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Antrim / Re: Descendant Search Suggestions
« on: Tuesday 15 June 21 23:28 BST (UK)  »
Scotmum  and aghadowey,

Thanks for the additional information. I do have birth and marriage records for Horatio, but no death record.

I find it interesting that Horatio's uncle, John Blair McCrea, had a James Brown (age 36) in his home for the census of 1911. Also, his brother, William, married a Mary Brown.

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Antrim / Re: Descendant Search Suggestions
« on: Tuesday 15 June 21 11:42 BST (UK)  »
scotmum,

Where did you find the newspaper article? I use Newspapers.com which is quite good in the US, not so much in Northern Ireland.

Which son was mentioned? I have birth dates for the children, but nothing else at this time.

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Antrim / Re: Descendant Search Suggestions
« on: Tuesday 15 June 21 10:13 BST (UK)  »
aghadowey,

Thanks for the reply. Since I have been doing this for over twenty years, I have been using your suggestions for a long time. My recent connections to second cousins happened because I sent a message to a randomly chosen McCrea on Facebook and got a reply. By looking at that person's friends, I have been able to assemble many family members.

I have also been helped by contacting historical societies and having someone research local sources for me. Three years ago a man searched newspapers on microfilm and provided an obituary for a third uncle I had been researching for over fifteen years which also informed me of a daughter I didn't know existed. Once in awhile I come up with a new way of finding information, but find Northern Ireland challenging.

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Antrim / Descendant Search Suggestions
« on: Tuesday 15 June 21 01:21 BST (UK)  »
Within the past few months I have been able to connect with McCrea second cousins in the Ballyclare area, sadly, their knowledge of relatives is limited. The problem is that the people with whom I have made contact are descended from my grandfather's brother, James McCrea, who was Presbyterian and married a Catholic and was ostracized by the family. It is sad that this goes on one hundred years later and people don't know their own cousins who live nearby!

James McCrea (1877-1948) had two siblings who remained in County Antrim, John Blair McCrea and wife Maria Cummings and Andrew McCrea and wife Jane Wilson Watt. The children of these couples are all gone, however grandchildren are still in the area.

My question is, how do I find the names of grand and great grandchildren who who were born too recently to be in available registrations? I am finding obituaries limited and containing very little useful information.

Last week I learned that it is common practice to bury more than one person in a grave and there is not always a headstone to identify the deceased. This leave us with burial records, which I am finding are hard to get. Hopefully, I can locate a person who has a family bible, or some other birth and death record.

Suggestions will be appreciated.

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Antrim / Re: William McCrea and Ann Hunter
« on: Tuesday 01 January 19 18:52 GMT (UK)  »
Elwyn,

My McCrea family in Ballyclare was Presbyterian. Annie went to Scotland and worked in the paper mill in
Kevindale (Glasgow). The marriage record says that she was married in the Govan, South Street Church of Scotland.

Years ago I was in contact with a lady who lived in Belfast, she would look up things for me when she visited PRONI. Unfortunately, I have found only a couple of people who are researching the McCrea family. There are McCreas on Facebook in Ballyclare, all young and not interested in family history.

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Antrim / William McCrea and Ann Hunter
« on: Tuesday 01 January 19 02:02 GMT (UK)  »
Searching for the birthplace Annie McCrea (1847-1940) who was the daughter of William McCrea and Ann Hunter per her marriage record of 1866. Annie was born in Northern Ireland, lived in Lanarkshire, Scotland where she married John Adair. Other info on the marriage record was that Annie's father was a farmer and she worked in a paper mill. Annie and John Adair immediately emigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where they lived out the rest of their lives.

Given my DNA match to Annie, she could be a sibling, or cousin, of my great grandfather, William McCrea ( 1846-1915) who was born in Ballynure. He was married to Agnes Blair and lived in Ballyclare.

Any info about Annie's birth place and her parents is appreciated.

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Antrim / Re: Annie McCrea Born Jan 1847 in Antrim
« on: Friday 15 June 18 11:32 BST (UK)  »
Last night I managed to get a copy of the marriage record, unfortunately, the image quality and the penmanship make it a bit difficult to read. It appears that Annie McCrea's parents were William and
Ann Hunter. Annie was listed as McCrea and her father as McRae.

So far, I have not found a marriage record for Annie's parents.

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Antrim / Re: Annie McCrea Born Jan 1847 in Antrim
« on: Monday 11 June 18 12:49 BST (UK)  »
My search for Annie McCrea did not produce the earlier post which I had forgotten.

I have a marriage listing, not a certificate.

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Antrim / Annie McCrea Born Jan 1847 in Antrim
« on: Monday 11 June 18 11:45 BST (UK)  »
Looking for the parents of Annie born in Jan. 1847, father listed as William. She is a strong DNA match and is probably a cousin of my William McCrea, born 1843 in Ballynure and married to Agnes Blair. His father was also a William.

Annie married John Adair, 18 May 1866, in Govan, Lanarkshire. Shortly after the marriage they emigrated to Philadelphia where both lived until their deaths, John in 1894 and Annie in 1940.

John is also listed in census records as being born in Ireland so I do not know why the marriage took place in Scotland.

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