McErlane family of Belfast

Hi Monica,

Thank you for your message.

Once again you could look in church records for information.

Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Belfast parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showlikerecords&CityCounty=Belfast%20city&parish=Belfast

Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42

Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.

You could also check Griffith?s Valuation for McErlanes and Neesons to see if there were any recorded in the area at the time:

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Also, it may be an idea to search the 1901/1911 census records to see if there is any family in the area at teh turn of the century. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

In my previous response to you I gave you some websites that you may find helpful;. Here they are again with a few others included:

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

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/antrim/index.html

The National Archives Scotland- family history: http://www.nas.gov.uk/familyHistory/

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

It may also be an idea to contact the Ulster Historical Foundation for assistance, however a fee may apply. Here is their email: enquiry@uhf.org.uk

I hope 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

Hi Monica

I am a descendent of Mary Alice. My father is Eddie Devine. I am in Sydney Australia.                   Regards Kerry Devine