family of Edward Kirkwood from Belfast married Mary Lyle

[pollocm]

Does anyone have any information on this family it is my great grandfather and greatgrandmother they lived at 49Cumberlane street and then moved to Hollywood, Belfast. A Mary Cunningham from 14 Ioreal Street (not sure of spelling of street name) was present at my grandmothers birth.

Looking for living relatives or any history on my family.

Kind regards

Mary Pollock
Canada

[gortonboy]

Hi,,,do you have a time frame? 

[gaffy]

Edward married Mary in St Enoch's Presbyterian Church Belfast in 1896, his father was Duncan, a missionary, hers was John, a sailor.

Here is the family in 1901:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Woodvale_Ward/Cumberland_Street/1006289/

And 1911:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Shankill/Olive_Street/177311/

[gaffy]

Possibly father and mother in 1901:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Clifton/Rosevale_Street/962970/

And father in  1911:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Clifton/Ashgrove_Park/143890/

[gaffy]

Edward's father Duncan Kirkwood married Elizabeth Stewart in Berry Street Presbyterian Church Belfast in 1871. Duncan Kirkwood's father was William, a dresser in a family, while Elizabeth Stewart's father was James Stewart, a land steward. 

As well as Edward in 1874, the couple had Walter in 1872, Duncan in 1876, Agnes in 1880 and Sarah in 1884 - details in familysearch.

Correction: Duncan's father William was a dresser in a factory

[gaffy]

There's a will for Duncan Kirkwood on the PRONI website that is a possibility for Edward's father or brother, but it isn't digitised, you would need to order it...

[gaffy]

There is a grave in Carnmoney Graveyard described as the family burying ground of Duncan Kirkwood, Belfast 1898.  This would tie in with a piece in the local newspaper in October 1891 which reports that Agnes (Edward's sister) died and was interred in Carnmoney Burying Ground.

There are also numerous references in the local paper about a Duncan Kirkwood all around the space of church work, sabbath school, charities, temperance etc. - for example, one article reports that he was ordained in St Enoch's Presbyterian Church in January 1890.

[gaffy]

A Duncan McCallum Kirkwood was born in Glasgow 1848 to William Kirkwood and Jean Galbraith, William and Jean got married there in 1829.

[gaffy]

The likely parents of Mary Lyle are John Lyle and Mary Henderson.  Familysearch shows daughters Mary born 1871 and Eliza Jane born 1872 - an Elizabeth Lyle was a witness at Mary's wedding to Edward Kirkwood, father John Lyle's occupation of sailor is consistant across births and marriage. John Lyle married Mary Henderson in York Street Presbyterian Church 1862, his father John Lyle was a cabinet maker, her father John was a cooper.