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Hi, My name is Ruth Williamson Hall. I have traced some of the Hall family to Dublin and Antrim County. Alexander Hall and Catherine McAuley were married in 1848 in Murray Township, Nothumberland County, Canada. However there first child, Elizabeth was  before the marriage in Canada. I have her baptism certificate from St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Loughguile Parish, Cluntfinan Townland, Antrim County, Ireland stating was baptisedas  illegitimate  on13 Sep 1845.

Found in the 1851 census for Murry Township, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
"HALL, James, laborer b. Ireland 46, Jane b. Ireland 50
Canner, Eliza, b. Ireland 8
HALL, Alex, b. Ireland 29, Catherine b. Ireland 25, Ann 4, Joseph 2
Consession 1 Lot 12"
According to this census Alex was born in 1822 and according to years old on death certificate he was born in 1817.
James probably was an  older brother of Alex. They lived together.
Name: Alexr Hall Gender: Male Age: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1823 Birthplace: Ireland Province: Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Northumberland County District Number: 24 Sub-District: Murray Sub-District Number: 232 Page: 47 Line: 31 Roll: C_11740 Schedule: A 
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada.

 

 

Monday 10th Oct 2016, 06:32PM

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  • Dear Ruth

    Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the long delay in getting back to you.

    I haven't been able to learn any more about the family. I couldn't locate a baptism record for Katharine. There are a few potential records for an Alexander or siblings in Co. Antrim between 1812 and 1828 but it would be difficult to know which, if any are relevant to your search. 

    I wanted to invite you to add your ancestor's details to our XO Chronicles. You can learn more about it HERE and it might be another avenue to consider so that your ancestor's details can be seen by others. 

    Best wishes

    Clare Doyle

    Genealogy Support 

    Tuesday 25th Oct 2016, 09:54AM

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