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My dad John Henry Morrow b.1911 d.1969 came from Newtownards his mother was Agnes Martha Coulter and his father Thomas Morrow (according to my mum and dads marriage cert).....He lost connections with his family when he married so we never got to meet his side of family at all..

There are no records of him in Births,Deaths and Marriages office having been born and also tried the churches in Newtownards! And public records office!

Any othe suggestions? Thankyou!

Patricia Morrow

are you sure about the dates?
the only death i can find for a John Henry Morrow is in the march quarter 1970 stockport vol10a page 1717 and is showing that John Henry was born 1906

Roy

her is the possible birth of the John Henry in my post above

Name: John Henry Morrow
Year of Registration: 1906
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Manchester (1837-1924)
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 195

Roy

Newtownards is in Ireland isnt it, near Belfast..? If so, he wont be in UK BMD for births.

isnt Newtownards Northern Ireland?

Drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr It is official I am a Plonker!! Yes it is in Ireland

Roy

Sorry everyone for not replying sooner! apologies!

The only thing i am def sure about is my dads death i was there..He died in Belfast 12/12/1969

Another thing im sure of is his marriage to my mum Brigid Taggart in 1943 and he states the names of his parents as Thomas and Agnes Martha Morrow nee Coulter from Newtownards!

He always claimed he was born in Newtownards and he showed us a primary school he went to in Millisle but their records got burnt during the war!


I just cant find a birth cert of him anywhere in N.I.

Hi Patricia,

Northern Ireland BMD's can be looked up in Dublin up til 1920/22 True birth certs can be bought there but only photocopies of Marraige and death certs, the true copies have to be gotten from the County that the marraige or Death took place in, also if a marraige took place between a Catholic and None Catholic even if in Dublin the true cert has to be sent to Count Roscomman for as Dublin only hold B.M.D. of people born, married or died in Dublin up til 190/22 after that all certs for the 6 Counties of Northern Ireland went to Belfast the other Counties stayed in Southern Ireland.
Regards,
Betty.

Betty thanx ever so much really appreciate this info!

I think i may head to Dublin at some point if im to find out anything or is there somewhere online i can pay to look?

My grandparents were both protestants when they married i know that for sure! My father was disowned for marrying into catholic faith!

Hi Patricia,

I am doing a lookup to-day for someone if you like i will try and look up your dads also as the one that i am doing is around the same years.
Regards,
Betty.

Would appreciate that very much Betty thankyou!

Im off to bed now but will def look in tomorrow ok and thanx again!

Tricia

Any luck Betty?

I'm still waiting Betty hope everything is ok with you and yours x

Tricia

Yes dates are correct!

dates are correct!

Hi Patricia,
i am so very sorry for not answering sooner but my computer was on the blink, still a bit shaky.

Iwas in town to-day and yesterday but the only thing that i can find at the moment re; register is a marraige for a James Morrow to a Agnes Warmack Coulter on the 7th Jan. 1898 Registers District of Newtownsard, Marraige solemnized at Ballycopeland in the parish of Donaghade in the County of Down.
I will be back in to-morrow, will let you know if i find anything then, did not find a birth for John Henry Morrow for that date either.
Again i am sorry for not replying sooner, Patricia.
Regards,
Betty.

Where did my post go????ok here goes again!

Betty i have came across that one before but it was Martha and not Warmock...Maybe my Thomas is really a James on paper and my dad only knew him by Thomas and thats why he gave my grandads name as Thomas when he got married!

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Anybody from Newtownards?

anybody that can help wud be most grateful thanx


Tricia