Re: Mary McAllister Descendents, 1790-1861
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In reply to:
Mary McAllister Descendents, 1790-1861
Judith McAllister 5/20/01
Dear Judy
I cannot unfortunatly shed light on you own ancestors, but can tell you that it is most likely that if they originated from Ireland it will have been from Ulster (Northern Ireland) where the main McAllisters of this spelling originated from. This was and still is a very common name there more than anywhere else in Eire. It is where my own earliest recordable family ancestor, Daniel McAllister, emigrated to Scotland from during the industrial revolution (circa 1800). Sadly, many census records previous to this were destroyed in a fire during the political uprising in Dublin during the 1920's.
Best Regards
Brian McAllister