hello, i am very interested in two people, thomas mckelvie and jane hamilton born 1859 in antrim. i am not a paid member of ancestry .com, but i put in a search with these two names and both appeared on a public member tree named glenravel historical society... as i said i am not a member of ancestry, so i could not get look at the tree in question.   can any one here help me ?? thomas and jane were my great grandparents, so i am very keen to learn all i can about them and their family's......... any help given will be greatly appreciated,...kind reguards from heather

Hi Heather - I can give you access to the Glenravel Historical Society tree on ancestry.com.   The invitation you will receive allows you to view/edit the tree.   Please send me an email to LKNhousemaster@aol.com with your email address, and I will send you the invitation and instructions.

Best regards,

Susan Gingras

thank you susan,.....i can hardly wait !!!!!!

heather the skerry you are talking about is most likely skerry in the braid as there are hamiltons there so try broughshane or buckna.

thank you teresa......will have a look see !!!!

Heather there is a John Hamilton currently living in the next townland to Islandstown - don't know if he's the same Hamiltons or not but I will make enquiries. Colm.

Dear Historical Society

1. 1727 time frame a James Breakenridge
2. history states Scottish by blood - emigrated from Ireland
3. wife Sara
4. two sons James and William  about 6 and 4 Francis died enroute to MA
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6. Music Book recorded dates - music taught by a Robert Cairne
7. States Glenreavoll ---but Google changes it to Glenravel.
8. Assume Scots Presbyterians
9. Do you have the grave of Breakenridge/Brakinrig, etc   also in music book called the young James was called Jacobus - his wife was Sara and both buried in MA.
10. People place him in Antrim-was there a migration early 1700 from Scotland? the First James father died when he was 13 in IReland or Scotland--Mother remained in Ireland or Scotland...do not know surname.
11. Was there a Presbyterian group in Glenravel?

Thank you for your time...trying t find origin of place in IReland and Scotland--note that name is not preveland in IReland- and has deep roots in Scotland.

James Breakenridge

The Oliver family came from Armagh. James Oliver married Mary Ann Cunningham in Lisnadil Parish Church. They were C O I. I wiuld like to know where James Oliver's father came from, his name was Henry.