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Offline ajjbc

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Townland Name ..Need help
« on: Saturday 20 March 10 22:21 GMT (UK) »
Have just gotten a Cert and this Robert Milligan born 1817
..list his place of birth as...MICHATHER,Co. Londonderry,Ireland.....
              Have tried  Googling it with no luck.
Maybe someone is able to figure this one out...thanks in advance !!
IRELAND: Algeo,Armstrong,Brick, ,Hendren/Hendron,Hopkins,Ramage,   SCOTLAND:Ashcroft, Aitchison,Armstrong,Bathgate,Blair,Bruce,Brunton,Clarke/Clerk,Crozier, Dickson,Dobson,Dryden,Eaton,Forbis,Gillie/Gillies, Haliburton, Henderson,Higgins,Hogg,Huggan,Hunter,Hutton,Kersel,Kidd/Kyd,Laidlaw,Heugh,Matson,McLuckie,Marchbank,Miller,Notman,Peacock, Prentice,Redpath,Richardson,Roger Riddell,Ruthven,Scobbie,Simson, Spiers/Speirs,Spottiswood,Tinline, Thorburn,Thomson,Turnbull,Waddel,Waldie ,Waugh.Younger

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Re: Townland Name ..Need help
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 20 March 10 22:25 GMT (UK) »
A few questions so we can try to help you...
What's the document and is it a scan or a transcript?
(am wondering if the place of birth is a phoentic attempt from someone in a another country trying to write what they were told)
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Re: Townland Name ..Need help
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 20 March 10 23:18 GMT (UK) »
The cert is an original scanned copy of the1855 birth cert from Scots People  ,where it even shows the fathers signature.

Possibly Robert Milligan with his Irish brogue telling a Scots registrar where he was from did not quite compute.

I just figured someone from Derry might recognize what it might be...
Thanks for looking and the reply...
IRELAND: Algeo,Armstrong,Brick, ,Hendren/Hendron,Hopkins,Ramage,   SCOTLAND:Ashcroft, Aitchison,Armstrong,Bathgate,Blair,Bruce,Brunton,Clarke/Clerk,Crozier, Dickson,Dobson,Dryden,Eaton,Forbis,Gillie/Gillies, Haliburton, Henderson,Higgins,Hogg,Huggan,Hunter,Hutton,Kersel,Kidd/Kyd,Laidlaw,Heugh,Matson,McLuckie,Marchbank,Miller,Notman,Peacock, Prentice,Redpath,Richardson,Roger Riddell,Ruthven,Scobbie,Simson, Spiers/Speirs,Spottiswood,Tinline, Thorburn,Thomson,Turnbull,Waddel,Waldie ,Waugh.Younger

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« Reply #3 on: Saturday 20 March 10 23:32 GMT (UK) »
I've checked all the townlands in Co. Derry that begin with the letter 'm' and can't see anything close and also checked Milligans listed in Griffith's Valuation (mid-1800s) without any luck but perhaps someone else will be able to help.
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Re: Townland Name ..Need help
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 21 March 10 00:17 GMT (UK) »
Thanks tons...at least I know he came from Co Derry...better than just "Ireland"
IRELAND: Algeo,Armstrong,Brick, ,Hendren/Hendron,Hopkins,Ramage,   SCOTLAND:Ashcroft, Aitchison,Armstrong,Bathgate,Blair,Bruce,Brunton,Clarke/Clerk,Crozier, Dickson,Dobson,Dryden,Eaton,Forbis,Gillie/Gillies, Haliburton, Henderson,Higgins,Hogg,Huggan,Hunter,Hutton,Kersel,Kidd/Kyd,Laidlaw,Heugh,Matson,McLuckie,Marchbank,Miller,Notman,Peacock, Prentice,Redpath,Richardson,Roger Riddell,Ruthven,Scobbie,Simson, Spiers/Speirs,Spottiswood,Tinline, Thorburn,Thomson,Turnbull,Waddel,Waldie ,Waugh.Younger

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Re: Townland Name ..Need help
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 21 March 10 08:22 GMT (UK) »
There is an uofficial place-name called Macarragh in Culnaman townland in Desertoghill parish.

Is it possible for you to scan just the name and attach for us to see?

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Re: Townland Name ..Need help
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 21 March 10 08:41 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
   I wondered about MAGHERA! It is a town and a parish.

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Stewart, Irwin, Morrison, Haslett, Murrell - Dungiven area Co. Londonderry
Browne, Barrett -Co.Armagh
Neil, Smyth _Co. Antrim

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« Reply #7 on: Sunday 21 March 10 09:05 GMT (UK) »
Nacarragh is a part of Culnaman townland and Maghera is pronounced ma-her-ra so I'm not sure either would be close enough.
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