Annahilt

Hi Rob,

Thanks for your message. The townlands of Ballycreen and Ballykine are part of the civil parish of Magheradrool:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=849&civilparish=Magheradrool&citycounty=Down

The civil parish of Magheradrool belongs to the ROman Catholic parish of Ballynahinch. Have you tried looking at church records from the parish? Baptismal and marriage records can be useful in terms of sponsors/witnesses listed as they were usually family members. Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Ballynahinch parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Down&parish=Ballynahinch&churchid=439

You could also check online at:

www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.

www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.

Some other websites that may be useful are:

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 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

Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/down/index.html

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

Hi Rob,

I am the Great Granddaughter of Sarah Agnes Hamilton and David McGaughey. I have been researching the family tree for a while now and may have some more information for you if you need it.

What information is it that you would like?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Hi Rob,

I am the Great Granddaughter of Sarah Agnes Hamilton and David McGaughey. I have been researching the family tree for a while now and may have some more information for you if you need it.

What information is it that you would like?

Looking forward to hearing from you.