McCrea's in Larne Co .....

[joette]

Call me naive but why is religion taken in a British census? I don't recall ever being asked that or asking that when I was an enumerator.
I can speculate as to why this would pertain to Ireland but I am shocked by that one.
I know the Canadian Censuses have that question too.

[SuperTrouper]

Hi John

Also found these entries for Mary and her parents marriage and a brother of Marys. If you'd like me to email you a list of other Ballymena McCrea's I have found let me know, its too long to post on here(11 so far from 69 to 74) Can't find anything for Andrew yet but I'll keep looking (keeps me off the streets!).

Record Type Civil Birth
Date of Birth 25 Jun 1866
Name Mary LEITH
Gender F
Fathers Name David LEITH
Mothers Maiden Name Mary SAVAGE
Civil District Ballymena
Sub District Galgorm
County Antrim

Record Type Civil Marriage
Date of Marriage 22 Jun 1865
Groom Name david LEITH
Bride Name mary SAVAGE
Church Ballymena Registrars Office
Parish Kirkinriola
Civil District Ballymena
County Antrim

Record Type Civil Birth
Date of Birth 25 Apr 1870
Name David LEITH
Gender M
Fathers Name David LEITH
Mothers Maiden Name Mary SAVAGE
Civil District Ballymena
Sub District Galgorm
County Antrim

[AndrewP]

Call me naive but why is religion taken in a British census? I don't recall ever being asked that or asking that when I was an enumerator.
I can speculate as to why this would pertain to Ireland but I am shocked by that one.
I know the Canadian Censuses have that question too.

Hi Joette,

The religion question must have been unique to Ireland at that time. None of the 1841 to 1901 UK censuses (for Scotland) asked that. The forms for Scotland were definitely different from those used in England, and presumably Ireland. The question about speaking Gaelic, or Gaelic and English would not have been used in England.

The 2001 UK census asked your religion. I cannot remember for sure the previous ones, so I don't know when that question was added to the UK census.

All the best,

AndrewP

[SuperTrouper]

Hi again John,

Don't know if you've seen this but its an interesting story about Larne and why so many people from Ballymena ended up there. Also mentions Pound St where Margaret McCrae was in the 1901 Census.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yo ... 7364.shtml

[JMac]

Dear Supertrouper.

I cant thank you enough, you seem to have found my relatives, the Leiths that you mentioned do seem to be mine THANK YOU.
the McCrea marriage i am not going to rule it out but as i dont know my GG grand fathers dads wifes name i am still at a blank there. and as you say he could have been married in 1861 then had my GG GF in 1865.
i would be glad of any more information that you can put my way, that's if you are still off the streets!!
or you can email me direct on palliAT talktalk.net
thanks once again for all of your work.
John McCrea.

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[DavidWW]

Call me naive but why is religion taken in a British census? I don't recall ever being asked that or asking that when I was an enumerator.
I can speculate as to why this would pertain to Ireland but I am shocked by that one.
I know the Canadian Censuses have that question too.

Meant to post this the other day, but my 'puter crashed

There was never a question on religion in British censuses, but there was in Ireland. See the image below, 3^rd column from the left (4^th if you count the line numbers column), headed "Religious Profession", - "profession" in the sense of profess, to affirm a faith.

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1117

David

[JMac]

Supertrouper,

Hi again, just wondering if you got my emails that i sent you i reply to your email you sent me?.

Many thanks
John McCrea

[Chris Paton]

Hi John,

Andrew McRea married Mary Leith at Ballymena Registrar's Office, parish of Kirkinriola, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, on September 2nd 1886. (Source: www.emeraldancestors.com)

Also, for post 1911 census, if the couple were Protestant, you could try to locate them in 1912 at the Ulster Covenant website at http://www.proni.gov.uk/ulstercovenant/index.html

Hope this helps!

Chris