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Augustus Allan any information

DownDromore (Down)

Trying to find any information on

Augustus Allan, (maybe spelled Allen, or variation)

  • b. ABT 1775
    • Quilly, Dromore Co Down Ireland
  • e. Employment
    • Ironstone mineer

Spouse

Lees, Margaret Susannah

  • b. EST 1775
    • Quilly, Dromore Co Down Ireland

Children

Samuel b1795 Dromore

James b 1807 Dromore

John b 1809 Dromore

William b 1811 Dromore

Susannah b 1817 Dromara

Thomas b 1820 Co Down

Samuel , Thomas, William moved to Scotland in the early part of the 1800s

I am a direct descendent of Thomas ,

I have search all the on-line Irish records but can find no trace of the family or when Augustus got married. .. I think I will need to visit Ireland to look at local parish / church record s unless someone can help.. I would be very grateful for any information.. even a small scrap.

Many of Augustus's decendentds went to Austarilia and NZ.. I have been in contact with them and none can find out about Augustus. Hoping someone can help

James Allan.

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You don?t say what denomination your Allan ancestors were. Judging by the general spread in the county in the 1901 census they were probably Presbyterian or Church of Ireland.

If they were Church of Ireland, then Dromore parish records start in 1784. There are several Presbyterian churches in the area but none has any records before 1832. The Church of Ireland records do not appear to be on-line anywhere. There is a microfilm copy in PRONI in Belfast. You would either need to visit in person or arrange for someone else to do that for you.

I looked in Griffiths Valuation but there were no Allans in Quilly in 1863. I also searched PRONI?s e-catalogue to look for any references to the Quilly family but they have none.

None on Ros Davies Co. Down site either. (Researching in the 1700s in Ireland is fairly tricky. Very few records have survived

Ahoghill AntrimIrelandXO Volunteer

Thanks for your reply..

I don't know what denomination they were but agree they were probably Presbyterian or Church of Ireland.

I also checked the sources you have looked at without success, as you suggest, a visit to Belfast would probably be my best bet.. many thanks

James

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