James Miller born in County Antrim in 1839

[aghadowey]

It's Magherabeg in Drummaul civil parish, County Antrim that is needed  Seanruad site lists 5 townlands called Magherabeg in Ireland.

This map might help-
http://family.kiwicelts.com/21_Places_and_History/Place_Antrim.html#Drummaul

[iluleah]

There is a Magherabeg Antrim http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1636745
and one in Galway ROI http://www.townlands.ie/galway/kilcummin/magherabeg/ and likely others as you will often see the same names used in different areas of the country

http://www.ulsterplacenames.org/illustrations_of_townlands_in_maps.htm
http://www.geographyinaction.co.uk/Townlands/PLandunits.html

[aghadowey]

The original post says-

I have been trying to trace a James Miller who was born in Northern Ireland (I am assuming County Antrim) in 1839.  James married Ann Bell in 1864 in Randalstown ...

[Matt1979]

The original post says-

I have been trying to trace a James Miller who was born in Northern Ireland (I am assuming County Antrim) in 1839.  James married Ann Bell in 1864 in Randalstown ...

Thanks.  I was asking about Magherabeg because it was given as James Miller's address and I was uncertain at first about why I couldn't find the name on Google Maps.

[Matt1979]

There is a Magherabeg Antrim http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1636745
and one in Galway ROI http://www.townlands.ie/galway/kilcummin/magherabeg/ and likely others as you will often see the same names used in different areas of the country

http://www.ulsterplacenames.org/illustrations_of_townlands_in_maps.htm
http://www.geographyinaction.co.uk/Townlands/PLandunits.html

Thanks for the link.

[iluleah]

I was asking about Magherabeg because it was given as James Miller's address and I was uncertain at first about why I couldn't find the name on Google Maps.

It isn't easy in Ireland they often have lots of places named exactly the same, same as roads, you can find 4 completely separate roads in the same village all called the same name and very possibly at least another road named the same in neighbouring towns/villages.

As they married in Randalstown it is more likely that is where you are looking, although you never know At least you have alternatives to look in

[shellyesq]

I have also had contact with James Miller's descendant and an odd fact I found was that his grave says he was born in 1835, yet his ages on the 1900 and 1910 United States censuses show that he was born in 1838 or 1839.

That kind of discrepancy is not too unusual.  He might not have been the person giving the information to the census, he may have given others the impression that he was younger than he actually was, or maybe he wasn't sure of his actual age.  I've seen people who have years of birth fluctuating from document to document, and it seems to be especially common among Irish immigrants for whatever reason.

[GeneDigger]

While this does not relate to James Millar it does relate to the Millar's of Magherabeg.
Has anyone identified the Annie E/Anne Eliza Millar from the 1901/1911 Magherabeg/Sharvogues census?  Entry is posted below.  According to her obit she was 102 years of age at the time of her death and resided at her farm in Magherabeg/Randalstown.  She had 6 living children-3 who had gone to America and a son who died 6 months prior to her death.  A daughter was residing with her when she died.  Ann Eliza member of O. C. Presbyterian Church Randalstown.  I have no date on this newspaper clipping but estimate her death ca 1938 based on the age of 65 yrs in 1901.

1911 Census-Magherabeg Sharvogues house 26 2nd class 3rooms
Robert Millar 47 yr head farmer Pres single
William J 51yr brother farmer Pres single
Mary J 42 yr sister Pres single
Annie E Millar 79 yr mother Pres widow
Annie Robinson 14 yr niece Pres b Co Tyrone single

 1901 - #15  landholder Robt Miller
Anne Eliza 65yr head widow retd farmer Pres    b ca 1836
William John 43yr son farmer not mar Pres    b ca 1858
Robert 39yr son farmer not mar Pres      b ca 1862
Mary Jane 34yr dau not mar Pres      b ca 1867
Agnes 24yr dau not mar Pres         b ca 1877
Annie Robinson 4yr grdau Pres can’t read   b ca 1897

Obit age 102 so maybe 1938

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