Looking for Samuel McKee, born about 1820 in Antrim, son of Thomas, born about 11/1786, Samuel's brother, Thomas, marrid Ellen Ross (born 1832), May 17, 1850, Island Magee. Samuel moved to the US first followed by Thomas and Ellen. After Thomas died, Samuel married Ellen
Pearl Ross-McKee
Friday 24th Jan 2020, 12:22AMMessage Board Replies
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Thomas's 1850 marriage gives his address at Ballytober, Islandmagee. Assuming the family came from Islandmagee and were Presbyterian, there are 2 churches there. Neither has any records for 1820. The earliest is Islandmagee 1st whose records start in 1829. So if Samuel was born there c 1820 and left Ireland still a single man, there prrbably isn't any documentary record of him to find. There are no censuses for the years he lived in Ireland.
I looked in the tithes for Islandmagee parish but did not see any McKee farm there c 1830, nor was there a McKee farm in Ballytober in Griffiths VAluation c 1860.
Islandmagee 1st's record might contain details of Thomas & Samuel's siblings if born after 1829. There's a copy of those records in PRONI (the public record office) in Belfast. They are not on-line so a personal visit is required to view them.
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Friday 24th Jan 2020, 02:28PM -
THANK YOU for the information. I visited Ireland for a couple of day about 5 years ago...looks like another visit is due.
THANK YOU, again,
Rita M. Brown
Pearl Ross-McKee
Saturday 25th Jan 2020, 11:57PM