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Hi Maura, Thank you so much for that information. I am slowly tracking back through the family to find Jane's brother, Alexander. One day that HUGH brick wall is going to tumble.....Cheers from Sandra

Here's the link Sandra

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Shankhill/Meenan_Street/949202/

Hi Eringobragh1916,
The piece you found from the 1901 census (copied below) - where did you locate it? I have been searching but nothing seems to show up in all my searches.
It appears to be the McCullough family I am looking for. I am most appreciative of all your help. Thanks.
"For ref 1901

Residents of a house 11 in Meenan Street (Shankhill, Antrim)

McCollough Sarah 11 Female Daughter Prisbeterian
**Weams William J 15 Male Son Prisbeterian Belfast Mill Worker
McCollough Alexander 9 Male Son Prisbeterian
McCollough Jane Walace 41 Female Widow Prispeterian County Down Linen Weaver "

Thanks again, Sandra :-)

Hi Maura,
Sent the incorrect certificate back after sending an email first & received the correct one by return mail. Thanks for your help, really appreciated. ;-)

Hi Maura, Just noticed your reply. Thanks for the tip, I will do that. :-)

Sandra phone GRONI and ask why you got a typed copy instead of a copy of the orginal. If there is an adjustment to the cert they will give you a typed copy. I have had 2 like that 1 was my great aunt and her birth date was changed and my mother's, who mother's maiden name was spelt wrong.

Hi Eringobragh1916 & Maura,
I sent away for the marriage certificate of Jane W. Gunning to William McCullough in 1888, but it has come back as Jane N. Gunning marriage to William. Maybe it is a transcription error as the certificate is typed, not copy of original. Mmmmm, will have to investigate further on that one. :-S

Thanks for that Astra. I will look into that one a bit further.

This one looks promising

parents: William Wallace
spouse: Jane Burns
marriage: 04 Nov 1851 — Desertmartin, Derry, Ire

record title: Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898
groom's name: Adam Wallace
bride's name: Jane Burns
bride's birth date: 1833
bride's age: 18
marriage date: 04 Nov 1851
marriage place: Desertmartin, Derry, Ire
groom's father's name: William Wallace
bride's father's name: John Burns
indexing project (batch) number: M70204-7
system origin: Ireland-VR
source film number: 101328

Can you tell me how I go about ordering a certificate online from Ireland. I have done it from England, but no Ireland before. I will send away for the marriage in 1888 of William McCullough & Jane W Gunning.

Can anyone find a marriage between an Adam Wallace & Ann Jane Burns c1864 in Belfast?

Thanks for your help.

The William John Weames marriage 1885 is to a Susan Willis
The Jane Weames marriage 1892 is to a Edward Lucas

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Search collectionName: Jane Weames
Registration District: Belfast
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: Oct - Dec 1892
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101256
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 391
Digital Folder Number: 4179388
Image Number: 00569

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Search collectionName: William John Weames
Registration District: Belfast
Event Type: DEATHS
Registration Quarter and Year: Jan - Mar 1890
Estimated Birth Year: 1838
Age (at Death): 52
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101596
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 418
Digital Folder Number: 4200678
Image Number: 00085

Name: Jane Weames
Registration District: Belfast
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: Oct - Dec 1892
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101256
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 391
Digital Folder Number: 4179388
Image Number: 00569

Name: William John Weams
Registration District: Belfast
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: Jul - Sep 1885
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101255
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 349
Digital Folder Number: 4179726
Image Number: 00114

Sandra...Your more than welcome..Let 's know how you get on..

Thanks Eringobragh1916...... I realised that after I wrote it. I will send away for the certiicate to see what other info can be gleaned from it, & look for other Gunning's as well. Thanks again. Sandra

Sandra....I would suggest that the "Wallace" part of Janes name would not be a previous marriage...It was/is common practice for a second name " Surname" to be carried through the generations.....this applies especially in Scottish Ancestry.
The Jane W Gunning who married Wm McCullough would appear to be the correct one ..I suggest you need to get that MC ...(Maura has furnished details) .
You could also check out any Gunning's with the "Wallace" name included.

Hi,
Thank you sooooo much to you all for your replies. I am away from home at the moment, that is why it has taken me a while to reply.

The Jane, born to ALEXANDER GUNNING & ISABELLA GRACEY, isn't the correct one. I did a check on her marriage years ago & the husband didn't connect with the stories from the families, & she only seemed to have 1 husband, whereas the Jane I have been looking for was married at least twice.

The other McCullough info seems to connect, especially the McCollough Jane Walace part, as the 'Wallace' appears on Alexander's marriage certificate as being his mother's maiden name (may have been another marriage),so I will try to search out some certificates for proof.

There are sooo many stories surrounding Alexander that I thought by maybe tracking down Jane, I could unravell Alexander's story, if that makes any sense at all.

Again I thank you for the information. Thank you to GR - I have been trying to unravell this family now for many years & kept hitting a brick wall. Maybe you have just provided the bull dozer!!

Cheers, Sandra

I thought this name was familar, I did a lookup at Groni regarding a Gunning for Sandra a few years ago, but I don't think I found what she wanted.