Hi Gaffy,
I just wanted to Thankyou , I had posted this topic quite a while ago and followed your advice on the possible matching births of children from Eliza Morrison and John Hunter. It took some time as I had no proof of birth and no mother's name. I have now found death certs of John Hunter Tinsmith which give some idea of his birth date. Death cert says he was born 1827 and I found a death record of an Eliza Hunter wife of Tinsmith in Newry b.1829. It looked quite promising that this John Hunter and Eliza Morrison might be possible parents of James and Patrick Hunter and other siblings that I found on Roots Ireland. My James Hunter would have been born 1854 (death Record) and Patrick Hunter born 1856(marriage record). I followed a marriage in Belfast in 1838 for John Hunter/Eliza Morrison which you pointed out could be a match. The couples age would be out by about 10 years though. This couple would have been born in abt 1818. Also their sons Patrick 1853 and James Hunter 1856 would not be out by that much. Although with no occupation on any birth records, I have no way of matching it to my John Hunter and Eliza Unknown. They seemed to have started their family around 1838 and could indeed be the parents of these children in Lower Killeavy. I have always found it strange that my John and Eliza only had 2 children. It was thought that they had come to Ireland from Scotland but now that I have found death certs of their parents John and Eliza, I think that information is wrong. The death records I obtained match with their addresses on 35 Monaghan Street Newry.
I found John Hunter in townland Cross, Camlough in 1864 on Griffiths valuation records. I have also checked out some of the sponsors on baptisms- a Colon Crilly who also appears on Griffiths valuation in Camlough. I also found a catholic marriage for an Edward Hunter born abt 1847 married to Bridget Kelly from Camlough and his father was John Hunter and he was a shovel maker/Tinker. He lived in Queen Street Newry? (If I am right it was near Dominic Street) A lot of coincidence but I did not find any baptism record of Edward Hunter with the other baptisms in Lower Killeavy, unless he was christened with another name or another family with father John Hunter and mother Eliza. I followed this Edward Hunter to USA and found his death record but it only had father John Hunter and mother Eliza - again no surname. Buried in Rondolph cemetery in Massachusetts. I am sure it is the same couple who married in Co.Armagh and he had the same occupation in USA. Shovel Maker. I found a few more possibilities of these children's baptisms - John Hunter 1848 tinplate maker from Co. Armagh in England census which could be a match and a William Hunter married to Mary Nugent in Keady who had father John Hunter Tinsmith. This has confused me quite a bit as it is not the right area so perhaps there where a few catholic John Hunter Tinsmith's around Co. Armagh. I have come across a few other John Hunter's but weaver and farmers. So I don't know where to go from here, Can anybody advise me what might be my next pursuit to try and connect this couple John Hunter Eliza unknown or is that it!
Thanks a million.