Patrick McBride married Ann Kelly October 28th 1846 in Carrickmore Tyrone

Annie,

I would be very surprised if anyone had a photograph of the couple from 1846. Photography was in its infancy in those days, and I very much doubt it had reached rural Tyrone. (There was a photographer in Belfast in the 1840s but I can’t find any other reference to photographers elsewhere in Ulster at the time).

http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article/375/early-photography-and-photographers

Do you have a specific townland for the family, from their children’s baptism perhaps or from a death certificate in Australia?

Thank You Elwyn for you reply. I did feel that it was a wild card ! But stranger things have happened on the trial of the Ancestors! 

The records for their children birth/baptism gives the Parish of Tirnaskea Parish/district Errigal Kieran, County Tyrone. I have keyed in the Parishmentioned but to no avail. 

Annie

Hallo Elwyn, a late reply to say thank you for your mid January reply to my above question. I appreciate your assistance as always. 

Regards Annie

Tirnaskea is the name of the townland where they lived. (319 acres). It’s in the parish of Errigal Keerogue. You can see where it is using the maps on the Griffiths Valuation site:

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=placeSearch

There are 2 townlands named Tirnaskea in Tyrone so be sure to click on the one in Errigal Keerogue.

Looking at the tithe applotment records for 1832/3 I can see 5 McBride farms listed in the townland, including a Patrick. Tithes were a land tax, so these are people with land. Farmers rather than labourers. Only the head of hosuehold is listed:

http://www.cotyroneireland.com/tithe/errigal_keerogue.html

Looking at Griffiths Valuation for 1860 I can see 4 McBride farms there. Plot 3 was tenanted by Arthur and Mary McBride (unlikely to be husband and wife). 28 acres; plot 7 (just under 2 acres) by Owen McBride; plot 8 (16 acres) by James and plot 10 (10 acres) by Peter McBride. They are probably all related.

Plot 3 today is  on the Whitebridge Rd, the other 3 are off the Martray Rd. That’s a couple of miles north of Ballygawley.

You can follow the individual properties forward up to 1929, using the revaluation records on the PRONI site:

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/proni

In the 1901 census there were 2 McBride farms in the townland:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Ballygawley/Tirnaskea/1724748/

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Ballygawley/Tirnaskea/1724746/

Likewise 1911:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Ballygawley/Tirnaskea/854632/

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Ballygawley/Tirnaskea/854635/

I found 1 probate abstract for a McBride from Tirnaskea (who died intestate):

McBride John of Tirnaskea county Tyrone farmer died 6 November 1927 Administration Londonderry 19 December to Ceciliea Harris married woman. Effects £88 10s.

I can see 2 McBride properties on the Whitebridge Rd in the current phone book. The numbers suggest they are beside each other. See:

http://www.ukphonebook.com

DNA testing might confirm if they are related to you.

Elwyn

Great Blessings to you, Thank You. I am ever so gratetful for all the information you have researched and will pass onto my McBride Cousins. 

Kindest Regards

Annie Evans

Hi Elwyn you may not have received my reply of gratitude for the above information. It has been an oversight on my behalf. Thank you once again for all the information provided above. It is always received with gratitude.

Blessings Annie

Annie,

Thank you. Very glad to have been of help. Good luck with your research.

Hello Anne,
I beleive the townland your ancestors came from was Innisative in the parish of Carrickmore.
Fr. Peter Kerr, a native of that townland land published a history of the townland, the Hollywood and Kelly families are listed in it. It should be available on the internet.
If you search the parish birth/ marriage registers in Carrickmore you will find them.
Regards
Briege

Hello Anne,
I beleive the townland your ancestors came from was Innisative in the parish of Carrickmore.
Fr. Peter Kerr, a native of that townland land published a history of the townland, the Hollywood and Kelly families are listed in it. It should be available on the internet.
If you search the parish birth/ marriage registers in Carrickmore you will find them.
Regards
Briege

Hi Briege

Thank you so much for the wonderful information and leads, I will try and test my research skills !!

Kind Blessings

Annie