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Re: BECK family of Dromore/Dromara
« Reply #27 on: Thursday 29 July 21 11:10 BST (UK) »
Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo

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Re: BECK family of Dromore/Dromara
« Reply #28 on: Thursday 29 July 21 13:27 BST (UK) »

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Re: BECK family of Dromore/Dromara
« Reply #29 on: Thursday 29 July 21 16:06 BST (UK) »
Dromore Co Down NI is a small market town it is also a civil/church parish so 'Dromore' Co Down   covers a huge area and lots and lots of other small towns and villages...

So just reading through the thread and seeing so many places....
Dromara that is 6-7 miles away from Dromore and the address is Dromara, Dromore.
Dromara covers villages like Waringsford/Kinallen ( so eg  Waringsford, Dromara, Dromore)... Banbridge is the closest 'large' town to Dromore 11 miles away  (in the church parish of Dromore) and Seapatrick was a village outside Banbridge, now part of Banbridge  and there are lots of villages inbetween.
Crossgar is 16-17 miles away from Dromore......and going the other way from Dromore  Hillsborough is Hillsborough, Dromore, same with Annahilt

So you are searching a huge area for a surname so it is likely you will find several separate families using the same surname. although of course people moved, for marriage/work like any where else however even more so than many other places you need to follow the records to ensure you follow the right people you want, not just look for a name that fits as they were not so creative back then with names and if you look you will find possibly 10 people born around the same time/same place with the same name and not all related to each other

The only Beck I know and the name spiked my interest which is burned in my brain and will be for ever as it was an horrendous illegal puppy farm in Katesbridge which is Dromara, Dromore  https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/dog-horror-man-faces-being-caged-28401816.html

What might help if you don't know the area is these
https://www.downanddromore.org/find-a-church/list ( the diocese of Down & Dromore is divided up into 79 parishes, with a total of 115 churches.)
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.4141409,-6.2365382,10z
http://lisburn.com/books/dromore-historical/Journal-2/journal-2-3.html
http://countydown.x10.mx/html/dromore.htm ( think you have already got this)
https://www.dromorediocese.org/history/
Leicestershire:Chamberlain, Dakin, Wilkinson, Moss, Cook, Welland, Dobson, Roper,Palfreman, Squires, Hames, Goddard, Topliss, Twells,Bacon.
Northamps:Sykes, Harris, Rice,Knowles.
Rutland:Clements, Dalby, Osbourne, Durance, Smith,Christian, Royce, Richardson,Oakham, Dewey,Newbold,Cox,Chamberlaine,Brow, Cooper, Bloodworth,Clarke
Durham/Yorks:Woodend, Watson,Parker, Dowser
Suffolk/Norfolk:Groom, Coleman, Kemp, Barnard, Alden,Blomfield,Smith,Howes,Knight,Kett,Fryston
Lincolnshire:Clements, Woodend

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Re: BECK family of Dromore/Dromara
« Reply #30 on: Thursday 29 July 21 16:32 BST (UK) »
Quote from: iluleah on Thursday 29 July 21 16:06 BST (UK)
Dromore Co Down NI is a small market town it is also a civil/church parish so 'Dromore' Co Down   covers a huge area and lots and lots of other small towns and villages...

This is what Dromore Civil Parish covers.
https://www.townlands.ie/down/dromore/

It does not cover Dromara or Katesbridge (nor Donacloney, Annahilt or Hillsborough) which are in different Civil Parishes.

Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo

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Re: BECK family of Dromore/Dromara
« Reply #31 on: Sunday 22 August 21 08:18 BST (UK) »
I am also researching the family of Robert Beck (1858-1937) of Ballykeel. I know from the court case of 1891 that he grew up in Ballykeel and was living with his uncle in Ballykeel at the time of his wedding. So I am pretty confident that James Beck (d1918) and William Beck (d1897) both of Ballykeel are his uncles.

Looking at Grifffith Valuation for Ballykeel, there is a John Beck, who I presume is the father of Robert and a Robin Beck. I suspect that Robin is actually Robert and that he would be the father of John, James and William.

If anyone has more information, especially the 1851 census for the Becks of Dromore, I would be really grateful

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Re: BECK family of Dromore/Dromara
« Reply #32 on: Sunday 22 August 21 12:12 BST (UK) »

Welcome to RootsChat  :)

Quote from: clynelish2 on Sunday 22 August 21 08:18 BST (UK)
If anyone has more information, especially the 1851 census for the Becks of Dromore, I would be really grateful

The 1851 census on http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ only has six individuals for the whole of Co Down, none of them Beck.
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01quy/

This presumably is your Beck family in 1901 census.
Residents of a house 79 in Ballykeel (Ballykeel, Down).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Ballykeel/Ballykeel/1240204/

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Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo

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Re: BECK family of Dromore/Dromara
« Reply #33 on: Sunday 22 August 21 13:02 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much for the welcome and for getting back to me so quickly. I understand the limitations of the fragments that remain in the national archives, but I came upon an interesting article in North Irish Roots Vol. 24, No. 1 (2013), pp. 35-37 where the author had accessed the collection of John Wilson Beck an early 20th century historian. John had access to records before the 1922 fire destroyed them and his hand written notes include early census records not available anywhere else. I am quite a long way from the national archive in Dublin, but had hoped that someone on this board might have been there before me.

If its of interest to anyone, the atricle included the following extract from the 1821 census
Ballysallagh, County Down
John Beck         58      Farmer
Mary Beck         50      Wife
Samuel Beck     17     Son
John Beck         13     Son
Dorothy Beck    50     Sister
William Partridge 23    Dealer
James Taylor       20    Servant
Margaret Morre   17   Servant

I believe that there are other names in the notes
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