Wilson Family

[kernowbull]

  HellO Im trying to trace my paternal family.gt gt grandfather John Wilson baptised11/09/1840 Lacky blacksmith(WHAt does this mean?)Clones Monaghan  c of i ,father Thomas and Mother Ann.
John got married 16/08/1865 to  Catharine Bann in the catherdral church Lisburn.
John and Catharine moved to Scotland.
Can anyone help with more info on GTGTGT Grandfather Thomas and orhis wife Ann or any info on the Bann family, Catharine 's father was James.....

Kind regards
Moira

[hallmark]

Well if you have "John Wilson baptised11/09/1840 Lacky blacksmith" then you will be in Co Fermanagh even though Clones town is in Co Monaghan!

Lacky would be the address/townland he came from which is in Clones PARISH! The parish is in both counties.

He was a blacksmith!

You will be relying on church records so you will need their religion.

[kernowbull]

Well if you have "John Wilson baptised11/09/1840 Lacky blacksmith" then you will be in Co Fermanagh even though Clones town is in Co Monaghan!

Lacky would be the address/townland he came from which is in Clones PARISH! The parish is in both counties.

He was a blacksmith!

You will be relying on church records so you will need their religion.

Church of Ireland I think ,would his father Thomas have been the blacksmith, I read the baptism and birth date would be the same?
Any help about where to go next would be great
Kind regards
moira

[hallmark]

Yes the father would have been a blacksmith. There can be years between birth and baptisms!

"John Wilson baptised 11/09/1840 Lacky blacksmith" looks like it should be "John Wilson baptised11/09/1840 son of Thomas Wilson of Lacky,  Blacksmith"

Familysearch http://www.rootschat.com/links/0q78/  would be a place to start or LDS film could be ordered.

[aghadowey]

I read the baptism and birth date would be the same?

No, early baptismal registers often just list date of baptism (and mother's are not always mentioned)