Looking for any information about my Great Grandparents -
ROBERT CLIFFORD - " Missionary" from Ballinary, County Armagh.
BORN : Circa 1841
ELIZA JANE MCDONNELL (Wife): from Gallrock County Armagh.
BORN : Circa 1845
MARRIED : 12
Hi N
Sorry your post hasn't been answered earlier but I've tried a few times to find Robert & Eliza without much success.
www.rootsireland.ie/ has 7 Eliza / Elizabeth McDonnells born in Armagh 1841 + - 5 years but none is from Tartaraghan
The site only has records for Tartaraghan Presbyterean & Civil Parishes so if there are RC records somewhere perhaps she is there - do you know her denomination? I assume Protestant as she married a missionary?
No luck with Robert birth/baptisms in Armagh; there are a few from other Ulster counties - could he have been born elsewhere and moved when young?
HOWEVER after all that their marriage record showed up:
Date of Marriage:12-Mar-1868Parish / District:TARTARAGHAN CI
County:ARMAGH
Husband
WifeName:RobertClifford
Eliza JaneMcDonnellAddress:Ballinary
GallrockDenomination:Civil Parish / District
Civil Parish / DistrictOccupation:LABOURER
Age:Fa
FaStatus:Bachelor (Previously unmarried)
Spinster (Previously unmarried)
Husband's Father
Wife's FatherName:JohnClifford
JamesMcDonnellAddress:
Denomination:
Occupation:FARMER
FARMER
Husband's Mother
Wife's MotherName:
Not Recorded
Not RecordedAddress:
Denomination:
Occupation:
Witness 1
Witness 2Name:ArchibaldMcDonald
GeorgeRobinson
So I had another search for Robert with father John 1841 + - 10 years & this is the only one:
Name:Robert CliffordDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:16-Oct-1831Address:
Parish/District:BallymacarrettGender:
CountyCo. Down
Denomination:Church Of Ireland
Father:John CliffordMother:Jane Noble
I had a look for Eliza with father James but no Protestants in Armagh I'm afraid - unless she was a convert?
Col
Col,
Sorry I've been away from home for a few weeks and just caught up with your Message Board Post.
Thanks for the trouble you have gone to. It is much appreciated.
I will look at some of the info you posted and see if I can match up. Particularly interested in the Robert Clifford & his wife Eliza Jane McDonnell post.Not sure about her religion. Only know from Marriage Certificate -
Eliza Jane Mc Donnell married Robert Clifford in St.Pauls Church of Ireland Tataraghan 12th March 1868 Registration No. M/1868/S1/1179/4/49 Registration District - Craigavon.
At date of marriage Robert Resided at Ballinary - Rank or Profession was "Labourer"
His father John Clifford was Farmer.
Eliza Jane Resided at Gallrock had no profession
Her father James McDonnell was a Farmer
Robert and Eliza Jane emigrated (circa 1868 - 71) to Coatbridge Scotland and were recorded in 1871 Scotland Census.(Don't know if their parents emigrated also ?)
Death Certificate - shows Robert died in Coatbridge Scotland in 1886 and Rank or Profession was shown as "Missionary".
Roberts father John Clifford was listed as small farmer - Deceased. - Roberts mother was Ann Jane Clifford - Maiden/Name Riddell - Deceased.
Death Certificate Eliza Jane died in Coatbridge Scotland in 1920
Eliza Janes father James McDonald (McDonnell ?) was listed as farm labourer - Deceased - Eliza Janes mother was Isabella McDonald (McDonnell ?) Maiden / Name Platt.- Deceased.
Will keep in touch.
Cheers
Norm Clifford