RootsChat.Com

That's marvellous, Sinann neer noticed Crosskeys or Antrim Workhouse- I also note on the far right hand side that he was illegitimate! So not likely to be an actual marriage. I'm going to trawl through these records to see if they had anymore children.

Thanks, so much!

I suspected so, I was hoping I could find a Clarke/Letters marriage. But I can't find that either. Off to Proni I'll go in the year!   

Hello,

Bit of a confusing one! I'm looking for a marriage of George Cushley (AKA Cushnahan) and Sarah Clarke (AKA Letters), which may have taken place in the Ballymena, Ahoghill, Randalstown area.

This was, I believe a 'mixed' marriage. They baptised their children RC but when they moved to Belfast they became CoI. That's when the name switched from Cushnahan to Cushley.

I do believe Sarah Letters/Clarke was from Ahoghill.

Thanks

Hello Ballymoney,

Great to hear from you! Yes, I believe I have found Robert Dunlop's death in Ballymoney Workhouse on 9th January 1897. While the family was by no means wealthy, I have a feeling that Robert died in the workhouse, not through destitution, but because Workhouses had an infirmary attached where he could get free medical care-no NHS in them days! Indeed many established hospitals are built on the site of the orginal workhouses. This death entry I found through a process of elimination based on Aghadowey's burial findings of various Robert Dunlop's in Finvoy, described above, and reconciling them with the GRO death indexes on FamilySearch. This is strengthened by finding his wife Susanna Dunlop (nee Smylie) described as a widow on the 1901 census.

I would very much like to share information with you, as Robert and Susanna are my 3x great grandparents as well. I will attempt to send you a personal message containing my personal email address (not allowed here due to privacy rules).

Look forward to hearing from you.

Simon. 

That was quick! Thanks, shane147.