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Offline your pete

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Re: Hard to read Northern Ireland towns/villages
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 21 February 10 13:31 GMT (UK) »
I can't add much to what has gone before, but think a posting to the Tyrone page on this website might be produce a success?

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Garton - Hull, Welton, Brough, Elloughton, Beverley, Polruan, Massachusetts
Measham - Whitwood, Pontefract; Derby, Ripton
Hookham - Glanford Brigg, Appleby
Vaughan - Portadown
Scott - Belfast
Fetherstonhaugh - Belfast
Allen - Belfast
Cooke - Portadown

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Re: Hard to read Northern Ireland towns/villages
« Reply #10 on: Monday 19 September 16 14:55 BST (UK) »
Been awhile since I wrote in this post. I'm fairly certain for William Mark & son James it's referring to Tyrone, Ballyclog, probably Scots misspelt, as there doesn't appear to be a y. As for other son John's place of birth, probably Artrea or Ardtrea, could be Arboe. But I've have come to the conclusion, that registers for my Mark(s) folk just weren't recorded for some reason in that area for that time period. Sadly can be the case for many other people with brickwalls. I've tried varients such as Markes, Markey, Markahan, Merk, Mirk, even the Scots MacMarquis. Not sure about the Anglicised O'Ryder, I read on Lysaghts surname's is a form of Mark, likely in southern Ireland. My folk were Presbyterian, Ulster Scots. I have noticed two or so on the Brigh pew holder lists, but not enough connective evidence. I think there's many Mark(s) in Antrim, Ballymena. Well that's the way it is. Thanks for the input.
Tyzack/Tyzick: Sheffield Yorkshire ENG,
Wishaw Lanarkshire SCOT;
Smith: Clifton Conisbrough Yorkshire ENG,
Cromarty shire & Cadder Lanark SCOT.
Firth: Doncaster & Rotherham Yorkshire ENG;
Morrison: Rutherglen & Cadder Lanark SCOT;
McGuire: Shotts West Lothian SCOT;
Mark(s): Tyrone & Antrim IRE &
Balfron Stirling, Paisley Renfrew SCOT.

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Re: Hard to read Northern Ireland towns/villages
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 01 October 16 21:09 BST (UK) »
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!