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Re: Downes-Martin
« Reply #18 on: Monday 02 February 15 21:22 GMT (UK) »
Dathai,
         I am overloaded !!! It has just taken me one and a half hours to transcribe the first page of John Martins will, It is going to cost that friend of my wife's a large number of beers to get me to do the other 28 pages. However , now I think that I deserve a glass of wine.
          Yet again, to you and Aghadowey many thanks for your efforts all through the afternoon.

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Stewart, Irwin, Morrison, Haslett, Murrell - Dungiven area Co. Londonderry
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Neil, Smyth _Co. Antrim

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« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 03 February 15 07:25 GMT (UK) »
Two more Will's
sisters
Eliza Simkins 19 Nov 1889
Catherine Amelia 24 June 1891  both on P R O N I  Calendar

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« Reply #22 on: Thursday 05 February 15 18:29 GMT (UK) »
Dathai,
          Again , many thanks. My wife is now trawling Canadian records looking for the birth of Edward Downes Martin, father John, who appears to have been born in Toronto. So far no luck but most of it is away over my head.

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Browne, Barrett -Co.Armagh
Neil, Smyth _Co. Antrim

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« Reply #23 on: Thursday 05 February 15 20:38 GMT (UK) »
Another son
Samuel Martin died 15 Oct 1872 a widower apparently no next of kin left 1200 poinds to his father John Martin J P of Shrigley only next of kin. no image on wills calendar.

Samuel Martin esq Killyeagh     social function in red

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/M/MartinSZ.htm

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« Reply #24 on: Thursday 05 February 15 21:11 GMT (UK) »
His marriage
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGCD-5YJ

Martha died 10th Sep 1870 will on P R O N I  very hard to read some text missing but mentions Robert Norris Dale.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2448991/pdf/ulstermedj00060-0044.pdf

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Re: Downes-Martin
« Reply #26 on: Monday 05 December 16 20:27 GMT (UK) »
My sons are direct descendants of Edward Downes Martin.  I have quite a lot of information regarding the family including a copy of Edward's baptism, which I would be willing to share if anyone is interested.  I still have gaps including how Edward, as such a young orphan travelled from Canada back to Ireland.  It should be noted that "Downes" was one of Edward's given names and not part of his surname but he adopted it as such some time after his second marriage to Rose Lily Caddick. 

I think Kinkerswell must be the husband of the friend helping Julia and if so I would very much like to be in touch.  I do know what you mean about that HUGE will!