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Strain's in Bessbrook
« on: Saturday 04 February 12 21:20 GMT (UK) »
Hi anyone any info on a family of Strain's who lived in Bessbrook went there from Donaghadee Co Down.

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Re: Strain's in Bessbrook
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 04 February 12 21:22 GMT (UK) »
It's easier for us to help you if you provide as much information as possible. Any idea of names? dates? exactly what are you looking for?
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Re: Strain's in Bessbrook
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 05 February 12 22:55 GMT (UK) »
Names are George Strain father, Mary mother, children Hugh, George, Samuel, Maggie, Mamie, Nellie and Ida.  George was born around late 1870's but was still in the down area on the 1911 census so it would have been after this when he moved to Bessbrook

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Re: Strain's in Bessbrook
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 05 February 12 23:13 GMT (UK) »
Here's a link to the family in 1911 census with some of the children- perhaps George and Nellie are the 2 children who died before 1911?:
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Holywood_Urban/Ballyrobert/232666
Although, the details don't quite match with the 1901 census details-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Ballycross/Herdstown/1255793

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Re: Strain's in Bessbrook
« Reply #4 on: Monday 06 February 12 08:01 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
    Closest I can come to your name is a William George Strain who Married Mary Heron on 17 Jan 1898 in Shore Street Presbyterian Church, Donaghadee, Co. Down

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Re: Strain's in Bessbrook
« Reply #5 on: Monday 06 February 12 19:05 GMT (UK) »
Yes this is the person I wrote about I know about his life in the Co Down area it is what happened to the family when they moved to Bessbrook.  Is any of the family still there.
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Re: Strain's in Bessbrook
« Reply #6 on: Monday 05 March 12 01:11 GMT (UK) »
Barbarax - are you on Facebook? If so there is a Bessbrook page where people from Bessbrook interact. Ask to join the group and then ask about the Strains. If there is a Strain family in Bessbrook someone will know. I'm a member (my mother lives in Bessbrook) but I'm not aware of any. Hope this helps.
O'Dowd, Lawlor, Smith

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Re: Strain's in Bessbrook
« Reply #7 on: Monday 05 March 12 03:04 GMT (UK) »
I've just discovered there is a Strain family living in Bessbrook.
O'Dowd, Lawlor, Smith

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Re: Strain's in Bessbrook
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 08 July 12 13:51 BST (UK) »
Hi

sorry only picking this up now can you give me anymore info on the strain family in bessbrook
thanks
barbara