Briggs from Lisburn

[lmel]

Can anyone help I have been searching for the birth of Ralph Briggs who was born in Lisburn in 1831. His mother was Jane Keary and his father Robert Briggs Ralph came to Scotland and married in 1859 any Information would be appreciated L Mel

[aghadowey]

You've posted in Antrim Completeed Requests so your post might be noticed right away- just click on 'report to moderator' and ask for it to be moved to ANTRIM board.

1831 is well before the start of civil registration (1864) and church records might or might not survive showing a baptism. Do you know what religion the family would have been?

[lmel]

Hi they were Protestant

[aghadowey]

Protestant doesn't identify what church they would have attended- you need to know denomination (Church of Ireland, Presbyterian, Methodist, etc.) and then check what church records are available for that period.

[lmel]

Sorry It would have been Presbyterian

[aghadowey]

Presbyterians aren't at all restricted as to which church they may attend so there could be quite a few choices since 'Lisburn' could mean the town itself or somewhere in that vacinity.**

If you do find records of his baptism the details may be scarce- usually child's name, date of baptism and first names of both parents or perhaps just father's name, sometimes townland listed (usually not all those details will be listed).

** PRONI, Belfast do have some microfilmed church records covering that area and period-
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fianna/county/antrim/antpres.html

see also- http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=535464.0

[lmel]

Thankyou I am hoping to come to Lisburn next year hopefully find something LMel

[aghadowey]

Many of the records you will probably want to look at are more likely to be in PRONI, Belfast rather than Lisburn itself.

Let us know if you have any questions.

[maggieblue]

Hi Imel 

There are Briggs recorded in Magheragall C of I, Lisburn registers and several graves containing Briggs in the graveyard.  I cannot find a Ralph though around the time period you have given.

There was a Ralph Briggs who lived in the Knockmore area of Lisburn who died aged 62 on the 26 September 1877.  He is interred in the Cathedral Churchyard, Lisburn.

Maggie