Boyd, Sealy, Woods or who?

[Christopher]

Hello Jenny,

I've linked this thread to the Boyds, Sealy, Woods thread on the Ireland - General board.

Christopher

[helenar]

Hi Jenny

I dont know if this will help you

Ballyeaston heads of households 1813

Henry, John and Robert Strange of Ballyeaston
John x2 Strange of Ballycorr
Widow Hay of Ballyeaston
John Boyd of upper Glenwhirry
Mr Boyd of Cogry
Widow Boyd of Rashee
William Boyd of Rashee

There is also this Strange family

http://www.yourtotalevent.com/people/Ireland.htm

Scroll down to Bill Goldings post

Then there was a Adam Strange, they were in Raloo abt 1825, I think they may have come from another area prior to this. Adam had the following children

Nathaniel, Thomas abt 1835, Elizabeth, Agnes abt 1829 she married George Stuart 1848 and another son John.

Nathaniel married Eliza Mackey children as follows

Mary 1868 b. Carrickfergus
Nathaniel 1869 b. Ballynure
Mary Eliza Strange 1871 b Ballynure married one of my distant cousins a Martin
Thomas John Strange 1879 b Raloo
Adam
Jane married David Green 1885

Helena

[helenar]

Jenny

If you havent had a look at PRONI wills you may want to check them out

Here is a will abstract with a Strange and Woods name

The Will of James Strange late of Ballylaggan Carrickfergus Farmer deceased who died 1 April 1875 at same place was proved at Belfast by the oaths of William Woods of Ballylaggan (Straid) and James Woods of Straidland (Straid) County Antrim Farmers the Executors

http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/will_calendars.htm

Helena

[jenph]

Hi Helena

Thank you for all this information, there is a lot to go through, I will see if I can connect it to my family.

 
kind regards
Jenny

[pablo1]

Jenny,
We may be able to help each other.  I am descended from the Robinson family of Ardymaugh, Ballycor.  I notice that you had listed a George Robinson.  My grandfather, George Macaulay Robinson, emigrated to the U.S. in 1899.

I have put some information on the Robinson family at www.genforum.com/robinson

Regards,
Paul

[jenph]

Hi Paul

My Robinsons are from Kent in England.

I do not know of any of my relations marrying a Robinson in Ireland though Ballycor is a small area so it is a possibility.  Do you know who your Robinson was married to?

kind regards
Jenny

[pablo1]

So far, in my immediate family I have the Robinsons marrying into the McCauley and Topping families.  However, I understand that one member related to this branch of the family had as his middle name McGladdery.  This Robinson was better known as the Bard of Ballyalbanagh.

[jenph]

About what year was McGladdery Robinson born and do you know who his parents were?

Jenny

[jenph]

Boyd's, Sealy, Woods
« on: Yesterday at 16:32:23 »    

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I am looking for any information that anyone may have on my following relatives:

The information I have is limited.
 
John McGladdery was born in Ballyhoo in 1823, his father was called John I have no information on his mother though a John McGladdery was married to a Jennet about 1775 in Ballyhoo and they had a son called John in 1786 in Ballyhoo.  I was wondering if this was the grandparent of John McGladdery (born 1823) in Ballyhoo.
 
John (1823) married Ellen Strange (born 1827 Ballyhoo) in 1848 in Ballyeaston, Antrim.
 
They had six children that I am aware of all christened in Ballyeaston.
 
Thomas John   Baptized 12 Feb 1849
Jane  Hay        Baptized 12 Feb 1851  (my great grandmother)
Mary               Baptized 13 Nov 1852
Sarah              Baptized 23 Seep 1854
Margaret Allen  Baptized 10 Dec 1857
Anne                Baptized 28 Jan 1862
 
Jane Hay Mcgladdery married James Boyd on 04.11.1870 at Ballynure Presbyterian Church.
 
They had three children that I am aware of all born in Doagh.
 
Ellen Jane     25.11.1870
William John  12.06.1872  (my grandfather)
Sarah            06.05.1875
 
I have no information on James Boyd, when he was born and who his parents were.  He is my great grandfather but all I know nothing about him.  On his son's wedding certificate in 1903 his occupation is stated as mechanic.

William John Boyd married Elizabeth Kate Sealy on 03.12.1903 at Albertbridge Congregational Church, Knockbreda, Belfast.  They had my father William George Boyd on 25.01.1909.

I know that they were tailors and lived in Portallo Street.  William John died in 1917 and Elizabeth Kate in the 1941 Belfast Blitz.

I have no information on where Elizabeth came from, on her wedding certificate her father is stated as John dec'd. it does not give her age.

William John's sister Ellen married Samuel Stafford Woods in Ballynure Church of Ireland 15.08.1889.

I have a photo of one of my Dad's aunts but I do not know if it is on William Boyd's or Elizabeth Sealy's side.

 
Any information would really be appreciated.
Jenny  


I have just found information that leads me to believe that the lady in the picture is Ellen Jane Woods(nee Boyd) and the children are her two youngest children Annie born c.1896 and Mary born c.1906.

If anybody has any information on these people I would be really grateful.