McMullen of Turnarobert townsland 1865

[Themassons]

Yes that is my assumption too, I had been told also that a father had to attend a registration to be mentioned on the certificate.
I have double checked the Scottish bmds and there is no mention of either of them here (I live in Scotland).  Is there any way to trace church records fro. A distance? And also are the school registers available online do you know.
Thank you for your help
One other detail that on Thomas Fulton (1865) marriage certificate to my great grandmother Isabella Lannigan, the father Thomas Fulton is mentioned again and as a farmer, Thomas Fulton (1865) states his age is 25 (think he told a wee white lie) and he stated again his residence as Armoy.  Isabella was a domestic servant so another reason why he may not have inherited as most other family members married into other farms, his death certificate gives his correct age in Port Glasgow, they moved to Port Glasgow in Bt 1896, and the rest is history, hope that all makes sense, it confuses me sometimes lol

[Themassons]

My first cousin once removed also remembers as a child in the 1940s visiting "a farm" in Armoy, it has to either belonged to Fulton or McMullen descendants as the Lannigans came from the Stranocum/Dervock area, so my great grandfather kept in contact with whoever had brought him up but nobody can remember exactly who!!!!!!

[aghadowey]

Haven't come across a marriage for Mary McMullen (tried different surname variations but could still be hiding there somewhere).

When I checked the Valuation Revision Books earlier for McMullen, Armoy the name John McMullen seems to disappear c1876 (possibly died shortly before?).

Unfortunately school registers are not online. PRONI do have lots of church registers but most Presbyterian & Church of Ireland ones may not be online anway. The Catholic registers are (not saying that Mary McMullen was Catholic but it's still a possibility).
http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0386

[Themassons]

She is evading capture certainly.
I did find a death certificate of a Mary McMullen in 1866 aged 26 in Armoy, an Ann McMullen was the witness.  The Fulton's were Presbyterians and after my great grandfather came to Port Glasgow they attended the Episcopal church there, I will check the catholic registers though.  Interestingly on my great grandfathers death certificate the parents were noted as Thomas Fulton and Mary Fulton nee McMillan (spelling change) but I'm wondering if it was just assumed they were married as she had died???

[Themassons]

I will search for a John McMullen's death certificate on GRONI for around that time, at least it narrows down my search window