I found a birth registration on Findmypast for my ancestor Margaret Newell who was born in May 1867. The registration was in Irish Births 1864-1958 Index, Belfast, Vol 6, p471, County Antrim but it doesn't give the actual birth day in May. Is there a way to find out the day of birth with this information? Her mother's name was Margaret (McKee). Father John Newell.
TIA, Peggy
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The Index refers to a 3 month recording period. The record of birth of Margaret Newell on 11th June 1869 lists the Parents as John Newell and Margaret Walker. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…;
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Peggy:
See last record https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…; Looks like the birth date was registered as June 11, 1867. Note: mother's maiden name was shown as Walker not McKee. The father is shown as John. Is this the correct record? Do you have info that shows a May birth? The baptismal record on Roots Ireland shows June 11 birth and baptism on July 3 1867 at St. Anne's Shankill in Belfast (Church of Ireland).Walker is also shown as maiden name of mother.
FYI. The free Irish government site has images of births from 1864-1919. www.irishgenealogy.ie
Roger McDonnell
John Newell and Margaret McKee look to have married in March 1866 in 1st Ballynahinch Presbyterian church:
John’s address was Belfast and he was a joiner (carpenter). I found just 1 child to that couple as follows:
James 6.12.1868 Belfast
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…
Occupier of the Morpeth St address in 1868 was William John McKee who I assume was Margaret’s father.
I don’t see any birth for a daughter Margaret, registered in Belfast in the 1860s or 1870s.
John Newell, carpenter, in McClure St, Belfast in the 1877 Street Directory: