SHANKS Family - Bangor/Newtownards Co. Down/Belfast

[Mgay]

Hi,

I also have a McWhinney from that area - Belfast but it could be surrounding areas.  Robert James McWhinney (spelling variants expected)  married Margaret McFee from Kilmarnock Ayrshire Scotland in Australia in 1862. All Margaret's siblings went to New Zealand and I am trying to find out if Robert James McWhinney was in New Zealand.  I don't have any other information except is is believed he came to Australia cira 1852.

Any suggestions or hints appreciated.  I've been searching for 30 years now.

Marina

[BallyaltikilliganG]

I spotted www.familysearch.org
Walter Shanks
Event(s):
 Birth:  14 AUG 1875   , Dublin, Ireland
 Parents:
  Father:  James Shanks  Family
  Mother:  Mary Barr 
and another entry
Walter M. SHANKS   Self   M   Male   W   35   IRE   Clergyman   IRE   IRE 
Isabella G. SHANKS   Wife   M   Female   W   26   NY   Keeping House   SCO   SCO 
Walter M. SHANKS   Son   S   Male   W   3M   MI   At Home   IRE   NY 

[BallyaltikilliganG]

Marina, I dont know if you have put up your own query for Mawhinney/ McWhinney. There's plenty of them on http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES. Have you recently searched www.familysearch.com?
Another good source is the special genealogical search engine at NIFHS Good luck, Jim

[gordonshank]

My gg grandfather was Walter Shanks a Sea Captain/Master Mariner born in Saltcoats, Scotland in 1818 and died on the Keswick Ridge in New Brunswick in 1900.

[BallyaltikilliganG]

From the free index and then feepaying www.ancestryireland.com/quis .  which is the website for the Ulster Historical Foundation, there are tantalising entries of possible interest
SHANKS   JANE   1854   HUGH   Down
SHANKS   MARGARET   1848   HUGH   Down
Shanks   Matilda   .   Hugh   Antrim
SHANKS   MATILDA   1847   JOHN   Down
SHANKS   HUGH   1858   M   Down
SHANKS   HUGH   1858   .   Down
SHANKS   HUGH   1864   HUGH   Down
SHANKS   HUGH   1866   HUGH   .
SHANKS   HUGH   1866   HUGH   .
Rereading that marvellous bloke Christopher’s contributions is a delight
JimG

[smakcanada]

Mary Mawhinney 1828-1898 m. Robert Gault 1823-1916

[MAZEWAY4075]

Dear Ladyissy

My great grandfather was Walter Shanks  born in Ireland 1865,  son of James Walter Shanks and Mary Barr.  Not sure if this is the relative you are looking for.  Walter Shanks went to South Africa in the late 1800's and died there.  If this sounds correct to you please let me know as I have all the family information.

Jillian

[aghadowey]

Walter Shanks, son of James Shanks & Mary Barr was born 1875 not 1865- extracted birth record posted earlier here-

I spotted www.familysearch.org
Walter Shanks
Event(s):
 Birth:  14 AUG 1875   , Dublin, Ireland
 Parents:
  Father:  James Shanks  Family
  Mother:  Mary Barr 
and another entry
Walter M. SHANKS   Self   M   Male   W   35   IRE   Clergyman   IRE   IRE 
Isabella G. SHANKS   Wife   M   Female   W   26   NY   Keeping House   SCO   SCO 
Walter M. SHANKS   Son   S   Male   W   3M   MI   At Home   IRE   NY