Hi Bill, Unfortunately there are at least six James Blacks living in Tyrone in the Griffiths Valuation of 1859, which records every head of household. This means you need some more clues.
There will be no civil birth for Alexander, which would be a clincher as Alexander is a much less common name, because civil registration only began in 1845. And there are no births to a couple called Black and Hillman after 1864, which might have been possible if Alexander had been an early child. Nor will there be a marriage because I am assuming Alexander was not married, aged 20, when he left for Canada. There are three marriages of a James Black between the start of civil registration of marriages in 1845 and the birth of Alexander in 1851 but none to a Mary Hillman. But you probably know all of this. Is there no indication of the parish or other place name from whence Alexander came in any of his Canadian records? Regards, Boyd https://www.westulstergenealogy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy/ http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/ On Fri, 29 Mar 2019 at 14:07, Lynton Stewart via CoTyroneList < [email protected]> wrote: > I am searching for any evidence of a James Black (believed to have been > born in Scotland), living in County Tyrone around 1848-1871. > > He had a son, Alexander Black, who was born in August, 1851. Alexander > emigrated to Canada in 1871, reportedly as a "Remittance Man", paid an > annual sum NOT to return to Ireland. He was an active member of the Orange > Order in Canada, so I would presume that his father was also. In Canada, > Alexander used the surname of Hillman-Black, and said that his mother was > Mary Hillman. > > He sailed from Londonderry in April 1871, arriving in Quebec on May 2. > > I have searched the online Irish records, without success. > > I would greatly appreciate any information, or clues, to help me find the > family of my paternal great-grandfather. > > Lynton "Bill" Stewart > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList Mailing List > Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] > Change Your Preferences: > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY >
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