Northern Ireland ancestors

[aghadowey]

The moderators are great about moving posts to the correct board so not to worry 

Griffith's Valuation is a land valuation not a census so it only lists head of household but not all properties are listed. After the printed version (mid 1800s) notebooks were kept for revisions until c1930. The Revision Books are online (another free Irish resource)-
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/search-archives-online/valuation-revision-books
Read this bit first-
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/about-valuation-revision-books

I don't think you've enough detail yet to link the Horners/McCallums to Antrim Parish solely based on Griffith's.
Her name was Jessie Hannah Horner b. Drumadarragh in 1845. Her marriage Certificate states she was 21 when she married in 1866, at Stockyard Hill, Victoria, Australia. Her father was John Horner, Farmer, and her mother Rachel McCallum.

Found a Drumadarragh in Killigan Parish (Ballymoney Poor Law Union/Registration District)- south east of Ballymoney town- which looks promising-
https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/dunluce-upper/killagan/drumadarragh/

Lots of McCollums about (some Reformed Presbyterian).

Seems to be a lot of conflicting information (and mis-information) here-
https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=14295&p=surnames.martin

To be continued...

[hallmark]

Richard Griffith's Valuation is one of the great gems among Irish genealogy resources. In the absence of any surviving pre-1901 censuses, beyond a few precious fragments and transcriptions, it is the most comprehensive mid-19th century resource available and can help direct genealogists to the exact plot of land where their ancestors lived.

It was not, however, a census, nor was it intended to be one. 

https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Griffiths-Valuation.html

[aghadowey]

This family is buried in the First Ballymoney Presbyterian Churchyard.
I go by there all the time and there is no burying-ground there. Will be past there again Monday morning 

Found the Martin gravestone in Old Ballymoney Cemetery-
John Martin, son of William Martin & Jane Cochrane of Moneycannon married Matha, daughter of John Moore & Letitia Watt of Drumaheglis. Picture of the gravestone along with detailed family tree and notes in Ballymoney Old Church Graveyard by Dorothy Arthur. Since Dorothy spent a lot of time doing the research and then publishing the book herself a few years ago I'm not going to post all the information here but copies of the book are probably still available.

https://ballymoneygraveyard.com/2008/10/26/history-of-ballymoney-old-church-graveyard/

[hallmark]

You can't go by it if it is not there!   

[Restalrig]

  My mistake, I meant the Ballymoney Old Church Graveyard. I can see a long day ahead of me tomorrow so need to get some sleep, it's getting late here.  Yes, those Ancestry message boards are rather messy - I have contacted one of the posters and she has been very helpful and done a lot more research since those posts. Thanks again, I will be on the internet bright and early tomorrow.

[aghadowey]

  My mistake, I meant the Ballymoney Old Church Graveyard. I can see a long day ahead of me tomorrow so need to get some sleep, it's getting late here.  Yes, those Ancestry message boards are rather messy - I have contacted one of the posters and she has been very helpful and done a lot more research since those posts. Thanks again, I will be on the internet bright and early tomorrow.

See reply #11 which I was typing while you posted.

[Restalrig]

I would like to say thank you to the two people who answered my query, I have since spent many hours searching, and getting off track, but finding much of interest.