William Tweed

Mike,

The 1901 census lists another child to William & Rose Ann. There was a Sarah Ann born 29.7.1900:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…

1901 census:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Ballymoney/Kilraughts/944764/

She died in 1903:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

Martha was born in Killyrammer in 1902:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…

Family in 1911:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Ballycregagh/Kingarriff/128767/

All the various births death and censuses are at different addresses. That was fairly common. Labourers moved around all the time according to the available work. The house numbers don’t relate to any number the property might have today. They were just the enumerator’s private numbering system which varied from census to census. It was just their way of ensuring every hosue was counted. In rural areas in those days, and until quite recently, your name and your townland was all that was required to identify you. The postman and anyone else who mattered knew where you lived. 

William’s age shoots up between the 1901 & 1911 census. That was normal too. The old age pension was introduced in 1909. To qualify you had to be 70 or older. Folk knew the authorities sometimes used census records to verify age and consequently many folk put on quite a few years in 1911 just to be on the safe side.  (William said he was 25 in 1886, so born c 1851). Ages need to be taken with a pinch of salt in records in Ireland in the 1800s. 

Possible death for William 7.1.1931 aged 75. Rose 11.12.1930 aged 65. Both registered in Ballymoney. You can view the original certificates on-line on the GRONI website, using the “search registrations” option: 

https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk

You will need to open an account and buy some credits. It costs £2.50 (sterling) to a view a certificate. 

What else are you trying to find out?

Elwyn,

Thank you so much for the information, truly appreciated.

I'll certainly log on to view the certificates, hopefully these will aid our on going searches for Tweed family members in Ballymoney prior to our trip later this year.

Thanks,

Mike

Mike,

The 1930 & 1931 death certificates may give you a lead from the informants’ details.

I note that the John Tweed who married in 1908 had a father named John. Not William. How sure are you that William in the 1901 census is the right family?

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1908/10068/5662326.pdf

Forgot to mention a possible death for Mary Tweed (nee Cairns) regd Ballymoney 12.2.1967 aged 77.

Elwyn 

I have ordered the certificates so looking forward to them being delivered 

I'm not 100% sure but we have found information that refers to him being William John Tweed 

Thank you , we do have that information as she came to Aberdeen to visit my Grandfather James Wilson Tweed so we have a bit more information on Mary 

Once again thank you so much 

Mike 

Mike,

For future reference, you don't need to order those death certificates. If you need any others, it's cheaper just to view them on-line. £2.50 per view and you can see them straight away (same as Scotlandspeople).