mccurley ballymena

[paul64]

Looking for mccurleys in ballymena who's ancestors were from ballymena or the Antrim area  William Margaret Charles and Hugh were born in county Antrim .looking for relations still living in Antrim .

[aghadowey]

We can't post details of living people (any relatives can can exchange recent family details, email addresses, etc. by PM rather than posting here).

You do have a few posts about the McCurleys-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=625239
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=625787
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=627690
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=628739

[BallyaltikilliganG]

Overviewing what you have all contributed, and adding in what hasn’t appeared I think
1. Anna rather than Maryann is used in the irish census 1911
12 in Dunnyvadden (Ballyclug, Antrim)   
Grant   Catherine   69   Head of Family Widow   -   33   5   4
Grant   Mary   21      Daughter   
McCurley   Anna   13   Female   Niece   

Her previous mention in the Irish Census 1901
9 in Moat Road (Ballymena and Town and Urban District of Ballymena, Antrim)
McCurley Hugh 52 Male Head of Family Grocer -  [so born ~1849]
McCurley Maryann 40 Female Wife Roman Catholic Co Antrim House Keeper Read and write - Married
McCurley Maryann 3 Female Daughter

There is another census entry I am not sure if seen
36 in Church Street (Ballymena and Town and Urban District of Ballymena, Antrim)
McCurley Ellen 66 Female Boarder Roman Catholic Co Antrim Seamstress Cannot read - Widow –Is this Ellen Mann?

Going back in time to about 1860 and knowing Ballymena is in Ballyclug civil parish, the McCurleys can be found in Griffiths valuation [Later changes are online via PRONI website] here is  the primary valuation http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ showing where the McCurleys had homesteads in the following 12 civil parishes To explain the TAB information see below
BALLINTOY no entry in TAB
CARRICKFERGUS (OR ST NICHOLAS) no entry in TAB
DONEGORE no entry in TAB
DRUMMAUL no entry in TAB
DUNEANE TAB entry McCurley, Henry Townland: Gallagh Year: 1833
KIRKINRIOLA no entry in TAB
LAMBEG no entry in TAB
NILTEEN, GRANGE OF see under Donegore inTAB
PORTGLENONE no entry in TAB
RACAVAN no entry in TAB
SHANKILL no entry in TAB
SKERRY. Has an entry for Brigid McCurley TAB entry  McCurley, Wm. Townland: Longmore Year: 1825 see see Kingskerswell  1841 in prev messages

TAB is an abbreviation for  Tithe Applotment Books which are in the national archives Dublin and those for NI in PRONI Belfast. I understand that the Ulster Historical Foundation has them searchable if you join. My access is from
http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/antrim/tithe-applotments and http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp  I quickly searched the list of parishes above in Co Antrim and the summary index for the Irish Republic.  The results are the tenant or owner of the land had at least one acre of land
Co Antrim DUNEANE McCurley, Henry Townland: Gallagh Year: 1833
Co Antrim SKERRY. McCurley, Wm. Townland: Longmore Year: 1825
Co Cork Mccurley   Denis   Maunhmesic   Kilmichael      1834
Co Cork Mccurley   Eugene   Maunhmesic   Kilmichael      1834
There could be more locatable in Co Antrim one would have to search all the parishes not done so far in http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/antrim

McCurley are in http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?Surname=McCurley&fuseaction=Go


Anyway my guess is Charles father could have been William in 1833



Coming uptodate street directories exist eg Mary lennons website has in 1943 http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/wyzcomplete1943.htm
Wansbeck Street at 41 Lockview Road, has 3 households

no doubt there are more
Coming right up to date  BT white pages exist there are 10 listed in NI , 5 in Co Antrim


Good luck onwards
JimG

[jgm]

Thanks for taking the time to post such an informative reply.
I am looking for any help on the following person.
James McCurley age 24
Bricklayer, Born Scotland
Boarder with Patrick and Mary Scullion on 1911 census Ireland
Are they related??

[BallyaltikilliganG]

I fished
I checked the 1911 census, briefly
34 in Ballyscullion West (Bellaghy, Londonderry)
Scullion Patrick 40 Roman Catholic Co Derry Farmer Read and write - Married - - - -
Scullion Sarah 36 Wife Roman Catholic Co Antrim - Read and write - Married - 7 3 3
children Mary Rose 6 Francis 5 Jane 3
McCurley James 24 Male Boarder Roman Catholic Scotland Bricklayer Read and write – Single

34 in 1901  in Ballyscullion West has a Maurice Scullion an army pensioner who might have had family overseas.

I also checked the census for Scotland 1901 and didn’t find a relevant James McCurley

I couldn’t find a James McCurley in the 1901 census b 1886-7 Scotland but I kept hunting and finding a James McCurley aged 13 apparently born in Co Antrim part of an iron ore family living at 15 in Cargan (Crumlin, Antrim) Something made me look for Scullions in Cargan. A James Scullion a farmer is listed 2 in Cargan (Crumlin, Antrim)
Scullion James 51 and Rose 53 R Catholic Co Antrim Farmer
children Patrick J 25, Maggie G 21, Mary E 17, Kate Y 13, Nellie 10.  The census witness a Michael French explains Wm McCurleys mark, and is also the filler in of the information so some of the information in particular where born might not be accurate. The entire family have gone from Cargan by 1911. So that may be a  potential red herring but having found it I will include it.
Good luck onwards

[jgm]

with reference  to the post re Anna McCurley  and Grant family it states she is a neice?
would Catherine grants marriage details be available? to make connection??

[aghadowey]

Possibility-
30 Sept.1877 Ballymena district
John Grant (son of Henry) to Catherine McCurley (daughter of Charles)

[jgm]

Hi

as you are aware I have a few posts re mccurley in antrim.
on going over some of these I would like to point you to the following
Hugh McCurley married Maryann Scullion all saints rc church Ballymena  1896
Her father was Patrick Scullion??
Daughter maryann (anna) ??
James McCurley(from scotland) boarder with scullion family 1911 census , maybe this is the connection.

[Foad Family Kent]

Looking for parents of Hugh McCurley c.1833 of Ballymena, Antrim.
Indian Army. His father was Hugh born c.1802 in Bangor Wales but again I can find nothing about this