My heritage includes the Boyles & Caugheys of County Down, particularly the ARDs area.
I would be very interested in learning of present day families of these surnames who maybe interested in family history. This info may need to communicated privately.
I am particularly aware of documented Boyle births in Ballybuttle, Ballyhaft, Ballyblack, Ballyboley and Crossnamuckley with Baptisms at Ballycopeland but so far have only family rumours of Donaghadee. I would therefore be most interested in any Boyle or Caughey baptisms/ deaths/ headstones - Presbyterian circa 1750- 1900 so I can get a fuller picture.
Any advice gratefully received!
Dale
Sunday 9th Jun 2013, 01:13PM
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Hi Dale,
Thank you for your message.
I hope that someone with information on these families makes a connection with you and helps you further your research.
In the meantime, Presbyterian registers are held in three main locations:
- in local custody
- in the Public Records of Northern Ireland (PRONI) http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
- at the Presbyterian Historical Society http://www.presbyterianhistoryireland.com in Belfast.
PRONI has microfilm copies of almost all registers in Northern Ireland and also lists of records held by the Presbyterian Historical Society.
For any births, deaths or marriages after 1864 you can check in civil records. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:
http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes to these records up to 1958 online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Have you tried looking in Griffith?s Valuation to see what Boyles and Caughey?s were recorded in the area 1848-64? You can check this here:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Some other websites that you may find helpful are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/down/index.html
Family Search links: https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ireland_Genealogy_Websites?goback=.gde_3030105_member_230205486
I hope some of this is helpful. Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Monday 1st Jul 2013, 10:41AM