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Antrim / Re: McElhone / McIlhone name issue
« on: Thursday 19 September 19 10:14 BST (UK)  »
Thank you! I have found birth entries for six McIlhone children, but can’t find that seventh child - yet. (At one stage I found two Elizabeth’s which seemed to correctly belong, but it seemed odd to use the same name twice?)

Many thanks for the newspaper article - where did you find that? It’s a missing piece for me! :)

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Antrim / Re: McElhone / McIlhone name issue
« on: Thursday 19 September 19 05:54 BST (UK)  »
Hi Kelley,

I am the great niece of Samuel Rea McIlhone (b.1866), my great grandfather was his brother William James McIlhone (b.1873). Their parents were John McIlhone from Tyrone, and Jane Rea from Down, they married in 1865. All their six children were born in wedlock and many had Rea as a middle name.

The Rea name is very confusing. We know nothing of Jane Rea’s family and why their name was so important to them.

Interestingly, Samuel’s death at the Graving drydock was registered as Samuel Rea McElhone. It’s strange that all his children could retain Rea when it wasn’t really their name! It’s something that makes research difficult as McElhone is such a rare name in comparison to Rea. If only Samuel hasn’t changed his name! Samuel’s death entry: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1917/05216/4443233.pdf

We had not heard anything about money being the reason for the name change, but I suppose it is possible. Through the information we have via his brother William, we felt that the Catholic aspect seemed to be the problem. We don’t know why Samuel dropped the McIlhone/McElhone name, but for awhile his father John dropped it also.

The Wikitree is somewhat out of date. I have lots more dates. I will upload a new GED file next week with added data, and look at merges. My Ancestry.com tree is more current, do you have an ancestry account? If so let me know and I will add you.

Is your John Rea born 19 Feb 1894 and marrying Maggie Wilson in 28 Nov 1917? That is the info I have.

Cheers,
Laura

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Antrim / Re: McElhone / McIlhone name issue
« on: Tuesday 17 April 18 03:32 BST (UK)  »
No specific addresses for either of them in 1865, just 'Ballymacarrett' for them both.

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Antrim / Re: McElhone / McIlhone name issue
« on: Monday 16 April 18 22:26 BST (UK)  »
Thank you, hallmark! Much appreciated. :)

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Antrim / McElhone / McIlhone name issue
« on: Monday 16 April 18 08:10 BST (UK)  »
Hello all,

I have a very confusing Northern Irish line concerning my father's McElhone relations. We have Non-Catholic/Catholic marriage issues and name spelling changes. I suppose we could even be McIlwaines, McIlhons, and any other variation! Anyway, here is a timeline:

  • Abt 1842 (Tyrone) - My gt gt grandfather John McIlhone was born.
  • Abt 1844 (Down) - My gt gt grandmother Jane Rea was born.
    • 1865 (Down) John McIlhone (Catholic) married a Jane Rea (Presbyterian). He was then estranged from his Tyrone people, and I can't find out who he was. His father was also a John.
  • 1901 (Belfast) Now spelling it McElhone, John (engine driver) and Jane are on the Shore Road.
  • 1901 (Belfast) Their son (Wm) James McElhone (marine engineer) married Margaret Wallace from Ballymena, and now his family are at Marvue Street. My grandmother Ellen is born to them in 1900.
    • 1911 (Down) John and Jane are retired and live in Church Street, Down.
    • 1911 (Belfast) (Wm) James is at Orchard Street, Belfast.
  • They are now the ONLY Non-Catholic McElhone/McIlhone family in the entire 1911 Census. (I find this bizarre!)

John and Jane had seven children, four lived. Their son Samuel Rea McIlhone became just Samuel Rea, and it seemed that for awhile all the family dropped McIlhone. Samuel's daughter Eliza married a Catholic chap and her family finished with her. Samuel Rea (McIlhone) had five sons all called Rea, but who were really McIlhones (John/George/Samuel/James/David).

I'm totally stuck. We don't know where in Tyrone John McIlhone originally came from, his father was John, his mother is unknown to us.

My grandmother Ellen (daughter of (Wm) James) had two sisters (Jane, Mary), and then five brothers; John, James, Alexander, Samuel, Thomas. We know Samuel died in Algeria, but have no info on the other four McElhone men.

Does anyone have any Catholic McElhone/McIlhone branches which have gaps which may be my family? We have been looking from Australia for 15 years, and even after my father (Ellen McElhone's son) had an Ancestry DNA test, we have no new leads.

I hope someone can help!

Thank you,
Laura.

Looking for Young, McElhone/McIlhone, Wallace, Wilson, Cowan, and Rea in County Antrim.
Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/pt/pedigree.aspx?tid=26926659
WikiTree: http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mcelhone-2

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Antrim Resources & Offers / Re: 1970 Belfast Street Directory
« on: Monday 16 April 18 06:17 BST (UK)  »
Hi EScollay,

Are you still looking in the 1970 Belfast Street Directory? If so, can you please look up 217 Upper Meadow Street?

Many thanks for your time,
Laura

Looking for Young, McElhone/McIlhone, Wallace, Wilson, Cowan, and Rea in County Antrim.

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