hi aynn nice to hear from you
yes we have messaged before on facebook - re royal ballams. yes I was referring to John Ballam who married Anne Jane Hawksby and had 9 children. they married about 1837, lived Ballyfarnon.
In Cloone, Co Leitrim, an area or a parish - parish is usually a village and includes surrounding farms or in Ireland - townlands. In about 1860 and that era there is Ballam family still living in Cloone.e.g. Eniskillen Chronicle nov.1860 - article re Lord Leitrim being shot at - the tenants are all listed and Alexander Ballam and Duke Ballam, farmers, at Gortletteragh. family search also has records of 1820 Alexander Ballam m. Eliza Teggart - They have a son called William Duke - he later m. USA - 2 daughters. - so in my opinion the name of Duke, an unusual name, repeated throughtout must point to our family line. my favourite webs - irishnewsarchive.com, - maps.osi.ie,- irishgenealgynews.com and ballymoteheritage.com - last has Corran Herald online - good reading
regards Maureen