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Hamilton / Cushnaghan family - Drumey

TyroneDungannon (Tyrone)Tullyniskan (Tyrone)

 

After years of searching, I think I've finally found a baptismal record for my gg grandfather William Hamilton. He appears to have been from Drumey townland in Tullyniskan. Here's the info from his baptism (Dungannon RC parish via NLI records):

William HAMILTON

Baptized: 28 Jul 1831

Parents: Robert Hamilton, Anne Cushnaghan

Sponsor: Alice Cushnaghan

Drumai

William immigrated to New York City ca 1852. A DNA match linked my dad to a descendant of his brother, James Hamilton, who settled in Durham, England by the late 1840s. By the time of Griffiths Valuation, there were no longer any Hamiltons or Cushnaghans recorded in this townland. I'm curious if there are descendants of this family out there.

Brendan_H

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Thanks, Elwyn! I bet those are relatives of some sort. I wonder if they all left or died by the time of Griffiths or were simply too poor to be recorded.

Brendan_H

Brendan,

Being in the tithes meant you were a farmer (or someone with land, but most were farmers). So better off than the average labourer. Most farmers would therefore be listed in Griffiths. If they are not there, I’d say it’s because they had moved or the line had died out, not because their house was of too low a value to be in Griffiths. (The land alone would get them into Griffiths never mind the size of their house. Plus most farms had outbuildings too. They’d all be in Griffiths).

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