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Antrim Resources & Offers / Liam McFaul
« on: Friday 08 September 23 01:57 BST (UK)  »
Liam was an internet pioneer when he set up his County Antrim website and forum in the earlier 1990s.  I remember the first time I visited his website using "dial up" and viewing the 1851 Census Fragments.
Thanks Liam...RIP.

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Antrim / Re: McClean/McLean from Galgorm Parks, Co. Antrim.
« on: Tuesday 08 August 23 21:24 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Kiltaglassan and Sinann.

I previously subscribed to Newspapers.com and unsubscribed because of the lack of Irish material.  I think a subscription to Irish Newspaper Archives would be a lot better.

Yes, 25th December is correct!  The old hand written notes are difficult to read.

Colin.

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Antrim / Re: McClean/McLean from Galgorm Parks, Co. Antrim.
« on: Tuesday 08 August 23 20:51 BST (UK)  »
Thank you very much Sinann!

That's most likely to be John I'm looking for who died Nov 5th 1973.
William b 1889 who died in 1970 was John's brother.
The other siblings were Thomas b 1896, Robert b 1885, Sarah b 1895 and Ellen b 1892. I have details of those people.
William's wife was Sarah Phillips who he married 15 Dec 1922 and they had five children.
Kirkinriola Cemetery is where Ellen was buried in early January 1958.

Sinann, may I ask how to access the Belfast Newsletter's more recent editions such as the years you mention?  I have a Find MyPast subscription but the Belfast Newsletter's images are farther back.

Colin.


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Antrim / McClean/McLean from Galgorm Parks, Co. Antrim.
« on: Tuesday 08 August 23 18:57 BST (UK)  »
I'm compiling a database of the Mc(C)Lean families of Galgorm and Ballymena. John (Jonny) McClean born 5 Oct 1881 (according to his birth certificate) was a grounds keeper at Galgorm Castle who lived on the Sand Road in Galgorm with his sister Ellen until she died 31 Dec 1957.  I've been unable to find his death in GRONI up to 1973, newspaper obituaries or cemetery records.  Has anyone on the forum have any information about Jonny McClean after 1957?

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Donegal / Re: George Elvin born 4 Feb 1929 in Barnesmore Gap, Donegal
« on: Thursday 28 November 19 01:22 GMT (UK)  »
Eileen check your personal messages.

Sylvia

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Antrim / Re: Proni records for Ahoghill, Church of Ireland, 1811-1928
« on: Thursday 29 November 18 20:15 GMT (UK)  »
Peggy,  my Jane Larkin is noted in GraceHILL records in the microfilm as well as a David Larkin in GraceFields's.  I'm thinking that my Ballymena area Larkins originally came from Gracefield where the surname is not uncommon around Magherafelt.

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Antrim / Re: Proni records for Ahoghill, Church of Ireland, 1811-1928
« on: Thursday 29 November 18 19:37 GMT (UK)  »
At the time Edward Lennox was there Gracefield was a Moravian Church located in Artrea, near Magherafelt, County Londonderry.
In the early 1900's the congregation had became too small to continue as a Moravian Church.  Its records and Gracehill Moravian Church's are in PRONI MIC 1F/3
http://www.woodschapel.armagh.anglican.org/en/History-Of-Woodschapel-St-John-s-/History-of-Gracefield

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Antrim Resources & Offers / Re: Cemetery database now online
« on: Saturday 28 November 15 17:51 GMT (UK)  »
Nice find, Aghadowey!  The complete database has 96827 names!
I was able to find the dates and locations for my Great Grandparents, Grandparents, Uncles and Aunts, Cousins and childhood friends in Ballyclare and Rashee searches.
Let's hope CemeteryPro gets more online for other loacations.
Bear in mind that the older cemeteries search results are very incomplete.
Mallusk only has 3 burials in the database, Kilbride is similar but Carmoney Main has 48647, Ballyclare 7681 and Rashee (new) 4168.

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Antrim / Ballymena Roman Catholic Census 1887 Available Online
« on: Friday 10 July 15 16:35 BST (UK)  »
While viewing the recently released online images of Irish RC Church Records, I found A Church Census in Ballymena which I estimate to be around 1887.  It is very clear to read and lists everyone's name and age in each church member's home by street and townland.
The film is 05473/11 and also has additional church event records.
I used the full screen button and magnify function on the builtin viewer controls.
This is the link.
http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633107#page/1/mode/1up
A sample is attached

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