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Author: mick_bye
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Hi Barrie
I too am descended from Cathcarts from the Ballymena area of Antrim,
Tullygarley/Tullaghgarley to be precise.
I have just returned from my second visit to the PRONI (Public Record Office of Northern
Ireland)and realise that I found some references to your line. Do you have the marriage
of John Cathcart to Martha McDowell? I have a marriage in Ahoghill Church of Ireland
records on 2 February 1819 of John Cathcart to Martha McDowell.
I also found the baptisms of several of John & Jane (nee Montford)children in Connor
Presbyterian Church records - do you already have these?
Tullygarley is very close to Ahoghill but baptism records prior to 1812 in that area are
very rare. There do seem to be a lot of Cathcarts though - the furthest back I can go on
my line is John son of William Cathcart & Rebecca Bartholemew who was baptised on
4/4/1816 in 1st Ballymena Presbyterian. William & Rebecca were married on 18 October
1815, again in 1st Ballymena Presbyterian.
Let me know if any of this is of interest
Elaine Bye (my mother was a Cathcart)
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