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Hello can anyone point me in the right direction.
I am trying to obtain the exact date of birth for Patrick McLaughlin in order that I can apply for a birth certificate.
Limited Army records shows that Patrick was born in 1880 in Ballycastle County Antrim, other records suggest that it could be plus or minus by about one year.
I know that he died in France on 27-10-1914, ( Service number 5736, 2nd BTN RIR).  I have no details for his parents.
Any advice please would be greatly appreciated. thanks

Hello can forum experts / users advise my next step.
Sorry for the long message, but it will help set the full picture.

I have posted a similar request in August 2012; however I am now in possession of some updated information.

I am trying to trace the family and the location that adopted my grandfather William (Willy McLaughlin) and his siblings. The children are as follows:
William (Willy) McLaughlin
John Rodgers (a child from Catherine’s first marriage)
James McLaughlin
Catherine McLaughlin
Eliza (Jane) McLaughlin.

All now deceased. 

The family of 5 children, three boys and two girls were orphaned in 1915. their father Patrick was killed in WW1 in 1914 and their mother Catherine died in 1915.
The family originally lived in Ballycastle and appear on the 1911 census.

The children were placed with a family / persons unknown in Coleraine, (apparently just outside it, on the Portrush Road) after 1st April 1915.
The children attended the Irish Society Primary School in Coleriane

Now, here is my research so far.

 I have contacted the Orange Order (as I believe that my grandfathers dad was a member) in order to see if any of the lodge members in the area took them in, however despite being really helpful, they had no records for that period.

I have contacted the local social services for the area re adoptions / fostering and again they have no trace.

I have contacted the Irish Society Primary School and again they don’t have records for that time anymore.

I have contacted the local historical society and again very helpful but no trace.

I have managed to trace one family member via this forum, who interestingly enough was searching for the exact same thing as I am, but like me is having no joy.

Any advice re what my next step could be?

As usual thanks in advance.

Hello there.
Can anyone help and work their magic on a bit of restoration of this picture.
any help, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated.

thanks

Hello there.
I have posted this in the Antrim section as that is where I think my relative comes from, but mod, please feel free to move to the correct forum.

If a soldier was posted overseas or potentially in any Army Barracks at the time of the 1901 Census, without knowing the exact location, is there anyway of specfically searching for Army personal in the census, or where they subject to their "own" type of internal census.

Thanks again in advance.

Hello.
Can anyone help with a date, place for this marriage. (Also I really need to confirm brides pre wedding surname if possible)
The groom would have been Robert Hutchinson, bride would have been Jane (Jeannie) Birth surname Kerr, first marriage surname Simpson.
I have them in the 1911 census in main street Larne, the census shows that they had been married ten years
Here's the link
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Larne/Main/195692/
They also appear as married at the same location in 1901. So i am thinking that year of marriage was prior to (and including 1901). Sorry I have no exact date of birth for the bride or groom. However taken from the census, it would make her roughly 34 at time of marriage

The bride is originally from just outside Derry City, but I think the wedding took place in County Antrim.
As usual , thanks in advance.