North of Ireland Family History Society North Irish Roots This lists the contents of several recent issues of the Society’s journal. Issues more than three years ago are online in JSTOR’s Ireland Collection at http://about.jstor.org/content/ireland, where they may be searched. North Irish Roots, volume 27, number 2, Autumn 2016 2 Editorial 3 Outgoing President’s Report 3 Northumberland and Durham Family History Society 4 Incoming President’s Report 4 Additions to the Library 5 Obituary – Samuel Bracegirdle 6 Obituary – Ronald Moffett 6 Trusty – Michael McKeag 9 Branch Programmes 13 North Down & Ards Branch Outing to Bangor Abbey 14 NIFHS Exhibition, Portaferry Visitor Information Centre 15 A Programme of Courses for the Autumn 18 Maisie’s Dates 18 Melville – Martin McDowell 19 Review – Tracing Your Northern Irish Ancestors by Ian Maxwell – Ann Robinson 20 Review – A Decade of Centenaries – Researching Ireland 1912-1923 by Chris Paton – Patricia Cummings 21 Review – The Somme: The Epic Battle in the Soldiers’ Own Words & Photographs by Richard Van Emden – Ann Robinson 22 The Valour of Ulster 23 James Reid 1896-1916 – Kathleen Morrison 25 Hamilton Mathewson – Ann Robinson 27 Orval Stiegman’s Letter 28 Greyabbey Roll of Honour – Elma Wickens 30 I.G.R.S. Fellowship Presented to Family of Randal Gill 32 Return to the Causeway 34 C4 Gems - Directories 36 Montgomery & McCammon – Shirley Bulley 36 Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society 37 Carntall and Greeneville – Chris Hill 40 Maisie’s Dates Explained 41 Biennial Competition 2016 42 The Story of George and Eliza McClelland – William S. Kelley 55 Who Do You Think You Are? Live 56 Facebook 56 Members’ Interests – Names Being Researched 59 Members’ Interests – Queries 60 Register of Reciprocal Research 60 Names and Addresses North of Ireland Family History Society NIFHS © 2017 Page 1 North of Ireland Family History Society North Irish Roots North Irish Roots, volume 27, number 1, Spring 2016 2 Editorial 3 President’s Report 4 Branch News 5 Additions to the Library 7 H.M.S. Caroline 7 PRONI’s New Website 8 A Programme of Courses for the Spring 10 Maisie’s Questions 11 Wonderments 12 Looking for my Templeton Family at PRONI – Elizabeth Cowie 14 Free Online Magazines 15 William Gibson – Sandra Ardis 17 C4 Gems – Church Histories 19 C4 Gems – P.H.S.I. Correspondence 21 Memories – Jim McIlveen 25 Where to Start? 8 – Ordnance Survey Memoirs 28 Bits and Pieces of a Genealogical Research – Margaret Gordon 30 First ’Plane Marriage 31 Correspondence – A Criminal Ancestor – Aoife O Connor 32 Booklets & Maps 34 The Life of Thomas Maguire, 1850-1932 – John Maguire 38 Gold Miners in Bendigo – Elizabeth Scott 41 My Eight Great Grandparents “Pieces of Eight” – Allan Johnston 52 Maisie’s Answers 52 Register of Reciprocal Research 53 Members’ Interests – Names Being Researched 58 Members’ Interests – Queries 60 Names and Addresses North of Ireland Family History Society NIFHS © 2017 Page 2 North of Ireland Family History Society North Irish Roots North Irish Roots, volume 26, number 2, Autumn 2015 2 Editorial 2 Dublin Gallery 3 President’s Report – Grant of Honorary Life Membership to David Deane 4 Branch Programmes 8 Profile – www.nifhs.org 11 Additions to the Library 13 Obituary – Dr Doggart 13 Tyrone Joins Cavan & Monaghan 14 Where to Start? 7 – Newspapers – Michael McKeag 18 Where to Finish? 4 – Citations – Michael McKeag 21 A Programme of Courses for the Autumn 23 Picture Postcards 24 Australia, Canada & New Zealand 28 Gazettes 29 Belfast Royal Academy, Admission Register 1880-1923 – Sandra Ardis 31 Pictures from PRONI 32 Advertisement – Irish Origenes 34 Bright Parish Church – Flora Jackson 34 Roman Catholic Parish Registers 35 Biennial Competition – My Family Odyssey 36 William Orr Goudy and Alice Brown: from Greyabbey to the Victorian Goldfields – Rob & Ramon Goudey 45 My Eight Great Grandparents – Deborah Flint 52 Irish National School Registers 52 Old Age Pension Applications using Church of Ireland Parish Registers 53 Members’ Interests – Queries 54 Membership Secretary & Treasurer 55 Members’ Interests – Names Being Researched 58 Snippets 60 Register of Reciprocal Research 60 Names and Addresses North of Ireland Family History Society NIFHS © 2017 Page 3 North of Ireland Family History Society North Irish Roots North Irish Roots, volume 26, number 1, Spring 2015 2 Editorial 3 President’s Report 4 Profile – The Honneyman Room 5 Additions to the Library 6 In Memoriam – Bright Parish Church – Flora Jackson 7 Recent Transcriptions 7 Presentation 8 Where to Start? 6 – Missing Links 10 Where to Finish? 3 – Pictures – Michael McKeag 14 William Carleton Knew My Ancestors – John McEwan 24 Wanted – O.S. Memoirs, Vol. 20, Mid and East Tyrone 25 Review – Leaving the North by Johane Devlin Trewe – Frank McHugh 27 Occupations in My Family – The Poetry Connection – Janet Cassidy 31 Advertisement – Family Tree DNA 32 Advertisement – Irish Origenes 34 Occupations in My Family – Colette Murray 42 Hooked by a Bouquet of Flowers – Pam Pearce 44 Occupations in My Family – An Irish Pail Maker and Wood Turner – Margaret Gordon 48 The Irish in England, 1330-1550 48 Lost a Web Page? 49 The Strangford Islanders – Beverly Brown 53 Members’ Interests – Queries 56 Members’ Interests – Names Being Researched 61 Names and Addresses 64 Register of Reciprocal Research North of Ireland Family History Society NIFHS © 2017 Page 4 North of Ireland Family History Society North Irish Roots North Irish Roots, volume 25, number 2, Autumn 2014 2 Editorial 3 President’s Report 4 Branch Programmes 8 Obituary – Roy Brady 9 Profile – Belfast Transcribers 10 Additions to the Library 11 Recent Transcriptions 12 NIFHS DNA Project 13 How DNA can help you determine non-Irish origins of your family – Elayne Lockhart 16 Register of Reciprocal Research 17 Holy Family Parish Church, Belfast - Digitizing the BMD Records – Sandra Ardis 20 Help from across the Pond – Kathleen Morrison 21 Where to Start? 5 – Graveyards 25 Occupations in My Family – Heber MacWilliams III 32 World War Graves in County Donegal – John & Flora Jackson 33 Advertisement – Forces War Records 34 Thomas Smyth – a Native of Bangor – Hilary Maginnis c 35 Where to Finish? 2 – Stories – Michael M Keag 41 Occupations in my Family – Diana Kirkpatrick 48 Postscript to Occupations in my Family – Diana Kirkpatrick 48 Lives of the First World War c 49 Leaving a M Guire Legacy – Linda Roy Walls 53 H.M.S. Caroline 54 Members’ Interests – Names Being Researched 58 Members’ Interests – Queries 60 Correspondence – The Toal Chalice – Urbain Van Kemseke 60 Names and Addresses North of Ireland Family History Society NIFHS © 2017 Page 5 North of Ireland Family History Society North Irish Roots North Irish Roots, volume 25, number 1, Spring 2014 2 Editorial 3 President’s Report 4 Who Do You Think You Are? Live, Olympia, 2014 5 Profile – Sandra Ardis 6 News from the Branches: Fermanagh and Ballymena 7 County Research Guides 8 Additions to the Library 11 Where to Start? 4 – Parish Records 14 Where to Finish? 1 – My Family History c 18 The Grandmother that my Grandfather didn't get to know – Martin M Dowell 22 English Masonic Records 23 Tracing My Canadian Relatives – Chris Kirkpatrick c 27 Assisted Emigration from the Lennard Estate in Clones – Dermot M Cabe 27 A Tale of Three World War I Medals – Flora Jackson c 29 First World War Medals – Michael M Keag 32 Rea’s Garage – Northern Ireland’s First Petrol-Filling Station? My Search for Proof – Beverly Brown 37 New Life for Old Records 38 Irish Family History Research: why you should never give up – Dean Kirby 41 Recent Transcriptions 42 Transportation to Tasmania: Irish female convicts aboard the Atwick 1838 – Lea Wootton 45 Murder of the Greyabbey Innkeeper – Elma Wickens 47 Family History Societies 48 Buckinghamshire Family History Society Open Day 48 Recent Publications 49 Correspondence – Gettenby of Islandmagee – Barbara Boulter c 50 Correspondence – Campbell, Elliott & M Callum – Murray Thomson 52 Members’ Interests – Names Being Researched 58 Members’ Interests – Queries 60 Register of Reciprocal Research 61 Names and Addresses North of Ireland Family History Society NIFHS © 2017 Page 6 North of Ireland Family History Society North Irish Roots North Irish Roots, volume 24, number 2, Autumn 2013 Editorial 2 President’s Report 2 Profile – Phyllis Hancox & Heather Magowan 3 Branch Programmes 4 Branch Newsletters 8 North Down & Ards Branch Summer Outing 2013 – Hilary Maginnis 9 Announcement - Using DNA to Help Research Your Northern Irish Family Tree by Dr Maurice J. Gleeson 10 The Irish Genealogist Index 10 Belfast Branch Visits Methodist Archives – Charlotte Murtagh 11 Additions to the Library 11 Competition 16 Recent Church Register & Graveyard Transcriptions 17 Guinness Archives 17 Where to Start? No. 3 – Census Returns 18 c A Visit to Dumfries and Galloway - Ann M Clelland 21 FindMyPast’s Irish Records 21 Review – Childhood Recollections of Killyleagh, Co. Down, N. Ireland c by Zena M Allister – Allan Johnston 22 Review - Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet by Chris Paton – Maeve Rogan 23 The Sweetie Bottle - Shirley Leggett 23 The Genealogy of Intelligence in my Line of Sproules – Kate Tammemägi 24 Correspondence – Clegg of the Copeland Islands, Purse, McCutcheon – Mark Donald 26 The Great War 1 27 Correspondence – Cummings – Carl Grandstrand 28 The Great Parchment Book & the Down Survey Maps 28 The British Transport Police Historical Group (BTP HG) – Robert C. Davison 29 Correspondence – Wilson – Keith Wilson