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Down / McWhinney families of Bangor, County Down
« on: Friday 22 March 24 03:02 GMT (UK)  »
Our ancestor Margaret McWhinney is buried in Bangor Abbey Graveyard (d 25 Jul 1842 aged 52) along with her husband Samuel Edgar (d 18 Oct 1861 aged 79).   I am having trouble finding any additional details on Margaret and how she might link to other McWhinney family in Bangor.  For example, also in the abbey graveyard are the graves of Hugh McWhinney (d 8 Mar 1832 aged 74) and his wife Jane Wilson (d 5 Apr 1842 age 76) who could perhaps be her parents based on their ages??  We're also wondering whether there is a link between Margaret and the ongoing presence of the McWhinney families in Bangor (e.g. McWhinney Sausages which have been around since 1898). Any help or advice on where to search would be very much appreciated.

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Down / Re: Finlay/Edgar of Bangor, Down - The clue was in the children's names
« on: Thursday 07 March 24 06:09 GMT (UK)  »
My search for notable/respected people the other two children may have been named after has raised a couple of interesting possible candidates:
John Moore - operator of the "Bangor Boat" as well as the "Switchback Railway - Kingsland" - Bangor
William Ritchey/Ritchie - Surgeon - Seaview, Bangor

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Down / Re: Finlay/Edgar of Bangor, Down - The clue was in the children's names
« on: Tuesday 05 March 24 10:59 GMT (UK)  »
Thankyou both.  Very interesting!    From our ancestors, Samuel Edgar - uses the Father's Fathers name.   James Finlay Edgar uses the Mother's Fathers Name.  Robert McCutcheon Edgar is clearly linked to Robert McCutcheon who lived next door in Balloo Lower and is also related.  Interesting that the first son was named Archibald William Finlay Edgar (maybe after the grandfather William Finlay?).  Not sure yet on how William Richey and John Moore fit in but obviously they were well respected by the family. 

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Down / Re: Finlay/Edgar of Bangor, Down - The clue was in the children's names
« on: Tuesday 05 March 24 03:11 GMT (UK)  »
Thankyou for the link to the record!

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Down / Re: Finlay/Edgar of Bangor, Down - The clue was in the children's names
« on: Thursday 29 February 24 11:04 GMT (UK)  »
Thankyou, seeing the full marriage record is fantastic!  Interesting that Robert's father Samuel was a baker too.  Robert and Ellen's son Archibald was also a baker when the family moved to Australia in the late 1880s

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Down / Finlay/Edgar of Bangor, Down - The clue was in the children's names
« on: Thursday 29 February 24 03:57 GMT (UK)  »
I have been researching our Finlay/Edgar ancestors from Bangor/Lower Balloo in County Down. After being stuck for many years I discovered extra clues were actually in their children's names which provided many new leads.  It made me wonder whether this is common and others have found the same. 
In summary, Miss Ellen Finlay was a grocer in Main Street Bangor in 1852 and Robert Edgar was a baker at 13 Main Street Bangor.  They married soon after and their children were named Archibald William Finlay Edgar, Samuel Edgar, James Finlay Edgar, Robert McCutcheon Edgar, William Richey Edgar and John Moore Edgar.   The revelation came when I looked at who the children may have been named after. Turns out they all lived in Balloo or Balloo Lower, Bangor at that same time apart from the obvious ones named after grandfathers.  James Finlay and Robert McCutcheon in Balloo Lower, while William Ritchie and John Moore lived near Balloo Rd and Gibsons Lane according to the 1863 valuation. That helped narrow down which James Finlay was Ellen's father and then a whole line of Finlays could be found from there.  I'm still trying to determine whether they were just neighbours, friends, fellow merchants from Main St or whether they may have been related through the Finlay side of the family.  We will be visiting Bangor from Australia soon and look forward to visiting the area and hopefully finding some more clues.

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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Re: Elizabeth BLEE - born Madron abt 1798
« on: Tuesday 08 March 11 11:33 GMT (UK)  »
It certainly looks likely that  Elisabeth Bligh (b. Madron 1798) and Edward Bleigh (b. Penzance 1795) called themselves Blee afterwards, hence why Elisabeth is shown as Blee on her marriage to John Hugh.

Edward is shown as Edward Blee aged 56 in the 1851 Census  (born Penzance but now living in Chapel Row, Penryn).  I have a copy of the census image (shown with wife Elizabeth aged 55 born St. Gluvias and sons Edward aged 20 and Philip aged 15 both born in Penryn). 

Therefore their father James could well be shown as James Blee

Regards,
Greg

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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Re: Elizabeth BLEE - born Madron abt 1798
« on: Tuesday 08 March 11 00:50 GMT (UK)  »
Although there is James Bligh b 1762 in Breage  http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/moreinfo.php?ID=1065198&dbtype=baptisms&formval=

This could also be Elizabeth Bligh of Madron's father.

A tough nut to crack.

Greg

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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Re: Elizabeth BLEE - born Madron abt 1798
« on: Tuesday 08 March 11 00:29 GMT (UK)  »
Very interesting Wiggy.   What did you find that linked the Elizabeth born in Madron 1798 back to James Blee and Joan Warren?

If that is the case then maybe we still do link back to the Rippers at John Repper and Jemima Stevens (m 1706, Breage) but this time through their son John rather than their daughter Jemima.

http://www.kenripper.btinternet.co.uk/paf/ripper/pafg49.htm#18676

Regards,
Greg

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