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I am trying to find details of Mary McIlfatrick born Lismoyle,  Ballynian area around the mid 1850s.

I found her in the Swatragh church records when she had a son in 1884 but I am unable to locate any other information.

DNA indicates that she is related to the four brothers  of Thomas 1805, John/Thompson 1813,  James 1815, & Allan 1817 and their father John McIlatrick born 1775 who was married to Jane Wallace.

One of the brothers : James McIlfatrick 1815 had a son John MIlfatrick born 1843 who married Catherine Atkinson and Mary could possibly be his sister as I have high DNA matches to Campbell as James 1818 was married to Ruth Campbell 1806-1872 but I have not been able to find any clues on Mary?

I am not great at this cannot find anything.I had a DNA test done and shows a match of Martha Ann Mcilfatrick b1869 which adds more confusion, she could be his sister, mother or aunt.

Hi Vivienne,I am trying to find details of Samuel Mcilfatrick and mother possibly Mary Or Martha,yes they came from northern Ireland.

Thnks, on 1851 census are father John 52, mother Helen 49,son James 21,daughter Jane1 8,daughter Maryann 16, son Hugh 14,daughter Sarah 11 and youngest son William John 9.There is indeed a lodger called Joan Logan?Is the name Helen a different version of Eleanor?

Did all the Family including Hugh go to Australia as in the 1861 census John & Helen are still there with the youngest son William John,the others are not listed?

I thought the father John might have been the son of Hugh b.1790 who married married Mary Killough from Gortahar,but lived in Londonderry.Their children were James,Maryann, Margaret and John who went to Glasgow but the DOB does not work.

I presume coincidence that name Hugh and name Maryann crop up in different family of McIlfatricks ,any information to what happened to this John McIlfatrick who also went to Scotland from Londonderry?

Hi McCallister,I have the same info just trying to connect the 2 sisters to Hugh or even finding them in Kilrea.I have found a Hugh in Kilrea at his son Johns wedding in 1876 who is rumored to have come from Maybole in Scotland so this would seem to be the correct one.Do you know if the sisters had a brother?

Do you have any idea if the sisters worked as checking the records seems to be a a few Mary J Kilpatricks  and Anne J Kilpatricks (nothing listed as Mcilfatrick immigrating from Londonderry.Did both sisters have J as a middle name and do you have any idea why they immigrated.

I found a Samuel born to Mary McIlfatrick 1881/84 but she seems to have disappeared.