northern irish soldiers in WW1

[rainedoff]

My mother was also a McEnhill. Her father came to Scotland before 1905, married and stayed.
I have a couple of old pictures from around then, perhaps you can identify some of the people?
My grandfather was of the second marriage between Hugh McEnhill and Jane Gormley. His first marriage was to Ellen McBride, which produced three daughters, Sarah, Margaret and Mary. Sarah settled in Scotland with her husband, John, son of Hugh McEnhill and Catherine McGale. "My" Hugh's father was Henry and the other Hugh's father was Owen. They were brothers. "My"Hugh died in 1911. Is any of this familiar to you?

[sarahmck]

I am just starting my family history so at the minute im just piecing things together myself.I have a book here that my aunt Mary gave me (she is the eldest daughter of James McElhill and is alive and well at 92,with a great memory so i would say she could identify the people in your photo.Do you have an address that i could post some photos to. I have a great photo of james around 1910 in his army uniform.I would like a photo of his brother Hugh or his father Hugh.My address is 8 Shergrim glen, Omagh, Co Tyrone, BT79 7GS. My phone number is 02882252376. You are more than welcome to call or post those photos. We can help each other. Thanks so much

[Bobbie76]

Saw your message about Hugh mc Elhill and his first wife Ellen Mc Bride. I am trying to trace the descendants of this line. Ellen Mc bride was the eldest daughter of my Gt.Gt.Grandfather. Ellen and Hugh were married on the 21 Dec. 1869 in Langfield, Drumquin does that tie in with your records?

[sarahmck]

yes that is right ,they had 3 children , Ellen, Sarah and Maggie.hughs first wife died when the children were very young and back then a father was not allowed to rear the children himself (they would have been taken into care)  so he needed a house keeper but he couldnt be seen to have a live in house keeper unless they were married so he married wife no 2 miss gormley. They had 2 children ,Ned and another Ellen.His 2nd wife died in childbirth so houskeeper/wife no3 was Mary McSorley and they had James (my grandfather). Susan Jeannie,Agnes and Hugh (hows daughter married local poet Felix kearney).

[mmm45]

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=BritishArmy&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsln=mcenhill&dbOnly=_F0003C18%7c_F0003C18_x&pcat=39&fh=0&h=507201&recoff=2


Heres the ancestry link to his pension file.

Ady

[sarahmck]

wife no 3 was starrs not McSorley !!! Where abouts are you? i am in Omagh

[Bobbie76]

I have a marriage record for a Mary Starrs in Langfield 22/ 5/1881. I do not have a date of death for Ellen Mc Bride.  Can you tell me who Sarah Ann born 20/10/1870 married John? and settled in Scotland.  Did Mary or Margaret marry? I live off the Killybrack Road

[sarahmck]

According to my aunt, sarah anne married a man called john McEnhill from Killyclogher and they moved to Scotland along with her brother ned, my grandad James went over to them around 1906 to work in the coalmines and it was there he was conscripted to join the army .sarah Anne had a daughter called cathy who was a quailified teacher in London but found it hard to find work so she came to work for dr Flemming and was with him when he discovered Penecillin.I am not sure if she had other children but i will try to find this out. my name is sarah McKiernan and i live in Shergrim Glen so im beside you almost.

[rainedoff]

Bobbie76
Yes my great grandfather, Hugh married Ellen McBride on 21/12/1869. They had three daughters Sarah Anne, Margaret and Mary b. 1870,1872 and 1874.
Sarah married her first cousin, John McEnhill, son of Hugh McEnhill and Catherine McGale 15/7/1891, and moved to live in Scotland. I don't know if Margaret or Mary married,I need to look at my notes.
Hugh's father was Henry and his mother was Sarah Coll. Henry's father was James and mother was Peggy McGlynn.
My grandfather, Edward b.1879 was of the second marriage to Jane Gormley and had a sister, Ellen b.1877.
I have a couple of old pictures and I think that one could be of Ellen McBride, and the other could be of a younger Hugh.