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Ballybay - just a town or area?
« on: Tuesday 20 February 07 20:49 GMT (UK) »
Hi all

Would anyone be able to help me regarding Ballybay?  If someone appears in a Census in England in 1891 and puts their birthplace as Ballybay (abt 1831) is it likely that they mean the town of Ballybay itself or would it be that they are referring to a larger parish or registration district.   I'm trying to work out whether to keep my search narrow or widen it out to cover other towns.


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McBride (Monaghan, Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancs & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester,Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffs) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up Ardwick, Manchester
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Re: Ballybay - just a town or area?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 22 February 07 15:22 GMT (UK) »
 Hi Ballybay is a Townland and civil Parish in Co, Monaghan. Barony Cremorno,
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Re: Ballybay - just a town or area?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 22 February 07 15:33 GMT (UK) »
Someone putting 'Ballybay' as a birthplace could also be referring to the area, perhaps Ballybay was the nearest town.
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Re: Ballybay - just a town or area?
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 22 February 07 17:03 GMT (UK) »
Thanks...I was hoping everyone would say "of course not it can ONLY be the town" but I thought you'd probably say it wasn't.  Will have to widen my search I guess.

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McBride (Monaghan, Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancs & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester,Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffs) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up Ardwick, Manchester
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Re: Ballybay - just a town or area?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 22 February 07 18:05 GMT (UK) »
 The civil Parish is always a good place to look.
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Re: Ballybay - just a town or area?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 15 April 07 22:02 BST (UK) »
Thanks all..
I'm still looking into this and my latest theory is that my great grandfather's (who was born Ballybay abt 1829/1830) was the son of a soldier with the Royal Artillery who joined 1810 and was abroad until 1828 and then his records say at home until he left in 1834. 

Would anyone know if the Royal Artillery may have been stationed nearby at the relevant time???


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McBride (Monaghan, Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancs & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester,Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffs) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up Ardwick, Manchester
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Re: Ballybay - just a town or area?
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 12 February 08 20:16 GMT (UK) »
Ballybay town is in the parish of Tullycorbet. I was born in Ballybay.

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Re: Ballybay - just a town or area?
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 12 February 08 20:37 GMT (UK) »
Hi Peadar - welcome to Rootschat!

Have not looked at this line of the family recently as Ballybay turned into a bit of a dead end and Irish records are a bit of a mystery world.  Do you know if parish records/baptism etc might still exist?  Would I be asking for Tullycorbett and where might they be kept?

I've got a great book on Ballybay - written by a local historian with lots of info in it - pix of TUllycorbet, schools and church etc and listings of all the burials in a couple of the churchyards.... There are a few McBrides listed but nothing on my chap unfortunately.  But if you need any look ups doing let me know.


Milly :)
McBride (Monaghan, Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancs & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester,Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffs) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up Ardwick, Manchester
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Re: Ballybay - just a town or area?
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 12 February 08 20:59 GMT (UK) »
Hi Milly, with irish records first thing you must establish is the religion of your ancestor. Clones is a small town in Monaghan and they keep a lot of records but they are not on line. the l.d.s is the best chance they have research centres all over england where you can order the films you want and all you pay is the cost of postage for delivery to their research centres. by coincidence I am going to their centre in Nottingham to view the 1901 Tullycorbet census To morrow night. I will look for Mc Brides and email later in the week if i find anything of interest. peadar
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