Wow. Thank you so much. The surname is variously spelled Mullin and Mullen in the census, but I hadn't tried Mullan! I will dig down into what you have provided.
I had come across Michael Mullin Baird previously, but hadn't been able to match up dates. Again, I will now dig deeper. Thank you once again. Ian Sent from my iPad > On 21 Mar 2018, at 04:47, Cora-Ann Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Ian (again)! > > Part 2: > > Since my earlier reply below, I’ve found out more information (assuming I’m > on the right track - and there’s always a chance, I’m not!) which is > interesting. This is supplementary to what I posted earlier so perhaps refer > to that first. > > I did find the some of the records below also on Ancestry. I would have been > surprised if they weren’t. A tip is to search for Tyrone, Ireland in the > Irish records. > > I’ve found John Mullin’s birth record based on information from his marriage > registration ie he was 22 in 1868 so his dob is 1846. This was also in > Foremass which I’ve now discovered is a Townland ie Foremass Lower/Upper. > > John Mullin was born 15 November 1846. Parents: Michael Mullin, Ann Mcelduff > (as per the transcript). > > The current Parish of Errigal Kieran ie Parish of Errigal Ciaran includes St. > Mary’s Church, Dunmoyle (Dungannon area) - 96 Foremass Road, Sixmilecross, > Omagh. (google the website). > > I came across an interesting website when searching for information about > Mullins in the area ie: michaelmullinthebard.ie. “The Bard of Foremass”. > If you search this site you’ll find the family tree which includes your John > Mullin (son of Michael). > > One of the sponsors on one of the baptisms was a John Foremass which could be > a transcript error. Or there may have been a Foremass family. But I haven’t > followed that up. Might be worth looking on Griffiths too. > > I’m sure others on here who live locally will be able to fill you in about > this history as I’m in Australia! And, I reiterate, I might be on the wrong > track! But there’s certainly plenty of Mullins in Tyrone at that time! > > Good luck! > Cora-Ann > > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 21 Mar 2018, at 9:26 am, Cora-Ann Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Ian >> I’ve found your family on RootsIreland. Remember ‘Mullan’ is often spelled >> in differently as with other names! When searching on Ancestry you need to >> search Irish records (not UK). I haven’t checked but I’d be surprised if >> these records aren’t on there. >> >> John Mullan m Margaret Owens 12 Dec 1868. Witness: Bridget Owens. Fathers: >> Michael Owens; Bernard Mullin >> >> Mary Mullin born 18 July 1870; bap 16 Aug 1870 (sponsor: Foremass) >> Margaret Mullin Baptism 8 Jan 1872 >> Bernard Mullin born 5 Nov 1874; baptism 12 July 1874. (sponsor: Foremass) >> Bridget Mullin born 12 July 1877. Baptism 4 Aug 1977 >> >> Parish for all above is Errigal Kiernan, Co.Tyrone. The address is given >> as ‘Foremass’. That might refer to the home of the sponsor. I’ll follow >> this up when I have time. >> >> Hope this helps. >> Cora-Ann >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On 21 Mar 2018, at 6:29 am, Ian Moules <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I am seeking help to identify marriage and birth records for John Mullin >>> and his family. >>> >>> My 2x great grandfather is John Mullin (b1826). He and his wife Margaret >>> (possibly Owens) had four children born in Tyrone (probably Foremass): Mary >>> (1871), Margaret (1873, my great grandmother), Bernard (1875) and Bridget >>> (1878). >>> >>> By 1881, they had moved to Consett, Co Durham, to work at the iron works. I >>> know that there is a strong link between Consett and Tyrone with many >>> families doing the same thing. >>> >>> I have had difficulty in tracing any of the birth/marriage records from >>> Ireland using Ancestry.co.uk, so I was hoping that members of this site may >>> be able to help. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Ian >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CoTyroneList mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com >> _______________________________________________ >> CoTyroneList mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com
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