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Title: re millar name in brougshane ballymena area
Post by: stevie co antrim on Tuesday 09 April 13 13:45 BST (UK)

hi people my name is steven millar im trying 2 trace my ancesters my grt granfather  robert millar who was born around 1878 in co antrim  i have his marraige cert he married ellen mcrory  in 1896 in  third kirckinrolla  pres church an list his fathers name as william millar  i belive he had a cousin called  called margaret millar who married thomas orielly in belfast in 1894  as i have there details but un fortuenaty i cant find out anymore  info from before he got married  i know he had 1 son an 7 daughters  an died in 1937 an is burried in carmoney cemetry  if any 1 has any inormation on the millar or mcrory family  i would be very grateful thanks      steven millar                                                                                                     

Title: Re: re millar name in brougshane ballymena area
Post by: scotmum on Tuesday 09 April 13 14:01 BST (UK)

The marriage certificate should note where the bride and groom lived prior to marrying... list this info here as it may be helpful. Could this be the family group at 1901:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Whitehouse/Lr__Whitehouse_Street/988390/

and at 1911:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Duncairn_Ward/Mineral_Street/132786/  (? though as different religion from family at 1901).

Title: Re: re millar name in brougshane ballymena area
Post by: stevie co antrim on Tuesday 09 April 13 21:38 BST (UK)

yes thats them whitehouse an mineral street belfast  on the marriage cert robert was from galgorm an ellen broughshane  were my granda john was born an on his birth cert it states broughshane road  but have found out that ellen was born in belfast  an as i said cant find out anything prior to them gettin married  so any help would be very grate full

Title: Re: re millar name in brougshane ballymena area
Post by: gaffy on Wednesday 10 April 13 06:34 BST (UK)

Possible birth for Ellen McCrory:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FG63-RSQ

If correct parents, Ellen has a brother William:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGFC-QYD

A Samuel Macrory married a Mary (Ferguson) Curry in St Annes Church of Ireland in 1875, his father William, her's Thomas.

Possible first marriage and children for Mary Curry (a bit speculative but worth banking until you can rule out):

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGXH-QM9

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F554-D7P

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FP19-2QJ

Title: Re: re millar name in brougshane ballymena area
Post by: stevie co antrim on Thursday 11 April 13 10:51 BST (UK)

thank u for ur very kind reply yesterday yes mary jane curry deatails r correct  didnt have the information  on the ferguson connection so thanks very much  again  still to find my grt granda robert millar though keep hitting brick walls though  as cant find any info beore he was married

Title: Re: re millar name in brougshane ballymena area
Post by: babblng brook on Friday 26 September 14 21:34 BST (UK)

Hi Stevie
I can't find my grandfathers relatives unfortunately I don't know his date of birth..his name was James Samuel Millar he worked for the Monarch Laundry on the Donegall road when he was a young man and later moved to Drogheda with his young family and had to make a quick shift back to Belfast in 1920's when the uprising started..my mum used to say that he was related to Stephen Boyd the Film Star who was also a Millar but it was maybe 3rd or fourth cousins...she also said perhaps they came from Ahoghill or Cullybackey area.? anything sound familiar?

Title: Re: re millar name in brougshane ballymena area
Post by: RosemaryJoan on Thursday 02 October 14 14:40 BST (UK)

orn   William Millar
4 July 1931
Glengormley, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Died   2 June 1977 (aged 45)
Northridge, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death
Heart attack
Resting place
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation   Actor
Years active   1955–1972
Spouse(s)   Mariella di Sarzana (1958-1958; divorced)
Elizabeth Mills (1977-1977; his death, 10 months later)
Parents   James Alexander Millar (father)
Martha Boyd (mother


RosemaryJoan

Title: Re: re millar name in brougshane ballymena area
Post by: kingskerswell on Thursday 02 October 14 15:12 BST (UK)

Hi,
   James Alexander Millar married Martha Boyd on 21 Apr 1919 in Carnmoney Presbyterian Church, Belfast. The fathers' names were David Millar and John Boyd.

Regards

Title: Re: re millar name in brougshane ballymena area
Post by: babblng brook on Thursday 02 October 14 16:46 BST (UK)

wish I knew what the connection was re Millar...my mum told me years ago they came from Ahoghill or cullybackey area...all I know is his father according to their marriage cert. was a James Millar also..they lived for a while in Donegall Ave..wish I knew more

Title: Re: re millar name in brougshane ballymena area
Post by: babblng brook on Sunday 04 June 17 16:08 BST (UK)

Well just found them after getting DNA matches ..for a start info was wrong on the marriage cert my James Millars father was a John Millar whose wife was a Rose Strange they came from Ballygalley , Broughshane. My grandfather was still there with them in the 1901 census he had a brother John who went with his family to Canada .

So thats my part of the mystery solved.

Title: Re: re millar name in brougshane ballymena area
Post by: babblng brook on Sunday 04 June 17 16:10 BST (UK)

Sorry the should read Ballygelley , Broughshane they were Farmers.