Rea/Ray family in Bailieborough

[scrammer30]

I am looking for information on the Rea/Ray family in Bailieborough.

Thank you,
Matt

[gortonboy]

hi Matt,,,it would help if you could post more details.....do you have a timeframe,,,any names,ages,etc? 

[scrammer30]

I do not have much information on my Rea/Ray family.  My 4th great grandmother, Mary Rea,  was born about 1788 and married a William Morgan (a private in the 14th Light Dragoons) about 1818.  They later settled in Belturbet in 1826.  I suspect she was originally from Bailieborough.  So any information on Rea/Ray families in or around Bailieborough prior to 1820 may be helpful.

Thank you,
Matt

[aghadowey]

Have a look at Introduction to Irish Records and My Ancestor came from Ireland - where do I start?.

[Les57]

In the baptismal records of Corraneary Presbyterian Church there is a Thomas Rea/Ray and Elizabeth Hall with 1st child born 1769 and 14th child born 1791.
Only the 1st, 2nd, 12th and 14th are recorded, none of which are Mary. No other Church records in the Bailieborough area go back to the 1700s. The Church is located mid way between Cootehill and Bailieborough. http://www.presbyterianireland.org/congregations/coroneary.html

[scrammer30]

Hi Les57,

Thank you very much for the info.  That is the best lead I have so far.  Just wondering, where were you able to check these records?  Mary Rea married a William Morgan in about 1817, supposedly in Belturbet, but checking on rootsireland.ie, I can't find a marriage record.  Maybe they were married at the Corraneary church?  Again, thanks a lot.

Matt

[Les57]

Hi Matt, most Church records in this area commence in the 1840s - 1860s but the ones I quoted from commence with baptisms in 1764. The information I have given you already is the only reference to Rea/Ray I can find.

[scrammer30]

Hi Les57,

Thank you very much for your time and effort.  Again, that's the best lead I've had so far.

Thank you,
Matt

[Irishseeker]

I have a Grace Ray born c1820 in Ireland,married to Patrick Brannen,parents of my gggrandmother Rose Brannan.Somewhere in Ireland. But most of my lot seem to be Bailieborough so..........Who knows,