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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: Astewart on Monday 01 June 20 21:07 BST (UK)
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Hi,I am new on Rootschat.
Looking for info on my Great Grandfather John Stewart (fisherman)married to Grace McCann,their son Samuel (my grandfather) and seven other siblings are shown in 1901 census, there are also other older children living nearby.
I am also interested to learn more about his father James also a fisherman from Ture/Three Trees Donegal.
Any help appreciated.
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Welcome to RootsChat :)
Here's the Stewart family in 1901 census living in the townland of Drumskellan SW of Quigley's Point.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Three_Trees/Drumskellan/1190346/
https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/inishowen-west/muff/three-trees/drumskellan/
Just to give an idea of location, here are Ture and Three Trees townlands.
https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/inishowen-west/muff/three-trees/ture/
https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/inishowen-west/muff/three-trees/three-trees/
KG
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John and Grace still living in Drumskellan in 1911 census.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Donegal/Three_Trees/Drumskellan/500205/
Married 36 years, 12 childen born with all 12 still living.
KG
Edited to add:
Marriage : 10 October 1876
John Stewart & Grace McCann
Londonderry
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1876/11185/8098326.pdf
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Welcome to Rootschat.
It is best to mention what information you already have- it saves us telling you what you already know. :)
This is a useful site if you want to gather certificates for Samuel and his siblings.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/captcha.jsp
Here is the marriage of John and Grace from that site
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1876/11185/8098326.pdf
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Is this the death record for James Stewart in 1907 in Drumskellan?
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1907/05514/4545169.pdf
His daughter-in-law Grace Stewart was the informant.
KG
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Hi Heywood/Kiltaglasson,sorry I couldn't reply sooner I was at work.
Thank you so much for your replies,
I am working off of the 1901 census.
I'm positive that is the correct marriage record for John and Grace.
I am going to check irishgeneology (thanks for pointing me to that site) and hopefully find who Samuels siblings are as apparently there are 12 in total.
KG, I'm sure your correct with James death date,will check it this evening and maybe even find his birth year.
Thanks again :)
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PRONI in Belfast has some records for both Ballyarnett and Greenbank Presbyterian churches that may help.
Here's the link to their online search catalogue:
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-pronis-ecatalogue
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PRONI in Belfast has some records for both Ballyarnett and Greenbank Presbyterian churches that may help.
….and here’s the PRONI Guide to Church Records.
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/Guide-to-Church-Records-October-2019.pdf
See pages 357 & 318.
KG
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Here are Stewart gravestones that are at Greenbank - this is post one of two due to attachment size!
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Here are Stewart gravestones that are at Greenbank - this is post two of two due to attachment size!
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Here are Stewart gravestones that are at Greenbank - this is post two of two due to attachment size!
On the headstone:
Sarah Stewart who died at Drumskellan ? June 1889 aged 21 years
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1889/06142/4754469.pdf
The informant was her sister Ellen Maria Stewart.
Susan Stewart who died ? March 1899 aged 14 years
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1899/05797/4640015.pdf
The informant was her mother Eliza Stewart.
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KG