FROM:- John Milliken (formerly McGrattan) (posted from our website).
I wonder if there is anyone in the area who can help me with the following enquiry?
Basically I am searching for any information about my maternal grandparents, James and Margaret McGrattan, nee Livingston. They married in the parish church at S
eagoe on April 3, 1905, when James was 32 and Margaret 27.
Their place of residence was at Corcreany, Donaghcloney, Breagh, Portadown (Seagoe). Margaret Livingston was born October 31, 1879 and the birth was registered in the district of Waringstown, in the Registrar's district of Lurgan.
Margaret’s father was called Hamilton Livingston and he came from Corcreany. Margaret’s mother was also called Margaret, her maiden name being Thompson. Both James and Hamilton were weavers and worked in a nearby mill.
James and Margaret lived in the area of Gilford and had two daughters. One daughter, .Letitia, left the home circa 1928 and travelled about, even going to Australia in 1930, where she bore a son, William John McGrattan - me. She returned to England in 1931, briefly going back to Ireland . She later took up domestic service in Ireland and in England, marrying in England c1942, to raise three daughters and one son... but not me.
If you can shed light on any of this information, or are interested, please make contact by either e-mail at jmill45129@aol.com or by telephone 01772 312 059.
