Find Ancestors

He is my great grandfather and im after as much help/info as you can give me.
When he died my great grandmother was pregnant with my gran and James never knew he would have a daughter.

I have just made contact with James millars brother who was able to give me James Millars date of birth, 7 th may 1920 born in county Antrim Belfast.

James parents, George Millar and margaret Reid married on 1st April 1918 at Bethany Presbyterian church in belfast.

This is all the info we have, Sadly james brother does not have any certificates to verify this information and i would love to know how to abtain copies.

Irish records are something new to me and im so lost as to where to look for parish records and GRO records even census records!

Any help is appreciated, thank you x

From Commonwealth War Graves site....

Name: MILLAR, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Able Seaman
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy
Unit Text: H.M.S. Fidelity
Age: 22
Date of Death: 01/01/1943
Service No: D/JX 144988
Additional information: Son of George and Margaret Millar; husband of Marjorie Millar, of Kenton, Middlesex.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 79, Column 3.
Memorial: PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

Thank you very much that is him.
I have marjorie and James marriage certificate as they married in england, i dont know how to get parish records of James birth and his parent marriage in belfast.

James Millar
Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958

birth: Apr - Jun 1920 —Belfast

record title: Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958
name: James Millar
registration district: Belfast
event type: BIRTHS
registration quarter and year: Apr - Jun 1920
volume number: 1
page number: 246
digital folder number: 4194697

Bingo! thank you x

(wow, how did you manage to find that just so i wont have to pester people here x)

Thank you again, i can now order the certificate!

Did George have a middle name?


Name: George Geddis Millar
Registration District: Belfast
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: Apr - Jun 1918
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101264
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 395
Digital Folder Number: 4199366
Image Number: 00065


Name: Maggie REID
Registration District: Belfast
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: Apr - Jun 1918
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101264
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 395
Digital Folder Number: 4199366
Image Number: 00070


There is also this one, but the vol and page don't match with George Geddis Millar.

Name: Margaret REID
Registration District: Belfast
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: Apr - Jun 1918
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101264
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 546
Digital Folder Number: 4199366
Image Number: 00070

Taken from:

Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958

Search on this page:

https://www.familysearch.org/

I have no experience of Irish certificates, but believe this is the site that people use.

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/gro

Gwyn

WOW, you lot are good!
I know James brother has the middle name Geddis, i shall take that as a good sign !

Thank you, Thank you, thank you all for your help !

(How do i order copies of the certificates, i looked on NIDirect but they want to know address at the time of the birth ???)

Stacie, forgot to say, 1901 & 1911 Irish census here:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/

George Geddis Millar married Margaret Reid 1st April 1918 Immanuel [bethany] Presbyterian church Belfast.

George father's a James
Margaret father's a Andrew

Found 2 children for this couple
Annie born 1918
James born 1920


www.ancestryireland.com

Census Years1911AntrimShankillAlaska StreetResidents of a house
Residents of a house 6 in Alaska Street (Shankill, Antrim)
Show all informationSurname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
Reid Andrew 49 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Belfast City Shoemaker Read write English Married - - - -
Reid Annie 39 Female Wife Presbyterian Portadown, Co Armagh - Read write English Married - 14 3 3
Reid Margret 12 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast City Mill Worker Read write English Single - - - -
Reid Evelyn 11 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast City Scholars Read write English Single - - - -
Reid Mary 9 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast City Scholars Read write English Single - - - -
McMinn Charles 33 Male Boarder Presbyterian

Census Years1901AntrimDock WardSpamount StreetResidents of a house
Residents of a house 58 in Spamount Street (Dock Ward, Antrim)
Show all informationSurname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses
Ferguson David 26 Male Boarder Church of Ireland Co Down Boot Maker Can read and write - Married -
Ried Maggie 2 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast - - - - -
Ried Martha Evilene 1 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast - - - - -
Ried Andrew 39 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Carrickfergus, Co Antrim Boot Maker Can read and write - Married -
Ried Annie 31 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Armagh - Can read and write - Married

The GRO(I) index thru 1958 (excl N. Ireland post-partition) is available at:
https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/list#page=1®ion=EUROPE

One can purchase certs (or cheaper still, the uncertified images of the rego) via:
http://www.groireland.ie/
[Since the marr was pre-partition, you can order it thru either Ireland - the above is the republic site - I imagine some of the kids were born post-partition, so there you'll have to order thru GRONI - google it]

The Irish 1901/1911 censuses are free at:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
[Not heard of any release dates for next census (=1926 in both Irelands)]