Laverty/Scullion Family of Loughguile

Hi Ben

I couldn't find much on www.rootsireland.ie/ I'm afraid.

Looks like Rose married a Scullion also:

Date of Marriage:16-May-1867
Parish / District:ANTRIM
County:Co. Antrim
Husband
WifeName:MurtyScullion
RoseLaffertyAddress:Ballyscullion
BallyscullionDenomination:Roman Catholic
Roman CatholicOccupation:FARMER
WEAVERAge:40
36Status:Bachelor (Previously unmarried)
Spinster (Previously unmarried)
Husband's Father
Wife's FatherName:CharlesScullion
JamesLaffertyAddress:
Denomination:
Occupation:FARMER
FARMER
Husband's Mother
Wife's MotherName:
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:
Witness 1
Witness 2Name:SarahScullion
CatherineMcLennonAddress:
Notes:

Church: TOOME Roman Catholic
BY LICENCE REV M CONWAY.

Possible burials for Henry & James Scullion:

Name:HenryScullinDate of Death:14-Oct-1890
Age:48 YParish / District:Shankill civil parish BelfastAddress:19 Hornidge St BelfastCounty:Co. AntrimStatus:
Denomination:Roman CatholicOccupation:
Sex:
GraveyardInformantGraveyard:Milltown Cemetery, BelfastRelationship:
Parish:
Name:
County:AntrimAddress:
Notes:

Sexton's number: 21859
Grave Location - Latitude: Hd Longitude: 31

Name:JamesScullionDate of Death:22-Feb-1892
Age:58 YParish / District:Shankill civil parish BelfastAddress:Union Infirmary BelfastCounty:Co. AntrimStatus:
Denomination:Roman CatholicOccupation:
Sex:
GraveyardInformantGraveyard:Milltown Cemetery, BelfastRelationship:
Parish:
Name:
County:AntrimAddress:
Notes:

Sexton's number: 23532
Grave Location - Latitude: Id Longitude: 40

Neither Laverty or Scullion appears in the Irish Censuses in Antrim until 1851 (free site at census.nationalarchives.ie/) but there are 55 & 64 of each name there.

Griffiths Valuation (free at www.askaboutireland.ie/) has 155 Lavertys & 106 Scullions 1861-2 in Antrim.

Col

Unfortunately Loughguile RC baptism and marriages only start in 1845. All the events you are interested in are before that. So there’s little chance of finding a record of them through church sources.

If the Laverty family in Loughguile were farmers then they are probably listed in the tithe applotment records. (Tithes were a tax on land). Here’s a list of tithe holders in 1832. You’ll see several Laverty households with the relevant townland. That may give you a focus for further research.

http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/antrim/tithe-applotments/loughguile-pa…

The marriage that Col has found for Rose was in Toome which is about 30 miles from Loughguile. The names Scullion & Laverty are common in that area to this day. Probably worth getting the civil certificate as it may contain a little more information eg Charles’ townland. You can view the original certificate on-line on the GRONI website, using the “search registrations” option:

https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk

You will need to open an account and buy some credits. It costs £2.50 (sterling) to a view a certificate.

Toome RC is in the parish of Duneane. Their baptism and marriage records start in 1834 and are on-line free on: http://registers.nli.ie/parishes

But again they don’t appear to cover the years you need.