I am searching for the families of William Fulton and his wife, Jenny (Jane) McCullough. William was born in Legaloy, Ballynure about 1816, and died about 1879. He was a school teacher in the area. He married Jenny McCullough in Ballynure Presbyterian Church on 15 Oct 1867. Jenny was born about 1837, and died 16 Feb 1909 in Legaloy. Supposedly she is buried in Ballynure burying ground, but I have not been able to find a listing for this cemetery. Jenny's parents were Hugh McCullough and Mary Lyle of Carnmoney. William Fulton's parents were Thomas Fulton and Agnes Blair, presumably of Legaloy, Ballynure.
William Fulton and his wife Jenny McCullough had 5 children. Agnes Fulton born 24 Jan 1870 in Legaloy, died 1913. Thomas Fulton (my G Gpa) was born 4 May 1871 in Legaloy, and died in Superior, Nebraska 1 July 1961. John Fulton was born 8 December 1873 in Legaloy, and died about 1963. William Fulton was born 18 June 1875 in Legaloy, and died b/t 1911 and 1961. There was also an unnamed son born 6 Jan 1877, apparently he was stillborn.
My Great Grandfather Thomas Fulton (1871-1961) and his wife Maggie Megaw (born 20 December 1878 in Ballygowan, Ballynure and died 17 Nov 1954 in Superior, Nebraska, USA) were immigrants to the USA. Thomas and Maggie were married 7 December 1900 in the Ballynure Presbyterian Church, and they departed for the USA aboard the SS Belgenland on 17 December 1900. Their ship hit an iceburg during a huge storm in the English Channel. Apparently, the life boats were lowered, but never filled. The story goes that the ship was patched and made its way to Philadelphia, USA with seawater in its holds. (Most all of my great grandparents belongings were damaged by seawater) The SS Belgenland arrived in Philadelphia 3 Jan 1901.
I would love to know more about this storm, and what exactly happened on the ship during the storm. I have not been able to locate any newspaper articles from here in the states, but perhaps the local papers in Ireland would have some record of this storm and shipwreck?
Thomas Fulton's wife Maggie was born to James McGaw (babt. 1855-1938) and Amelia Hutchinson (abt. 1857- 24 June 1907 in County Antrim, Ireland). James McGaw and his bride Amelia Hutchinson were married at the St. Anne's Church in Belfast 4 Dec 1876, but they are known to have been living in the Dunturkey area of Ballynure after their marriage. I'm not, however, sure of where they were living before they married.
I would also love to know where I can find cemetery records for my Fulton, McCullough, Megaw/McGaw and Hutchinson family. Also, is Legaloy a street name? It appears my Fulton family lived there for quite some time. Finally, is there anywhere in town that would have historical photographs, perhaps containing photos of my relatives? I have never seen photos of any of this family, and I would love to find some!
My goal is to someday be able to have the time and money to visit Ballynure. I am sure I would have to spend several weeks there in order to spend adequate time at PRONI, but my main focus would be to visit Legaloy, Ballynure, and see exactly where my family lived and worked, to walk in their footsteps and see what they would have seen over a hundred years ago.
ihdes2002
Thursday 7th Jun 2012, 06:30PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi there,
I am sure someone from the Ballynure community will be abkle to answer a lot of your questions. In the meantime, I will do my best to help you get started on your research.
Could you please post your message on the Carnmoney parish page here: http://www.irelandxo.com/group/carnmoney-antrim
Legaloy is a townland in the civil parish of Ballynure: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=277&civilparish=Ballynure&citycounty=Antrim
You could also try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com or here: www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at. Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38). Microfilm copies of the books for all of Ireland are available at the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/tithe-applotment-books-and-the-primary-griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS). http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/antrim/ballynure.htm
Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864 however. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
I am sure that an incident like this would have made some sort of headline. You could also check the UK National Archives for news of this ship: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ and try this: http://www.theshipslist.com/ There is a new website you should check: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ Also check the British Library: http://www.bl.uk/welcome/newspapers.html
Yoiu might find this Antrim Society website of use. It could be worth your while contacting them also: http://www.antrimhistory.net/index.php
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID= As you can see from this link Fulton is predominantly found in Co. Antrim. This site shows the predominance of the name in the mid-19th century. It also shows variant spellings of the name.
Also check: 1837-38 Memorials from inhabitants of for Quarter sessions. Includes Ballynuure. Many with occupations's. National Archives of Ireland (NAI), OP 1837/10.
1870 Parishioners List, Carnmoney, Co.Antrim; with Church of Ireland parish registers. PRONI T.679/325-9, D.852/8, 48, 85, 91, 105, 122, 125.
There is a book you could look at: Clarke, Harry Jessop St John, ;'Thirty centuries in south-east Antrim: The parish of Coole or Carnmoney.' 1938.
Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.
Kind regards,
Sinead Cooney
Genealogist (Ireland XO)