It's been a good six months and I have made great inroads on the McFaddens. They changed their name to McFadden unofficially from M'Aldridge or Alexander, having been descended from McCaldridge of Glengad, the Vow, Ballymoney.
The ancestor is William McCaldridge who was born around 1850 and married Mary Ann McFadden daughter of John (son of Andrew McFadden) and Rose McFadden of Knockanavery having changed his name to William Alexander. They had a son William Alexander in 1874 who married Ann Eliza Taggart in 1896.Tthey registered his children as McAldridge, and later took his mother's maiden name of McFadden .
A William McCambridge in 1871 married Nancy Jane McFadden of Moycraig, daughter of Malcolm McFadden, he changed their name to Denham/Denholm, and they lived between Moycraig and Dennistoun, Glasgow, having children at both locations leaving one, Jane at Moycraig premanently She had been born to Nancy Jane and William McCaldridge (same as McCambridge?). Their grandson was Malcolm McFadden of Drumtullagh commemorated as having disappeared at the Somme (Mosside Presbyterian Church).
DNA evidence has connected our two families, but we don't know if it was through the McFadden brides who might have been related, or if the same William married both girls bigamously. Mary Ann Alexander last known name has disappeared from history after giving birth to her son William in 1874. She had a sister who married into Walker of this area. Bushvale is one of the McFadden churches but they have no formal burial records. In short I am trying to find out how many William McCaldridges lived in this area in the 1870s and if Andrew and Malcolm McFadden of Knockanavery and Moycraig were relatives. Any info leading to either link being established appreciated. Sorry it is rather complicated.
A second query from a new found McFadden relative. She is trying to trace her great grandfather James McFadden born 1877 who married a Nellie McLean of Laurel Hill Coleraine, and this lady died in 1916, whereupon he married Robina Greer. His birth and death places are unknown.
Robina and James had a daughter Catherine Robina McFadden who married James McFadden, born 1917, a brother to McFadden of Drumtullagh, born after his death at the Somme. We are trying to trace this James' burial place in Antrim too. Any help on either to these two above appreciated.