Searching for the birth place of Henry McMaster born about 1820-21 and brother William born about 1810 in County Armagh. Emigrated to Dundee, Scotland around 1847, perhaps before.
Henry McMaster married Elizabeth Fey 1849 in Dundee. She was also from Ireland, birthplace unknown.
William was married to Martha Gilpen (Gilpin?) born about 1812. William and Martha had a son John born about 1831 in County Armagh.
Henry was a flax hand loom weaver. William was a weaver too.
The parents of Henry and William were Henry McMaster born about 1790 and Sarah Clark born about 1786.
HeatherJ
Sunday 3rd Nov 2013, 11:28PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi - Thank you for your message. Some resources for County Armagh genealogy/family history include;
http://www.from-ireland.net/county-armagh-genealogy/
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/ulster/index_ar.htm
http://armagh.rootsireland.ie/
You could also try any of the following - if you haven't already.
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
British parliamentary papers on Ireland can be found at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives Scotland- family history: http://www.nas.gov.uk/familyHistory/
Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/
Also Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com
Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
cynoconnor
Wednesday 15th Jan 2014, 11:25AM