Cherry and Rice in County Down Ballymaglaff dst

[josie46]

Still trying to find some of my great grandfathers siblings.I have recently found out from my mum's 93 year old cousin that my great grandfather was the 7th son of a 7th son. So far I have only found my great grandad James Cherry and 2 brothers William and John all born between 1830 and 1843 and 1 sister Sarah.William said on a poorlaw document in Glasgow that he was born in Ballymaglaff Comber.William married his 1st wife in Gilnahirk Parish Church .James his 1st wife in Newtonards Registry office and John married in Glasgow Episcopal Church. So there are 4 brothers unaccounted for,Perhaps they remained in Ireland.[Other sons family names of the next generation were Thomas,Moses,William,James,John,Charles and Robert] I have been searching for years now but I didn't know that there were 7 till recently.Also cannot find a marriage for the parents James Cherry and Mary Rice.which would have been about 1825-1830 Any help appreciated thanks.

[BallyaltikilliganG]

You haven't half done well
Is your Moses this Moses
Cherry, Moses, Comber, T/2771/8A,    in www.proni.gov.uk www.proni.gov.uk       

[josie46]

Not sure the Moses I have was born in Glasgow grandson of James Cherry born c 1843] of Newtonards and Grace McCreadie from Wishaw and brother of my grandad John Cherry.[1885] I was just wondering if any of James's[1843] brothers were called Moses as it's not a very common name.

[BallyaltikilliganG]

Have you been in contact with valerie Kerr at Wiki genealogy cherry tree

[josie46]

Thanks for reply No I don't remember contacting her

[CherryFamily20]

Hi
I am connected to the cherry’s of Raffrey,Ballytrim, Ballyalgin County Down. Have you done a DNA TEST ON ancestry???
I’m also stuck on a few of my ancestors, I have always wondered are the cherry’s of Clough, Ards, Dromore, Lisburn and Raffrey connected???
I would love to compare trees.
Thanks
Andy

[aghadowey]

Hi
I am connected to the cherry’s of Raffrey,Ballytrim, Ballyalgin County Down. Have you done a DNA TEST ON ancestry???
I’m also stuck on a few of my ancestors, I have always wondered are the cherry’s of Clough, Ards, Dromore, Lisburn and Raffrey connected???
I would love to compare trees.
Thanks
Andy

See new topic-
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=829485.msg6937748

[josie46]

Hi Andy No I haven't had a DNA test as yet all I have found so far on my Cherrys has been in Glasgow looking up  poor law records censuses bmd certs and As I wrote in previous messages on the site  it was on a poor law that said that  that he was born in Ballyaglaff in Comer 10 miles outside of Belfast then on my gt grandad's 1st marriage cert to Mary Jane McWhinney at that time 1869 he was living in East St Newtownards I got the cert from Dublin as I said I have only found my gt granda James Cherry,b circa 1843 brother William circa 1831 brother John c1842 and sister Sarah c 1838 so 3 brothers and I know from my late relative there should be 4 more brothers the only other thing I found was William's marriage to Margaret Boyd in Gilnahirk parish Church in 1852 and in Glasgow  again on a birth cert of Sarah and Arthur Thomson's daughter in Holytown Lanark it says parents married in Killalay  That's all I have so far.on the Arthur Thomson's death cert he drowned at work it said his father was Dec William Thomson a shopkeeper and his mother Agnes Capeillton of County Down  Regards Josie

[Kiltaglassan]

.........he was born in Ballyaglaff in Comer 10 miles outside of Belfast..........

........the only other thing I found was William's marriage to Margaret Boyd in Gilnahirk parish Church in 1852........

Ballymaglaff townland in Comber CP on the outskirts of Belfast
https://www.townlands.ie/down/castlereagh-lower/comber-castlereagh-lower-portion/ballymaglaff/

Marriage – 23rd July 1853
William Cherry & Margaret Boyd in Gilnahirk Presbyterian Church
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1853/09445/5421766.pdf

KG