Born 1806, died 1869. Born in Kilkeel, County down, Ireland.
Married 26th May 1827 to Arthur Atkinson Sr.
Arthur Atkinson Sr born 1799 died 1877.
Children
Mary Atkinson 1828
Jane Atkinson 1830
Richard Atkinson 1835
Sally Ann Atkinson 1839
Elizabeth Atkinson 1841 - 1889
Arthur Atkinson 1847
Any information would be helpful
lyn,
Arthur’s death in Ballymartin:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1877/020551/7211741.pdf
Family in 1901:
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Ballykeel/Ballymartin/1234528/
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Ballykeel/Ballymartin/243816/
Arthur junior’s probate file:
Atkinson Arthur of Ballymartin county Down farmer died 11 December 1935 Probate Belfast 29 January to Richard Atkinson farmer. Effects £48.
Presumably relations:
Probate of the Will of Richard Atkinson late of Ballymartin County Down Farmer who died 22 January 1915 granted at Belfast to Arthur Atkinson and Richard Atkinson Farmers
Atkinson Joseph of Ballymartin county Down joiner died 15 July 1947 Probate Belfast 8 August to Thomas Henry Ferguson retired school teacher. Effects £418 2s. 2d.
The wills should be in PRONI in paper format.
Marriage for daughter Sarah (Sally):
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1862/09631/5493120.pdf
Marriage for Jane:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1855/09491/5439860.pdf
Marriage for Richard in 1865:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1865/11560/8252243.pdf
Arthur’s marriage 1868:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1868/11465/8213804.pdf
PRONI have the following documents:
D1529/1/10 & D1529/1/13 both dated c 1800
Memorandum re title to lands. Atkinson family. Lands: Ballymartin and Mullartown Co. Down
D1529/1/18b dated 1830:
Letter. Has not been able to pay rent owing to recent illness. Wishes to renew his lease. A. Atkinson to J. Coats. Lands: Farm in Ballymartin
T1101/32 dated 2nd Nov 1815:
Richard Atkinson, Gent.
Ballymartin, Kilkeel, Co. Down, 1st pt. Patk. Curtis, of same, Farmer, 2nd pt.
Lease for 11 yrs. Ballymartin, 4 acres for £9.2s. County Down.
Above documents are in paper format so you either need to go to PRONI to see them or get someone else to do that for you.
7 Atkinsons from Ballymartin signed the Ulster Covenant in 1912 (so you know their views on Home Rule). Their signatures can be seen on-line on the PRONI website.
Newry Reporter of 11th May 1940 carried a report of Mrs Joseph Atkinson’s death in Ballymartin. “A lady of much personal charm she spent a considerable part of her life in America and when she and her husband returned home some few years ago and settled down at Ballymartin they made many friends in the district”. Family burying ground in Kilkeel was of very large dimensions. Chief mourner J. Atkinson (husband) and other relatives.
In the 1830 tithes there were 3 Atkinson farms in Ballymartin plus 2 in Mullartown (which look to possibly be connected judging by the memorandum to title in PRONI):
https://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/down/tithe-applotment-books/kilkeel-parish.php
Lyn
To add to the information Elwynn provided, Per a tree on Ancestry
| Name | Mary Atkinson |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 24 |
| Birth Date | 1829 |
| Marriage Date | 22 Feb 1853 |
| Marriage Place | Kilkeel, Down, Ire |
| Father | Arthur Atkinson |
| Spouse | Samuel Skilling |
| FHL Film Number | 101347 |
| Reference ID | 2:3JKX0NX |
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1901 Census
| Name | Mary Skillen | |
| Gender | Female | |
| Marital Status | Married | |
| Age | 73 | |
| Birth Date | abt 1828[abt 1828] | |
| Birth Place | Co Down | |
| Residence Date | 31 Mar 1901 | |
| House Number | 57 | |
| Residence Place | Ballyveaghmore, Ballykeel, Down, Ireland | |
| Relation to Head | Wife | |
| Religion | Presbyterian | |
| Literacy | Read and write | |
| Household Members (Name)AgeRelationship | ||
| Samuel Skillen | 74 | Head of Family (Head) |
| Mary Skillen | 73 | Wife |
| Jane Skillen | 5 | Daughter |
| Sarah Skillen | 2 | Daughter |
| Maggie Skillen | 7 | Daughter |
| Arthur Skillen | 42 | Son |
| Jane Skillen | 31 | Daughterinlaw (Daughter-in-law) |
| Sarah Skillen | 19 | Grand Daughter (Granddaughter) |
| Mary Skillen | 9 | Grand Daughter (Granddaughter) |
| Samuel Skillen | Grand Son (Grandson) | |
| URL | http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Ballykeel/Ballyveaghmore/1234625/ | |
| Name | Mary Skillen | |
| Estimated Birth Year | abt 1828[abt 1828] | |
| Date of Registration | 1917 Apr-May-Jun | |
| Death Age | 89 | |
| Registration District | Kilkeel | |
| Volume | 1 | |
| Page | 406 | |
| FHL Film Number | 0101607 |
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Jane married George Annett in 1855
| Name | Jane 1898 Annett |
| Estimated Birth Year | abt 1830 |
| Date of Registration | 1900 Jul-Aug-Sep |
| Death Age | 70 |
| Registration District | Kilkeel |
| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 391 |
| FHL Film Number | 101601 |
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Sarah married James Orr in 1862 and they moved to Australia
| Name | Sarah Orr |
| Gender | Female |
| Death Age | 67 |
| Notice Type | Death |
| Birth Date | abt 1833 |
| Death Date | 28 Sep 1900 |
| Publication Place | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Irish Genealogy - Explore your Family History
| Name: | Richard Atkinson |
| Date of Death: | 1915 |
| Group Registration ID: | 5414077 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Kilkeel |
| Deceased Age at Death: | 79 |
| View record image |
Lyn,
| Name: | Margaret Atkinson |
| Date of Death: | 1899 |
| Group Registration ID: | 4365493 |
| SR District/Reg Area: | Kilkeel |
| Deceased Age at Death: | 60 |
| View record image |
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Elizabeth Jane went to New Zealand and married an Issac Hutchings in 1871 and died in 1889..
| Name | Elizabeth Jane Hutchings |
| Death Date | 1889 Apr-May-Jun |
| Registration Place | Greymouth, Otago, New Zealand |
| Folio Number | 791 |
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Arthur married Elizabeth McKibben in 1868 and Mary Fisher in 1887
| Name | Arthur Atkinson |
| Death Date | 11 Dec 1935 |
| Death Place | Northern Ireland |
| Record Date | 29 Jan 1936 |
| Record Place | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| URL | https://apps.proni.gov.uk/WillsCalendar_IE/WillsSearch.aspx |
Regards- Mary
Thank you all for all of the information. It has given me a good starting point for my search.
IS there any information for before the marriage of Jane and Arthur Snr so that we can go back any further?
lyn,
Regarding getting back a generation or two, the family appears to have been mainly Presbyterian and attended Kilkeel Presbyterian church (though Jane Atkinson married in Kilkeel Church of Ireland). Kilkeel Presbyterian was founded in 1822, but only has baptism records from 1862 onwards. Prior to 1822 the family would probably have attended Mourne Presbyterian (founded 1696) but it only has records from 1839 onwards. Kilkeel Church of Ireland’s records start in 1812 (if any of the children attended it.). So getting back much further based on church records will probably not be possible.
However you might get more information from the records in PRONI that I have mentioned, but they are not on-line and you would need to get a researcher to look them up for you. You might also find things like leases or wills in the Registry of Deeds (which is on Familysearch). Their records started in 1709 but can be hard to work with if you are unfamiliar with them. Again a professional researcher might be the answer for that.
For professional researchers in Ulster, try the Society of Genealogists:
A lot of Irish research comes to a stop around 1800 due to the lack of records. You might get back to the 1700s but you are very unlikely to be able to trace the family back to Scotland where they will have originated in the 1600s.