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I have found two entries on SP for John Anderson and Alison Mackie''s marriage on 5th August 1805.  One in Canongate and one in Prestonpans.  I'm sure they are the same people but why two entries? 

Canongate

John Anderson writer and Alison Mackie daughter of William Mackie late seaman gave up their names for marriage Thomas Cockburn
5th

Prestonpans

This day john Anderson and Alison Mackie producd a Certificate of their marriage solemnised at Edinburgh by the Rev .. Thomas 5th August 1805

Thanks for reading, any help will be appreciated

I got this marriage on RootsIreland.

Date of Marriage: 04-Mar-1855
Parish/District: MANORHAMILTON MARRIAGE BANNS.
County: Leitrim

                      Husband            -  Wife
Name:             John McCormack -  Bridget Christy
Address:          Innismagrath      -  Innismagrath
Denomination:  RC                    -  RC

I was a wee bit disappointed that the parent's names were not on there but I'll leave that headache for another day

John and Bridget had 5 children...

Myles    1861
John     1864 Registration District: Drumkeeran
Bridget  1867 Registration District: Drumkeeran
Thomas 1869 Registration District: Drumkeeran
Anne     1872 Registration District: Drumkeeran.  Address: Greyfield, Innismagrath.

The family move to Glasgow sometime after 1872 and all but John Jr and Anne appear on the 1891 Census.

My problem is Myles, my G Granda, I cannot find a birth or baptism for him at all, which is strange as the others are all on RI and FS.  In all likelyhood, he was born in the same place as his siblings but I hate loose ends and thought I'd turn to you guys.

Also, I'll be visiting Drumkeeran soon, would the local church provide the information of a baptism do you think?

Thanks for reading.



 

I'm visiting Ireland next week and will be stopping in Ballymena, sadly I only have one day there to find which Cemetery my Nelson family are buried.  I have a photo of the grave but it doesn't say where.

What I do know is...

John lived With his family at 41 James Street until he and Margaret married on 26th Dec 1900 then they both lived at 69 Larne Street with Margaret's parents (McLean).  In 1911 they have their own place in Alfred Street.

Until the other day, I presumed they had stayed in Alfred Street permenantly but my Mother has since told me that she visited them in the early 1950s and she remembers them living in a cottage in the countryside. She also thinks she remembers her Mother saying that John, who used to be a Labourer and Sawyer became a policeman.  I'm wondering if maybe they moved into police accommodation but doubt that would be a cottage in the countryside, I don't know.

She is also quite sure that John was a member of the Orange Order in Ballymena. Would contacting Orange Order help do you think? I'm not so sure that is the kind of information that would be given out mind you.


I don't know when either of them died, which really doesn't help narrow things down either.  I'm sure i'll enjoy my visit whether I find the grave or not but would love to have visited.

Thanks for reading, any advice in how to approach this would be greatly appreciated. 

I've just started trying to trace my Husband's G Grandfather Nicholas Nolan who, we are told, came to Scotland from Bray, Co Wicklow.

I've managed to find a Nicholas Nolan born in 1878 in Rathdown, which doesn't look that far away to me but I am getting both Co Dublin and Co Wicklow, can anyone confirm which County it belongs to?

Thanks in advance