HENDRY / HENRY family of Antrim & Lanark - Genealogists' Forum

James18 · #1 08-10-15, 12:47

As the next part of my family tree, I am researching the HENDRY (also HENRY) family of Ballymena, Antrim and later Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

My maternal great-grandmother was Elizabeth HENDRY, who was born in Ballymena on 14/11/1882. Her parents were Annie BROWN and Samuel HENDRY, and we believe she was among the eldest of eight children -- four girls and four boys; Elizabeth, Jean, Margaret (Meg), Annie, Samuel, John, Roger & James (Jim).

Elizabeth's birth details:

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Registration Number: U/1882/23/1004/13/431

Forename of child: Elizabeth

Surname of child: Henry

Date of birth: 14th November 1882

Sex of child: Female

Mother's maiden name: Brown

Registration district: Ballymena (pre-1973 Q4)

She married Andrew WYLIE on 11/07/1905 in Glasgow and died on 19/11/1973 in Edinburgh, age 91.

Her father, Samuel HENDRY, was born c1856 Ireland (?) as I have his death certificate for 10/11/1940, Cartcart Road, Glasgow, age 84. The informant was Margaret HENDRY, his daughter. She was known as Aunt Meg and as far as we know she never married. Sam was a railway wagon builder/repairer, and his father (also Samuel) had been a farmer in Ireland.

Her mother was Annie BROWN, who died in Glasgow on 06/01/1928, age 69. Thus, she will have been born c1859, and likely in Ireland. The Hendrys, Wylies and Browns all appear to be of Irish origin.

Sam & Annie were married on 01/02/1880 in Ballymena, Antrim. This information is given on Jim's birth certificate, although there is a record elsewhere (FamilySearch?) stating 31/01/1880.

I'm not sure about the order the other children were born in, but I think Sam was the eldest and Jim was likely one of the youngest; he was born in Glasgow on 03/02/1893, and so at some point during the 1880s the family appear to have moved from Antrim to Glasgow.

There is a 01/01/1881 birth record on Family Search for what appears to be the younger Sam, son of Sam and Annie, in Ahoghill, Antrim. Presumably he was the eldest child.

When viewing Irish records, some of the older family members have the surname HENRY rather than HENDRY, so that could well be the original name, and the D was added at some point. Jim certainly has the D on his birth certificate and the indexing of his death record, which I believe was in 1966 in Largs, Ayrshire. Sadly there is no certificate available to view on ScotlandsPeople and so I don't know for sure if it is him. However, the name and age are correct and it is highly likely he died in Scotland.

Also, we believe Jim married and had children (Raymond, Gordon & Eileen) but I can find no certificate of marriage for him in Scotland, and so if he did marry then it was likely in Ireland, which makes things tricky.

Sam Hendry, one of the eight children, was involved with the Glasgow Public Health Department and there is at least one newspaper article making reference to this. He married Minnie Scott LAMBIE on 12/06/1908 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire. I have no idea what happened to him after this or when he died, although I believe he may have had a son named Sam who was (at some point) a doctor in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Would anyone be interested in helping me put together a family tree for the HENDRY family? I have plenty of information written down by other relatives, but it's from some years ago and I am unsure of dates and exact relationships. However, as far as I know the names of the eight children provided above are correct. However, as some were born in Ireland and others Scotland, it can be tricky finding records.

If anyone is interested in helping me with this challenge then I'd be hugely grateful, as I know some of you like getting stuck into these things. I have plenty of names and I believe most of the events took place in either Antrim or Scotland, so it's just a case of putting the pieces together. I am only interested in Sam & Annie, their parents, and their (Sam & Annie's) descendants, and so there shouldn't be an issue with church parish records as we won't need to go back that far in general. I know the names and professions of Sam & Annie's parents from their death certificates anyway.

Thank you!

kiterunner · #2 08-10-15, 14:23

You say that you know the names of Sam and Annie's parents from their death certificates, so what were their names, please?

James18 · #3 08-10-15, 14:44

Annie Hendry m.s. Brown

Father: John Brown, handloom weaver (deceased)
Mother: Elizabeth Brown m.s. Major (deceased)

Samuel Hendry

Father: Samuel Hendry, farmer (deceased)
Mother: Mary-Jane Gael Hendry m.s. Heslison (deceased) (?)

I've uploaded the image for you here, as I am not 100% sure about the middle and maiden names.

Hope it helps.

Shona · #4 08-10-15, 14:50

Mary Jane's maiden surname is likely to be Herbison - which I have come across in both Scottish and Irish research.

Do any of the Scottish marriage records you have looked at give religion? Ballymena is largely Protestant.

James18 · #5 08-10-15, 14:57

Well, I do know that the Wylie family (into which Elizabeth Hendry married) were Plymouth Brethren, which they are indeed listed as on the 1901 and 1911 census records.

It is very likely that the Hendry family were Protestant, though I am unsure of their denomination. My great-grandfather Andrew Wylie was an extremely puritanical, almost militant member of the Brethren and he would never have married someone from a Catholic family.

kiterunner · #6 08-10-15, 15:35

Mary-Jane's middle name looks like Jack to me.

kiterunner · #7 08-10-15, 15:46

The Irish Civil Registration indexes (only up to certain dates) are available to search on various sites and looking on ancestry, I see there is a possible Samuel Henry / Mary Jane Jack marriage in 1856 in Ballymena district, vol 2 p 157. (We can't be sure just from the index that these two married each other, as there were several marriages on the same page.)

Shona · #8 08-10-15, 15:50

SNAP, Kate.

Family Search has the birth of a Samuel Henry in Galgorm (just outside Ballymena and v
close to Ahoghill), son of Samuel Henry and Mary Jane Jack.

I thought the same as you that the Gael was Jack.

Given the name Herbison, I wonder if this was a second marriage?

EDIT: That should be the birth of JOHN.

kiterunner · #9 08-10-15, 15:52

Ah, FamilySearch lists the marriage (in their "Ireland Marriages"): Samuel Henry, age 27, son of John Henry, married Mary Jane Jack, age 21, daughter of Thomas Jack, 23 May 1856, Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland. They also list the birth of a John Henry, son of Samuel Henry and Mary Jane Jack, 27 Dec 1864 at Galgorm, Antrim, Ireland.

So I wonder where the name Herbison fits in? It certainly seems to be a common name in Ballymena.

kiterunner · #10 08-10-15, 15:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shona

Family Search has the birth of a Samuel Henry in Galgorm (just outside Ballymena and v
close to Ahoghill), son of Samuel Henry and Mary Jane Jack.

What date does it give, please, Shona? I can't find that one, only John in 1864.