Looking for Maxwell family Ballywalter, County Down

justindavidmaxwell1

Hi all,

I’m looking for marriage or birth records for James Maxwell and Elizabeth Mitchell, likely married before 1785 in or near Ballywalter, County Down, Ireland.

Their son James Maxwell was born December 2, 1785 in Ballywalter. He later died in 1863, and his death record lists both parents' names.

I haven’t been able to find any record of the marriage or earlier birth/baptism info for either James or Elizabeth on FamilySearch. Would love help or guidance on where else to look—parish records, land records, anything!

Thanks in advance!

Jack61450

Hi justindavidmaxwell1

I saw you're researching James Maxwell and Elizabeth Mitchell, and I thought I’d share a few useful resources that might help you track down their marriage and birth records, especially if you're looking into the 1700s or early 1800s.

🗂️ Helpful Websites:

• IrishGenealogy.ie – Free access to church and civil records (great for some early Catholic and Church of Ireland registers):
  👉 https://www.irishgenealogy.ie
• National Library of Ireland – Free Catholic parish register scans (some go back to the 1740s):
  👉 https://registers.nli.ie
• RootsIreland.ie – Subscription site with indexed birth, marriage, and baptism records from across Ireland (including some pre-1800s):
  👉 https://www.rootsireland.ie
• FamilySearch.org – Free family tree tool with many indexed Irish and Scottish records:
  👉 https://www.familysearch.org

If there's a chance they were in Scotland, you might also try:

• ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk – The official source for Scottish parish and civil records:
  👉 https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Let me know if you'd like help searching or narrowing things down by location or time period—happy to help however I can!

Best,
Jack

Hayter David

Have a look at the county pages on this site. (if theyre still active). Theres a link to a Rosdavies' on the County Down pages. SHe has provided a lot of information that MAY be useful. Its acurate and its free. Worth a look.

https://www.rosdavies.com/