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Seeking birth or baptismal records for Thomas Sheehan / Sheahan / Sheahen b. about 1813 in County Limerick, Ireland.  This according to his tombstone inscription in Old Chelsea, Quebec, Canada, death date 1865.

He was married to Ann Breen in 1830 in St. Patrick's Parish, Nelson, Northumberland, Canada.  Marriage record does not give parents of either bride or groom, simply states that both are "of Ireland".

1851 Census of Canada lists:
1851/52 Hull, Ottawa County, Canada East (Quebec)
Thomas Sheahen, Carpenter, Ireland, R. Catholic, 39
Anne Sheahen, Ireland, R. CAtholic, 37
Michael Sheahen, N. Brunswick, R. Catholic, 19
Margaret Sheahen, N. Brunswick, R. Catholic, 18
Thomas Sheahen, N. Brunswick, R. Catholic, 15
Mary Sheahen, N. Brunswick, R. Catholic, 13
William Sheahen, N. Brunswick, R. Catholic, 10
John Sheahen, Canada, R. Catholic, 6 
Catherine Sheahen, Canada, R. Catholic, 4
James Sheahen, Canada, R. Catholic, 1
Daniel Sheahen, Ireland, R. Catholic, 67 (non-family member)

Any suggestions as to researching births in Limerick would be appreciated.

David,
Thanks for your reply.  Yes, the boys are named in order.  To our knowledge, these were their only children, but I suppose it is possible that there was another son before William Maxwell.

At your suggestion I conducted a search at Scotland's People for Robertson and Maxwell marriages between 1800 and 1827.

Two results:
5 Feb 1803 Ramsey Robertson & Margaret Maxwell, Bo'Ness, West Lothian
9 Mar 1810 William Robertson & Maxwell McMillan, Old Cumnock, Ayr

Searching children born to these couples I found :
one for Ramsey & Margaret:
Katherine, b. 29 Mar 1807 Bo'ness, West Lothian

six for William and Mary Maxwell McMillan (all b. Old Cumnock, Ayr):
Margaret, b. 4 Jan 1805
Jean, 1 Nov 1810
Sarah, 1 Mar 1814
Janet, 2 Jul 1815
William, 2 Apr 1819
Mary, 27 Jan 1826

  No John to either couple.  Still possible as there is a 7 year gap between Wm and Mary, but no further clues.

John Robertson, b. 1824 married in Ontario to Alice Plowman, who was born 1835 in Inverness, Megantic Co., Quebec, Canada to Irish parents with English ancestry, William Plowman and Margaret Manley. William Plowman b. Newtown, Kildare Co., Ireland and Margaret Manley b. Red Cross, Wicklow Co., Ireland.

I have another possible clue that I would like to throw out there.  My great-grandmother, Jennie Estelle Hart, married two of the sons of John Robertson, first Alfred Mortimer, then later Thomas Bertram.    In between she married a "cousin" named either George A. Robertson or Duncan A. Robertson. 

In the 1910 US census, George A. Robertson is living in the household with Jennie E. Robertson in Spokane, WA.

However, I have located birth records for her twins in the Washington Births, 1907-1919 on Ancestry.com, and the father is listed as Duncan A. Robertson.

Family lore says that the father of the twins was a cousin to Alfred and Thomas.  I am trying now to sort through the Duncan Robertson's  in the Canadian census in 1881 and 1901.  So far the only clue I found was one family in which paternal twins seem to run.  However, it is my understanding that this is a trait passed on by the mother, rather than the father, so this too could be a red herring.

I meant also to put out there that I found the marriage record for John Robertson and Alice Plowman in Port Burwell, Elgin Co., Ontario.  The witnesses at this marriage are listed as Mr. and Mrs. William Robertson.  No indication however that these are his parents or a brother and sister-in-law.

Hopefully, someone will recognize a name or two here and will reply at some time in the future.

Thanks for your suggestions!
Jane

My ancestors, Archibald HART and Helen REID HART, were living at "Braidbar Farm" when enumerated on the 1851 census.  A librarian in East Renfrew provided the following description:

Braidbar Farm was in the modern area of Giffnock, which is now in East Renfrewshire Council. East Renfrewshire sits to the south of Glasgow and Giffnock is now a densely populated, quite desirable residential area.

Since at least the 14th century it was part of the Barony of Eastwood which was owned by the Montgomery Family who became the Earls of Eglinton. Braidbar was an old division of the barony and goes back a long way. The name appears on a map of 1747 and would have been a small settlement. By the 1780s, most of the area had turned to enclosed farming and Braidbar Farm was one of the 9 or 10 farms which made up Eastwood. The area was predominantly agricultural. During the industrial revolution Giffnock was not affected as much as other areas in East Renfrewshire where the textile industry took hold. However, during the 19th century several sandstone quarries opened up in the area. The railway came in the 1860s and this really opened the area up to becoming a commuter suburb of Glasgow.

Braidbar was a working farm until 1960/61 when the then farmer Allan Stirling appears to have sold the farmland. The farmhouse survived a bit longer but is now completely gone. The name Braidbar survives in street names and in the name of Braidbar Primary School which stands close to where the farmhouse was.

I would be interested in any additional information and especially photos of the area from any period.

Thanks!
Jane

I am searching for information on Thomas HART and Margaret BARR, who were married 1796 in Eastwood parish, Renfrewshire.  The following children listed below were born in Eastwood parish, according to ScotlandsPeople.gov:

James HART, b. 1796
Thomas HART, b. 1799
Susanna HART, b. 1801 ( m. James GILCHRIST- have marriage record)
Marion HART, b. 1802
Archibald HART, b. 1804 (m. Helen REID of Cathcart parish - have marriage record)
Margaret HART, b. 1807
George HART, b. 1809
William HART, b. 1811

Is James, the son shown above, b. 14 Nov 1796, also the husband of Jean / Jane Buchanan mentioned in post by Moscan, who are listed as the parents of James BARR HART? 

Does anyone have information regarding the families of the other children or know the whereabouts of the burials of Thomas and Margaret?

Son Archibald and family emigrated to Renfrew Co., Ontario Canada, as did James GILCHRIST and wife, Susanna HART.

I have obtained