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Family History Beginners Board / Re: McCaldridge/M'Aldridge and McFadden Families Ballymoney married into Taggart.
« on: Friday 17 February 17 23:20 GMT (UK)  »
Can you provide Nancy and Mary Ann's surnames and approx birth dates - have discovered not all births got registered in our family circle.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: McCaldridge/M'Aldridge and McFadden Families Ballymoney married into Taggart.
« on: Friday 17 February 17 22:08 GMT (UK)  »
Rowan33

Like pvmcguire I wonder which of the William's is your ancestor.  I am daughter of Molly, whose Mother Mary Ann (Minnie) was the daughter of William McFadden (his assumed name) born Alexander and married as William McCaldridge in Bushvale near Stranocum Ballymoney.  He may be the son of  William McCaldridge who fathered Jane McFadden between Bushmills and Dervock in 1869 as his father was William Alexander married 1874.  Any help in unravelling this appreciated. 

Like my friend above I recommend free sites and a pen and notebook to start.  The 1901 census and 1911 census Ireland are invaluable, just check all spellings and mis-spellings!  I also use the LDS Family Search as it is free, and irishgeneaology.ie civil records mostly as they enhance what is on Family Search particularly when you can get scanned images. 

If you are outside the area, an old Ordnance Survey map is helpful too!  I joined MyHeritage where you can build a limited free tree, and Ancestry.co.uk but have suspended membership as I ran out of leads.  Intend to rejoin with more info.  Have fun!

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Antrim / Re: McCALDRIDGE / ALEXANDER
« on: Wednesday 15 February 17 19:40 GMT (UK)  »
Latest info obtained.   You will need to read this more than once!

My grandmother's father was William McCaldridge on his marriage to her mother Eliza Taggart 1896, in Ballymoney Registry Office - William thereafter became known as McFadden, his mother's maiden name, having been born Alexander, 1875.

Grandmother as far as I know died without knowing the family name was Alexander, McCaldridge - or M'Aldridge, or McAldridge, all variants used.  She certainly married as McFadden in 1918.  Census 1901 and 1911 show the family as McFadden, Drumnafivey, Ballymoney.

Her husband's parents Mary Ann McFadden and William Alexander married 1874 in Bushvale Presbyterian, and he may having been cited as the father of Jane McFadden, born 1869 to Nancy Jane also McFadden of Drumtullagh, near Moss-side. This William lived at Carnkirn and was surnamed McCaldrige.

William married 1874 was son of Thomas Alexander Mullaghduff, Ballymoney (a few hundred yards from Carnkirn) and Mary Ann McFadden of Knockanavery, Ballymoney daughter of John McFadden.  You will see that the names Alexander or McCaldridge variants were used indiscriminately as far back as this.

I feel that there was a particular reason for avoiding the name of McCaldridge, after 1870s and in those days when communication was poor, it seems that these name changes spread unusually fast.
To make the name less Irish as another contributor suggests they would just have dropped the Mc part.   Any info re this appreciated.   

Best wishes to anyone trying to unravel these mysteries!

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: McCaldridge/M'Aldridge and McFadden Families Ballymoney married into Taggart.
« on: Monday 13 February 17 19:48 GMT (UK)  »
Have taken advice about LDS site on board and have had interesting results.  By seeking William McCaldridge I have found that he can be located on LDS under a birth and baptism record for Jane McCaldrige (no 2nd d) 12 March 1869 with mother/his spouse Nancy Jane McFadden. Location Croagh, Ant, Ireland.  Input of Croagh, Ant, Ireland reveals Nancy Jane having a child Elizabeth born/baptised 9 Aug 1865 without a husband, and having a third, Sarah Jane baptised with father/her spouse William Denham on 3 Jan 1872.  Denham is not in NI census returns 1901 or 1911.

My ancestor William McCaldrige married a Mary Ann McFadden in 1874 when his surname was Alexander.  Could the brides be related?  I believe that sisters could not marry the same man until late 20th century, but with two surnames he would have gone undetected.  Perhaps Nancy Jane and he were not formally married.  I think it is her marriage that is listed in LDS in 1871.

Sadly these records are not available from images on the irishgenealogy.ie site in scanned form yet, and in order to obtain them I have to pay by credit card with all card details in post - risky.  Any advice on accessing them locally or paying other way?

Would anyone recognise LDS format Croagh, Ant, Ireland as being of a particular denomination?

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: McCaldridge/M'Aldridge and McFadden Families Ballymoney married into Taggart.
« on: Thursday 09 February 17 19:43 GMT (UK)  »
Have used the ancestry sites mentioned here to no avail for birth registrations for Jean and Mary Ann (Minnie) McFadden, alias McCaldridge, Alexander probably born Taggart.  1892 - 1897 span used.

 Am now wondering how many people called William McCaldrige lived in latter half of 19th century north Antrim, as William Mc Calrige was married to Nancy McFadden with a daughter Jane baptised at Croagh in 1869, per FamilySearch, not sure if related,  and William my ancestor was born William Alexander 1875 son of William Alexander and Mary Ann McFadden of Knockanavery, approx 10 miles away and reverted to his father's name McCaldrige for a time.  Could this be the father of both who married two McFadden brides?   

Any info welcome.


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Family History Beginners Board / Re: McCaldridge/M'Aldridge and McFadden Families Ballymoney married into Taggart.
« on: Wednesday 08 February 17 22:14 GMT (UK)  »
Sincere thanks to Sinann and Aghadowey for providing the breakthrough that I needed.  The marriage cert show that my Great-grandmother was indeed Taggart, but from Ballyoglagh, not Loughguile as my Mother had always believed.
The whole name change scenario became more interesting when I received this info, and delved deeper.  My Great-grandfather, known as William McFadden, was married as William McCaldridge, but his birth reg found just tonight shows him as William Alexander born 15/11/74 to William Alexander and spouse Mary Ann McFadden at Knockannbery (Knockanavery?). He had three surnames in a lifetime, finally adopting his Mother's maiden name!  I feel we have skeletons in our closet.
Thanks for research into his children's registrations, and I confirm that George whilst noted as a different age on 1911 census appears to have been born in 1901 - unfortunately I have not yet found any of his family.
I sadly conclude that my Grandmother Minnie and her older sister Jane/Jeannie were not registered at birth - Grandma was born in 1896, her parents marriage in December of that year render her illegitimate as was Jane.  I think they were never registered and I have a copy of Bushvale register of their joint adult baptism.  However sites provided last night on RootsChat have allowed me to have a copy of my Grandparents marriage cert Bushvale 15 Nov 1918 Minnie McFadden to John Gordon.

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Antrim / Re: McCALDRIDGE / ALEXANDER
« on: Tuesday 07 February 17 20:25 GMT (UK)  »
I have just joined the forum to try to find out my McCaldridge ancestry, see post 7 Feb 2017.  Only comment I can make to this thread is that my McCaldridge's changed family name to McFadden late 1800s and there has been an Alexander in every generation of forenames since.  Also the name Louden is extremely common in Ballymoney area today and I think it is the modern variant of the one you have been seeking.

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Family History Beginners Board / McCaldridge/M'Aldridge and McFadden Families Ballymoney married into Taggart.
« on: Tuesday 07 February 17 20:12 GMT (UK)  »
My grandmother was Mary Ann (Minnie) McFadden born circa 1896 possibly Ballycregagh Ballymoney.  She was born to William and Ann(a) Eliza either Taggart/Teggert (possibly Mc before either), McTeague or McTague.  Have just discovered the name McFadden was assumed by her father William when he was really McCaldridge.  Her siblings William, Alexander, George, James, Martha all on FamilySearch as M'Aldridge.  Minnie and her older sister Jane (Jeannie) untraceable on any ancestry database re births.  I find a William McCaldridge married to Anna Eliza ? on an old rootschat thread in 1896 so older girls possibly illegitimate. Jeannie married John Hickinson of Dervock.  Any help on what their names might have been appreciated.  Want Grandma's birth cert so cannot get it without surname.  Also see old thread refers to McCaldridge becoming Alexander and contributers wonder why change, I also wonder why to McFadden.  We too have Alexander in each generation of our family forenames.

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