I have searched as far back as I can with the above surnames. Having McCaldidge family mostly in Ballymoney (I have other posts regards them and recieved some good help and advice :). ).
My interest in Coleraine is a John McCaldride born 1828 and died 1864 aged 36 years. I cannot find any info regards his parents or siblings.
I am trying also to find out if there is a connection to the McCaldred / McCaldride / McCaldrid of Jura and Conlonsay in Argyll, Scotland. I did find that the families had emigrated to Canada, coud there be a branch of the family that settled in Ireland?
I would be grateful for any advice and / or pointers if there are any.
Kind regards and many thanks in advance
Mandy
Mandy
Wednesday 22nd Mar 2017, 03:10AMMessage Board Replies
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Mandy,
The lands around north east Antrim were heavily settles by large numbers of MacDonald tenants from their lands in Islay, Jura & Kintyre and elsewhere in that part of Scotland. However, though there have obviously been individuals who have moved one way or the other in more recent times, the main migration period was 1500s and 1600s. So no documentary records of who came from where. DNA would probably be the only way of making a match today.
The 1831 Londonderry census lists a John McCaldridge in Croreagh, Coleraine. (Modern Crossreagh which is partially in Londonderry and partially in Antrim. He was in the Londonderry part. Parish of Ballywillin). His family consisted of 3 males and 6 females, all Church of Ireland. That was the only McCaldridge family in the county at the time, so far as I can tell.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1831/Londonderry/Coleraine/…
Have you looked at the 1864 death certificate to see if his wife was still alive at that point. If alive, search the stat records for a widow 1864 onwards. If dead, search the pre 1864 Church of Ireland burial records for the parish he was living in. (If it was Ballywillin, their burial records start in 1827. Try them for a marriage too. (Marriages start 1825). His baptism, and that of siblings, might be there too (They start in 1826). Copy in PRONI in Belfast). Also check the townland he died in. It might be different to Ballywillin and so you might need to check those records too. If he was an agriculturla labourer, he may well have moved about a bit which cna make it difficult to trace. His occupation should be on the death cert. The records may not be on-line and so a visit to PRONI might be required.
The Crossreagh family don’t appear in the 1832 tithe applotment records, for Ballywillin so they were probably agricultural labourers/weavers rather than farmers.
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Wednesday 22nd Mar 2017, 09:06AM -
Elwyn
many thanks for this information, I will check it out.
I have submitted a DNA to Ancestry.
Much appeciative of your help
Mandy
Mandy
Thursday 23rd Mar 2017, 02:49AM