SHANKS Family - Bangor/Newtownards Co. Down/Belfast

[Ladyissy]

I am looking for any information however small on a elusive ancestor a Walter Shanks c1800-1900.  I have drawn a complete blank on this family member.

My SHANKS family members lived Bangor/Newtownards and Belfast areas.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks.

[Christopher]

Hello Ladyissy,

Griffiths Valuation - Down 1863-64
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/down/newtownards.htm

Hugh Shanks, Cotton, Bangor
James Shanks, Ballygrot, Bangor

I'm sorry Walter did not appear. I hope the two shown above are new additions.

Best Wishes, Christopher

[cleaner]

 I had a grand father named Walter who lived in Kilwinning, he was born round about 1878 and had a brother named Hugh.
I also had family in the Bangor. Nth. Ireland but don't know much about them.

Thanks
Robert Shanks

[Christopher]

Hello Ladyissy,

I have been looking at http://www.familysearch.org and found a Hugh Shanks and Mary Verner who had a son Hugh Shanks born on 7th May 1864 at Comber, Co. Down. It appears that this Hugh died at a young age as Hugh and Mary had another son, Hugh, born on 29th July 1869 in Co. Down but there is no mention of a specific place other than saying that he was born in Co, Down. I have a second site for you Ladyissy, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/Sh.htm 

I hope that this is of assistance to you. Best Wishes, Chris

[Cedas]

No Walter but plenty of Shanks around in Ulster 1856 from belfast and Province of Ulster directory - Henderson.  Unless otherwise mentioned addresses are belfast.  Doesn't help you find Walter, sorry

William, mechanic, 12 Alexander St
Matthew Carpenter, 23 Caroline St
Hugh Mill worker 6 Craigs Terrace
Samuel mechanic 13 Durham St
Thomas Tailor 96 Durham St
Mary Milliner 45 Joy St
Edward tailor 45 Linfield rd
James 37 Mustard St – back door
William clerk, 35 Stanhope st
James spinning master 51 Union st
Mary grocer Lagan village
Joseph grocer ligoniel, ardoyne

[Cedas]

Thanks for that link - I don't know if it helped find mr Shanks but I found a couple of references to my ancestors - what a useful site.

Hello Ladyissy,
 I have a second site for you Ladyissy, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/Sh.htm 

I hope that this is of assistance to you. Best Wishes, Chris

[Ladyissy]

Hi Christopher & Cedas

Thank you for the information.  I will make a note of it.

I am particularly looking informatiion on a Margaret Morrow Shanks b. 1844, Jane Adams Shanks b. 1846 and a Matilda Shanks b.1849 (daughters of Hugh Shanks & Matilda Shanks (nee Adams).

Any information will be gladly received.

Regards.

Isobel

P.S.  Christopher - I would love to know how you required my personal e-mail address??

Isobel



 

[Christopher]

Hi Christopher & Cedas

Thank you for the information.  I will make a note of it.

I am particularly looking informatiion on a Margaret Morrow Shanks b. 1844, Jane Adams Shanks b. 1846 and a Matilda Shanks b.1849 (daughters of Hugh Shanks & Matilda Shanks (nee Adams).

Any information will be gladly received.

Regards.

Isobel

P.S.  Christopher - I would love to know how you required my personal e-mail address??

Isobel

 

Good Morning Isobel,

Unless you have more that one personal e-mail address it was acquired by you giving me your address. I have a secret weapon called Random Selection which is a bit like the machine that picks lottery numbers. In my case no machine - just my brain, a pen and piece of paper. My attempts at Random Selection are in their infancy but should improve as I move into my second childhood. I wonder if the system could be developed for finding missing ancestors.     

I hope you are keeping well, Chris

[Christopher]

I had a grand father named Walter who lived in Kilwinning, he was born round about 1878 and had a brother named Hugh.
I also had family in the Bangor. Nth. Ireland but don't know much about them.

Thanks
Robert Shanks

Hello Robert,

Is that Kilwinning, Ayrshire?

Christopher