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Monaghan / Re: Scottish Creightons (Crightons) in Monaghan **Completed!!**
« on: Thursday 27 March 14 01:34 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks to all of you I now have the birthdate, baptism date and place of birth for my 2nd gr-grandmother and all of her 7 siblings!!!  I ended up going through PRONI as trying to send money from the US was just too difficult.  It was much easier (and cheaper) to work with PRONI and give them a credit card number. 

This information just makes me want to come over and visit that much more.  One day I will.

Thanks again!!

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Monaghan / Re: Scottish Creightons (Crightons) in Monaghan?
« on: Thursday 12 December 13 01:26 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks again to all of you! :-*  I think I'll go with contacting the Reverend and see what I can do from there.  Then, of course, I'll have to sit here in the US and wait for a return post.   :(

Oh, I'm so happy to have a lead for this!!!   ;D


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Monaghan / Re: Scottish Creightons (Crightons) in Monaghan?
« on: Wednesday 11 December 13 23:01 GMT (UK)  »
Would he have a problem with a personal check?  How is the best way to send a donation?  Oh my Gosh, thank you for this information.  I've just been wondering how I was going to overcome this problem without going over and looking for myself.  I'd love to go...  and I mean to go one day but now is not the time.

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Monaghan / Re: Scottish Creightons (Crightons) in Monaghan?
« on: Wednesday 11 December 13 12:40 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks to you both.  Ahhh...  a personal visit.  How I wish I could do that.  I'm in the US with no means to visit, at this time.  If there are no on line records I may have to wait.

Thanks again. 

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Monaghan / Scottish Creightons (Crightons) in Monaghan?
« on: Tuesday 10 December 13 20:05 GMT (UK)  »
My 2nd Great Grandmother was Jeanette Crighton, born in Ireland (1832-33) perhaps in Monaghan County.  I have a marriage banns for her parents, Robert Crighton and Mary Hamilton, that says that he is from "Parish of Monaghan, Ireland".  Marriage took place in 1830 in Swinton, Berwick, Scotland.  I think he was already living in Ireland, came back to marry Mary and then went back to Ireland.

In the census of 1851 Janet is found living with her Uncle William in Birgham, Eccles, Scotland.  She describes herself as a "Land Steward's daughter"  "born Ireland".  She is listed as the eldest of 3 children with Elizabeth (age 10) and James (age 9) also listed as born in Ireland.  From some other sources I have put together this listing of siblings:
Mary (no birth info)
Jeanette (above)
Ann Jane (born ca 1838)
Elizabeth (born ca 1841)
James (born ca 1842)
Robert Thomas (born 1843)

I need some direction on how to "proof" Jeanette into this family.  Are there birth records in Ireland for the Scots?  What does it mean that her father was a Land Steward and how can I find him in Ireland?  I've looked through a lot of records of Scottish land holders named Crighton and there are many, but none near Monaghan.

Need some help getting started in Ireland.  Then it's off to find out how Jeanette and my German 2nd Great Grandfather met and got married before they came to the US.  I think I know some of this story, but there are big, big holes!!

Thanks to anyone who can help!

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