Brady, john & Sarah O’Neill 1852

Maureen,

How sure are you that the Henry Brady born in Duneane is the same Henry who farmed in Lisburn? If the Lisburn Henry’s grandfather had been farming land in that area, you would expect the family to have been there continuously. Perhaps the Duneane Henry is a different family?

There are no RC baptism records for the Lisburn area earlier than 1925.  Perhaps a search on Ancestry has thrown up a family in Duneane (where there are records for the 1800s) but your family is actually from Lisburn?

Hi,

not sure at all! About the only info I have is that the family moved into the Lisburn area in the early-to-mid 1800s, they're definitely there by 1862 and probably at least from the late 1850s if not before, and that one of them was Henry Brady, born c.1850-1852, whose father was John. There doesn't seem to be any relationship that I can find out between them and the Brady's known to be in Lisburn in 1819. 
There is an older-generation William in the 'Lisburn' family, but he could be either father or brother to John Brady

Maureen 

The Valuation revision records on the PRONI site show Henry Brady acquiring plot 8a in Old Warren in 1881 (just over 1 acre) from William Brady who had till then held 3 acres. It was split with a Robert Lappin taking the rest.  Henry ceased to be tenant in 1893 when Alex Patterson took over.

Not sure if this is your family but marriage of Henry Brady (born c 1833) of Longstone to Eliza McKee on 20.10.1854 at Lisburn register Office (so possibly a mixed denomination marriage).

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1854/09473/5433033.pdf

Henry’s father was James Brady, weaver. That Henry & Eliza had at least 3 children:

Edward 27.11.1864; Hugh 20.4.1867 & John  22.8.1869. All born at Chapel Hill, Lisburn. Father was a weaver and mill worker.

Hi, many thanks for this (I'm new at this, just discovering what sources there are). I've now found a newspaper article mentioning the c.1acre plot (8A) you mention in Old Warren - it describes eviction proceedings taken against Henry Brady in 1888-1891, from this and other land in Low Warren, on the grounds he did not have correct title to the lease (it was eventually decided in Henry's favour). The newspaper report mentioned that this particular plot (it gives the area) was taken over by Henry from his cousin, and that it had been farmed successively over the years by Henry's cousin, uncle, and grandfather. Tracking backwards on the Valuation revision records (again, only 'discovered' how to search these a couple of days ago, so your info helped!), William Brady had earlier taken over plot 8 from Henry Brady (presumably, 'our' Henry's uncle) who in turn had taken it over in 1863 from John Brady (presumably 'our' Henry's grandfather, and father of his own father John). Beyond that, there are more than one John Brady in Lisburn, including a John senior and junior who lived near each other in 1819, but as that John junior is not sub-letting from John senior, I don't think they were related (also, both men would have been adults in 1819, and John senior died in 1862 - one could *just* have been father to the other, but only if he married very young indeed. Are there any other sources of Lisburn records that you know of I could check?

No I can’t really suggest any other records you could look at. What you have mentioned does make confirm a family history in the Lisburn area and makes me think your Henry was probably born there, and not in Duneane. You won’t find a record of his baptism because Lisburn parish (Blaris) doesn’t have any records for the 1800s. Statutory records for births, deaths and marriages only started in 1864. Without any parish records before that, you are pretty well stuck.

Thanks, anyway! Your interest is appreciated,

Maureen