mcdowell/craig familys

[hungerbirds]

looking for information on john mcdowell who lived in 36 hazelfield street, belfast, appox 1907/1940. he married a girl by surname of craig, many thanks b. gibson

[stevenson]

Welcome to rootschat Hungerbirds

All I have is John B McDowell married to Annie Craig Belfast 1903, could this be your family

Steve

[hungerbirds]

hi there steve that sounds about right if this is the same people i am looking for then this is fatastic news would you have any information where they were living or any more information steve

[stevenson]

Sorry just the date...27/07/1903

do not have the wedding certificate for any other information I am afraid ,was hoping you knew of Johns siblings or parents.

Steve

[hungerbirds]

hi steve thanks for replying to me i have no idea of johns parents as i think they came from scotland but i knew all of his children.

his first child was annie whom married joe smith

his second was mary whom married david nesbitt

his third was jim who moved to greyabbey and married a girl called bella

his 4th and youngest was sam whom married a girl who i have no idea her proper name all i know is everybody called her sissy

again  steve thanks for replying and any information you can give me would be very much apprecated

[DixieDee]

Hi Hungerbirds / Steve.
Took this photo in the late 90's in the Church of Ireland cemetery attached to Newtownbreda Cemetery. No relation, just took the picture because of his unusal death. My wife came upon it to-day, so here it is.
Dixie

[hungerbirds]

hi steve many thanks for the email i know the headstone is not family related but one of the most interesting i have seen in a long time / again many thanks

[stevenson]

Thank you Dixie

what a sad stone....

now.....again.....you are a star.......this might be a lead for me..........how wired is that.?......is this County Down.?

thank you ,thank you

Steve

[DixieDee]

Hi Steve.
Purdysburn is in Co Down. Up the Ormeau Rd., Belfast and out of town a couple of miles. The village is not to far of the main road.
The one below may interest you.

Hungerbirds,
               does  Charlotte McDowell, born abt 1852, sound familiar to you ?. Her father was William McDowell. She was my gt. grandfather's 1st wife. When they married in 1877, in St Enoch's Presby., ch., her home address was 24 Little Grosvenor Street. She died in 1884.
Let's know if this rings a bell or you want the full details.
Regards,
Dixie.