherine Hildritch:

LECKIE JAMES married HILDRITCH CATHERINE 1861 ref 644 / 6 / 43 Blytheswood

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results/177099963266b506fbb7252 (have to pay to view this)

Death entry - 20th June 1878, 239 Broad Street, Mile End, Glasgow, aged 73, Catherine Hilditch, widow of Hugh Hilditch, master shoemaker, daughter of Robert Moore, master shoemaker, deceased, and Catherine Moore nee Armstrong, from inflammation of the right foot, 2 months. Informant Mary Jane (C…il?), daughter.


This one I’m sure is one of mine - but is he one of theirs too?

1851 census Barony, Glasgow. Inmate ( of workhouse/ hospital)

Thomas HILDITCH, 67, shoemaker journeyman, born Ballyeaston, Antrim, Ireland