Hemphill, McCallister, Eaton

[aghadowey]

Dr. Mullin deposited his notes from research of local families in what was the Irish Room, Coleraine (with certain conditions). In addition to talking with local people (some of them very old when he started his Ballyrashane notes many, many years ago) he did extensive research in places like the Registry of Deeds in Dublin. The Irish Room has been closed for a number of years and its contents were supposed to be moved to Coleraine Library in the town. However, when I enquired about a few items after the move they were 'in storage' or 'unknown.' Certainly only a small portion of the Irish Room collection is on the shelves in the Library.

[littlepew]

 Thanks very, very much for that information ~ I am very appreciative of it.  Would you think the Mullin papers  would be at the main library or in one of the branches?  When I looked at the Coleraine Library online just now (https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Coleraine-Library.aspx) it looked as if there were a number of branches and it made me wonder if Dr. Mullin's papers would perhaps have been housed closer to the subject of his research.  In any case, thanks once again for your help.  Little Pew

[aghadowey]

Coleraine is the main library in this area and it is in the centre of his research on Ballyrashane, Aghadowey, etc. If they don't have Dr. Mullin's notes then 1) they would have been returned to his family (or whatever provision he made) or possibly sent to Area Library in Ballymena which has a good history collection. Even though Irish Room collection officially 'went to Coleraine' I believe some of it may have migrated to Ballymena.

[Gortinanima]

The notes of Rev TH Mullin are in Coleraine Library -- I got to see some of them there a few years ago. I think they are stored upstairs and if memory serves me well they may be in alphabetical order by surname so they then bring files down to you in the main Library. The notes are superb for example I got rentals of the McCausland estate near Limavady photocopied from Book 5 pages 32-37

McCausland estate material included -
1794 survey
1831 rental
1856 survey

He also puts in marginal notes for example in the 1856 survey of Carran townland (he also drew a map with numbered farms for part of the townland) he mentions farms numbered 44-56 held by James Mullen, Patrick Mullen and Roger O'Kane - 'I often heard my father talk of Paddy Mullen & Roger Kane when we were going down the far road in the trap. I think he even pointed out the holdings or at any rate the laneway on the right as you go down to Limavady'.

[littlepew]

Thanks, Aghadowey~
I see an email address for Ballymena so I' ll try to contact them and see what they know.  I'll let you know what I find out.  Thanks so, so much for your help.

Just now a message popped up from Gortinanima re: Mullin papers at Coleraine Library.  I already sent a message to Ballymena Library so I'll see what they say and I'll likely send a message to Coleraine now, too. 
                               Thanks to both of you for your information and swift replies ~  they are very much appreciated!

[littlepew]

I am looking for information on Rose Eaton.  She was shown as the informant on the 1870 Irish birth registration of Margaret Eaton who was the daughter of Robert John Eaton and Mary Jane McAllister Eaton of Ardverness, Macosquin).  In addition, Rose is shown as the informant on the 1879 Irish death registrations for Thomas Eaton (of Ardverness) and, on the same day, the death registration for Christie Eaton (also of Ardverness). I can't find Rose's connection to the family and assume she likely married an Eaton.  She shows up on the 1901 Irish Census as "mother-in-law" in the household of James Gault and Annabella Eaton Gault (age 40).  A 42 year old male named William Eaton is also listed in the household as a brother-in-law and "idiot,"(awful term!! ) who, I assume, is Rose's son since Rose's age is given as 75.  I was not able to find a birth registration for William or Annabella so I wasn't able to find out who their father might have been.  Any suggestions on how to track her down would be GREATLY appreciated.   Many thanks!

[aghadowey]

Rose Eaton's death- informant was daughter Annabella-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1901/05730/4617414.pdf

Anna Bella's marriage lists father as Thomas Eaton-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1894/10559/5846608.pdf

Death of William Eaton-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1906/05556/4559414.pdf

Added- see also reply #13

[littlepew]

Thanks, once again, Aghadowey.  I appreciate what you passed along.  I've been on the irishgenealogy.ie website many, many times and wanted to see why I hadn't turned up what you had so I went to the site just now. I typed in Anna Bella's name (just as it was on the marriage record) and the year of the marriage record (1894) and got a "No Results Found" message.  Here was the associated link:
 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-perform-search.jsp?namefm=Anna+Bella&namel=Eaton&location=&yyfrom=1894&yyto=1894&type=M&submit=Search

You must have a special touch at that site.   At any rate, thank you for your help and the information you were able to access.  As far as William is concerned, I was basing his year of birth on the age (42)  I saw on the 1901 Census - obviously the census age figure was wrong, if William died 5 years later at the age of 40. 
      I need to digest what you sent and, also, figure out the Christopher / Thomas situation on the family tree.  I may need to post again.  I am still hoping to get some information from Mullin's notes at the Coleraine library and have been in touch with the staff there.  I've been told that, because of their Covid limitations, some items are not presently available to the public . . .  but I'll keep trying.  Many, many, many thanks!   

[Sinann]

Do the same search again just leave out Bella, simply Anna