My G/G Grandfather William Reilly/Riley, born 6th May, 1810 at Ballynahinch, County Down and baptised at Ballynahinch by Charles Boyd. In 1851 he was at Old St, Girvan shown as William Really, aged 37 but would be 41. His wife was shown as Sarah m/s Brown. Sarah died in 1855 shown as the daughter of Hugh Brown, Revenue Officer and Mary Brown m/s Darroch. Cause of death was Cholera. They had been in Girvan for five years. They had six children. Elizabeth (15), William (13) , John (11) my Gt Grandfather, Hugh (died at 6 in 1852), Mary Ann (died at 2 years 1949 and Robert (2). Sarah showed her name as Reillie.
1n 1861 William Reillie was at Girvan, a Cattle Grover. In 1865 William Rillie married Janet Kelly at Girvan according to the Church of Scotland. He was a carter. William's parents are shown as Peter Riely, Schoolmaster (deceased) and Mary Riely m/s Gourlay (deceased). Strange was that although his father was a teacher, William made his mark. William died on 10th July, 1890 at Girvan. Age given by son-in-law as 58 but william would be 80. The death notice gave father name as John Rillie, Schoolteacher. my research found a Rev Charles Boyd who was associated with the Church of Ireland in Ballynahinch. My Great Grandfather had reverted to John Riley when he married in 1867.
Would appreciate any help with regard to Ballynahinch background of William Riley/Reillie or other spellings of his name.
Grousebeater
Monday 21st Apr 2014, 07:45PMMessage Board Replies
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Good Afternoon
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!
As you know and can see from the link below, Magheradrool is a Civil Parish in Co. Down:
Church of Ireland records for the parish of Ballynahinch begin in 1841. As this is the case, there will not be any baptism record for William as his birth predates these records. Have you been in touch with the Ulster Historical Foundation, they may be able to help further? If Peter was a school teacher they may know if a local group have compiled a history of the area. If such a group exists they may have information that could help you track down Peter?s details. They are contactable at:
http://www.ancestryireland.com/
The Public Record Office NI may also be useful in terms of tracking down education records:
http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/exhibitions_talks_and_events/proni_on_the…;
I can?t see any Reilly/Riley ancestors buried in Magheradrool but you can search these on the site above also (ancestryireland).
There are 58 Reilly records listed on the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1837):
Let us know how you get on with this
Best wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support