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PORT FAMILY

AntrimBallinderry (Antrim)

I have discovered that members of my family are from Northern Ireland in the Ballinderry By Moneymore, Londonderry area.

The family is with the Surname PORT.

Father AMBROSE PORT and mother RACHEL PALMER.

AMBROSE PORT birth abt 1785 and death on 19 November 1862 in Ballinderry, Tyrone, Ireland.

RACHEL PORT (nee PALMER) birth abt 1790 and death 15 June 1857 in Ballinderry, Co., Tyrone, Ireland.

Their children

JANE PORT born 1816 in Ballinderry By Moneymore, Londonderry, Ireland

ROBERT PORT born 22 Dec 1822 in Ballinderry By Moneymore ,Londonderry

RICHARD PORT born 20 March 1825 in Ballinderry By Moneymore, Londonderry

JOHN PORT & WILLIAM PORT 14 March 1827 in Ballinderry By Moneymore, Londonderry unknown death place.

ELIZABETH PORT born 13 June 1828 in Ballinderry By Moneymore, Londonderry

WILLIAM JOHN PORT born 8 July 1830 Ballinderry By Moneymore, Londonderry

RACHEL PORT born 1 Sep 1833 Ballinderry By Moneymore, Londonderry unknown death.

The children migrated to New Zealand in 1860 s except the unknown deaths stated above.

Any more information about the family would be appreciated. Jane Port later married William Loudon in 1844 in Ballinderry By Moneymore, Londonderry and this is my family Link.

regards

Val

VEDMO

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Val,

Griffiths Valuation for 1859 lists Ambrose in the townland of Belagherty. He had plots 3a & 3b which were a farmhouse, outbuildings and about 37 acres. That farm today is on the Ballyneill Rd. After Ambrose?s death, the tenant was a George Scott.

Ambrose is listed in Belagherty in the 1831 Irish census at which time there were 5 males and 4 females in his household. No servants.

PRONI have a record of an Ambrose Port whose will was probated on 19th December 1772 or 1776. He resided in Salterstown, Co Derry. I can?t locate that place but it was probably in the same area as Belgaherty, since your Ambrose was renting from the Salter?s Company. With it being such an unusual name, there might be a connection.

According to the 1831 census, the family were Church of Ireland. Ballinderry?s parish records start in 1801. If you haven?t already checked them you may be able to get confirmation of some events from them.

Elwyn

Ahoghill AntrimIrelandXO Volunteer

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