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Re: Help please. Becket and Simpson Ballymoney Antrim
« Reply #18 on: Friday 01 March 24 18:13 GMT (UK) »
They never fail to throw in a wobbly one.

Rachael of many names.

1890 Beckett nee Hamilton
1891 and 1893 Beckett nee Downey
1897 and 1906 Becket nee Simpson
1919 Becket nee Simpson
1949 Beckett nee Hamilton again

Is there any other information to pointing to Stuart Beckett as the father of James. Can I find out who he was married to?
Or is he just a possibility?

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Re: Help please. Becket and Simpson Ballymoney Antrim
« Reply #19 on: Friday 01 March 24 18:24 GMT (UK) »
This has to be a possibility for James' baptism in the Ballymoney RC parish registers, April 10 (1864), James Beckett of Stewart [Beckett] and Bridgt McMullin, Sponsors Patrick McMullin and Margt McGuckian:
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633108#page/40/mode/1up (left page)


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Re: Help please. Becket and Simpson Ballymoney Antrim
« Reply #20 on: Friday 01 March 24 18:34 GMT (UK) »

This has to be a possibility for James' baptism in the Ballymoney RC parish registers, April 10 (1864), James Beckett of Stewart [Beckett] and Bridgt McMullin, Sponsors Patrick McMullin and Margt McGuckian:
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633108#page/40/mode/1up (left page)


Lots of other children were baptised for a couple of parents with these names: Mary Ann in 1851 (Loughguile parish); Rose in 1853 (Loughguile parish); Margaret in 1857 (Ballymoney and Derrykeighan parish); Jane in 1859 (Ballymoney and Derrykeighan parish); Daniel in 1862 (Ballymoney and Derrykeighan parish); Charles in 1866 (Ballymoney and Derrykeighan parish); Stewart John in 1867 (Ballymoney and Derrykeighan parish).

Here are civil registrations for the last two (unnamed, I imagine the parents were waiting for the baptisms):
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1866/03532/2299922.pdf
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1867/03477/2277522.pdf


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Re: Help please. Becket and Simpson Ballymoney Antrim
« Reply #21 on: Friday 01 March 24 18:37 GMT (UK) »
There is a transcript of a marriage from the Ballymena RC parish registers showing a Stewart Becket marrying a Bridget McMullan on 11 November 1845 at Loughguile RC Church, the two witnesses were Laughlin McKee and John Hanna.



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Re: Help please. Becket and Simpson Ballymoney Antrim
« Reply #22 on: Friday 01 March 24 18:45 GMT (UK) »

Lots of other children were baptised for parents with these names ...  Stewart John in 1867 (Ballymoney and Derrykeighan parish).


Stewart John Beckett went on to marry Sarah Ann Carrigan in St. Mary's, Belfast, in 1896:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1896/10487/5819270.pdf

(I know this because a transcript of the church record of marriage states both parents for the groom: father Stewart John Beckett (deceased); mother Bridget McMullan - both parents from Ballymoney)


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Re: Help please. Becket and Simpson Ballymoney Antrim
« Reply #23 on: Friday 01 March 24 18:53 GMT (UK) »
This looks like Bridget (McMullan) Beckett's death, daughter Margaret was the informant:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1890/06119/4746862.pdf


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Re: Help please. Becket and Simpson Ballymoney Antrim
« Reply #24 on: Friday 01 March 24 19:01 GMT (UK) »
Marriage of Edith Beckett in 1916 names her mother as Rachel DOWNEY Beckett nee' Simpson

Edith appears in 1911 census with parents, brothers James and Joseph and sister Rachel

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Re: Help please. Becket and Simpson Ballymoney Antrim
« Reply #25 on: Friday 01 March 24 19:14 GMT (UK) »
in 1921 James is aged 60 born Ballymoney, Rachel aged 62 6 months born Autical,?  Ireland

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Re: Help please. Becket and Simpson Ballymoney Antrim
« Reply #26 on: Friday 01 March 24 19:38 GMT (UK) »
in 1921 James is aged 60 born Ballymoney, Rachel aged 62 6 months born Autical,?  Ireland

Looks more like Anticur (SE of Ballymoney).
Take a peek at Frazerburgh (two lines above) and its letter 'r'.

https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/kilconway/rasharkin/glenbuck/anticur/


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