NEWS family

[Mylett]

Would like to make contact with any NEWS family members to share family history.

I have ancesters Patrick NEWS m. Mary Jane DYNES 1853 Armagh.

Their daughter Ellen Catherine eventually came to Australia.

All the best,
Gail (in Australia)

[Mylett]

Would like to hear from anyone researching the NEWS name.

All the best,
Gail (in Australia)

[Christopher]

Hello Gail,

Edward, James and John News are mentioned in the Griffiths Valuation of Co. Armagh which took place in 1864. They lived at Silverwood, Seagoe on the outskirts of Portadown. http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.htm

All the Best, Chris

[Mylett]

And what a lovely sight they are - thank you for that Chris - let's hope I find some other people connected to the name!

All the best,
Gail

[Christopher]

Thanks for the reply Gail,

I have just had a look in The Phone Book for Northern Ireland 2003. I am sorry..no News there. 
I am wondering would it be worthwhile buying a Newsletter (a Belfast Newspaper)

I think they may have been farmers. There is no mention of anyone with the News surname in Portadown in the 1852 Directory of Belfast and the Province of Ulster.
I had a little more luck..good News Have a look at this site http://www.familysearch.org
You will find several more people with this surname in Co. Armagh. These include

Parents Edward News and Catharine (nee Lavary)
Margaret News born 3rd June 1864 Lurgan
William News born 20th May 1865
Hugh News born 7th February 1867 Lurgan 
James News born 10th December 1870
Margaret News born 30th November 1872 (maybe Margaret born 1864 died)

Parents John News and Ellen (nee McCann)
Edward News born 14th July 1864 Lurgan
John News born 7th may 1866
Margaret News born 9th June 1867
Francis News born 30th April 1875

I think that the Edward and John here may be the guys mentioned in Griffiths Valuations. It is looking as though James was a bachelor but it is somewhat early in the search to confirm this fact. Someone may produce more information about James.

Genforum's Genealogy.com has not a special thread for News. I tried the Genforum Ireland (Country) site. http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?forum=ireland&url=%2Fireland%2F&path=%2Fireland%2F&terms=News&boolean=AND Lots of news but it might not be the surname. If you have time on your
hands there are four pages to check for the word "news"

All the Best, Chris

[Mylett]

Thanks, Chris, that's a good idea - will talk to our newsagent tomorrow!

[saddles]

Nello Gail.

The current UK Infodisk 2005/6 has only one 'NEWS' family
as follows.......

(*)

Good luck.

Mike.

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[Mylett]

Looks good!

I'll get a letter off post-haste.

Gail
(who you've helped before on Northampton site) so thanks again, Mike.

[saddles]

No worries......