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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Antrim => Topic started by: Kloumann on Wednesday 02 June 21 15:09 BST (UK)
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Looking for the marriage of Thomas McCorry ( born c 1861) to Ann McKeown (name from birth of son 1880). Cannot seem to find it on the Irish records. Marriage would have been 1875-1879 ish, possibly in Belfast area. Can anyone find it please.
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I can’t see a civil record but there is a parish record here- 12th October 1879 - poor copy here - a bit better on Ancestry.
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633212#page/104/mode/1up
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The address for Annie McKeown is 8 Durham Place on the marriage.
William’s birth is also Durham Place
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1880/02854/2045995.pdf
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Thanks, Heywood. Are you able to decypher the parents names on the marriage?
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Thomas - William and Elizabeth MCl*g (mClug/MCling?)
Annie - Nail ??? and Margaret MLernan Possibly Neil?
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Baptism of son William - 4th October 1880
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633216#page/47/mode/1up
Godparents- William McCorry and Bridget McL.. perhaps
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Thanks again. Yes, it is what I read them to be also.
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I think the groom's mother's name might be McClurg.
The previous marriage in the church register is here- 9th October-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1879/11079/8054362.pdf
On the following page are marriages from November-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1879/11079/8054363.pdf
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There s a baptism of Jane McCorry 7th October 1855 with parents William MCorry and Elizabeth McClurg (or McClury)
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633183#page/13/mode/1up
Glenavy and Killead Parish
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Given that the address of the bride's parents was recorded as 'Toome' in that 1879 marriage record, note that a Neil McKeown married a Margt McLernan on 2 January 1852 in Duneane RC parish, it was witnessed by Hugh Magee & Pat Hergan (about 6 entries down):
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633174#page/82/mode/1up
A daughter Sarah Jane was baptised for this couple on 16 August 1857, the sponsors were Wm J. Kennedy & Sarah McLernan (3rd entry down):
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633174#page/58/mode/1up
A son John was baptised for this couple on 9 October 1859, the sponsors were Henry Lee & Mary Devlin (top entry):
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633174#page/68/mode/1up
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Neil McKeown and Margaret McLernan also had a daughter Elizabeth in 1864:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1864/03608/2330982.pdf
And a daughter Margaret in 1866 - note that father 'Neal' is described as deceased:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1867/03501/2286498.pdf
The address in the above birth registrations looks like the following:
https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/toome-upper/duneane/cargin/ballynacooley/
I couldn't see a baptism/birth for Ann, but there are gaps in which she could have been born. There is a death registered for a 40 year old Neal McKeown in Antrim district in the first quarter of 1867.
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Could be a coincidence, but given the address of 'Millfield No. 155' in the following record of marriage that took place in 1882 at St. Mary's in Belfast, it has to be a possibility that Bridget McCorry might be related, her father William's occupation is recorded as tailor:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1882/10954/8004022.pdf
The Belfast street directory entries for Millfield include:
1877: 155 McCrory, Wm., tailor
1880: 155 McCrory, William, tailor
1884: 155 McCorry, Wm., tailor
1887: 155 Corry, William, tailor
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Was this Thomas McCorry in Lucknow Street in 1901?
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Falls_Ward/Lucknaw_Street/980843/
If so, note that the Northern Whig of December 1900 carried an article on the drowning of a tailor called Simon McCurry in Belfast:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1900/05747/4623110.pdf
The article mentioned that Thomas McCurry of 12 Lucknow Street was a 'brother of the deceased'.
Which reads across to this marriage registration for Simon McCorry of 6 Crosshamill Street and Isabella McLaverty in 1867, in which Simon's father is recorded as William McCorry, Tailor:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1867/11482/8220461.pdf
The 1870 Belfast street directory for Hamill Street Cross shows the following entry:
6 McCorry, William, Tailor
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Those are great finds, gaffy.
I wondered about the place name. :)
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Great sleuthing, you guys. Thanks so much for your help. My distant cousin will be pleased.