Records of baptisms of Breakey children
transcribed from those written in an old Bible published by
George Grierson of Dublin, MDCCXC (1790)
These are the birth dates and baptismal records of the children of
John Breakey of Drumskelt (1782 – 1878) and his wife
Elizabeth Small of Bailieborough (1793 – 1866)[1]
Transcriber’s note:
The following children were born to John Breakey and Elizabeth Small Breakey of Drumskelt, the officiating minister being Rev. Thomas Cathcart.
Each individual entry will be presented in the following order:
Baptismal date
Child’s name
Birth date
MJB
5 Sep 1813; Robert; 28 July 1813
9 Jul 1815; Jane; 11 Jun 1815
28 Jul 1816; Edward; 18 Jun 1816
17 May 1818; William; 13 Jan 1818
16 Feb 1820; Henry; 5 Jan 1820
18 Feb 1821; Mary[2]; 27 Dec 1820
20 Apr 1823; James; 27 Jan 1823
17 Jan 1825; Mary; 8 Oct 1824
17 Jun 1827; John, Jr.; 15 Apr 1827
2 Aug !829; Hugh; 21 May 1829
10 Sep 1831; Elizabeth; 22 Jun 1831
27 Jul 1834; Thomas; 27 Apr 1834
17 Sep 1837; Letitia; 9 Jun 1837
[1] When a small boy, John Breakey’s Uncle John Breakey, nicknamed “John Soople,” who had no family, said to him, “Come to the Mountain Meetinghouse with me and I will leave you all I possess.” He did as his uncle wished and became a Covenanter. For this reason, John Breakey and family attended Church in Creevagh Meetinghouse and the children were baptised by the Rev. Thomas Cathcart. The original records are presently, 5 June 1968, in the possession of Elizabeth Martin Stewart, 228 Hamilton Road, Glasgow, Scotland.
[2] All but one of these children, the first Mary, lived to maturity and older.