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I am looking for some assistance please.

I am trying to prove or disprove whether John MARTIN a woollen draper in Downpatrick between 1824 and 1852 is related to the MARTINS of Tobermoney.

He was plying his trade at 28 Irish Street, was he in partnership with a Hugh PORTER?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Michelle

Marchbank

Saturday 6th Apr 2024, 10:04PM

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  • Hi, Can you supply more information about John and about Hugh?  Approx birth years, names of spouses, parents, children, marriage, death...anything you might have. Thanks.

    Patricia

    Saturday 6th Apr 2024, 11:24PM

  • Hello Patricia, that is all the details I have.

    Michelle

    Marchbank

    Sunday 7th Apr 2024, 08:28AM

  • Michelle,

    Martin is a very common name in Co Down.  In the 1901 census of the county there were 2116 people with that surname. The name would have been equally common there in the mid 1800s. Obviously they won’t all be related.

    Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Sunday 7th Apr 2024, 09:29AM

  • Michele,

    Did you previously research the Carlisle/ Martin family February14, 2019?

    CARLISLE family from Down, Ireland to Canterbury, New Zealand | Ireland Reaching Out (irelandxo.com)

    I think the Thomas Q. Martin mentioned as a wool draper died in1902 at the age of 58 (record found on Irishgenealogy). His wife was Ellen. Records below found on RootsIreland.

    Date of Marriage: 24-Apr-1878    
    Parish / District: LISBURN   County: Co. Down
     
      Husband   Wife
    Name: Thomas Quail Martin   Ellen Stanfield
    Address: Downpatrick   Corcreeny
    Denomination: Church of Ireland   Church of Ireland
    Occupation: MERCHANT    
    Age: Full Age (Over 21)   Full Age (Over 21)
    Status: Bachelor (Previously unmarried)   Spinster (Previously unmarried)
     
      Husband's Father   Wife's Father
    Name: Robert Martin   James Stanfield
    Address:      
    Denomination:      
    Occupation: FARMER   FARMER
     
      Husband's Mother   Wife's Mother
    Name:          
    Address:      
    Denomination:      
    Occupation:      
     
      Witness 1   Witness 2
    Name: James Mccrea   Elizabeth Logan
    Address:      
     
      Notes:
      
    Church:  KILWARLIN ST JOHNS Church of Ireland
BY LICENCE REV W ROBINSON.

     

    This might be your John Martin? Perhaps he was originally a weaver?

    Name: John Martin Date of Death: 24-Jul-1885  
    Age: 90 Parish / District: Downpatrick
    Address: Garvaghy County: Co. Down
    Status:   Denomination: Civil Record
    Occupation: WEAVER Sex: Male
     
    Graveyard Informant
    Graveyard:   Relationship:  
    Parish: Crossgar Civil Name:  
    County:   Address:  
     
      Notes:

     

    Regards- Mary

    MaryTV

    Sunday 7th Apr 2024, 01:07PM

  • There is a John MARTIN buried in Downpatrick Non Subscribing Presbyterian Graveyard, died 24 August 1855, also his wife Mary.

    No other info like ages or anything.

     

    Marchbank

    Monday 8th Apr 2024, 09:27PM

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