Am searching for great grandparents of Alexander Shaw siblings Jane born 1835 Mary 1838 Alexander 1840 John 1842 Betty 1844 Robert Alexander's father married Margery Reid am trying to trace parents of both Robert Shaw and wife Margery. I AM ALSO TRING TO TRACE MORE INFORMATION ON Alexander Shaws wife Letitia Baillie I know her father was John born around 1814 he married in Lissara 3/1/1939 I am keen to find John's Parents and sibling I do know that John his wife and some of the children emigrated to Ontario in Canada possibly around 1860 their daughter Letitia was only one to remain in Downpatrick she was born in 1848 at creevyargon Kilmore Crossgar and died 1925she married Alexander Shaw on 21of November 1867
GEORGINA
Tuesday 4th Aug 2020, 05:50PMMessage Board Replies
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The 1867 marriage certificate for Alexander Shaw ands Letitia Baillie shows they married in Ballynahinch 2ndPresbyterian church. Tradition was to marry in the bride’s church so that’s possibly where Letitia and any siblings were baptised.
Letitia’s father was dead by 1867. Alexander’s father Robert was a Carpenter and by inference still alive. There are several Robert Shaw deaths in the Downpatrick registration area in the period 1867 – 1877 which might be your ancestor. These are not on-line free yet.
You can view the original certificates on-line on the GRONI website, using the “search registrations” option:
You will need to open an account and buy some credits. It costs £2.50 (sterling) to a view a certificate.
Alexander & Letitia in 1901:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Downpatrick_Urban/Fountain_Street/1227882/
1911:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Downpatrick/Fount…
Probable marriage for Jane Shaw to Robert Ellison in 1859:
Probable marriage for John Shaw to Martha Jane Kennedy in 1867:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Tuesday 4th Aug 2020, 08:23PM