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Scotland - uncharted territory for me

Scotland - uncharted territory for me

Posted: 30 May 2014 10:42PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Allen, Adams, McElroy
I have come to the place where I must leave Ireland and head into Scotland which is uncharted territory for me. I am looking for the surnames McElroy, Adams and Allen (needle in a haystack, right?) Joseph Adams died abt 1907 in Londonderry and was born in Scotland abt 1820. He was married to Ann(e) McElroy born abt 1831 in Scotland and died 1912 in Londonderry. John Allen died in Belfast in 1922 and was supposedly born in Scotland around 1828.

I know it was quite common for people to immigrate to Ireland for work at that time. Any ideas as to what part of Scotland I should search first?

Re: Scotland - uncharted territory for me

Posted: 31 May 2014 9:11AM GMT
Classification: Query
Do you know if they married in Ireland or Scotland ?
If in Scotland you could try lookingfor their marriage on Scotlands people .http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
If it was after 1855 the marriage cert will also give you their parents names .

Re: Scotland - uncharted territory for me

Posted: 1 Jun 2014 5:06PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 1 Jun 2014 5:11PM GMT
Joseph and Anne were born in Ireland. Not sure about John Allen. For the next generation I know only their names. I can guess at the birth and marriage dates from their children's ages. A family history written by a great aunt said that this generation came to Ireland from Scotland.
Thanks for the link and for taking the time to answer.

Re: Scotland - uncharted territory for me

Posted: 2 Jun 2014 1:31AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Allen
gee, isn't Allen purely English????
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Re: Scotland - uncharted territory for me

Posted: 2 Jun 2014 10:26AM GMT
Classification: Query
No Allen is not purely English .
If you check out the "What's in a Name" on your Ancestry home page it will tell you the origins of the name and the distribution of the families through the different census .

Re: Scotland - uncharted territory for me

Posted: 2 Jun 2014 2:22PM GMT
Classification: Query
There were a large number of people with the name Allen in northern Ireland. So far I haven't traced any family to England.

Re: Scotland - uncharted territory for me

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 7:09PM GMT
Classification: Query
IGI
Joseph Adams
Spouse's Name: Anne Mcelroy
Event Date: 25 Jul 1853
Event Place: Glendermot, Derry, Ire
Father's Name: Robert Adams
Spouse's Father's Name: John Mcelroy

Ellen
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