Gilloway in Ballykelly region

[Floozy]

Have just received some more information regarding the Gilloway family:


I am now looking for information regarding
George Gilloway and Isabella Moore (originally thought the name was stewart)

any information would help

Areas may have been are Limvardy, Ballykelly.

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat. I thought with an uncommon surname like Gilloway the family would be easy to find but there seem to ne many different spellings of the name.

George Galway married 1864 in Co, Derry to Isabella Moore (www.irishgenealogy.com website). IGI (www.familysearch.org) lists 4 children:
1. Rebecca Gilloway born 22 Apr.1865 Co. Londonderry.
2. John Gollaway born 24 Feb.1867 Ballykelly dist., Co. Londonderry.
3. Mary Moor Gallaway born 12 Aug.1869 Co.Londonderry.
4. Elizabeth Gilloway born 20 Jan.1880 drumachose dist., Co. Londonderry.

Ballykelly and Limavady (formerly Newtownlimavady) are not that far apart and Drumachose is on the outskirts of Limavady.

[Floozy]

This info came from another source which may be of interest

George Gilloway Senior was born approx 1851
according to this George senior was a widower 1901.


1 She appeared on the census on 31 Mar 1901 in Ballyspallan Dry Irl.8 Address: Ballyspallan
GILLOWAY George, Head of Household, Presbyterian, R&W, 27yrs, Marr, Farm Labourer, born County
Derry
GILLOWAY Lizzie, wife, aged 23 yrs
GILLOWAY, Annabella, daughter, aged 2yrs,
GILLOWAY, George, son, 4months
GILLOWAY George, father, Widower, Farm Labourer, aged 50yrs, cannot read.

[aghadowey]

Suspect census age is off a bit if George married Isabella Moore in 1864.

Ballyspallan is a townland in Tamlaghtfinlagan Parish.

Couldn't find births of children George and Annabella (in 1901 census) but surname is probably spelt differently. Found one marriage for a George Gilloway to Lizzie Blair (1900 Co.Derry) and either it's not the right couple, they married after Annabella was born or Lizzie was George's 2nd wife?

[Floozy]

George and Lizzie our family  they arrived in Brisbane on the Rimatuka  1911
Their daughter Margaret or Maggie is my husbands Grandmother.
Annabella  was born before they married, this is correct .Family have been unable to confirm that Anna bella was Georges daughter, even though family said she was.

[Floozy]

Forgot to add that their is a thought that the family may have been scottish. orignally.

I also was mislead to believe that Isabella was a Stewart.

susan

[aghadowey]

Any idea what religion they were?

[Floozy]

Only going on what was noted in distant cousins records from census they where presbyterian.

George and Eliza(lizzie) where  married at Ebrington Presbyterian

Lizzie was also baptised presbyterian.

Not sure if Parents George and Isabella of same??

regards Susan
I really appreciate the time you are looking into this.

[aghadowey]

Just thinking about possible churches. They could be buried at Tamlaghtfinlagan Parish Church (Church of Ireland) in Ballykelly- many Presbyterians buried there. Their burial register starts 1846 but Presbyterians aren't always listed.

On microfilm at PRONI & Coleraine Library (some of it's hard to read if I remember correctly)- LDS might also have records (check catalogue online at www.familysearch.org):
Ballykelly Presbyterian Church
marriages 1699-1740, 1805-1811, 1845-1920
baptisms 1699-1709, 1805-1819