Hi!

We are tracing the same family! My husband's ancestors are also William Mawhinney and Ann Semple.

We were not aware that Arthur had a son called William. ..... Or Hugh. We have only traced 8 children.

It is interesting that you comment on 3 brothers from Fife. I can find no Mawhinney in Fife but plenty of Semples!

I would be happy to correspond with you further on this matter.


Regards Val

Sorry for not getting back to you. I am not sure about William Mawhinney born around 1851, if there is any connection to Arthur Mawhinney and Esther Blair. William Mawhinney residence on 31 March 1901, age 48 lived at Lynford on a farm in County Antrim the road outside the farm is called Bernice Road today I also found a William Mawhinney grave in Mallusk Cemetery County Antrim died on 30 June 1940 age 80 also says Townland Lynford Craigarogan County Antrim William Mawhinney married Violet McBride from Templepatrick born 1871 They had five known children William Mawhinney born 1902 married Jean McFarlane in New Zealand had one son. Arthur Mawhinney born 1903 (my grandfather) married Elizabeth Bell had three children. Jane Mawhinney born 1907 died 1912 in accident on her father's farm. Samuel Mawhinney born 1909 married Sarah Gordon (born Cherry) adopted a son. Esther Mawhinney born 1910 married Earl Williamson they went to America had one child daughter. I cannot found any thing about William Mawhinney born 1872 parents Are your
grandparents William John Mawhinney married Ellen McCrone. Do you have any more information on William Mawhinney and Ann Semple.

Hi there,

I have had a look at my family tree I note that you're on it. Reading your description I make you a second cousin once removed. I do have a little additional information which I can provide. If you're still interested and looking at this web site let me know.

Nigel Mawhinney.

That would be great, thank you very much any information would be much appreciated.I am glad I found a second cousin. I am trying to work out which line you come from and are you around the Antrim area

Dear -

I have a fair bit, rather more than I’d want to try and post here but the outline is as follows:

According to the rumours from my side of the family three bothers came over to Ireland from Scotland at some point with two settling in Co. Antrim and one in the Co. Down. Later I was told there were only two. The issue is unresolved.

In Ballynure old cemetery there are two family graves. One for Arthur Mawhinney (1823-1905) family and descendants and one for a William (2) Mawhinney (1826-1889) family and descendants. Arthur’s headstone remembers his mother Ann Semple (1785-1870) and William’s remembers his father, another William (1) Mawhinney (1782-1870). We generally assume that Ann Semple and William (1) Mawhinney were spouses and probably remained in Scotland.

I have spoken to a number of different members of the family who are interested in their tree and nobody has been able to find out anything at all about Ann & William (1).

A farm was bought in the Ballygowan townland area near Ballynure at some point which has passed down through the family. It has been exchanged (sold) between the two branches of the family descending from Arthur and William (2) a number of times but as of about 10 years ago was still in family ownership on the William (2) branch.

William (2) married Eleanor or Ellen McCrone and Arthur married Easter Blair.

I do not know a great deal about the William (2) side of the family though I did spend a (long) evening with a Thomas Mawhinney, a great grandson of William (2) who has done a great deal of family research and has copies of many interesting old documents in connection with the family and the farm.

Arthur Mawhinney had to my knowledge 11 children which included David and William (3). William (3) if I read your post correctly would be your great-grandfather. David was my grandfather. If I understand correctly then at one point David owned the farm at Ballygowan but sold it to a cousin transferring it to the other branch of the family and moved over to Magheramorne where he bought a new farm. He had 10 children including only two boys one of whom (Arthur) died at about 10 weeks and the other Thomas (my father) then inherited the Magheramorne farm, which is where I grew up.

You will note that there is a distinct paucity of names in the family!

I hope this allows you to firm up the basic structure of your tree and put in the details you have which all seem to fit with the ones I have but adding more detail.

Re the issue of Ann and William (1) - I suspect that further details on these two may be what you are really after, like many others in the family. Regrettably I cannot at this point help you with this and indeed can only say that we’ve all got stuck there! So if you could tell me anything you’ve found out or not found out about them that would be great. I was unaware for example that Arthur & William were supposed to have come over from Fife - I only had from Scotland.

Nigel.

It's only through my father John Bell Mawhinney who told me about the three brothers in Fife Scotland.I was hoping to see if I could get William Mawhinney mother or father I haven't had much success. He also mention a Montgomery which I cannot make any connection.
Thank you for all your help If i get any more information I will let you know

Agnes

Good day

You may already have this but the marriage of Arthur and Esther has witness Robert Crawford. I suspect this is Esther's brother-in-law and she is a daughter of Samuel Blair (d. 1866) and Esther Crawford (d. 1852) of Ballyvallough. See Samuel's will in PRONI Belfast.

Also, is your Ann(e) Semple the lady who is 27 in Ballyboley in the 1813 census? The age is about right and so is the place. Semples may well have arrived earlier from Scotland.

all the best