Olivia Mary Innes (Ines?) born c. 1795-1798 in Antrim, possible mother's surname was Candee or Lindsay

Kathy,

You don’t say what denomination Olivia was but judging by the predominant denomination of Innes (and variant spellings)  households in Co. Antrim in the 1901 census, Presbyterian seems most likely.

Research in the 1700s in Ireland can be tricky.  There were at least 100 Presbyterian churches in County Antrim in the 1700s, but only about 8 of them have any baptism or marriage records from that period. (Presbyterians generally didn’t keep burial records either). Without knowing where in the county she came from it would be difficult enough but when you add to that the fact that there are no church records for the 1700s for over 90% of the churches she might have attended, it becomes pretty well impossible.

Not sure about the surname Candee. There isn’t anyone of that name (or at least that spelling) anywhere in Ireland in Griffiths Valuation or the 1901 census. It’s not a name I have come across either in Ireland or in Scotland. Lindsay is common enough though, and points to Presbyterian origins.

Possibly DNA testing might be the only way to link up with any Irish (or, ultimately, Scottish) roots.

Thank-you Elwyn. I know very little about Olivia unfortunately. She married a Presbyterian minister so I agree she was likely Presbyterian. Olivia is in my father's maternal line. I'm hoping he'll use the autosomal DNA test kit I got for him. Maybe that will help.