Breakey Manuscript |
Book 1 Pages |
Book 2 Pages |
Notes (Birth, death,
parents, marriage) |
Breakey Elizabeth
SEE Breakey, Mother |
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born Elizabeth SMALL
(1793-1866) |
Breakey, Mrs. née Mairs, Isabella |
71 |
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This would be
Isabella MAIRS, wife of Robert BREAKEY “One night he
[Robert BREAKEY] was 20 miles out from
HOWTH in a deep sea when his men
were lowering a very big troll net,
when something bumped against the ship.
Robert lowered a lamp and to his
no SMALL astonishment he saw three
children in a SMALL boat with only
one oar. The men lowered a boat
and secured the children's boat. Then
put a rope round each child and
pulled him up. Two little ones were
sick of the cold, wet and hunger.
The third one, a boy was so
thirsty he had taken a drink of
sea water. In a short time he
became a raging lunatic and had to
be sent to the RICHMOND Asylum where
he recovered in a week. But, like
all wayward disobedient boys, he died
early in life. He was never known
to stand in a boat after being
adrift. One of the two little girls
took bronchitis and died in a week.
Mrs. BREAKEY took the second wee one
at 8 years old and made it a
grand servant.” |
Breakey, “Whitehead”
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12 |
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“John BREAKEY, called
"Whitehead", who lived in and built
the house now occupied by John SPEAR,
and his brother Billy the bon,
built and lived in the house now
occupied by William DOUGLAS.”NOTE: the brother
of “Billy Bon BREAKEY is elsewhere
called “John Soople”
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Breakey, Ada |
9 |
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daughter of Hugh
BREAKEY & Elizabeth SWAN |
Breakey, Andrew
Rev.
( -1882) |
6 |
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SOURCE: Full Circle p.106-107.
Eldest son of Isaiah BREAKEY of
ROCKCORRY; related to DRUMSKELT family; educ
at Diocesan School, MONAGHAN then college
in Glasgow, graduating MA 1816; licensed
by MONAGHAN Presbytery in 1818; ordained in
1st KEADY 10 Aug 1819; called to 1st
KILLYLEAGH & installed 22 Mar 1831; ministered
there 51 years until death in 1882;
married into the LESLIE family of
DERRYNOOSE, a sister of Thomas LESLIE
of KILRAUGHTS; father of Elizabeth, Isaiah,
Samuel LESLIE, preached a published address
on death of Sidney HAMILTON ROWAN. |
Breakey, Andy |
11 |
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Andrew BREAKEY of
CORRYHAGEN House, son Hans Deniston BREAKEY
of Breakyville, Quebec, Canada. |
Breakey, Arnold
Stewart, Jr. M.D. |
4 |
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descendant of Obadiah
BREAKEY; lived in NY, USA in 1968 |
Breakey, Arthur
(aft 1845- bef 1945) |
8 |
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one of two
surviving children of John BREAKEY and
Jane MILLER; sister Mary “Arthur BREAKEY is Captain
(now Lieut. Colonel) in the Royal Artillery
.He was married very early in life
to a young English lady in high
life. By him, she had two sons
and a daughter. Her maiden name was
Laura CAREW.” |
Breakey, B.I.F. |
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Intro |
of Thornhill, Ontario who shared Vol
II of BREAKEY Memoirs with Marilyn
J. BREAKEY VINETTE |
Breakey, Billy Ban |
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56 |
“ban is the contraction of bonny
and nick names was the order of
the day in those days.” |
Breakey, Billy bon
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5, 12, 32, 63 |
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1738-1808 see also
BREAKEY, Grandfather and BREAKEY, William
Ancestor of DRUMSKELT part of family. Brother
of William and Obadiah BREAKEY. Father
William BREAKEY of LISGILLEN. SOURCE: Full Circle p.28-29
With 'Jacky' JACKSON, put up money
for building of 1st BALLYBAY [c1786], which
the congregation repaid in full. |
Breakey, Brother (James & Hugh Galt) |
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10, 59 |
p10 reference is likely to James
BREAKEY(1883-1885), brother of Thomas Cathcart
BREAKEY. |
Breakey, Dr. |
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19, 59 |
This may
be two Dr. BREAKEYs. |
Breakey, Earnest
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9 |
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son of Hugh
BREAKEY & Elizabeth SWAN; lives on
their property in Australia |
Breakey, Edith |
7 |
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daughter of Rev.
James BREAKEY & Matilda LAYCOCK; m.
Fred WATERHOUSE of Sheffield. |
Breakey, Edward
(1819- 1849) |
6, 24, 34, 41, 42
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“Edward was a minister
in BELFAST. He died of brain fever
when he was on the turn of life.
He had not married. His remains were
brought to AGHNAMULLEN and one of the
chief mourners was Rev'd. Andrew BREAKEY,
a blood relation. He was born and
reared in LISMAGON way in the house
now occupied by Mr. Powell beside the
MONAGHAN road Station. The Rev'd Edward BREAKEY
was a big man and of a dark
complexion. He was born 18th June,
1816, and died the 22nd of July,
1849.” “Brother
Edward saw the fellow cut them [orange
lilies] and he broke two ribs in
him with kicks. The fellow left and
never was heard of again.” “The
big hawthorn in front of this house
[BREAKEY house] was planted by brother
Edward when a SMALL boy. “Brother Edward
was minister of a congregation in
BELFAST. One day, it being very warm,
he came to see us on the stage
coach that passed our house to
DOWNPATRICK. When he came in, he said
he felt ill and, after some time
he asked us to leave him home
on our car. James had a good
servant called George LONG who was
reared in this house. LONG took Edward
on the car to BELFAST about 6 miles
On the way, Edward became very ill
and Long, seeing him so ill, left
him with brother John who was then
a doctor in the General Hospital. Frequently,
on patients coming in, an old nurse
in the house would be consulted as
to whether you would live or die.
She said Edward would die. Late in
the evening, a cock of mine that
was never known to stand in the
kitchen came in and crowed several
times. The old housekeeper, Anne MOORE
seized the cock and felt his feet
and legs. James and I did too.
Though the day was warm and dry,
still the cock's feet and legs had
the cold damp feel of death. The
old woman said it was a presentment
of Edward's death. James said for her
to quit her nonsense. Still she was
very much troubled all night. The first
coach in the morning brought a messenger
to tell us to come and see Edward
while he could speak and in a
few days he was buried in
AGHNAMULLEN in the grave with Grandfather
BREAKEY.” SOURCE: Full
Circle. p 105: Three brothers were
ministers: William Edmund, Edward & James. |
Breakey, Edward
P. |
2 |
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PhD. He edited
the manuscript and took care to circulate
it widely so it would be preserved
for posterity. He lived at Belvedere,
Sumner, Washington. |
Breakey, Elizabeth
(1780-1860) |
5, 15 |
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One of the
surviving children of Billy Bon BREAKEY
(-1808) b. at DRUMSKELT
HOUSE; m. Samuel DALE |
Breakey, Elizabeth
(1831-1886) |
9 |
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Sister of Thomas Cathcart BREAKEY “Elizabeth came next. She was a
7-months old and was in a sort
of sleep, rolled up in wadding for
9 weeks, out of which she wakened
quite brisk and took to the breast
of a foster mother. She never counted
the costs of any project that would
be put before her, which left her
the option to 'feel out at the
elbows' quite regularly. She was married
to a widower, Isaiah FERGUSON, well
on the turn of life. She went
into 7 adult children. His youngest,
a girl of 10 stones, never could
be reconciled to Elizabeth as a step-mother.
Elizabeth very soon came to see she
was at sea without sails, or rudder
among those step children. She had
two sons and one daughter, Robert,
Henry, and Bessie. Isaiah FERGUSON and
Elizabeth with the three children left
his lovely farm at KILLUCAN in County
WEST MEATH and went out to Queensland (Australia)
after his first wife's family. At the
entreaties of Elizabeth, Isaiah FERGUSON went
into business with his brothers, half
brothers and sons who were too smart
for him. FERGUSON had to dissolve partnership
at a considerable loss and Elizabeth
again came to see she was very
SMALL fur among the FERGUSONs (Elizabeth
wrote me this). She died on the
25th of December, 1893, and Isaiah
FERGUSON, her husband, two years after.
She was medium size with dark hair,
and no curls. She was educated at
the MORAVIAN SETTLEMENT near
COOTEHILL (I am not sure that above
dates are correct). She was particularly
good at sampler work, and that work
in the sitting room in this house
in a frame was executed by her. d. 1893 m.
Isaiah FERGUSON” |
Breakey, Florence
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7 |
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daughter of Rev.
James BREAKEY & Matilda LAYCOCK; died
early in life. |
Breakey, Francis
Scott (1893-1913) |
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59 |
“Next on the
6th of March come the much to
be lamented the rather sudden death
of my darling son of 19 years
of age. He ment to live here
at least-to after the death of his
mother & me. He was as strait
as a rush took his complection from
my mother auburn hair & pink complection.
His death is a sad trial like
me he ignored keeping company with
low people. Me thinks I see how
a fellow would be treated that would say to him, come old
boy to we sow some wild oats
to night.” |
Breakey, Frank AKA
Francis |
4. |
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son of Obadiah
BREAKEY; lived in DUBLIN and “died on
the turn of life”. |
Breakey, Frank Keen
9 or “Keam” Maj. |
1 |
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of Napinka, Manitoba,
Canada |
Breakey, George
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11 |
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son of Isaiah
BREAKEY of MILLMORE HOUSE & Sarah GIBSON;
a violinist; married Unnamed ROSS, sister
of Colonel ROSS of LISCARNEY. She died
young. |
Breakey, Grandfather
(William also Billy Bon:) (1738-1808) |
5, 14, 15,
19, 20,. 23, 25, 32, 40, 47,
63, 64, 65, 67, 69, 80 |
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SEE also: BREAKEY,
Wm. and BREAKEY, Billy Bon [SEE: KERR, Colonel]
“…The moment the guns were put up
the rebels killed 9 of the soldiers.
Colonel KER got the 10th man on
his horse behind him and dashed
into BALLYBAY. Next day, Grandfather was
called on the jury at the inquest
and Father, a boy of 14 went
along. The 9 men were stretched naked
on planks in the old MARKET HOUSE.
Heads hanging on some, skulls open
on others, the ugliest sight he ever
saw. The leader of the mob with
others were hung on the gallows hill
in MONAGHAN.” Billy Bon BREAKEY,
of 130 a year for the life of my Uncle James BREAKEY, late
of Cormeen.” |
Breakey, Grandfather (William, also Billy
Ban: 1738-1808) |
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12, 26, 56, |
In his day there were only “two
houses of any note” in ROCKCORRY. |
Breakey, Great Grandfather
(William born prior to 1698) |
4, 40, 67 |
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SEE:
BREAKEY, William “The chapel of
the monks stood well
over in the graveyard, part of which was to
be seen in the
days of my Great Grandfather. The stand
of the present Church [AUGHNAMULLEN]
is said to be that of the. old
monastery.” “In Great Grandfather's
time, DUNDALK fair was kept at the
Square in BLACKROCK.” |
Breakey, Great,
Great Grandfather (William de Brequet also
William D. Breakey d. 1698 or 1728). |
15 |
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see BREAKEY, William
D. |
Breakey, Hans Denaston
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11 |
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Emigrated to Quebec. |
Breakey, Henrietta |
6 |
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parents Rev’d William
BREAKEY & Jane CROTHERS; m. George
WAUGH who inherited estate of ancestors
at DRUMMARA, CO. DOWN. |
Breakey, Henry |
7, 10, 42 |
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brother of Thomas
Cathcart BREAKEY, parents John BREAKEY (1780-1878)
and Elizabeth SMALL (1793-1866); worked with
George BARTLEY in BALLYBAY; then at
Forest of Grafton Street, DUBLIN; 1847
left for America. d. 1849, unmarried
of typhus (was about to be married)
(see BREAKEY, mother) |
Breakey, Hugh |
9 |
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son of John
BREAKEY & Elizabeth SMALL; of
DRUMSKELT HOUSE; emigrated to Australia and
m. Elizabeth SWAN; employed by her
father as a joiner. “Hugh was a very hard worked
man for a number of years on
this farm. He was the strongest man
of us all. Could carry 5 cwt.[1] easily. The late Hugh
KARNS of TULLYCORBET and he carried 5
cwt. each in a limit of time
of white seed oats from the present
markethouse to GRAY’S CORNER on a bet of
a £1 (pound Sterling). Hugh BREAKEY
lifted the pound. John THOMPSON of
SHANTNA and David CARSON lifted the sacks
on them. Hugh was a self taught
carpenter. He made a cart on his
leaving this country over 30 years
ago. One wheel is working still. He
left for Australia and was very prosperous.
He married Elizabeth Swan, a Scotch
girl, one of 7 sisters who were
all in Melbourne. His father-in-law, being
a builder and contractor, employed Hugh
as a joiner at big pay. Hugh
bought a bit of waste land in
a direction the city was likely to
reach, and time after time built on
it. The last bit he sold for
a site of a public building and
realized quite a fortune in that speculation.
Now the city is 8 miles outside
his property. He was a man about
5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed
14 stones. He had dark, strong, stiff
hair and a good complexion. His wife
had four children by Hugh; John, Ada,
Earnest, and Letitia. His boys learned
joinery and son John is a contractor
and builder in Capetown. Earnest lives
on his Father's property. Ada is married.
Hugh died the 30th of April, 1873.
He was the most resolute and pugnaceous
of any of us. He would very
soon let the offender know the odds
between mutton and goat. He was most
honourable and, seeing money was not
plentiful when he left, his outfit
and passage costing quite a round sum,
he refunded all out of his first
earnings.” |
Breakey, Hugh |
9, 14, 26,
34, 43, 47. 51, 52, 62, 78 |
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d. 1873; son
of Hugh BREAKEY & Elizabeth SMALL; brother of Thomas Cathcart
BREAKEY |
Breakey, Humphry |
3 |
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of MONAGHAN; |
Breakey, Isaiah |
4, 11, 12,
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built GREENVALE MILLS; “[His father William] built
the house now occupied by Thomas Henry
at the Church for his son Isaiah
and the year after, DERRY BIG HOUSE (as it
was called) for
his son Obadiah. Said house is
now occupied by John McCREERY. Those two men bleached the
linen that was manufactured near here.
The flat lands of GREENVALE reaching up
to near VELDON’S CROSS were covered with linen.
All the GREENVALE MILLS were built by
Isaiah BREAKEY. It can honestly be
said our Huguenot ancestors brought the
knowledge of manufacturing and bleaching linen
to this country.” “Father’s uncle,
Isaiah BREAKEY of MILLMORE HOUSE (as it is
now called) had four sons.” “It was Captain
JOHNSTONe who gave the house [MILLMORE
HOUSE] its present name. Isaiah BREAKEY
called it SALLYVALE, others MILFORD, and
people this side GREENVALE.” SOURCE: Full
Circle p20: 1796 received flax premiun;
son of William; lived at MILLMORE HOUSE at
AUGHNAMULLEN, married Sarah GIBSON; worked
as a bleacher. p29 elder at 1st
BALLYBAY. p. 44: accepted as student
for ministry 1821, d 1822. p.106 Of
ROCKCORRY, merchant, father of Rev. Andrew
BREAKEY. SOURCE: At the
Ford of the Birches p. 274: bleaching
at AUGHNAMULLEN; lived at MILLMORE HOUSE;
built bleach mill at LISNAGALLIAGH on property
leased from KER estate; constructed expensive
millrace for a bleach green; brother
Obadiah was partner. |
Breakey, Isaiah (abt.1734 -) |
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56, 57 |
SEE: KER, Colonel I think this
is the Isaiah BREAKEY who married Sarah
GIBSON |
Breakey, Isaiah
(1772-1774 & 1776-17778) |
15 |
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There were two
children called Isaiah BREAKEY, sons of James BREAKEY and Sarah
NIXON. Both died in childhood of SMALLpox. |
Breakey, James |
5, 15, 32,
64, |
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d. 1835; son
of William “Billy bon” BREAKEY& Mary
SCOTT. m. Sarah NIXON; uncle of Thomas
Cathcart BREAKEY; was Grandmaster of the
Masons at the time of the “Crazy
Jane” episode with Hugh JACKSON; “Uncle James was married to Sarah
NIXON. He got the townland of CORMEEN as a wedding
portion and lived and died in the
house now occupied by Mr. PHITZPATRICK.
He died on the 11th day of February,
1835, and was buried in all honours
in AGHNAMULLEN by the
Freemasons.” “When
my ancestors took this farm in 1710 it was all a scrub. In
1717, this house was built, the chesnut tree at the road
was planted, and a lease was taken out by my Grandfather, Billy Bon BREAKEY,
of 130 a year for the life of my Uncle James BREAKEY, late
of CORMEEN. Do not remember what rent was on this
farm prior to that. James BREAKEY was
the eldest brother
of my Father. The week he died,
Dr. KER, the land-lord, noticed my Father to leave
this farm for non title, as he
wished to give it to his brother's
son, a young man in his office.
William KER, the illigitimate son of Barrister KER” |
Breakey, James |
13, 47, |
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“They [William BREAKEY
& Martha MITCHELL] manufactured linen
near BALLYBAY, County
MONAGHAN. I have a large linen towel
manufactured by them and given to their son James when
he left Ireland for America with
his bride in 1848. E.P.B” NOTE: I am still confused about
how dates fit here in the family
tree and therefore whose son this might
be. |
Breakey, James Rev.
(1823-1885), |
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11, 39 |
brother of Thomas Cathcart BREAKEY who
lived with him when he attended
SAINTFIELD SCHOOL; had bones in his rooms
that frightened his housekeeper, Nancy MOORE;
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Breakey, James C.
Rev. |
3 |
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“James HAMILTON BREAKEY of Sheffield,
England, in a letter to the Rev.
James C. BREAKEY,
D.D., of BELFAST, dated 22nd June,
1943, wrote, "With reference to your
remark re the connection between your
branch and ours, it is definitely stated
in the record handed down to Tom
BREAKEY that John de BREAKEY of BALLADIAN
and William de BREAKEY who settled
in LISGILLIN and built the house in
1690 and in 1717 built DRUMSKELT for
his son William were cousins, so their fathers must have
been brothers". This letter is presently,
May, 1968, in the possession of the
Rev. Dr. James C. BREAKEY of
BELFAST. James HAMILTON BREAKEY was manager
of the Osborn STEEL Works in Sheffield for many
years. E.P.B. SOURCE: Full Circle. p. 107-8
(1891-1970) “The Very Rev Dr. James
Carlyle BREAKEY DD son of JJC BREAKEY[John
James Carlyle BREAKEY], ministered in
FORTWILLIAM PARK congregation, BELFAST and served as
Moderator of the General Assembly in
1955. |
Breakey, James Hamilton
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3, 7, |
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son of Rev
James BREAKEY & Matilda LAYCOCK; “James HAMILTON BREAKEY of Sheffield,
England, in a letter to the Rev.
James C. BREAKEY,
D.D., of BELFAST, dated 22nd June,
1943, wrote, "With reference to your
remark re the connection between your
branch and ours, it is definitely stated
in the record handed down to Tom
BREAKEY that John de BREAKEY of
BALLADIAN and William de BREAKEY who settled
in LISGILLIN and built the house in
1690 and in 1717 built DRUMSKELT for
his son William were cousins, so their fathers must have
been brothers". This letter is presently,
May, 1968, in the possession of the
Rev. Dr. James C. BREAKEY of
BELFAST. James HAMILTON BREAKEY was manager
of the Osborn STEEL Works in Sheffield for many
years. E.P.B.” |
Breakey, James Rev. |
10, 41, 42,
77 |
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(1823-1885); brother
of Thomas Cathcart BREAKEY; married Matilda
LAYCOCK; was minister at CARRYDYFF beside
SAINTFIELD Farm School (see also: BREAKEY,
Edward & BREAKEY, Thomas Cathcart) “When I was
a wee boy, brother James took me
to see a young hearer who was
ill of the worst class of consumption,
hemorrhage (sic) of the lungs. The
young man was in a sad state
for breath. He said to my brother,
"I was a bad boy to Father
and treated all his kind advices on
the subject with silent contempt and
now God is punishing me with a
sad and terrible end." He then
put out his hand to me apparently
with the intention of giving me a
good advice. A spurt of blood. come
from his mouth that struck me to
the belt and he died over. Brother
had to open his big fist to
get my tiny wee paw relieved from
the grip of death. He also said
to brother he was passing away with
the sad words of the rejected lover
in the song. "No one to love
me, none to regret, not even a
parent". Now my youthful readers was
not that a very melancholy confession?
It left an indelible impression on
my mind never to be forgotten.” SOURCE: At the
Ford of the Birches p 275 minister
at SAINTFIELD, CO. DOWN. d. 1885 SOURCE: Full
Circle. p 105: Three brothers were
ministers: William Edmund, Edward & James. One of three brothers who
were Presbyterian ministers; studied at Old
College BELFAST, General certificate in Arts
1842; licensed Sept 1847; ordained in
CARYDUFF 27 Mar 1848; later called to
Sheffield, installed in 1st Presbyterian congregation
there 24 Jan 1854; married Matilda LAYCOCK, Sheffield;
had 4 sons & 2 daughters; died
1885 |
Breakey, Jane |
15 |
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daughter of William
Billy Bon BREAKEY and Mary SCOTT; died
young of smallpox |
Breakey, Jane |
15, |
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daughter of William
Billy Bon BREAKEY and Mary SCOTT; born
at DRUMSKELT HOUSE; m. John SCOTT of
AGHAHIST. |
Breakey, Jane |
5, 6, |
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d. 1894; daughter
of William “Billy bon” BREAKEY; married
John BERRY (FAIRMOUNT near COOTEHILL). |
Breakey, Jane “Aunt” |
25 |
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“lover” of MATHERS,
she rode to ARMAGH to get money from
his brother to free him. |