Good evening,
19th Century - Yes my Grandfather John James Wilson Hogg MIDDLETON born 10 10 1878 left Cavan Co for Australia first, then NZ about 1902. He is in the 1901 Census in Belfast (which fits a family story) and I have seen the birth registrations for his siblings Eliza, Margaret, Martha, Mary Ann, William,Thomas, Robert (also bn 10 10 1878) Henrietta & twin Sarah and last Samuel bn 1883. The first child Anne Jane born c1862 I discovered accidentally but after going to Sydney, Australia, she returned to Ireland by 1900 and married, first a Cumming and 1925 a McLaughlin. Anne Jane helped her sister Margaret to get to Australia and may also have helped two first cousins, Robert MAHOOD and George MAHOOD both of whom died out there before the turn of the century. George died leaving his wife Wilhelmina with a son only 6 weeks.
The ship manifest with Margaret MIDDLETON on seemed to be full of Irish and a lot from Cavan.
The MIDDLETON's all seem to have been Presbyterian, and the marriage record for Grandad's father Robert James MIDDLETON to Margaret RYDER says they were married in the 2nd Presbyterian House in Shercock.
Robert James MIDDLETON's sister Anne Jane who married Robert MAHOOD was also married Presbyterian.
It is further back than Grandad's family I would like too. His father Robert James Middleton married Margaret Ryder and her father was James Ryder, but who was her Mother.
Gt Grandfather ROBERT JAMES MIDDLETON'S father was WILLIAM and he was married to Nancy EAKINS??? I have no proof of her name, only a partial tree from a descendant of her daughter, MARTHA HUSTON nee MIDDLETON who emigrated to Canada with her husband . William does not name his wife once in the letters he wrote to his sister MARTHA HUSTON in Canada.
18th Century - Gt St Grandfather William MIDDLETON in his letters to Martha name several of his siblings; Martha md John HUSTON (went to Canada) Agnes md Wm BRADLEY, John James md ?, Robert md Mary Anne CUMMINGS, Mary md Hugh BLOOMER. This generation were born around c1780's.
There is a good possibilty at least one of the BRADLEY'S daughters went to America and both Mary & Hugh BLOOMER were dead by 1825 leaving their daughter JANE with Gt Gt Grand father WILLIAM and his family.
I have many bits of information and I knew my Grandfather well but not long enough to become interested in family history unfortunately. His sister Henrietta came to NZ and brother Samuel went to USA about 1908.
I have seen their homes in Cavan Co but I didn't ask the right questions then either.
Do you know what is available at the local library/ies or a family history/genealogy centre? Is there any records/information about/from the 2nd Presbyterian House?
I also haven't found a deaths for gt grandparents Robert James or Margaret nor gt gt grandparents, William and ?Nancy. Does Baillieborough registration office/repositry still hold their trecords. Baillieborough seems to be the place most of the Middleton's names are registered.
If there is anyone who wants information about Irish who have come to NZ I would be very happy to help. Even those who went to Australia.
I am also happy to give a copy of the information I have found to any local familyhistory/genealogy group there if they would be interested. (When I have put it together in a readable format)
Regards, Patricia
