HILLINGs of County Down
I am searching for information on my gg-grandmother Margaret Hilling.
So far I know very little:
her oldest child was born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, putting Margaret's birth 1850-1865.
her oldest child was born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, putting Margaret's birth 1850-1865.
She married John Francis KEARNS.
She married John Francis KEARNS.Her family owned a farm at Mayobridge, Co. Down.
Her family owned a farm at Mayobridge, Co. Down.She had at least three brothers:
Patrick; worked on the Liverpool Docks
John; became a parish priest in Boston, MA
Thomas; farmer, presumably on the family farm
Patrick; worked on the Liverpool Docks
John; became a parish priest in Boston, MA
Thomas; farmer, presumably on the family farm
By the second decade of this century, the farm was unworked.
If anyone has any information to add to the above, I would be most grateful to receive it.
If anyone has any information to add to the above, I would be most grateful to receive it.Bruce Shone