Looking for my Lindsay and Britton families in Leckpatrick

Hi

If you haven't already you could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/ for the family & their relatives.

 Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com

Some sites that might be of use to you:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

http://www.nas.gov.uk/familyHistory/

http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/ulster/index_ty.htm#…

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Ireland Reaching Out

Hi,

I wonder what it is you are looking for.

The marriage of the two people does not seem to be in either Familysearch or Rootsireland which suggests to me that it was not registered.  If you have a transcription from the church, I am not sure why it does not have the date.

Neither of the above two databases has the birth of either Margaret Britton or James Lindsay but both would have been pre Civil Registration so it would have to be a church baptism.

I can see the births of Margaret in 1870, William in 1872, John James in 1874 and Elizabeth in 1876 at Familysearch.  But I see Francis in 1877 not 1878 (note the same date as Elizabeth so there may be a problem here):

name:Francis Lindsaygender:Malebirth date:24 Mar 1877birthplace:Leek, Tyrone, Irelandfather's name:James Lindsaymother's name:Margaret Britton Lindsayindexing project (batch) number:C00239-7system origin:Ireland-ODMsource film number:255979

There are no more.

You seem to have found the home of the Lindsays in the townland of Woodend in the Pa of Leckpatrick in the Griffiths Valuation.  He had a 9 acre farm and rented a cottage to a John Lindsay.  A William and a Francis Britton also have a small farm in Woodend though no Thomas.  What is your source for Thomas being the father of Margaret?  If it is Thomas, then he must be living in the household of either Francis or William.  There are GV maps online which would enable you to find the exact place where these people all lived.

Judicious use of the online websites might help identify some of the other Brittons and Lindsays mentioned in the Griffiths.  I am sure they will be related as neither name, especially Britton, is very common in this part of the world.

The Tithe Applotment Books for 1827 for Leckpatrick show;

BRATTON William WoodendLINDSAY A. WoodendLINDSAY James Ballymagorry (Tenements)LINDSAY William Woodend Hope this is some help, Regards, Boyd

Hi Erica,

I also descend from the Britton family, and have info on your Brittons and Lindsays after they moved to the US.

Please contact me to share notes.

-Cheryl Andrews