Who was William McCULLOUGH's mother?

[scotmum]

The Rocavan/Racavan McCullough family appeared in mid 1800s visitation lists for Buckna Presbyterian church and had at least five or six children.

The same church lists a Martha McCullough of Racavan going to Scotland in 1898 and an M McCullough of Loughconnelly emigrating to New Zealand in November 1911.

[Johnf04]

Interesting, scotmum. The Martha McCULLOUGH who emigrated in March 1911 was William and Margaret's daughter Martha - we have her shipping document.

William and Margaret's son William was in Coatbridge, Scotland in 1901. He married there in 1903.

[scotmum]

I would be very surprised if the William and Martha in Racavan in mid 1800s weren't your William's parents. Buckna church baptism records do exist, albeit not online.

[Johnf04]

Thank you, scotmum. We are in contact with another McCullough descendant, who had a researcher go through the Buckna church records, looking for the Robinson family ( a Robinson from Ballymena married Sarah McCullough in New Zealand) - the researcher came across a baptism of a William McCullough, son of William, and Ann Campbell; born Dec 1848, baptised Jan 1849.

[scotmum]

It is possible Martha's surname was 'Black'.

A Nancy McCullough made a pension application. The partial details for checking being:

McCULLOUGH Nancy William McCULLOUGH Martha BLACK Rocavan Rocavan Lower Antrim ANTRIM 1851 Agnes born Buckna Church 1848.

[scotmum]

Another potential daughter of William and Martha was a Barbara McCullough who married a John Black in 1865. Here she is in 1901: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Shilvodan/Creavery/916531/

Whilst obviously your William may be the one of the birth to an Ann Campbell mother, at moment I am not seeing that couple in Rocavan. I suppose it is always possible that William lost his first wife and remarried. Buckna baptism records usually listed a townland. Do you know what was recorded?

Meanwhile, you at least have a few more options now for further research/checking, even if only to rule out certain possibilities.

[Johnf04]

Thank you for your help, scotmum. The information I posted about Ann Campbell is all we had. I thought this birth was probably too early.

[scotmum]

In addition to the 1898 entry for a Martha McCullough going to Scotland, I have just noticed an 1891 entry for a Martha McCullough, Racavan, going to Govan.

[babblng brook]

Sorry to eavesdrop but my Grandfather was a James Millar born 1880 in Ballygelly Broughshane His father was John Millar and his Grandfather was James Millar do you think it's the same family ?

Barbara