Looking for any information on John McClintock.
Information I have is as follows -
Born about 1770 believed born in Burt or Leck Parish, County Donegal.
Married Rebecca Latto (or Latta) born about 1779 in Burt also. Married in Bute (?). Both believed to have died in Ireland.
Approximately 8 children born to them between 1803 and 1819. Two may have died at birth as no details. Births at various locations - Burt, Letterkenny, Maughraloy (?). Those living known (6) all came to Australia some time before 1857 and after 1834.
Eldest son of John, William - born December (?) 1803 in Burt.
Married Martha Robinson (born February(?) 1816 in Burt to parents William Robinson and Ann Carter) - they had a son - William - born 1834 in County Donegal then 10 more children from 1836 all born in Australia.
(If John McClintock and Rebecca Latto/Latta died in Ireland - say around 1834/1835 - then perhaps eldest son William bought whole family to Australia ?)
Would welcome any information.
Anderclan
Wednesday 9th Jan 2013, 10:52PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi,
Thank you for your message. I have passed it on to one of our volunteers in the area who hopefully will be able to assist or advise you.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Emma Carty
Wednesday 6th Mar 2013, 03:39PM -
Hi there,
Researching your ancestry in ireland is not easy in the 1770s. In fact anything before the 1830s is not easy. I am also not sure just how much you know already. Is your information based solely on the emigre family in Australia? Or have you already done some research on the internet?
In fact, the McClintocks and Lattas are both very well known families in this locality and you should be able to find plenty of information on them. I once took digital photographs of the Vestry Minute Book of Taughboyne Parish Church and although they were Presbyterians, it was families such as the McClintocks and the Lattas which dominated the Vestry Committee in the later 18th century and early 19th century. There are very good reasons for this.
Your starting point for any research will be Lindel Buckley's excellent webiste on Donegal genealogical records:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/
If you use my 10 Step Guide on the front page of Lindel's website, it will direct you to the sites you will need to use and Lindel's website is also full of data on the McClintocks and Lattas.
Regards,
Boyd
Burt Donegal
Thursday 7th Mar 2013, 02:03PM