Workman and may family ancestors

       In Griffith's Valuation of Armagh, there were two Meredith Workmans and two Margarets listed as head of household in 1865.

SourceSurnameFirst NameTownlandParishCounty 

• GriffithWorkman Margaret DivinyDrumcreeCo. Armagh
• GriffithWorkman Margaret Richmount, Or Aghavellan.DrumcreeCo. Armagh
• GriffithWorkman Meredith DivinyDrumcreeCo. Armagh
• GriffithWorkman Meredith Richmount, Or Aghavellan.DrumcreeCo. Armagh

Thank you Patricia. Wondering if there is anywhere else I can further research these two families. If we are DNA connected to these families their descendant/our ancestor forged a great pathway in NZ in mid 1800s. Looking for descendants of these families 

Hi,

I looked on the paid site, Roots Ireland, for birth and marriage records for your family; but the only two records I saw were those of two children of Meredith.

Here they are:

Charles Workman, baptized 28 Oct 1827, residence - Kilmoriarty, parish - Portadown, CI, Armagh, parents - Meredith Workman, weaver & Elizabeth (no surname)

Caroline Anne Workman, baptized 27 Feb 1831, residence - Corcrain??, parish - Portadown, CI, Armagh, parents - Meredith Workman, weaver & Elizabeth (no surname)

I'm not sure why the records you are searching for do not show on Roots Ireland because the baptism records for Portadown began in 1826.

Regards,

Probate abstract:

The Will of John Workman late of Devenny County Armagh Farmer deceased who died 18 April 1882 at same place was proved at Armagh by Thomas Crockett of Devenny and John Carrick of Richmond both in County Armagh Farmers the Executors.

The above will is on-line on the PRONI website. he left everything to wife Mary. He was 60.

Death of a young Meredith Workman in 1878 in Richmount:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1878/020497/7192865.pdf

Diviny and Richmount are side by side, so these 2 families were just a few hundred yards apart and are likely to be related.

Other probates for the Workmans of Richmount. The files are not on-line and are in PRONI in Belfast:

Workman John of Richmount Portadown county Armagh retired farmer died 3 April 1931 Administration Belfast 8 February to John Workman farmer. Effects £114 2s. 4d.

Workman John of Richmount Portadown county Armagh retired farmer died 3 April 1931 Administration Belfast 8 February to John Workman farmer. Effects £114 2s. 4d.

Workman Amelia of Richmount Portadown county Armagh spinster died 23 January 1935 Administration Belfast 8 February to John Workman farmer. Effects £19 10s. 11d.

Workman John of Richmount Portadown county Armagh retired farmer died 3 April 1931 Administration Belfast 8 February to John Workman farmer. Effects £114 2s. 4d.

Workman John of Richmount Portadown county Armagh farmer died 16 March 1958 at Lurgan Hospital Administration Belfast 11 June to Sarah McCartney the widow. Effects £547 5s. 10d.

1884 Birth:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1884/02695/1992643.pdf

1875 John Workman marriage born c 1845. Address then was Drumcree. Father was another John Workman.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1875/11203/8105432.pd

Family in 1901:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Breagh/Richmount_or_Aghavellan/1031106/

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