Boyland/Boland Family

[trossachs]

I am looking for information about William Boyland and Isabella Jane Brady married in Lisburn cathedral 15 Sept 1865. They lived at Maze and then at Culcavy near Lisburn. Their children a daughter (b 29 June 1866), Samuel (b 1867), James (b 1870), Anna Maria (b 14 Feb 1872), William (b 12 Nov 1874) and John (b 1879).
Has anyone information as to where the William and Isabella worked as weavers when they were married?
The family appears on the 1881 Welsh census living at 20 Dysart Terrace llanllchaiarn.  Why did they all go to Wales?
The son William (my wife's grandfather) was married on 22 Dec 1898 in West bourne Presbyterian Church in Belfast- by now he is called Boland.
Did all the family come back to Northern Ireland?
Why did they leave Wales?

So many questions. I hope somebody out there can help throw some light on these problems

Billy

[TF13]

hi billy,

this link might help with the weaver information;

http://www.lisburn.com/lisburn_history.html

my grandmother was born in wales after her parents went there to find work

in the mines, stayed a few years then came home again. this might have been

similar to your families circumstances, although the linen industry seems to be

thriving in the late 1800's in lisburn.

tony

[aghadowey]

Lisburn was a centre for Irish linen and many people would have done hand weaving from home and then later in factories in the area. Suspect they moved to Wales when the linen trade hit a slump here around early 1880s.