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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Antrim => Topic started by: Johnf04 on Wednesday 22 March 17 22:36 GMT (UK)
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William is a great grandfather of my wife. He was born in the early 1850s, in the Ballymena area of County Antrim. We have been unable to find a baptism for him, or his mother's name.
On 7th January 1874 William married Margaret MILLAR at the 3rd Presbyterian Church, Ballymena. His age is given as "full", and his father's name is also William McCULLOUGH, a farmer.
In the 1901 census, his age is 47 years.
In the 1911 census, his age is 58 years.
In December 1911 William, his wife, daughter Agnes, and two grandchildren left London for New Zealand, to join the other members of his family here.
William died in Christchurch, New Zealand on April 17th 1929. His age on his death registration is given as 82 years. His age at marriage as 21 years. The informant did not know the name of William's mother. I have attached a copy of this registration.
The naming patterns of William's children may give a clue to his mother's name.
His first child, James, named for Margaret MILLAR's father
Second child, William, named for William's father.
Third child, Jane, named for Margaret MILLAR's mother
Fourth child, John - family name?
Fifth child, Mary Ann ??
Sixth child, Martha.
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What address is listed for William at time of his marriage?
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Is this the family in 1901?
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Longmore/Loughconnolly/928729/
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And in 1911?
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Longmore/Loughconnelly/293220/
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William and Margaret's marriage - attached. Yes, scotmum, that is them in both census.
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A William and Martha McCullough lived in Rocavan/Racavan townland in right timescale to potentially have been 'your' William's parents, so are worth checking.
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Posts crossed. I see your William's townland at marriage was Racavan, so this fits with my suggested potential parents.
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William snr, a farmer, died on 27th July 1863. His effects at death were under £50. The will can be viewed on PRONI website.
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I found the probate of a William McCullough of Racavan, with wife Martha, who died in 1863. I was unable to link him with my wife's ancestor, though.
Our posts crossed.
Added - the will mentions "son John", and a John McCullough is a witness on William's marriage registration.
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The Rocavan/Racavan McCullough family appeared in mid 1800s visitation lists for Buckna Presbyterian church and had at least five or six children.
The same church lists a Martha McCullough of Racavan going to Scotland in 1898 and an M McCullough of Loughconnelly emigrating to New Zealand in November 1911.
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Interesting, scotmum. The Martha McCULLOUGH who emigrated in March 1911 was William and Margaret's daughter Martha - we have her shipping document.
William and Margaret's son William was in Coatbridge, Scotland in 1901. He married there in 1903.
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I would be very surprised if the William and Martha in Racavan in mid 1800s weren't your William's parents. Buckna church baptism records do exist, albeit not online.
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Thank you, scotmum. We are in contact with another McCullough descendant, who had a researcher go through the Buckna church records, looking for the Robinson family ( a Robinson from Ballymena married Sarah McCullough in New Zealand) - the researcher came across a baptism of a William McCullough, son of William, and Ann Campbell; born Dec 1848, baptised Jan 1849.
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It is possible Martha's surname was 'Black'.
A Nancy McCullough made a pension application. The partial details for checking being:
McCULLOUGH Nancy William McCULLOUGH Martha BLACK Rocavan Rocavan Lower Antrim ANTRIM 1851 Agnes born Buckna Church 1848.
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Another potential daughter of William and Martha was a Barbara McCullough who married a John Black in 1865. Here she is in 1901: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Shilvodan/Creavery/916531/
Whilst obviously your William may be the one of the birth to an Ann Campbell mother, at moment I am not seeing that couple in Rocavan. I suppose it is always possible that William lost his first wife and remarried. Buckna baptism records usually listed a townland. Do you know what was recorded?
Meanwhile, you at least have a few more options now for further research/checking, even if only to rule out certain possibilities.
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Thank you for your help, scotmum. The information I posted about Ann Campbell is all we had. I thought this birth was probably too early.
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In addition to the 1898 entry for a Martha McCullough going to Scotland, I have just noticed an 1891 entry for a Martha McCullough, Racavan, going to Govan.
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Sorry to eavesdrop but my Grandfather was a James Millar born 1880 in Ballygelly Broughshane His father was John Millar and his Grandfather was James Millar do you think it's the same family ?
Barbara
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Hi there Barbara. I haven't researched Margaret MILLAR's siblings, or her parents, so I can only say that it's a possibility.
John.
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Thanks John
Barbara
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Sorry to eavesdrop but my Grandfather was a James Millar born 1880 in Ballygelly Broughshane His father was John Millar and his Grandfather was James Millar do you think it's the same family ?
Barbara
Barbara - if you're still around, I have researched the siblings of Margaret MILLAR. Margaret had a brother called John, who married Rose STRANGE, and they had a son, called James, on 15th May 1880.
John.
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Hi John ...just got this message I'm still here...this is my grandfather ..got my DNA done recently and one of the matches was for a son who went to live in America.
I think my grandfather was one of 4 children Rose, John, James and Andrew.
I would be grateful of and other info you have.
Barbara
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An interesting morsel of information is available from Racavan valuations 1863-1880. It shows land ownership moving from William MCCULLOUGH, to Martha, to John.
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The 1881-1890 valuation book shows the same land passing between John MCCULLOUGH, Margaret MCCULLOUGH, and Jane CLARKE.
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The sequence of deaths which explains the land transfers in the previous 2 posts -
William MCCULLOUGH died 1863
Martha MCCULLOUGH died 1877
John MCCULLOUGH son of William and Martha, married Margaret Scott CLARK in 1874. John died in 1883. Margaret, wife of John, died in 1888. The land then passes to one of the CLARK(E) family.
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Another potential daughter of William and Martha was a Barbara McCullough who married a John Black in 1865. Here she is in 1901: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Shilvodan/Creavery/916531/
Scotmum - I would like to thank you for this hint. A McCullough researcher, another descendant of the William McCullough who was my wife's great grandfather, has had a DNA match with a descendant of Barbara McCullough (Black), confirming Barbara's relationship to the family.