Register
+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 12
  1. 18-10-2010 10:21 AM #1
    barrie
    barrie is offline
    AA Member Newbie barrie is an unknown quantity at this point
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Posts
    7

    Default James O'Neill, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Hi I signed up last year but never came back to site to ask any questions. Brilliant website, don't know what I was thinking.
    My great great grandfather was James O'Neill born between 1841 and 1845 I believe. He was the son of James O'Neill (weaver) but I don't know his mothers name. If anyone can help me with this I would be forever grateful. James O'Neill married Sarah Troland in 1866 at Garryduff Presbyterian Church. He had been living in Kilraughts for 7 years, but where he was before that I do not know. He and Sarah had their children in Castlequarter, Ballymoney but then settled in Tullaghans and Craigs in Finvoy. If anyone knows anything about O'Neills in these areas, even if it is not James, I would love to hear from you.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 18-10-2010 10:43 AM #2
    banditfivealive
    banditfivealive is offline
    AA Member Respected Member banditfivealive is just really nice banditfivealive is just really nice banditfivealive is just really nice banditfivealive is just really nice
    banditfivealive's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Waies
    Posts
    3,980

    Default

    Hi Barrie - hope you find those you are Iooking for - wishing you aII the best
    'Census information CrownCopyright, in care of TNA'

    Kind regards......................... Bandit

    Researching : Cole : Poole / Wimborne -Vick: Christchuch / Wimborne-Martin : Wimborne / Bristol / Cardiff - Coombes: Bristol -Covering: 1762 - present day so far -Trades: cobblers, seamen, umbrella makers, milliners, painters and decorators and tailors
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 19-10-2010 04:51 AM #3
    The Lady Marion
    The Lady Marion is offline
    AA Moderator The Lady Marion has a reputation beyond repute The Lady Marion has a reputation beyond repute The Lady Marion has a reputation beyond repute The Lady Marion has a reputation beyond repute The Lady Marion has a reputation beyond repute The Lady Marion has a reputation beyond repute The Lady Marion has a reputation beyond repute The Lady Marion has a reputation beyond repute The Lady Marion has a reputation beyond repute The Lady Marion has a reputation beyond repute The Lady Marion has a reputation beyond repute
    The Lady Marion's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    4,720

    Default

    Barrie Hi and welcome back to Ancestry Aid. I suppose you have heard all the stories about Irish Ancestors being hard to trace.. Aint that the truth..I am still no further ahead after six years of trying to find any information what so ever on my Gt Gt Grandfather and his family so I wish you all the best..Have you tried Family Search using the Pilot Search method?..I would just type in the surname and place name and see what comes up..Its a long shot I know but you might find some answers.


    Marion
    Census information Crown Copyright, in care of TNA.


    Moreton from Abingdon-Morton from Westham-Davies from ILLOGAN & Westham-Whitehead from Falkirk ,Ireland & Woolwich-Plant from Watermans Field Woolwich,Litchfield ,Ireland, The cape Of Good Hope-Prisk from St Hilary & Marazion-Levitt from Fleet Lincs & Islington-Sturgeon from Suffolk-McClelland from Antrim & Aldershot-Whittlesea from Cambridgeshire-Rowe from Marazion-Head from Woolwich--Carr from St Giles Oxfordshire-Ackley from Loughborough
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 19-10-2010 06:50 AM #4
    gillian
    gillian is offline
    AA Supporter Respected Member gillian is an unknown quantity at this point
    gillian's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    Leicestershire
    Posts
    2,740

    Default

    As you probably know Emerald Ancestors is the best for Northern Irish Ancestry and I expect you found the marriage there. I looked for his birth but there are very few records that far back and not his. Sorry!
    Irish records online are increasing in number quite rapidly so it is always worth searching again every few months.
    Gillian
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 23-10-2010 02:40 AM #5
    barrie
    barrie is offline
    AA Member Newbie barrie is an unknown quantity at this point
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Posts
    7

    Default

    Hi Bandit
    Thank you for welcome and best wishes. What a great website. Nice to see so many people out there actively researching.
    Kind Regards
    Barrie
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 23-10-2010 02:47 AM #6
    barrie
    barrie is offline
    AA Member Newbie barrie is an unknown quantity at this point
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Posts
    7

    Default

    Hi Marion
    Thank you for your advice regarding Familysearch, isnt it funny how it makes a difference to how you put in the information? I will try that and see what happens. You I started researching 2 years ago and my attitude was exactly that I would find nothing because it was Ireland, but you know I was so wrong and I have loads of information and lots of new found cousins in County Antrim. I have even had the joy of meeting up with them and looking at the areas in which my ancestors lived and worked. I am hooked now! I am in Scotland, 20 minutes from Falkirk if you need a hand finding information on your family.
    Barbara
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 23-10-2010 02:50 AM #7
    barrie
    barrie is offline
    AA Member Newbie barrie is an unknown quantity at this point
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Posts
    7

    Default

    Hi Gillian
    I have used Emerald Ancestry and it is a great tool to start with. I find the Ulster Historical Foundation fantastic too. Thanks for looking for births for me, that was very kind; it very frustrating that the records don't go back so far, but I am determined that the information is out there somewhere.
    All the best with your research
    Barbara
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 23-10-2010 07:01 AM #8
    noggin28
    noggin28 is offline
    AA Supporter noggin28 is an unknown quantity at this point
    noggin28's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    wirral
    Posts
    2,170

    Default

    The site below gives free 1901 and 1911 census you might find them towards the later part of their lives.

    National Archives: Census of Ireland 1901/1911


    There is also this one:

    http://www.ancestryireland.com/index.php?ai_home
    Last edited by noggin28; 23-10-2010 at 07:07 AM.
    '' No one knows who we are or where we are going until we have been and gone ''.

    Researching the following families;
    Kitchin & Sharpe, Cumberland, Canada, USA : Dixon, Lancashire, Westmorland, USA
    Fell & Hanslow, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, USA Australia.
    Guess, Buckinghamshire : Meakins, Northamptonshire

    Census data courtesy & Copyright, of the UK National Archives
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 23-10-2010 06:10 PM #9
    gillian
    gillian is offline
    AA Supporter Respected Member gillian is an unknown quantity at this point
    gillian's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    Leicestershire
    Posts
    2,740

    Default

    1911 Census - residents of a house 26 - Craigs (Dirraw Antrim)
    James O'Neill 70 head - labourer - can read & write - Episcopelian - born County Antrim. Married 50 years
    Sarah O'Neill 67 wife - can read & write - Episcopelian - born County Antrim. Mariied 50 years. 11 children born alive, 4 still living.
    What do you think?
    Gillian
    Last edited by gillian; 23-10-2010 at 06:18 PM.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 23-10-2010 06:25 PM #10
    gillian
    gillian is offline
    AA Supporter Respected Member gillian is an unknown quantity at this point
    gillian's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    Leicestershire
    Posts
    2,740

    Default

    1901 Census - residents of a house 30 in Tullaghans (Dirraw Antrim)
    Mary O'Neill 17 daughter general servant domestic, not married, can read write
    James O'Neill 56 head labourer, can read
    John O'Neill 23 son labourer, not married, can read & write
    Sarah O'Neill 54 wife housekeeper, can read & write
    All Protestant Church of Ireland
    All born County Antrim
    Mark of James O'Neill, witness Mary
    Gillian
    Last edited by gillian; 23-10-2010 at 06:30 PM.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
 

 
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

Forum Rules

Back to Top
All times are GMT. The time now is 11:55 AM. Powered by vBulletin™ Copyright © 2012 Ancestry Aid.
Census information Crown Copyright, from The National Archives

SEO by vBSEO 3.5.1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276