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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, 06:30PM

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