Erskine family - Ballyeaston. East Antrim

[stevenson]

Chris

found this, not sure if it is any help

William Erskine was a excutor to the will of  Mary McCracken in 1866 (the sister of Henry Joy McCracken)..........says he was a master mariner.

Steve

[stevenson]

Uncle Chris

Was looking for others and came across Asreskine in the 1700's in Antrim......I know the spellings are different....they had conections to the Navy...

Does this help

Steve

[Christopher]

Thanks for the message Steve. I have not get to 1700s. I think many of ours were on merchant ships rather than Navy ships but the brother of Mother's friend Margaret, Lt Commander J.G.M. Erskine lost his life on HMS Hood so the guy you found may be an ancestor of that Erskine family.

[madeinireland1961]

Guys,

I realise this may not be a link - but I am looking for my McQuitty ancestors and I'm getting close to proving that they originated at Ballyeaston / Rashee. One of them appears to have married a Betty Thomspon. His name was Robert.

Any chance of the earlier person looking up any links in that book on Ballyeaston to find any McQuittys living in the area ?

Thanks...
Maurice

[Panther]

Maurice:
There is only 1 McQuitty in the Ballyeaston census of 1813. He was John McQuitty age 32 and was listed as a weaver. His wife was Elisabeth age 34. They hav one child Jane age 1.
They lived in the townland of Rashee.
There are no Thompsons listed.

Mike

[madeinireland1961]

Thanks very much !!

I have another reference to John McQuitty and Elizabeth (nee Saunderson) and the Christening of Isabella McQuitty in 1925 in Ballyeaston - so I presume Jane was an earlier child and this is the same family.

Regards...
Maurice

[jwaugh]

Hi Maurice

There are Three Thompson's mentioned in the 1813 Congregational List but none having a daughter Betty.

Do you any time frame for Robert marrying Betty Thompson.

The 1813 Census is of First Ballyeaston Presbyterian Church. There is also Second Ballyeston Presbyterian and Ballyeaston Church of Ireland.

John

[Panther]

Hi Maurice:
John is certainly correct. Sorry, I missed the name in the index. However Betty is also used for Elizabeth and there was an Elisabeth listed for one of the Thompsons. The listing is as follows:
Andrew Thompson Age 53 Occupation Weaver
No wife is listed. Those listed under his were
James age 26
Mary age 23
Jenny age 21
Easter age 18
Robert age 15
Catherine age 11
Elisabeth age 7

Mike

[Panther]

Maurice:
These Thompsoms were from the towland of Rashee.

Mike