Boyd and Mitchell family names

Dear Dianna

I have had a look on rootsireland.ie and there is a baptism for an Elizabeth Mitchell in Co. Down in 1804 but it is Church of Ireland - father William. The start date for Presbyterian records for that parish begin in 1835 so it may well be the case that they were both born and baptised in a time that predates parish records. Can I ask where you go the marriage info from?

Best wishes

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support 

Hello Clare;

Thanks for your help. The marriage info for Eliza Mitchell and John Boyd came from Ancestry records -

John Boyd Sex:Male Marriage:1838 Marriage Place:Second Presbyterian Church, Killinchy, County Down, Northern Ireland Spouse:Eliza Mitchel

lSource:Z. Mettam. Northern Ireland Marriages, Volume 1 (Manuscript found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City on microfilm 824282, item 2).
Marriages are taken from County Down: Boardmills 1st Presbyterian Church, 1782-1842; 1851-1870; Down/Downpatrick, 1700-1874; Dromara, 1817-1845; Dromore, 1784-1845; Drumbo, 1706-1721; Killinchy, 1812- 1845; Killyleagh, 1835-1872; Kilmore, 1833-1845; and Kircubbin, 1802- 1845.
Registration of marriages at the General Register Office in Dublin was compulsory for all Protestants after April 1845 in Ireland. They are the official record.

Source Information

Ancestry.com. Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Original data: Ireland, Marriages, 1619-1898. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.: FamilySearch, 2013.

Thanks again for your help

Dianna

Hi again

The only John Boyd Presbyterian baptism in Co. Down for the period 1815-1825 is in 1825 - a John Baxter Boyd, father James Boyd and mother Anne Baxter in Upper Moybrick, 1st Dromara Presbyterian, Co. Down. Again, give the early period it's difficult to say for sure. 

Best wishes

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support