Stevensons' in Newtownards

Apologies for the very long delay in answering your message. Have you learned any more about the above?

Best wishes

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support 

Nothing more.Would like to find the issue of Samuel Stevenson ,blacksmith .I have only my direct line.Was on Emerald Ancesters site,but to dear for me to get all these marriages.I have most of Samuel and Rosanne's issue and who they married,just had to find those with an Ellen Jane Stevenson ,or similar as a daughter.Would love to find out where the name Ellen Jane  first sits in the Family .Have found about 5 so far counting myself.One married Hugh Menage and emigrated to New York,can remember her visiting my Father in the 1950's  Have an uncle Robert( Boyle ?) Stevenson ,son of George Stevenson from my first post,which makes me think there is a connection with the Robert Boyle that marries  Elizabeth Stevenson

Ellie

Hi Ellie

Do you know when George was born? I can find civil birth records for a Samuel George, Elizabeth and Mary Ann born to a father Samuel and mother Mary Ann Mullan. What are the chances that Rose Ann and Mary Ann are the same people I wonder?

Samuel and Roseann married in the parish of Ards on 24-Oct-1866 as you probably know. I haven't been able to find a record of any children born to a mother named Roseann. 

I don't see any Stevenson blacksmith listed on the 1901 Census:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=19…

Earliest COI records for Newtownards have been destroyed but if you could find Samueal on the Griffith's Valuation (he may have leased some land) you could use the Valuation records to trace the family forward:

Griffith's Valuation is here for free: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Valuation Records at PRONI: http://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/Search.aspx

Clare

Genealogy Support 

Hi Clare ,
George Stivenson Gender Male Birth Date 16 Jan 1879 Birthplace Down, Ireland Father's NameSamuel Stivenson c1842 Mother's NameRose Ann Mc Mullen Stivenson have this Marriage  Cert.Samuel labourer ,Father Samuel Blacksmith.Roseann's Father was John,labourer.

NameGeorge StevensonBirth PlaceNewtonards, Co. DownDeath Date19 Aug 1917Death PlaceFrance and FlandersEnlistment PlaceKilwinning, AyrshireRankPrivateRegimentHighland Light InfantryBattalion18th Battalion (4th Glasgow)Regimental Number31897Type of CasualtyKilled in actionTheatre of WarWestern European Theatre

Brother3 MAY 1869  John Stevenson 03 MAY 1869 marr Sarah Buckley,Samuel Stevenson 3 MAY 1869 marr Susannah Shaw,Eliza Ann Stevenson 19 JAN 1871 ,Ellen Jane Stevenson  c1875 marr William John Edgar ,William Stevenson  04 MAR 1873 -17 NOV 1963 • Kilwinning,marr Eliza Jane Bole/Boal/Boyle .I believe her parents were James Boal? and Eliza Stevenson,because Grandfather called 2nd son Robert Boyle Stevenson.There was also a brother Hugh Stevenson c1883 ,married Selena Auld .

PasteGDavid Stevenson 25 Jan.1939 and  Mary Stevenson 24 Nov 1919 and Samuel Stevenson  6 Feb 1926 and Sabina Stevenson 10 Feb 1942 and Margaert (Madge) Stevenson16 Jan 1959 and Mary Stevenson 17 Jul 1966 and Samuel Stevenson 7 Feb 1976ravestones

Was hoping to find siblings of Samuel Stevenson c 1842 through marriage records.?

Ellie

Ellie,

I had a look on the Ulster Historical Foundation site. You can search there with the father’s forename. Between 1849 and 1885 there are about 15 or more people named Stevenson who got married in Co Down and whose father was named Samuel. Obviously they won’t all be this family but presumably some are. No easy way of tracing them without looking at the certificates.

Thanks Elwyn ,will give it another go.Family is Church of Ireland.Believe some records are held at Roscomman.Is that correct.

Ellie

Ellie,

For records of Non RC marriages from 1st April 1845 onwards, you have some choices. The original certificates were copied. One set is held by GRONI (General Register Office of Northern Ireland). That set is an original (ie with the couples signatures). A duplicate set was created, by Register Office clerks, and that is held by GRO Roscommon. It does not have the bride, groom and witnesses own signatures but should othereise replicate the GRONI certificate. You can view the GRONI set on-line. The Roscommon records are not viewable on-line. Both sets should contain exactly the same information but due to human error with indexing etc, sometimes a record will appear in one set but not the other. However the GRONI set is cheaper and more immediately accessible. And for records after 1922 (partition of Ireland) GRONI has the only set of records for NI.

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 (sterling) to a view a certificate.

You can order a photocopy of the certificate from GRO Roscommon for €4 (euros).  http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Apply-for-Certificates.aspx

You have to download and print off the form. Then either post or fax it back to them. You can’t e-mail it to them. However if you want them to e-mail the cert to back to you, they will do that, so tick the relevant box.

Put the reference details on the form (anywhere). Don’t worry about leaving some boxes blank. As long as GRO have the location, name(s), year, quarter (where there is one), volume and page number they should find it.

In addition, rootsireland and the UHF (subscription/pay to view sites) also have the same records but in transcript form, so you don’t see the original documents. And transcripts obviously carry risks of errors.

Roscommon doesn’t have any church records. Church of Ireland records are held in various locations. Some are still held by the church, some by the RCB library in Dublin, PRONI in Belfast has copies of some and many are lost. Rootsireland has some transcripts on their site. For Newtownards, Church of Ireland, all records pre 1884 were destroyed in the 1922 fire in the Four Courts. Ironically they had been sent there for safe keeping. So marriages post 1845 survive because the civil Registrar kept a duplicate copy from that date onwards, but all the earlier records are lost.