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[4qd-bannvalley] A few questions
- Subject: [4qd-bannvalley] A few questions
- From: 4qd-bannvalley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (B Young)
- Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 08:50:18 +1200
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Hello Bob
There are some records for Irish ancestors who were in the British Navy =
in 1812, they are held at Kew in London. I have an ancestor who enlisted =
in Dublin in 1805, listed in the Description Books for Plymouth Royal =
Marines, it gave the date of attestation, his age, occupation, place of =
birth and physical description.
I believe that agents went to Ireland to round up navy volunteers, there =
were barracks in Navan north east of Dublin, and from there they =
generally went to Plymouth as the Naval Base. After the Battle of =
Waterloo on 18 June 1814, they were generally discharged and received a =
pension only if they were wounded, otherwise nil.
Some however, were forcibly taken to serve, with stories of houses being =
entered at night and suitably aged men being dragged off.=20
As far as I know, these records in Kew have not been filmed and you will =
have to research them yourself or pay someone to do it for you. This was =
the case about 5 years ago anyway.
Hope this helps
Beryl
Auckland, New Zealand
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From: Bob Faulkner=20
To: 4qd-bannvalley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 5:19 AM
Subject: [4qd-bannvalley] A few questions
I have been participating in this group for a short time, but it =
has been fascinating to sit back and eavesdrop on posted conversations =
that don't even involve my family (but describe the evolving =
demographics of the Bann Valley.) In May, my wife and I had the =
opportunity to visit Ireland and we spent several days exploring the =
North. Pouring over an aerial photo cannot approximate the real thing. =
Standing in the crossroads in Killygullib and imaging the rolling hills =
as they once must have been was an emotional experience. One ongoing =
result of the trip is that both my wife and I are now addicted to =
Guinness. Go figure.=20
I have a few questions that have come up in my research. I hope =
someone out there can field the answers.
a.. I have an ancestor who served in the British Navy in the War of =
1812. Where are these records kept?=20
b.. Are there records available from the Mercer's Guild regarding =
the Kilrea population and industry?=20
c.. I understand that a "glebe" is a section of land whose rental =
income supports a church. What church did Killygullib support? Would =
that church have historic rental records?=20
d.. Recently, a member had posted the question regarding Scottish =
immigration into Northern Ireland. I have been unable to find a history =
of that population movement, although there appears to be a longstanding =
movement between the two countries. It appears that the Faulkners =
appeared in Derry in the mid 1700's. I am curious about the dynamics of =
that movement.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Bob Faulkner
1622 10th Street
Manhattan Beach
California, 90266
310-372-7916
thefaulkners@xxxxxxxxxxxxx