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Ireland / Re: Frances Bolton born Ireland 1837
« on: Tuesday 21 August 18 23:00 BST (UK)  »
Thank you - I have an Elizabeth Bolton who was married to Robert Shanks , living late 1700s in I think, county Down- their daughter Elizabeth married Thomas Pew and came to Scotland - it will be an interesting read, I'm sure

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Antrim / McAleese family from Antrim in 1860
« on: Sunday 29 July 18 11:07 BST (UK)  »
My husband is descended from the McAleese family and his grt grandfather John McAleese may have come from Dervock . - he came to Scotland and married Sarah Gallagher in Coatbridge in Lanarkshire in 1887 and both his parents were still alive in Ireland. I also think that his sister Sarah or Sally remained in Ireland and married into the Winters family - One mystery is what became of one of his sons called Patrick- we do know he was in Airdrie in the 1940s but nothing after that,
It would be brilliant if someone recognised these names - thanks in advance

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Down / Re: Scott & Doake Families 1850s/1960s
« on: Friday 27 July 18 08:52 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for that aghadowey- I wondered if families would do that because I saw from the Griffiths lists that Eliza Doake seemed to own a lot of property and indeed I think they lived in one - was looking though for a connection to find out more info on the family- I found the Becks but nothing really about Dorothy

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Down / Re: Scott & Doake Families 1850s/1960s
« on: Friday 27 July 18 08:38 BST (UK)  »
Would it be normal to call a child and a first daughter after someone totally unconnected ?I thought an eldest daughter is usually after the maternal grandmother - still trying to find family connections but it's not easy - thanks for that info !

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Down / Scott & Doake Families 1850s/1960s
« on: Friday 27 July 18 08:09 BST (UK)  »
Hi not sure if someone can give me an answer - my family, Beresfords had been living in Dromore , Co Down and later in Kinallen - Some came over to Scotland 1860s to Springburn, Glasgow and settling in Airdrie, Lanarkshire. I know about the traditional naming conventions for children, and this family belonging to John Beresford had quite a few. They had 3 eldest boys then 2 daughters and then a son . The eldest daughter was born in 1861 called Eliza Ann Scott Doake Beresford . I don't know anything at all about the parents - John Beresford and Dorothy Beck , and that John was a soldier according to his children's Scorttish death certificates. Does anyone know anything about those families Scott or Doake and would they have been related to the Beck family ? Incidentally I've been searching for birth or death details for both parents but find nothing yet .

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Scotland / Re: Gemmell Family from Scotland and Ireland
« on: Monday 12 February 18 23:11 GMT (UK)  »
I have an Ann Gemmell or Gamble who was married to Alexander Moreland and moved to Glasgow - google them !!

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Scotland / Re: Gemmell Family from Scotland and Ireland
« on: Tuesday 06 February 18 22:12 GMT (UK)  »
Hi

I also have the name Gemmell in my family tree and they also came over from Ireland around 1850s. In Ireland however the surname appears as Gamble - they came from around the Dromore area in County Down

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Lanarkshire / Re: Elisabeth PEW
« on: Saturday 23 December 17 23:13 GMT (UK)  »
Hello there - I have a Thomas & Elizabeth Pew in my family tree who came from Co Down to Airdrie- they were my 3x great grandparents and I'm from their daughter Isabella Smith Pew. I think you are from her brother Robert

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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Re: He left from where in Ireland???
« on: Sunday 13 November 16 00:05 GMT (UK)  »
Hi

Sorry to reply on an old thread but just noticed the post saying bout small number of Shanks family in Ireland in early 1800s. Robert Shanks was a farmer born around 1765 and married to Elizabeth Bolton - I think they stayed in co Down . Their daughter Elizabeth came to Scotland with her husband Thomas Pew and their children around 1840 , settling in Airdrie Lanarkshire. Is any of this familiar ?

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