The information we have was done by a living family member. So ?. What we have on the GREGSON side is:
Thomas GREGSON (b: abt 1816 where?)father William GREGSON mother ?)
Thomas mar. 1st wife Mary Ann McGOWAN on the 30 Aug 1850 in the Par. Ch. Magheralin Nth Ireland & children:
John b: 12 May 1851 Co Down Par. Magheralin.
William b: 11 Apr 1852 as above.
Robert b: 18 Dec 1853 "
Robert b: 25 Jan 1855 (don't know)
Fannie Frances (Femiah) b: 1 Jan 1857 County Armagh.
Mary Ann may have died at this time as Thomas married Sarah TURTLE on the 16 Apr 1858 at Ch of Ireland, Ballinderry, Co Antrim, Nth Ireland & they had a further 5 children:
Sarah Anne 22 Mar 1859 Edemballcoggol, Par of Magheralin, Co Down
Lizzie 23 jan 1861 (place ?)
William 27 Sep 1862
Thomas Edward 9 Nov 1864 Moira, Edemballcoggol, Par of Co Down
James 1869 Warringstown Co Down.
The names of Rankin & the place in NZ you mentioned in the last post doesn't ring any bells.
Regards Anderson
The SARAH TURTLE you mention lived in the Townland of Loughrelisk Ballinderry,where I grew up. Here are the details of the family from the 1851 census remains:
WILLIAM TURTLE, 43 (Head) [Married 1832] - FARMER (Antrim) (R/W)
SUSANNA TURTLE, 40 (Wife) [Married] - NONE (Antrim) (R/W)
SARAH TURTLE, 16 (Daughter) [Unmarried] - HOUSE SERVANT (Antrim) (R/W)
ELIZA TURTLE, 14 (Daughter) [Unmarried] - AT SCHOOL (Antrim) (R/W)
WILLIAM TURTLE, 12 (Son) [Unmarried] - AT SCHOOL (Antrim) (R/W)
THOMAS TURTLE, 10 (Son) [Unmarried] - AT SCHOOL (Antrim) (R/W)
ANN TURTLE, 8 (Daughter) [Unmarried] - AT SCHOOL (Antrim) (R)
SAMUEL TURTLE, 4 (Daughter) [Unmarried] - NONE (Antrim)
JAMES TURTLE, 2 (Son) [Unmarried] - NONE (Antrim)
ROBERT TURTLE, 6 (Son) [Unmarried] - AT SCHOOL (Antrim)
WILLIAM HIGGINSON, 54 (Servant) [Married 1825] - FARM LABOURER (Antrim) (R/W)
ARTHUR HIGGINSON, 21 (Servant) [Unmarried] - PLOUGHMAN (Antrim) (R/W)
JAMES TAYLOR, 19 (Servant) [Unmarried] - FARM LABOURER (Antrim)
OTTO
