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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Antrim => Topic started by: rptmaxwell on Saturday 03 June 17 19:27 BST (UK)
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Hi everyone,
I have hit an early brick wall regarding my genealogical research.
My great grandmother is Mariah Davison who married Michael Davin in Carnlough around the early 1920s, my grandmother and her siblings have all past away and no one in the family knows anything about this side of the family as my grandmothers parents past away when she was very young. Is there anyone in the Glens area who might know or could advise on where to start searching!
Many thanks
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The Northern Ireland marriage certificates here only go up to 1921-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp
You can also use the site to search for Mariah's birth (births up to 1916 available)
GRONI (pay per view) have later marriages but can't see anything for Michael Davin 1921-1939.
https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/
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I certainly wouldn't recommend the fAncestry method (i.e. working forward, based on conjecture), but it may be worth mentioning that Thomas Davison of Glenarm (circa 1793 - 1845), eldest son of Alexander Davison of Knockboy, Broughshane, is thought to have been the agent for Lady Londonderry's Carnlough estate from 1817 to 1843.
He had numerous sons, though they seem to have moved to Armagh, emigrated to Sydney, or else died young. Not impossible ...
Many members of this family were buried in the churchyard of the 1st Presbyterian church, Broughshane. Most commendably, near the entrance gate is a large board with a plan of the churchyard, each plot numbered, and an alphabetic index of names.
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5.John Davison (13/04/1866) son of John Davison and Margaret Wilson, who had worked at Shilnavogie as a servant. John was born at Ballymadrough, Islandmagee. General labourer, lived Goldnagh, Glencloy, Carnlough in 1901 and Harphall in 1911.
Married in St John’s Chapel, Carnlough to Margaret (Maggie) McAuley (04/05/1874) born Killyharn, daughter of William Charles McAuley, herd and Maria (Campbell). At time of Margaret’s marriage her father is a farmer, Carnlough. On 1901 census Margaret was working as a shop keeper.
6. Charles (Charlie) Davison (c1893) labourer
6. Sarah Davison (29/08/1894)
6. James Davison (c1896) on 1911 census boarding at Mill Street, Whiteabbey and working as a Spinning Flax Room Doffer.
6. Maria (Mary) Davison (13/04/1897) born Lemnalary. On 1911 census she was age 14, living at Nappan, Carnlough as a domestic servant to Hugh and Marion McGalliard.
6. Maggie Davison (11/03/1899) born Aughermlagh.
6. Patrick Davison (16/03/1901) born Gallinagh. On 1911 census boarding in Mill Street Whiteabbey and recorded as at school but probably also working in the flax spinning mill.
6. John (Jack) Davison (12/09/1904 - 1985) born Carnlough.
Married Martha Elizabeth Walker (1902 - 1985)
6. Annie Davison (19/12/1905 born Carnlough.)
6. Catherine Davison (31/12/1908) born Harphall, Carnlough.
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Married in St John’s Chapel, Carnlough to Margaret (Maggie) McAuley (04/05/1874) born Killyharn, daughter of William Charles McAuley, herd and Maria (Campbell). At time of Margaret’s marriage her father is a farmer, Carnlough.
For reference - Marriage 1893
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1893/10596/5860226.pdf
KG
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6. Maria (Mary) Davison (13/04/1897) born Lemnalary.
Maria's birth 1897
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1897/02132/1810036.pdf
Lemnalary townland
https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/glenarm-lower/ardclinis/lemnalary/
KG