Mary Kelso

[Alison Kelso]

Hi Eddie, My name is Alison Kelso and I live in New Zealand. I am trying to trace my husband's family further back than we have been able to do so at this point. The last ancestors we can trace are his great-grandparents Alexander Kelso (1806 - 1857) and his wife Eliza Jane Kelso, nee Templeton (1826 - 1884) who are buried in the Mallusk cemetery, Antrim. They came from Templepatrick. Are there any other descendants of these two who can go further back in either family?

[eddiekelso]

Hi Alison,

I'm sorry - these people aren't in my family tree, so unfortunately I have no information about them. If you know their religion/denomination and the area they lived it might be possible to find them in church records.

However, only a small number of church records from the 1700's have survived - you could check in the Public Records Office website (search church records) - PRONI have a Word document "Guide To Church Records" which lists what they have:

http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search.jsp/search.lsim?sr=0&nh=10&cs=iso-8859-1&sc=&sm=0&mt=1&ha=proni-cms&qt=church+records

If you find the right church, and it is available on microfilm, you could try ordering a copy of the microfilm from your local Latter Day Saints Family History Centre.

Good luck with your search.

Eddie

[BallyaltikilliganG]

From the Templepatrick Tithe Applotment records see http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/antrim/tithe-applotments/templepatrick-parish.php#.VGoIHEtk1Zg

Kelso, Alexr.    Townland: Ballynabarnish Year: 1833
Kelso, Edward    Townland: Craigarogan Year: 1833
Kelso, Ephraim    Townland: Ballynabarnish Year: 1833
Kelso, Geo.    Townland: Ballynabarnish Year: 1833
Kelso, John    Townland: Craigarogan Year: 1833
Kelso, Mary E.    Townland: Killgreel Year: 1833
Kelso, Robt.    Townland: Killgreel Year: 1833