Raloo Presbyterian Church records

[KiwiRose]

Hello,

I know that there are Raloo records in Proni but what years do they cover and what information do they contain? 

I am especially interested in the records from 1800 until 1864.
 
The family would not have been able to afford headstones.

Are the Raloo records available anywhere else? Online would be great.

I would love to be able to browse through them and find the birth, death and marriages of many in my family tree.

Visiting Proni is not an option as I do not live in Ireland.

Regards
KiwiRose

[helenar]

Hi

I have family from Raloo and have quite a few records (including gravestone book) if you give me the names you are looking for I will check what I have.

Helena

[KiwiRose]

Hello Helen

Thank you for your reply and offer of help.

I have seen the Gravestone inscriptions books for the Carrickfergus / Larne area. They are a wonderful resource. This is how I know that almost all the family didn't put up headstones. My only hope was to find the church records somewhere instead.

I found the Proni site hard to use and couldn't  find  any details about the Raloo Pres. Church records that they hold. My hope was that they were on some online site and  they had BMD's for the years I needed to search.

As there are many experienced and knowledgeable Rootschatters I thought that they may have the answer to my query regarding the records.

Regards

KiwiRose.

[TF13]

hi,
i'm not sure but i dont think,for the dates you stated, you will find the records online.
i did a google on raloo and on the "glens of antrim historical society" site there were posts with details from someone with moore connections.
you could also try "presbyterianireland" and see if they can help.
i havent visited proni yet but i'm sure someone will help you regarding the records that they may hold,
good luck.

[KiwiRose]

Hello TF13,

Thank you for your suggestions.

I have checked out the Glens of Antrim historical site and got in contact with them but at this stage none of the Moores link with mine. I first need to find the parents of a James Moore born around 1804. (James is the one family member who got a headstone.) Unfortunately the name is  common in the area.

The presbyterianireland link has not yet brought forth any further information. I did find a link through Rootsweb on the Co Antrim Church Records which had Raloo  with nothing written beside it, however directly beneath  it it had Larne Pres.1842*/MIC 1P/354.  The reference number MIC1P/354 is the one given for Raloo in PRONI. Maybe the Raloo records are in with Larne Pres. What do you think? The 1842 date would not help me find his parents names as I presume he would have been married before that date.

I knew it would not be easy searching in Ireland with a common  Antrim name. I have heard though of the luck of the Irish!

Regards

KiwiRose.

[aghadowey]

Have you checked LDS catalogue (www.familysearch.org) to see if they've microfilmed the Raloo records?- and if they cover the dates you need. If so, you can order the film from your local LDS library for a small fee to be viewed there.
Not sure about Raloo in particular but in general many Presbyterian congregations didn't keep burial register but some do have a graveyard map. Besides baptismal and marriage registers other church sources are Communicants Rolls, Session Minutes and Pew Lists.

[TF13]

hello KiwiRose,
i found 4 church baptism records for james moore in co. antrim;

1802
1803
1805
1805

all were on the ulster historical foundation site.
they charge 5 euros to view but you should wait until the last resort
because they mighn't be your man and they mightn't give you more than
the birth.

also found a gravestone  for a james moore,
died 1897, raloo, antrim.

is this the one gravestone you found?
if it was then you could apply for the death cert.

as for the records being in with larne, i dont know, but from my own
family searching the family never moved but the records were
registered differently in some cases.

tony

[KiwiRose]

Hello Aghadowey

Thank you for your idea to try LDS library. They do not have Raloo church records although they do have Ballylinny.

It is the baptismal and /or marriage records I'm mostly interested in due to the possibility that the parents were named.

Hello TF13

It is interesting to see those baptismal records in UHF for a James Moore in the years that I would be interested in. I agree with you that with such a common Antrim name and without a more definite  location it could be a waste of money at this stage to check them out. Do you know if the UHF have Raloo Church Records?

The headstone in Raloo graveyard states that James died in 1877 and his wife, Sarah(Sally) in 1898.  I understood that the information on a death certificate  is basic only and would not give me the names of his parents. 


Kind regards

KiwiRose
















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[aghadowey]

Irish death certificates list name, age, date and place of death, cause of death, marital status, occupation, informant. Does not list parents, spouse, children, birthdate or place, place of burial.

Most early (pre-1845) Presbyterian marriage records list ONLY date of wedding, name of bride and groom and names of two witnesses.