My GGGrandparents were Samuel Henning and Mary Newell (Presbyterian). They had 6 children, the eldest John James Henning (my GGrandfather) was born in 1812 near Newry. (I have no other info on the 5 siblings.)
John married Martha Fitzimmons (Fitzsimons) in 1852 Feb 20 and they emigrated to Canada shortly after (I believe). They lived in Ballyvea at the time of marriage.
Any information on my ancestors would be greatly appreciated.
Saturday 2nd Nov 2013, 03:17PM
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Hi - Thank you for your message. Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com
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 and 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 the rest of Ireland, almost all records are in local custody. It can difficult to locate these as many congregations in the South have moved, amalgamated, or simply disappeared over the last sixty years.
Some sites which may assist you in your research are:
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
British parliamentary papers on Ireland can be found at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093
The Library & Archives of Canada - http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html
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