Author: Martyn

I am from New Zealand and my cousin Shelley is from Canada and together we have been researching the Sloan family of Ballyrush, Comber. We were fortunate to be able to come to County Down last September and meet all our relatives in Comber. Now we are researching the families that the Sloan’s married into… Continue reading Search For Family History Of Dales And Smyths

Tom Grant, who is hoping to contact relatives in Saintfield, has added the information that his ancestor was Samuel Grant, who owned Ballyknockan flax mill. He had seven children, three of whom, Robert, Samuel and Thomas, went to Canada. He believes the others stayed around Saintfield and would like to make contact with their descendants.

The website received this message from Tom Grant, who is hoping to make contact with relatives in Saintfield called Grant. If you have any information that could help, please contact the website. Hello my name is Tom Grant and I believe my ancestors came from Saintfield Parish, however I have no documentation. I will be… Continue reading Tom Grant is looking for relatives in Saintfield

Betty Catania emigrated to Ontario with her parents in 1949, when she was less than a year old.  Her mother, Elizabeth (Betty) Wilson, remembered growing up in Saintfield.  Betty  Catania is keen to make contact with anyone who knew her mother and she has provided the following information about her family. “I came to Canada… Continue reading Please tell Wilsons and O’Hanlons in Saintfield about this

Betty Catania emigrated to Ontario with her parents in 1949, when she was less than a year old.  Her mother, Elizabeth (Betty) Wilson, remembered growing up in Saintfield.  Betty  Catania is keen to make contact with anyone who knew her mother and she has provided the following information about her family. “I came to Canada… Continue reading Betty Catania is searching for Saintfield relatives

Maurice Bunyan contacted this website recently, wishing to make contact with his relations in Saintfield.  His cousin has responded and, once again, people far away have been able to re-establish contact with family members still in Saintfield.

We have had a request from Maurice Bunyan to try and find his cousin Fay Magean nee Smith. If anyone knows Fay please ask her to contact us and we will give her her cousin’s contact details.

Sandra Ward, who lives in Motherwell, Scotland, is researching her family history, which takes her back to two families around Saintfield, the Battons and Masseys. She has  found out a lot about the Battons but would like to make contact with any descendants of Alexander Massey who was a farmer in Tonaghmore in the 1850s… Continue reading Descendants of Alexander Massey of Tonaghmore sought

In September Maureen contacted the website to trace members of the Finlay family that she last met over fifty years ago.  Thanks to your responses Maureen has been able to make contact and plans to come over from England next year to visit Saintfield and the Finlay family.

Maureen contacted us to try to make contact with the Finlay family that she stayed with in 1952.  She says: “I visited Saintfield in 1952 and stayed with a family on a farm at LISDALGAN.  I had a wonderful holiday and met lovely people.  The family was JACK & MARGARET FINLAY and they had a… Continue reading Maureen Bunn seeks Finlay family