Whereabouts of the DRAIN family

[rossendalerose]

2 hours away from the keyboard clears the head.  Found the records - it helped putting in the right registration district! Was using Antrim rather than Ballymoney.
James Drain did marry Mathilda in an RC Church  Cloughmills, Castlemartin in Ballymoney. Her father was William John Caves -farmer

Charles Donnelly age 28 from Rusharkin with father Charles Donnelly (dealer); Maggie McSheefry, age 25 from Tullaghans with father William McSheefry (farmer).

So far so good. Any more info on any members of this family tree would be welcome.
Rose H

[aghadowey]

If Matilda was Protestant but married James in a Catholic church then there's quite likely to be a baptism for her shortly before the marriage (possibly the same day).

'Rusharkin' should be Rasharkin. In the census Charles Donnelly was a fowl dealer.

Now back to Drains family...

Hugh Drain (c1810-30 July 1890), Dunloy, m. Mary Ann Miller (alive 1890)
   Death: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTH2-KPX
   The Will of Hugh Drain late of Dunloy County Antrim Farmer who died 30 July 1890 at same place was proved at Belfast by Mary Ann Drain Widow and William Templeton Farmer both of Dunloy the Executors. Will mentions daughters Tilda & Catherine, daughter Jane, son James, daughter Mary, daughter Margaret, beloved wife Mary Ann, son Daniel.
1.   Daniel Drain (c1857-1927) m.(1902) Mary (c1872). Ch.: Hugh (1905), John (c1907), James (c1909), child (d.bef.1911)
        www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Dunloy/Dunloy/946092
        www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Dunloy/Dunloy/129810
        Drain Daniel of Dunloy county Antrim farmer died 11 December 1927 Probate Belfast 23 January to James Drain farmer. Effects £93.
2.   Mary Drain
        ? Dunloy register, p.31: bapt. 6 June  1878 Agnes Lizzie, Anticorbog, parents- Daniel McMullan & Mary Drain
        Birth: Agnes 7 July 1880 Rasharkin https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGK7-SXW
3.   Margaret Drain
        ? Dunloy register, p.33: 22 Aug.1878 Michol? McAlister, The Craigs, to Margaret Drain, Dunloy
4.   Jane Drain (c1861)
        Bapt. 3 Aug.1861 http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633137#page/4/mode/1up
5.   JAMES DRAIN (1864-1942)
6.   Matilda/Tilda Drain (15 Jan.1867-16 May 1901 Dirraw sub-district)
        Birth (Tilda Drean): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F55J-52T
        1901- unmarried, with brother Daniel
4.   Bridget/Breagh Drain
        Bapt. 25 Mar.1868 (twice on page) http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633137#page/9/mode/1up
        ?birth Bridget, Jan/Mar 1879 Ballymoney https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBQ8-D49
8.   Catherine Drain (1 Jan.1874-1951 Ohio) m. ___ Edris
        Bapt. 10 Dec.1873 http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633137#page/14/mode/1up
        Birth (1 Jan.1874): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPBT-MDH
        Death: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXMD-R92

more to come...

[aghadowey]

JAMES DRAIN (14 July 1864-1942) m.(5 Nov.1883 Ballymoney dist.) Matilda Caves (c1861)
   Bapt. 3 May 1864: http://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633137#page/8/mode/1up
   Birth (James Drane 14 July 1864): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG1N-PM8
   1891- Scotland
   www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Dunloy/Dunloy/946092
   www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Dunloy/Caldanagh/129789
   Drain James of Galdanagh Dunloy county Antrim farmer died 17 June 1942 Probate Belfast 25 August to Hugh F. Drain farmer. Effects £290 5s.
1.   James Drain (c1889 Glasgow)
2.   Margaret Drain (1890 Glasgow)
3.   HUGH F. DRAIN (c1893 Glasgow)

Hugh Drain- http://dunloygac.ie/history/ (might be worth contacting them through the site)

Misc.- from church register:
? Dunloy register, p.33: 20 Jan.1878, John Reid & Fanny Drain
Dunloy register- Deaths, p.35:
5 Nov.1877 Margaret (Mrs.) Drain, 96, Glenone, buried Calderagh
17 Nov.1877 Mrs. Drain, 86, Dunloy, buried Calderagh

Just posting this so you don't get him confused with your Hugh Drain-
Hugh Drain c1835-29/28 Aug.1899 Ballymoney sub-district), Ballymoney, single, Protestant, siblings Jane, William, Robert, Mary, buried old churchyard

CAVES family were Presbyterian?
Dunloy register, p.34: 29 Mar.1880 Thomas Keogh to Eliza Caves
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Dunloy/Dunloy/946109/
Letters of Administration of the personal estate of William John Caves late of Dunloy County Antrim Farmer who died 20 November 1889 at same place were granted at Belfast to Catherine Caves of Dunloy the Widow.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Dunloy/Dunloy/129811/
Caves William John of Dunloy county Antrim farmer died 22 March 1934 Probate Belfast 15 December to Robert Shaw farmer and James Shaw merchant and farmer. Effects £79 10s.

[rossendalerose]

Aghadowey - How do you have so much information about the Drains? Are they part of your family tree? Rose H

[aghadowey]

No, not related at all but I live not that far away and mother-in-law's mother was from County Antrim.

[rossendalerose]

Thanks anyway for the information.  I'll pass it onto the family (living in Lancashire) - when they visit Ireland next year they can try and track down some of the locations given in the records. Rose H

[aghadowey]

Since they don't know the area these sites might help-

Catholic Graveyards in Co, Antrim-
http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/index.php?antrim&denomination=RC

Dunloy townland- http://www.townlands.ie/antrim/finvoy/dunloy/
You can check neighbouring townlands, etc. on the site

[aghadowey]

Charles Donnelly age 28 from Rusharkin with father Charles Donnelly (dealer); Maggie McSheefry, age 25 from Tullaghans with father William McSheefry (farmer).

There's a widow Margaret McSheffry in 1901- if you go to search for others in the census just put shef* into surname box (to catch all the spellings) and select Antrim.
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Dirraw/Tullaghans/945960

www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Dirraw/Tullaghans/129675

This looks like Margaret's daughter Betty Ann-
McSheffry Eliza Ann of Tullaghans county Antrim spinster died 13 April 1933 Probate Belfast 7 November to John McSheffry farmer. Effects £10 10s.

Living not far away-
McSheffrey William of Caldanagh county Antrim farmer died 30 November 1928 Probate Belfast 15 May to Daniel McCambridge farmer and John Kemp auctioneer. Effects £27 10s.

[rossendalerose]

Thanks - with the different ways to spell the surname I was struggling to trace them. Rose H