The Lee family & McKeon family

[DJLee]

Thanks Jack,
I'll follow that up.

Best regards
Dave

[hallmark]

Hello again Dave,
Also thanks for the info on the RIC records.

I am slowly reading my way through the posts on this great site, but it's going to be sometime before this is completed.

Dohhh      yes, of course it should have been Carolina !!!  Just a slip of the tongue, sorry keyboard.

Hope the sun is still shinning in Leitrim   
Best regards.

Dave (in Newtownards)

Sorry...was talking about Carolina in US of A....(wasn't being smart!)

Trawling through other posts could be educational.....It will pass 20 minutes or so!

Sun still shining, lake across road looks inviting.....(Gone fishing!)

[DJLee]

Hi hallmark,
NP. 

Twenty minutes or so  LOL      Perhaps 20 weeks or so !!!

Beautiful sun here in Newtownards, unfortunately I can't see any lakes from here although in fifteen minutes I can be in Bangor or Donaghadee    (both seaside towns)

Hope you had a nice day fishing.

Regards
Dave

[hallmark]

Had grand day fishing yesterday...so nice I had a good morning fishing! That's the trouble with living opposite a lake, it looks lovely every morning ...and tempting!

Often stay in Bangor, nice town!

Can't really advise you about what pensions they would have had, as I've never needed to go down that line. All I know is that someone got their RIC info from Kew.

As they are also available in PRONI they should be handy enough to find....Good fishing!


Dave

[DJLee]

Hi Dave,
Glad you had a good morning fishing.   

I put a posting on the "Genealogy" section of the Belfast Forum about RIC records and received a reply from a chap called Deke in Canada.
Deke sent me the name and email address of someone who has (or had) some sort of RIC index.  I sent her an email earlier this afternoon and I'm eagerly awaiting a reply.
I'll let you know the outcome.  I'll try the PRONI if all else fails.

When I moved into this house 20 years ago, I could see Strangford Lough from the back bedroom, then a couple of years later they built some new houses behind us ..... no view of the Lough anymore.   

Another sunny day here.

I'll keep you posted.

Best regards
Dave

 

[hallmark]

Just reading through the thread...it was both of the Lees that had pensions!

now back to fishing!! [if only!]

[DeeJayPeeCee]

Hi everyone sorry for the late reply but my Great Grandpa and Gran married in Ematris their names are James Lee and Mary Clarke in 1918 maybe a relation??? any info would be greatly appreciated.

[DJLee]

Hi everyone sorry for the late reply but my Great Grandpa and Gran married in Ematris their names are James Lee and Mary Clarke in 1918 maybe a relation??? any info would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,
 There were and still are many Lee families living in the area.  There were Lee's living in Kilmore East, Kilmore West, Newbliss, Dernamoyle and Doohat.  My Lee family were originally from Monaghan.  In 1852 William John Lee married a member of the McKeon family from Kilmore West.  They lived in Carolina (near Newbliss) for about 13 years before moving to Belfast.
If your relatives were Church of Ireland, there is a good chance they went to the local parish church (Saint John's church at Killcrow)
I have attached a photo of my Father at St. John's Church
Dave

[DeeJayPeeCee]

Hi again I have just started tracing this side of my family and already have hit a dead end.  The james lee and Mary Clarke I told you about moved to Scotland (dont know at what point) but my Gran was born in Scotland and both her parents died in Scotland. I dont know how to trace family in ireland so am having trouble already Aaaargh!!!