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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Down => Topic started by: a moore on Monday 16 March 09 22:05 GMT (UK)
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hi there, can anyone help me...i am looking for the birth/cert of maggie stuart johnston born aprox 1882 shes the daughter of...samuel johnston (brick layer) and mother...mary ann johnston (maiden name mcdonald) believe to be ireland...dnt know north or south
many thanks
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Hi, welcome to Rootschat ;D
Are you looking in England and Wales or Scotland? There are different places to look for each. Have you found them on any census?
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hi there, thanks for replying, i forgot to put the places in...i believe they are ireland but dnt know if its north or south...any imformation would be a great help
thanks
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I have no background in searching in Ireland, but if you modify the title (go back to first post and click the modify button) to say something like Johnson birth Ireland, you should have more people looking at it that might be able to help. ;D
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Welcome to rootschat a moore.
What madpants said is exactly the correct way to go- be specific- name, place, timeframe.
good luck.
cahrlotte
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thanks just new 2 this only started last nite so here,s hoping
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http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ has some of the Irish civil registrations indexed, but they're hard to cross-reference.
You might start with making a timeline for Maggie - born Ireland, then where did she marry, did she emigrate, did family move with her, etc, right up to her death.
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hi have got all that part she was my grand father,s mother and i have done the family tree on this side in scotland that,s when i have got stuck only new 2 the computor so i struggle a bit to find all the sites so any help is most welcome thanks to all
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For a new person you're doing well so far. You got a lot of reads and a few replies. Keep up the good work.
Did you try the family search site?
Its at http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1408347;p=2;t=searchable
Good luck with your search.
Dara.
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Hi,
A word of advice when using the Oaks and Acorns site. I have found it best to just enter the name and then search. When the thousands of names come up you can then use the links at the top of the page to refine the search.
Regards
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There's a thread here with tips for search BMD indexes:
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,357532.0.html
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thanks to all who are trying to help me my grt grt granmother was a maggie stewart johnston spelling of stewart may vary her father was samuel johnston mother maryann johnston m/s mcdonald there is talk in the family they may have come from donaghadee maggie was born around 1882 .
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i'm looking for any imformation on maggie johnston i believe she was born in 1880's...her mother was maryann mcdonald and her fathers name was samuel johnston...i believe they lived donaghadee/bangor co
would be greatful of some help as am going mad cant get anywhere
thanks
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I have merged your post entitled 'johnston' with your earlier thread searching for information about the same person and the whole thread is now moved to Co, Down (Donaghadee and Bangor are in Co. Down). Multiple postings looking for the same information only cause needless confusion and duplication of effort for those trying to help you.
When posting it is also helpful to use capital letters for proper nouns (names of people and places).
Meanwhile, it's just a matter of waiting to see if you get any more replies with new information or suggestions.
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thank you for your help will take on board what you have said .
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In www.ancestryireland.co.uk
There are three births for Margaret Johnston with father Samuel.
1880 Margaret Harvey Johnston
1880 Margaret Anne
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1881 Margaret
This is a pay per view site and you can view each one for £4
They are all listed as born in 'Antrim' but still worth a look as her parents could have been living in Belfast at the time.
RosemaryJoan
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thanks for that she used the name stewart for a middle name
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In that case, possibly the 'just Margaret' might be her as middle names were sometimes added after Civil Registration. RosemaryJoan
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thank you any info is most welcome finding the irish side of the family very hard to find looking for grt gran first then see about the rest if i can lol
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Let us know how you are doing and we will see if we can help you. RosemaryJoan
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was over at the vennel in Irvine yesterday but drew a blank not to worried will have a few days like this the plus side is finding a site like this with people like yourself only started the family history in jan and learning the com as well so not 2 down hearted thanks 4 all your help