blackicerose
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Hi there, there are a few pieces of information I am looking for, so any help at all would be very much apprieciated. 
I am looking for the marriage of William Leslie to Mary McMillan/McMullen, I think they are from Ballymoney and their first child that I know of was born in 1841.
I am also looking for the birth details of 3 of their children: Mary Jane (cir 1841), Letitia (cir 1852) and Ann (cir 1853).
The next sign of the family is when they turn up in Greenock, Scotland. (William is missing)
Letitia then married Daniel McConaghie/McConaghy (also from Ballymoney I think), they moved back to Ballymoney about 1875.
I am also looking for the marriage of James McConaghy to Margaret Jane McIlmoyle (Daniel's parents) and Daniel's birth details (cir 1854)
Many thanks to anyone who can help in any way at all
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aghadowey
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McConaghie is a very common surname around the Ballymoney area and most of them don't know how they're even related to eah other. Civil registration of births, deaths and Catholic marriages in Ireland began 1864 (from 1845 for other marriages) so for earlier dates you need to search for church records, if they exist. To do so you need to know the family's religion (in this case I'd try Presbyterian first for McConaghies and possible Church of Ireland then Presbyterians for Leslies) and where they lived (and I have to warn you that there are LOTS of Presbyterian churches in and around Ballymoney).
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akanex2
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Found this marriage on EmeraldAncestors.com - are you sure Daniel's mother was called Margaret Jane?
Date of Marriage 6 Jun 1854
Groom Name James MCCONACHIE
Bride Name Charlotte MCILMOYLE
Church Bushvale Presbyterian Church
Parish Kilraughts
Civil District Ballymoney
County Antrim
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aghadowey
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Think James McConachie and Charlotte McIlmoyle are a different couple as IGI lists a Mary Jane McConaghey born 17 June 1865 to James McConaghey and Margaret McElmoyle.
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blackicerose
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Hello aghadowey and akanex2, many thanks for your help.
aghadowey, I know that Daniel and Letitia's family were all Presbyterian and were buried in Knock Road cemetery if that helps. Also that birth record you found is interesting, is there any way of knowing where the birth is registered?
akanex2, I am sure Daniel's mother is Margaret Jane McIlmoyle, on Daniel's marriage certificate in Scotland it names both parents.
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aghadowey
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Birth was probably registered in Ballymoney- do you mean where was the exact place of birth?
Index to civil registrations is on LDS Pilot site (free) which should be back again soon. You can search for a registration and order a birth certificate with the details there (name, year, registration district, page and volume number).
Many Presbyterians from Ballymoney were buried in the Cemetery but there are several Presbyterian churches in the area. Cemetery records give Letitia McConaghie (d.1900) as living in Ballymoney which means the town of Ballymoney. There's also a record of a Daniel McConaghie (d.1918) but only Daniel McConaghie I could find in Ballymoney in 1911 census was 56 years old, a general labourer and married for 7 years to Jane (age 30).
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blackicerose
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Thanks, I found the birth you were talking about on the LDS site. Just making sure that it was Ballymoney and not somewhere else half way round the countryside
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aghadowey
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This part got left ot of my original message:
Cemetery records give Letitia McConaghie (d.1900) as living in Ballymoney which means the town of Ballymoney. There's also a record of a Daniel McConaghie (d.1918) but only Daniel McConaghie I could find in Ballymoney in 1911 census was 56 years old, a general labourer and married for 7 years to Jane (age 30) living in Church St., Ballymoney.
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blackicerose
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Yes that's them Daniel was married a 2nd time to Jane McIlreavey and had 3 children
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aghadowey
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Well, then in 1911 they were living in Church Street but since Daniel was a labourer it's quite possible the family might have moved around various rented houses.
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blackicerose
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In 35 Church St he was living in the YMCA that he was the caretaker of at that time. I know that he had quite a lot of jobs around Ballymoney including a Druggist assistant and a Horse dealer with Baxters
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aghadowey
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The house in Church St. had no number- the '35' in 1911 census was the number on the form, not house number.
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dannimac
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Although Daniel McConaghie was listed as a labourer in the census, he left Jane 8 small houses which were rented to provide her with an income. He was much older than his second wife Jane. In 1927, her brother Sam McIlreavey's wife died in childbirth delivering their 5th child. The widow Jane McConaghie who had 3 grown up children of her own, adopted the baby and he was named Daniel McConaghie after her late husband. This Daniel died on 7th August 2009 and was my much loved father. My name is also Daniel McConaghie.
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blackicerose
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Hello dannimac, it's wonderful to hear from you. I appreiciate the informaton you have given me.
Daniel McConaghie's eldest son was called Robert and I am his great-granddaughter. I have attached a photograph of Robert.
I know that Daniel married Letitia Leslie in Greenock, Scotland and their son Robert was born there. I have been unable to find out anything about Daniel's mother and father and as yet cannot prove that they actually came from Ballymoney and the same has to be said for Letitia's family.
If you would have any photographs of any members of our family, I wonder if you would be willing to share these with me? Any information that I have I will gladly pass on to you.
Just on another point, we found Daniel living and working as the caretaker in the YMCA, Ballymoney. Have you ever heard about this?
I look forward to hearing from you. This is my personal email address if you can let me have yours it is easier to send documents, photographs etc. without making them public.
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Best wishes,
Lyndsey Colgan
P.S - My mother Odette Colgan nee. McConaghie has just come in from work and I read her your message. She was wondering if you would be any relation to John McConaghie from Ballycastle who she used to work with and although they knew they were related, they could never figure out the connection?
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blackicerose
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Dannimac,
I have sent you my email address in a personal message since the moderators have taken it off my original post.
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