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Robert Williams

Specializes In: I can retrieve a copy of any document held in the Archives of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland The archive contains 36 miles of shelving holding millions of records in the form of original and copy documents, many not available outside Northern Ireland, all relating to Ulster families from 1630 onwards. These include all surviving Church registers of baptism, marriage and burial for every Parish in Northern Ireland. There are also all surviving 18th and 19th century census returns and the earliest complete census that of 1901,also family papers and personal letters, Wills and probates, land leases and agreements, rental records, estate papers,thousands of complete family pedigrees, 18th century voting and taxation records, gravestone inscriptions, 19th century school reports and attendance records to name just a few. If reliable documented evidence of your family is to be found it is likely to be found in this archive.

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Engaged in Irish genealogical research on a full time commercial basis since 1998

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Lookup: Look ups of entries of baptism and marriage in Northern Irish Church registers.
Robert provided lots of information so that I was able to ask him to do a targeted search. And while Robert didn't find anything, sometimes knowing something isn't there is as important as finding a record. I'm already formulating my next question/search for Robert. Thank you Robert for a great experience.

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Not sure I have enough info for you follow up on but I'd like like any info mainly parents names and sibling for John Douglass/Douglas. This is what I know about him: "John Douglass, D. D., was born in 1825, in Tanderagee, County Armagh, Ireland. Received primary and classical education in the Classical academy of Tanderagee. Was graduated from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1844, and Master of Arts in 1845. Was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Armagh and emigrated to America in 1849, arriving at Pittsburgh in December of that year." Also on the Uni. of Glasgow web site I learned "he was eldest son of Robert." Let me know if that is enough info to follow up on. Thank you , Martha

Hello Martha, Many thanks for your enquiry. John was obviously from a Presbyterian family. The Presbyterian Church registers for Tanderagee survive as follows: P. Clare Baptisms, 1824-1945; marriages, 1825-1936. P. Cremore Baptisms, 1831-; marriages, 1832-. In local custody P. Poyntzpass Baptisms, 1850-1938; session minutes, 1869-1923. Marriages, 1846-. In local custody P. Tandragee [sic Tanderagee] Baptisms, 1835-1913; marriages, 1835-1916. Only one Church {Clare} has baptismal registers to cover 1825 best regards Robert

I know the Presbyterian Minister John E. Anderson and Margaret Maria Tisdall were married in Belfast 7 Jun 1834 from the newspaper announcement but do not know the church. Is it possible to find the marriage record?

It would not be an impossible search but without knowing the actual Church in question every Presbyterian Church would have to searched for this entry. Some Churches will have surviving marriage records covering 1834 while others will not.

I have a death certificate for Mary Jane McKee that says she was born in Port Norris, County Armagh, Ireland 11 May 1837 (daughter of William McKee and Susana (Gilmore) McKee). The family is Presbyterian (Coventer). I have info on an allied family line and they were members of the Tullyallen Church. I'm speculating that the McKee family were members of Tullyallen or Mountnorris Church. Can you tell me if records for these churchs for 1837 still exist?

Hello ptreme. I can access the following Registers at PRONI: Pres. Mountnorris Baptisms, 1810-48; marriages, 1804-27. Pres. Tullyallen Baptisms, 1834-85; notes on congregational history, 1829-75; communicants’ list, 1854-83. best regards Robert

Hi Robert, Are you doing death certs? Thanks, Ellen

Hello Ellen, Yes I can search for death certificates in Northern Ireland from the introduction of civil registration in January 1864 to the present day. I need some basic information such as the person's name and roughly when and where they died {not exactly} but it helps if there are several deaths of the same name regards Robert

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