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Francis Robert McRoberts married Agnes McKee on 1.2.1865 at Gilnahirk Presbyterian. She was from Killynether and her father Alexander Mckee was a farmer. This is Francis McRoberts’ family in 1901:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Ballymaglaff/Ballyoran/1253735/
1911 census:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Ballymaglaff/Ballyoran/262717/
Edith Moody was probably born 21.11.1884 at Ballyoran. (There’s an un-named female born there then and it ties with her age on the census. Mother’s maiden name was McKee). If you want to search for the others you can do that on the irishgenealogy site:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp
Birth registration started in 1864.
Some probate abstracts taken from the PRONI wills site:
The Will of Francis Robert M'Roberts late of Ballyoran County Down Farmer who died 11 December 1891 at same place was proved at Belfast by John B. M'Roberts of Ballyoran Farmer one of the Executors.
The above will is on-line on the PRONI site. He simply leaves everything to his wife Agnes.
Probate of the Will of Anna Moore McRoberts late of Ballyoran House, Dundonald, Co. Down, Spinster, who died 24 April 1920 granted at Belfast 1 November 1920 to John Barry McRoberts, Farmer, Mary Hewitt McRoberts, Spinster and John Kirkwood, Linen Merchant. Effects: £1230 17s 7d.
Probate of the Will with one Codicil of Agnes McRoberts late of Ballyoran House Dundonald County Down Widow who died 15 September 1921 granted at Belfast to John Barry McRoberts Farmer Mary Hewitt McRoberts Spinster and Francis James Orr Solicitor Effects £2051 15s.
McRoberts John Barry of Ballyoran House Dundonald county Down farmer died 25 May 1934 Probate Belfast 6 November to Mary Hewitt McRoberts spinster John Kirkwood linen merchant and Archibald Willis estate agent. Effects £2550 5s.
McRoberts Mary Hewitt of Ballyoran House Dundonald county Down spinster died 6 April 1951 at Ards Hospital Newtownards county Down Probate Belfast 29 February to Katherine Gladstone McRoberts spinster John Alexander Kirkwood and David Moore Kyle accountants. Effects £1933 3s. 4d.
McRoberts, Katherine Gladstone of Ballyoran House Dundonald county Down spinster died 2 April 1965 Probate Belfast 1 December to John Alexander Kirkwood manufacturer's agent and David Moore Kyle accountant. Effects £31698 3s.
With the exception of the first will which is on-line, the others are not. They should be in PRONI. You can view them there free, or if you can’t get there, they’ll copy them for a fee.
PRONI also have D662/6 dated 1850: Plan and Field survey of Mr McRobert's farm in Ballyoran, Co. Down, as surveyed by Jas Frazer.
T2629 Dated 1793 to c 1913:
Bundle of 20 documents, letters and title deeds relating to the McRoberts family of Ballylisbredan and Ballyoran, Co. Down, and lands in Ballyoran, Co. Down; genealogical notes on the McRoberts family; American and Australian correspondence; and the reminiscences of Bernard Tedford, New Glasgow, USA, about early days of Stormount Castle, Belfast, Ballyhackamore and Ballymacarrett, Belfast and Connemara, Co. Galway. Examples are:
T2629/1/1 dated 5th March 1793 McRoberts, son of James McRoberts.
Agreement. Rent 19s. Per acre, Cunningham measure. Reserving one room of dwelling house and the field called the "Back Croft",
Ballyoran, Co. Down.
T2629/1/2 11.12.1816
Eliza McRoberts, Lisbredan [sic], Ballylisbredan, Co. Down and John McRoberts, Ballyoran, Co. Down.
Receipt for £4 1s. and all articles bequeathed in the Will of James McRoberts.
T2629/2
Bundle of five letters mainly relating to the McRoberts family and purchase and tenancy of lands in Ballyoran, Co. Down. Also includes genealogical notes on the McRoberts family of Ballyoran, Co. Down, c.1793-c.1900, with mention of the Rebellion.
T2629/3
Bundle of five letters, three from Robert McKee, California and Michigan, USA, to Hugh P. Dalzell, New York, USA, discussing the sinking of the Steam Boat 'Caroline'; mining; a cholera epidemic; election results and camp life at Saint Joseph, Michigan; and a letter from William McRoberts, Freemantle, Australia, to his mother F. R. McRoberts in Ballyoran, Co. Down, regarding the Australian gold rush and the cost of living in Australia.
T2629/3/5 dated 8.10.1899
William McRoberts, Terminus Hotel, Freemantle [Australia] to his mother Mrs. F.R. McRoberts, Ballyoran, Co. Down.
Letter re Australian gold rush and the cost of provisions. "...At one time it used to cost £3 per week to keep ourselves and this only the bare necessaries of life just fancy paying 2s. 6d. per 3 quarts of water and then could only get two gallons per day for each man. Flour about £5 for 50lbs, butter 5s. per lb.... as a rule it used to cost for each meal for a horse from 20s. to 30s. So with a mob of 20 or so it used to cost a nice penny for feed and water alone ..."
PRONI’s name search has a John McRoberts of Ballyoran who died around 1814 (Probate was granted that year). The will itself was destroyed in the 1922 fire but it obviously tells you he had died.
Mention of your McRoberts on this site:
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/genealogy/SURNAMES/Mc/McRobert…
