Nana's family history and travel videos
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Pt4 Nana learns about her great grandmother Mary Taylor, the Bushmills Hiring Fair & 1860s servants
@hballantyne0 A look at Robert & Mary Taylor's 6 children who didn't inherit the lease to any land. 5 daughters & one son who died young, meant the girls all needed to leave home and earn their living. They probably worked for family/friends from the locations, however, it is a good opportunity to learn about the Bushmills Hiring Fair. Every 6 months, the cattle market included servants offering themselves for hire on 6 month contracts. Poorer farmers hired them as seasonal workers over summer. Other farmers and estates found long term household and farm staff.
Then we look at the servant life on a farm in Antrim, Ireland,1860-80s
My great grandmother Mary was the oldest, and after working in Carnkirk, married at 17 years old. She married William Moore, shoemaker. The other girls were also servants. Nancy also married a Castlecat local. Lizzie was a servant in Ballymoy. She married a servant on a nearby farm. They worked in sugar factories in Glasgow then Northern England. Only son, William, sadly died aged 18 in Ballymoy, most likely also a farm servant. The two younger sisters Margaret and Louisa were servants in England. Both returned to Ireland, married evangelists and emigrated to NZ. The men travelled the South Island on the Bible Carriage and ran tent meetings.
#bushmills #history #glasgow #hiringfairs #servants #irishemigration #taylorfamily #ancestry #familyhistory #irishfamilyhistory #irishfamilystories #familystories
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Pt3 Nana meets 3xggf William Taylor Snr & Family from Aird -the Giants Causeway farm near Bushmills
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@hballantyne0 This video looks at William Taylor's family and touches on emigration, famine, Glasgow factories, rural childbirth and the fate of second sons and youngest daughters. I have used as many facts as I can and the available historic & local information to put together where each family member lived. Local historians put Robert Taylor in the Castlecat cottage (only place possible) whic...
Pt 2 Nana learns about the People of the Giants Causeway
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@hballantyne0 A series about my Taylor ancestors, The Aird, Giant's Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland. Pt 2 looks at the farmers, fishermen, guides & Seanchaís who made their living at the Causeway. Many thanks to two local people deeply connected to the causeway: Tommy McConaghy and Mark Rodgers. Thanks also to Matt Taylor & Sandy Taylor, David Gilbert. We meet the McConaghy/Martin, Purdie/Rodg...
Pt1 Nana learns about the Taylors of Aird - the Giants Causeway farm near Bushmills, NI
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@hballantyne0 My grandfather grew up near Bushmills - he later emigrated to New Zealand. His grandfather was Robert Taylor, a farm labourer born in Aird. I investigated the Aird Taylors and found were farming this land before 1740. This video explores the Taylor family who farmed this land - right down to the Causeway seaweed, for 300 years, from about 1700 - 1910. My 2x great grandfather Rober...
3 nanas & a poppa visited Rarotonga Cook Islands
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3 sisters and a husband had a relaxing holiday in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. We saw whales, visited gardens, beaches, cafes and restaurants.
Pt 5 Nana visits Bushmills to meet William Moore shoemaker 1842-1932
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@hballantyne0 I make videos for grandchildren of stories about our ancestors. This series is about our family's journey from Northern Ireland to NZ. In the process we have met new cousins in Bushmills and found whole branches of trees we didn't know about.
Pt 4 Nana timetravelled to Bushmills & met 5 shoemakers 5 coachmen a ploughman a grocer & a soldier
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@hballantyne0 My great, great grandfather James Moore was a Castlecat stonemason near Bushmills. His children became coachmen, shoemakers, ploughmen and farmers. One married a grocer and their son was a soldier. Some worked on the Ballyhivistock and Ballylough Estates, so I have included some interesting stories about them as well. Castlecat is a small village near Bushmills. My grandfather who...
Pt3 Nana visits Bushmills, Northern Ireland, to learn about James Moore, Castlecat Stonemason
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@hballantyne0 Part 1 covered my 'Scottish' grandfather born who was born in Ireland and where his 'Scottish' family originated - the Ulster Scots. Pt 2 what life was like for the Ulster Scots in Antrim. This video is Part 3. It covers the 19th C life of my great great grand father, a stonemason in Castlecat. I add the evidence I can find, and the changes over his lifetime in agriculture and sto...
Pt 2 Nana visits Bushmills, Northern Ireland, to see how the Ulster Scots lived -1700 to 1800
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@hballantyne0 In Part 1 we looked at how my grandfather was born in Ireland and where his 'Scottish' family originated. We learned that Scottish people were encouraged to emigrate to Ulster, the north of Ireland, by the King and his government. In Part 2 we look at the particular times that Scots arrived and what life was like. We also meet 4 boys born mid century and see how the colony was doi...
Pt 1 Nana visits Bushmills to wonder when her family arrived in Ireland & learn about Ulster Scots
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@hballantyne0 Our family story of an elopement is a wonderful story, but just can't be true. So how did our very Scottish Grandfather end up being born in Ireland? And was Northern Ireland really full of Scottish people? So are we Irish, or Scottish? In part 2 we'll look at early life in Billy, Antrim c 17-18C
Pt 4 Nana meets the family farmers of East Lochridge, Kilbirnie
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@hballantyne0 The final visit to Lochridge farms in Kilbirnie, this time meeting the Stirrat family who farmed East Lochridge. William Stirrat married Jean Orr and joined their families together. We look at shopkeepers, elderly single farmers, a revival, a deserter, marriages between cousins and brothers with sisters, the daughters who didn't marry to look after their parents & iron ore mining....
Pt 3 Nana old family stories from Lochridge Farm and Kilbirnie
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@Hballantyne0 A group of interesting people who lived on West Lochridge farm, some brave, some sad, all hard working, they lived through a big agricultural change. A runrig farmer who became a tenant farmer, a dairymaid, a servant, a female farmer, a merchant in court.... #familyhistory #ayrshire #tenantfarming #dairymaid #history #lochridge #kilbirnie #runrig #servants #historyoffarming #farmi...
Part 2 - Nana learns about the family farmers of West Lochridge Kilbirnie Ayrshire - abt 1550 - 1944
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@hballantyne0 A look at specifically at one family who farmed on West Lochridge farm, Kilbirnie consistently from medieval runrig to modern dairy farming. 16th C to the last family farmer who retired in 1944. For a deeper look into the history of Kilbirnie agriculture, the industrial revolution, see this video: Part1 Nana time-travelled & learned the history of Lochridge farm & Kilbirnie in Ayr...
Part 1 Nana time-travelled & learned the history of Lochridge farm & Kilbirnie in Ayrshire, Scotland
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@hballantyne0 Lochridge Farm, Kilbirnie, was home to my ancestors/family from at least 1650 until at least 1940. I visited the area briefly 2023 from NZ - once I got home I researched the history of Lochridge Farms and Kilbirnie Village. It's a real lesson in the journey from feudal farming to the agricultural and industrial revolution. Next video, I tell a few of the family stories I uncovered...
Nana finds out about Elizabeth Brackenridge b 1793 Girvan Scotland - a rascal solo mum & alcoholic
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@hballantyne0 My 3x great aunt was always a bit of a mystery until my Canadian cousin in her 80s did some research and found her two sons. We were intrigued about what happened to her two babies, so I did lots of digging and this is a mix of facts and educated guesswork. In the process i have uncovered cousins all over the world - this solo mum ended up a bit like Abraham! Elizabeth's children ...
Nana visited Guo Pei exhibition Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand: Fashion, Art, Fantasy 郭培 :时装之幻梦
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Nana visited Guo Pei exhibition Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand: Fashion, Art, Fantasy 郭培 :时装之幻梦
Nana's highlights about the Brackenridge Smugglers of Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland,
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Nana's highlights about the Brackenridge Smugglers of Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland,
Nana learned about her ancestors - the Brackenridge Smugglers in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Nana learned about her ancestors - the Brackenridge Smugglers in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Nana learned some really interesting things about Girvan, Ayrshire
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Nana learned some really interesting things about Girvan, Ayrshire
Nana learned about McNider smugglers in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland & Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Nana learned about McNider smugglers in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland & Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nana time-travelled to Ayrshire and found the Carrick smugglers
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Nana time-travelled to Ayrshire and found the Carrick smugglers
Nana visited Girvan Ayrshire Scotland
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Nana visited Girvan Ayrshire Scotland
Nana time travelled to Ayrshire Scotland looking for farmers & was surprised by smugglers!
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Nana time travelled to Ayrshire Scotland looking for farmers & was surprised by smugglers!
Nana meets Mary Pollock's family who look after each other - Maybole, Kirkmichael and Glasgow
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Nana meets Mary Pollock's family who look after each other - Maybole, Kirkmichael and Glasgow
Nana found a tragic story of Agnes Pollard in 19th C UK - epidemics & motherless children Maybole ..
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Nana found a tragic story of Agnes Pollard in 19th C UK - epidemics & motherless children Maybole ..
Nana time travels to meet 3 James Pollocks - shoemakers in Maybole and Kirkmichael, Ayrshire
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Nana time travels to meet 3 James Pollocks - shoemakers in Maybole and Kirkmichael, Ayrshire
Nana found Maybole weavers' and shoemakers' grandchildren and great grandchildren
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Nana found Maybole weavers' and shoemakers' grandchildren and great grandchildren
Nana learns about Maybole and the impact of the steam engine on weavers and shoemakers
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Nana learns about Maybole and the impact of the steam engine on weavers and shoemakers
Nana time travels & meets Nana Moore's family - farmers, innkeepers & tollkeepers -Straiton- Updated
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Nana time travels & meets Nana Moore's family - farmers, innkeepers & tollkeepers -Straiton- Updated
Nana learned the history of Straiton Village, Ayrshire, Scotland. Part 2
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Nana learned the history of Straiton Village, Ayrshire, Scotland. Part 2

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  • @digimaze
    @digimaze 7 днів тому

    Fantastic video and with so much history and information I had forgotten. I visited the Kirk, Castle and Hill in 2010 and was fascinated by them, and now I know why. :) Many thank for your efforts and I will pass the video's link onto my family. Kindest regards Noel Loudon

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 4 дні тому

      Thanks Noel, It’s lovely to hear someone else who enjoyed the kirk!

  • @chrislambert9435
    @chrislambert9435 Місяць тому

    Thankyou for this Family History

  • @mahaylia.b
    @mahaylia.b 3 місяці тому

    cool, love it so much- very interesting xx

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 3 місяці тому

      I'm glad you enjoyed it my love. xx

  • @david-mb8no
    @david-mb8no 3 місяці тому

    Ouch that music.... I was part of the Martin clan, the Aird.

  • @noreenlyon2686
    @noreenlyon2686 6 місяців тому

    Excellent research you have done from Scotland to N Ireland . Well done - keep it up. I’m from N Ireland but have lived in scotland for 50 years now .

  • @missbellarubens5255
    @missbellarubens5255 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so very much for sharing this video. I live at the other end of New Zealand and rarely get a chance to see such exhibitions. The exquisiteness of this art!

  • @AliciaMontanez-zt1mu
    @AliciaMontanez-zt1mu 7 місяців тому

    WoW increíble magníficos diseños

  • @hagamosartetuyyo77
    @hagamosartetuyyo77 7 місяців тому

  • @zilsniggy
    @zilsniggy 7 місяців тому

    I hate to say it, but Kilbirnie Kirk is now disused. If you’re in the area again, try to visit Dalgarven Mill, outside Dalry. You’d find it interesting there.

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 7 місяців тому

      Sad - I didn't have time to visit but heard 100s of Scottish parish churches are being closed down. Dalgarven Mill is wonderful. Thanks

  • @mahaylia.b
    @mahaylia.b 8 місяців тому

    Great video! Excited for the next one!

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 8 місяців тому

      Thanks. It was fun to research - I found some interesting resources.

  • @mahaylia.b
    @mahaylia.b 8 місяців тому

    Wow! What an incredible exhibition! Very intriguing! Can’t wait to share with my family! Love from the UK

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 8 місяців тому

      Thanks - it was so interesting - an amazing woman.

  • @eewilson9835
    @eewilson9835 8 місяців тому

    So many emotions, I can't wait to share this with everyone I know, this is an incredible and groundbreaking exibition. Written from the USA.

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 8 місяців тому

      Thanks so much! Isn't it wonderful?

    • @eewilson9835
      @eewilson9835 8 місяців тому

      @@hballantyne0 Yes, The celebration of life and shape communicate wonder, this speaks to me personally, in my life. From a devoted admirer, for the art of wares, with love for fantasy, always and unconditionally.

  • @michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373
    @michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373 10 місяців тому

    Airds would not be supporters of the Stuarts ,this is covenanter territory ,persecuted by the Stuarts

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 7 місяців тому

      True. My reading since I made this has shown how strong the covenant beliefs were in Ayrshire. Thanks.

  • @annemackintosh5985
    @annemackintosh5985 10 місяців тому

    Another excellent and fascinating video of your forebears life in Ayrshire. Your researching and presentation skills are exemplary Heather. I thoroughly enjoyed yet another of Nana’s exciting adventures. Congratulations!

  • @mahaylia.b
    @mahaylia.b 11 місяців тому

    Wow!! Very interesting! I've watched alot of your videos and I love watching them! 😃

  • @sasskin1
    @sasskin1 Рік тому

    should have mentioned the chippy van the comes to the car park it's pure tops the black pudding is made local

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 Рік тому

      Sounds great for people who like Black Pudding. Sadly when you pass through on a Sunday, options are limited. The cafe made a beautiful scone, and the church service was lovely with a friendly cuppa afterwards. I loved visiting a small village where 3 generations of my family came from. I think I'll be back one day - NZ is a long trip.

  • @sasskin1
    @sasskin1 Рік тому

    i mean one copy of readers digest and note in inserted at every household and off it go back to base i hear there was a forest nearby untill it became a national park bit like the trosacks

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 Рік тому

      I believe there are lovely walks, and the view from the monument hill is stunning.

  • @sasskin1
    @sasskin1 Рік тому

    would appear more dead then alive spooky place at night like something out of mid summer murders

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 7 місяців тому

      I only spent a couple of hours there- looked pretty - looks like farming is the main employment - otherwise a commuter village - I do love a quiet town

  • @JamesBrown-mt5ru
    @JamesBrown-mt5ru Рік тому

    You mention the family name Pollock as being among your ancestors. Here are some records from Ayrshire Archives: Assignation by Agnes Smith and James Pollock, her husband to John Stewart, barber in Maybole. At Maybole, 5 Jan 1807. Letter from James Fulton and Bell Smith to Jean Smith, John Stewart, Agnes Smith and James Pollock concerning the bond. Maybole, 7 Feb 1817. Letter from Agnes Smith, James and John Pollock to Jean Smith, John Stewart, Bill Smith and James Fulton, concerning payment of the bond. At Maybole, 6 March 1818. Refs Nos. ATD60/6/18/4, and 5, and 6, respectively.

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 Рік тому

      Thanks - Agnes Smith and James Pollock are my 4x GGparents! A shoemaker from Maybole who died of Typhoid. What would an assignation mean? Is that like a loan? James and John in 1818 would be his sons after he died March 4! Amazing. I believe Jean Smith is Agnes' sister. I'll have to have a good look. Thanks so much. I'm hoping to do more of a family ancestry focuused video next of Pollards in Maybole and Kirkmichael. I am working on Guthries from Straiton at present.

  • @JamesBrown-mt5ru
    @JamesBrown-mt5ru Рік тому

    Very interesting film; the Kennedy Aisle dates from the 16th c. and has close links with Crossraguel Abbey (pron. Cross-raygill) near Maybole, Ayrshire. I believe the 'tomb' there is empty - an Easter sepulchre.

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 Рік тому

      Thanks. History is so interesting. Of course an Easter tomb is empty!! :)

  • @pennylane9730
    @pennylane9730 Рік тому

    What a beautiful peaceful looking village..❤

  • @brucesteele5810
    @brucesteele5810 Рік тому

    My mother-in-law was a Moore of the Irish. And proud of it.

  • @gordonfalconer9176
    @gordonfalconer9176 Рік тому

    This randomly popped up on my UA-cam home page & I'm glad it did! I now live in the Netherlands, but I'm originally from Galston, so I know Loudoun Kirk very well! This brought back loads of good memories.....thank you Heather!

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 Рік тому

      Google knows more about you than you think!! It was my first visit from NZ.

  • @hballantyne0
    @hballantyne0 Рік тому

    Slower version here ua-cam.com/video/8OeNKALY9eQ/v-deo.html

  • @JamesBrown-mt5ru
    @JamesBrown-mt5ru Рік тому

    Saying 'Robbie' Burns usually makes Scots cringe, but funnilly enough, today many Scots refer to him as Rabbie Burns which he was possibly never referred to in his life. The poet called himself 'Robin' when he wrote, 'Twas then a blast o Januar wind blew hansel in on Robin'. He was born on 25th January, 1759. By the way the little bowl in the kirk has nothing to do with Robert the Bruce. It is either a bird bath or a holy water stoup from an earlier chapel.

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 Рік тому

      Thanks for your knowledge - a true Scot will know more than a visiting kiwi and google! I cringed reading his poetry aloud as well but didn't want to break copyright by using someone else's voice. I did enjoy my visit and learning about this lovely little village. New version ua-cam.com/video/8OeNKALY9eQ/v-deo.html

  • @johndashwood7671
    @johndashwood7671 Рік тому

    If you're going to put words up with the video, you have to give the reader time to read them. 😂

    • @JamesBrown-mt5ru
      @JamesBrown-mt5ru Рік тому

      Beat me to it!

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 Рік тому

      I know! Its tough because my grandchildren have short attention frames. Here is the slower one - ua-cam.com/video/8OeNKALY9eQ/v-deo.html

  • @nassria1786
    @nassria1786 Рік тому

    Super zielona gora ketcham yestem Dali algeria ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @maximumsecurity9411
    @maximumsecurity9411 Рік тому

    The 1755 map is completely false? These maps were compiled after the murder of king Charles ll, the last real Sovereign of The United Kingdom. Go back not even 5 years and it was completely different! The named Sovereign territories, were marked by names, these are the Sovereign indegenous black people who came from the uk! Charles ll was the great granson of Margaret Tudor, King Henry Vlll sister who was also light brown a" red bone" Commonly known as mixed race! There is NO such thing as a indigenous white man from Scotland or Ireland as they are related to the jacobites! Only gypsies!👨🏾‍🎓

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 Рік тому

      Thankyou - I learned more about Scotland's history. From NZ :) I don't really understand all your reply but I think you are saying the place names on the map are have been renamed by the English invaders. I found this map from 1684 National Library of Scotland - are they the original names? maps.nls.uk/view/00001009 I also read that there were Pict stones from about 600AD. I read they came up originally from Moorish north Africa. I found that interesting. Thanks for your comments

  • @philpots48
    @philpots48 Рік тому

    Keep the text up longer so it can be read.

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 Рік тому

      Thanks for the feedback. I did them for the grandchildren with quick attention spans. I've made a slower version specially for you. The link is in the description.

  • @magcottrell
    @magcottrell Рік тому

    I'm ashamed to say you have visited places I have never been and I live in the UK!!

  • @mahaylia.b
    @mahaylia.b Рік тому

    Very interesting! Learnt alot from this video!!

    • @hballantyne0
      @hballantyne0 Рік тому

      Glad you enjoyed it! I make them for my grandchildren.

  • @hballantyne0
    @hballantyne0 Рік тому

    Sorry its a bit blurry. It isn't blurry in the original video, but I have uploaded it several times and its always a bit blurry - lets just call it the rain!

  • @filimag4801
    @filimag4801 Рік тому

    *promosm* 😈