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« on: Wednesday 26 September 07 18:41 BST (UK) »
Anyone researching Drakes in Co Down, Possibly Killyleagh ?

Looking for family who came England before 1851
John Drake born about 1826 (25 in 1851) with brother James,Sisters Alice, Ann Jean and Mary
also their father also John

any help appreciated
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Re: Drake
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 27 September 07 15:56 BST (UK) »
Have you seen the Co Down Drakes listed in freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/D/DrDum.htm
Good luck, Jim
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Re: Drake
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 30 September 07 15:29 BST (UK) »
Mant thanks for the link. Unfortunately seems majority of them are Protestants,whilst mine are Catholics.
The Killyleagh link is a family rumour but reading this link
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/PHOTOSwords/KillyleaghAll.htm#cath
It seems there was only 5 catholics living in the town,so they cant have lived there.
Cheers anyway
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Re: Drake
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 30 September 07 18:13 BST (UK) »
I have just assembled John James Alice and Jean all with early 1800 birthdates on the Ulster Historical Foundation website www.ancestryireland .com and then hit the wrong key excitedly and lost them all. You can look up them up yourself it’s a pay to view site. I would first double check all Co Down Drakes in www.familysearch.com for Ireland, as these would be free.
My earlier reaction was you are to quick to judge Ros Davies website not including enough to get a line on some catholic Co down Drakes.
James DRAKE . Bright of Conianstown; colonel in United Irishmen at Battle of Ballynahinch; supported Thomas Russell's Rebellion of 1803 & hanged at Downpatrick Gaol Oct 1803; photo of Charles Drake, his brother available MO 14 &21/5/03 & 18/6/03; FSFD p46; LM 1992 p37; MOA p317  [Jim adds although many Presbyterians were members of the United Irishmen the majority were catholics. I would want to check this man further] Jim adds Conianstown is also spelt Coniamstown it’s a townland on the middle north of Bright parish which is underneath ie south of Downpatrick. I read into the history this townland had connections to Catholicism.
Francis DRAKE . Drumgooland sponsor at the baptism of Mary , daughter of Michael O'Hare & Catherine McCartin 12 May 1869 at Leitrim Catholic Church PR 
[Jim adds Ros Davies information on church records for
Catholic Church of Immaculate Conception-Upper Drumgooland in Leitrim townland on the road between Castlewellan and Dromore. The graveyard has mainly 20th century graves. PRONI & NLI have baptisms, marriages & burials 1832-1880;UHF has baptisms 1827 -1900 & marriages 1827 -1900; LDS Film # 0926082 has baptisms 26 May 1827- 28 Dec 1800, marriages 9 Aug 1827- 28 Dec 1880, burials 6 May 1828- 2 Nov 1880]
Gargary Catholic Church- Lower Drumgooland on the road between Banbridge and Castlewellan modern graveyard; PRONI & NLI have baptisms & marriages & burials 1827-1880; LDS has baptisms 1817-1946; UHF has baptisms 1832-1900 & marriages 1886-1900
James DRAKE . Drumgooland of Backaderry; with Patrick O'Hare, leased 11 acres in 1849 from Annesley estate, rent for 1/2 year was £2.19.6; in arrears by £20.16.6 AERR  [Jim adds Backaderry townland is between Leitrim village and the Annesley estate at Castlewellan]
Miss Maria  DRAKE . Drumgooland regt. Ballyward; wife of Hugh Kelly; mother of Agnes b. 1865 CR [Jim adds Ballyward is the next village on the west side of Leitrim
Miss Rose DRAKE . Drumgooland regt. Ballyward; wife of Hugh Heenan; mother of Patrick b. 1869 CR
Anyway good luck, Jim
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Re: Drake
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 30 September 07 18:29 BST (UK) »
Cheers Jim, I did go down the road of the Ulster Society pay per view site, Paid the £6 for   :o for one record of John Drake from Banbridge Dromore, whose father turned out to be John and got quite excited.I then paid another £6! for Alice's record and they had different fathers (Mind lived in same town and on same street unbelievably!) .
So back square one.

As for the rest, I think i'll have to read your message again and again to digest..its flying well over my head at moment  ;D

cheers
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Re: Drake
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 30 September 07 19:03 BST (UK) »
just found in Griffiths valuation of Ireland about 1845-1865 includes
Drake James Derryboy Killyleagh Down.  A search for Drake in Co Down produces over ten Drakes in www.failteromhat.com/post1845.php

Anyway good luck, Jim
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Re: Drake
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 30 September 07 19:10 BST (UK) »
Is this valuation record people who held land in Ireland ?
Cant see of my lot having anything,came to England to make new life for themselves in the mines and Flax factory of Cleator Moor Cumbria...also known as 'little Ireland' over here :)
amazed see Killyleagh mentioned though, perhaps family folklore was right!

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Re: Drake
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 30 September 07 19:25 BST (UK) »
Some Cleator Moor Drakes with irish births are listed on familysearch, If you look up a seachengine eg Google you will get a description of Griffiths valuations. There are notebooks and maps associated, however I am back because of yet more Killyleagh connections, this is from Rootsweb
From: "Yvonne Lascelles" XXXX
Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] County Down and connections to Iowa,particularily Dubuque Co & Jackson CO
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:49:02 -0000
>From the Griffiths Valuation for killyleagh.abt 1864
Drake James Derryboy
Killyleagh Down

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stanley M. Berkner" XXXX
To: XXXX
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] County Down and connections to Iowa,particularily
Dubuque Co & Jackson CO
> Hewr you are:
> Mary Anne Murphy [nee Drake] -- my direct ancestor
> illiam Drake -- her brother
> Eliza Jane Halse [nee Drake] -- her sister
> All were from Killyleagh, Co. Down, but some, if not all, stopped in
> NY on the way to Winneshiek Co., IA. My data from there on is pretty
> solid; it's from Iowa back that has holes, although I have a few solid
> records from Co. Down.
> Stan B.
Keep going, but I am off onto my own family again, Jim

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Re: Drake
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 30 September 07 19:47 BST (UK) »
Hi Jim, can you link me to that original mssage please, Cant seem to find it.

By way you researching Gracey's ? have them in my family too ;D
Cockbain,Drake,Dixon,Brannon,Blaney,Tate,Joughin
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