Dear Eddie,
I am new to RootsChat, so I don't know whether the attachments that I wish to send you will arrive OK or whether I will need to send you several replies. A few comments first. I just read over our correspondence from 2008, and I note that I had a few records wrong, but I believe that the information that I sent you in that chart earlier this week is correct. I note from our earlier correspondence also that you had John Parker, father of your Robert, who went to NZ, as having died in 1900. He did actually die on 4 June 1881 a few months after his wife, Lilly, who died on 25 February of the same year. If you have not already been there, you can confirm John's death on PRONI as he left a Will which you can download for free. Both Nathaniel and Robert are mentioned. The other item, which I hope you can answer, relates to John's father, Robert. You mentioned that he was born in 1797. Can you recall how you came by this date ?
I am attaching 6 pages of the Annual Report of the Connor Presbyterian Church for 1863. I found this interesting in that it indicated that most of the population of the area were Presbyterian and attended the Connor Church. I believe that the Kells Church may have been up and running by this date, but it was a very much smaller congregation.
The other attachments concern the auction of the Earl of Mountcashel's Estates in Connor in 1850. Much of the land in the Townlands of Connor were owned by the Earl. He appears to have got into difficulties and sell up all his estates. There are 2 pages. Let me know if there are any problems.
Regards,
Bill
P.S. I will need to send the remaining 4 attachments in a separate reply as I see that you are allowed only 4 per reply.
P.P.S. Just got a message that the file is too big, so I will have to spread these attachments over a few replies.
P.P.S. I have just checked the file size of each page and find that I am unable to attach them because they are too big. I don't know how to reduce the size. Hoping that you still have my old e-mail address, if you get in touch with me there, I will be able to attach the pages to an e-mail.