Archives for: 2005
Flax Growers in Ireland 1796
April 3rd, 2005ANTRIM
Caldwell Mary Armoy Antrim
Caldwell William Armoy Antrim
Caldwell William Finvoy Antrim
ARMAGH
Caldwell Robert Killevy Armagh
Caldwell William Killevy Armagh
DONEGAL
Caldwel John All Saints Donegal
Caldwell Alexander Clonleigh Donegal
Caldwell David Raphoe Donegal
Caldwell Henry Raphoe Donegal
Caldwell James Clonleigh Donegal
Caldwell Robert Fahan Upper Donegal
Caldwell Robert Rye Donegal
Caldwell Samuel Moville Lower Donegal
Caldwell Thomas All Saints Donegal
Caldwell William Clonleigh Donegal
Caldwell Wm. Templemore Donegal
DOWN
Caldwell Andrew Drumballyroney Down
Caldwell John Aghaderg Down
Caldwell John Drumballyroney Down
Caldwell Samuel Drumballyroney Down
Caldwell Thomas Drumballyroney Down
FERMANAGH
Caldwell James Aghalurcher Fermanagh
Caldwell James Derryvullan Fermanagh
Caldwell John Aghavea Fermanagh
Caldwell Sir John Belleek Fermanagh
Caldwell Matthew Aghavea Fermanagh
Caldwell Phebe Cleenish Fermanagh
LONGFORD
Caldwell Anne Granard Longford
Caldwell James Longford Longford
Caldwell Owen Abbeyshrule Longford
MAYO
Caldwell Andrew Kilmore Mayo
Caldwell John Ballynahaglish Mayo
ROSCOMMON
Caldwell Patrick Kilmore Roscommon
TYRONE
Caldwell Anna Termonamongan Tyrone
Caldwell Audley Urney Tyrone
Caldwell Catherine Termonamongan Tyrone
Caldwell Charles Drumragh Tyrone
Caldwell Eleanor Clogher Tyrone
Caldwell Gasper Termonamongan Tyrone
Caldwell Henry Drumragh Tyrone
Caldwell James Donaghedy Tyrone
Caldwell James Drumragh Tyrone
Caldwell John Aghaloo Tyrone
Caldwell John Bodoney Upper Tyrone
Caldwell John Clogher Tyrone
Caldwell John Drumragh Tyrone
Caldwell John Errigal Keerogue Tyrone
Caldwell John Termonamongan Tyrone
Caldwell Mathew Urney Tyrone
Caldwell Robert Ardstraw Tyrone
Caldwell Robert Drumragh Tyrone
Caldwell Samuel Termonamongan Tyrone
Caldwell Somuel Drumragh Tyrone
Caldwell William Ardstraw Tyrone
Robert E Matheson's Report : "Special Report on Surnames in Ireland" 1894
April 3rd, 2005In 1894 RE Matheson, secretary of the General Register Office of Ireland produced a statistical report based on births registered in Ireland in 1890. It was printed as an Appendix to the Twenty-ninth Report of the Registrar-General in 1894. A note states that the estimated number of persons with each surname in the population cna be ascertained by multiplying the number of entires in the table by the average birth rate, which for 1890 was 1:44.8.
Entry for Caldwell: (births, approximate persons)
Ireland 42, 1882
Leinster 5, 224
Ulster 37, 1658
Munster 0, 0
Connacht 0, 0
Principal counties: Antrim, Londonderry, Tyrone
Fulton Family
March 30th, 2005Joseph's sister Janet married Hugh Fulton
husband Fulton Hugh
wife Caldwell Janet
married 30.4.1873 Riccarton
children
Helen Walker Fulton 19.7.1873 Riccarton
Agnes Fulton (1875?) Riccarton
Caldwells in Virginia
March 23rd, 2005I am starting to venture into more and more places where member's of the Caldwell settled. I am not an expert on the Caldwell's of North America, but to become knowledgeable you have to start somewhere:
Tinkling Springs Virginia had Caldwell settlers. I note that my Caldwell family in Galston Ayrshire had associations with Wilson, McClanachan, Breckenridge & Paton. Names or variations of these names are mentioned as being in John Christian's quarter (along with Caldwell). "Gemmel" is also a "good Ayrshire name".
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/photo.html
Other links to Tinkling Springs Caldwells:
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/dhj001/GenRepJamesH.html
http://lib-operations.sonoma.edu/fin/aaa-0248.html
http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/rosters/va16cav.html
http://www.members.aol.com/lettermen2/craig.html
http://www.maierassociates.com/Genie/gscal050.html
(Just a few)
Not sure if this is as polished as I would like it - but I was tired (poor excuse) will come back to it later (eventually)
Our weather
March 22nd, 20055.55pm 22 March 2005. Inside, no airconditioning. Our Autumn (Fall). Just about perfect.
Links to stories about Caldwell's
March 20th, 2005"Johnny Coconut"
http://www.caribbeancompass.com/caldwell.htm
Admiral Benjamin Caldwell
http://www.sailingnavies.com/show_person.php?nid=1&id=53
http://genforum.genealogy.com/caldwell/messages/4597.html
http://caldwellgenealogy.com/forum/cgi-bin/config.cgi?read=614

General John Frederick Caldwell (Irish "Castle Caldwell" family):
"General John Frederick Caldwell, although born in Portugal but into an Anglo-Irish family, was the oldest soldier in the Brazilian army when he died in 1873 at the age of 63"
Union General John Curtis Caldwell

Caldwell Family of Harmony Hill (Balnamore) Ulster
March 18th, 2005A link to a good little historical article:
http://www.ballymoneyancestry.com/htmlsite/caldwell-family.asp
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In the late 18th century, the town Balnamore, near Ballymoney, was known as Harmony Hill, and one of the prominent families living in the area was the Caldwells. They were an old family - some of their descendants had survived the Siege of Londonderry in 1689, and later moved to America to found the town of Londonderry, New Hampshire.
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Education and its benefits - how it might shape a nation
March 17th, 2005This thread is a placeholder, I hope to eventually show here how the very early move to "universal" free education in Scotland resulted in great changes to that nation in its world perspective.
In a continuing part of the "rant" I will also comment on the social experiment in Australia in which tertiary level education was effectively made "free" and how this was good, even though possibly abused. This will continue in to show that the HECS loan scheme introduced to fund higher education is fundamentally flawed and leaves the vast majority of graduates worse off.
I will then comment on whether the "smart lucky country" is becoming the "rich educated country". Would certainly work well if all rich people were the clever ones and an education always wasted on the universally "dopey" poor.
I will also comment on how an education is not always a path to immense wealth and how many with only a basic education have become wealthy beyond most dreams.
Perhaps I should round this off with the usual stuff about money not (always) buying happiness.
"I would rather cry in a Jaguar than in an autobus" : Francoise Sagan
Now I have started I am sure to come back and expand on these points.
Sayings
March 16th, 2005"I can resist anything but temptation"
"Never treat anyone like a fool until they prove it"
"I never allow myself the luxury of being absolutely right"
"Chess is ok until your kids start beating you"
"I had rather be doing something else than perpetually being third place in "C" grade"
"No sugar, I am sweet enough"
"The ship has not sunk until the water has come over the funnel"
"Children think they are immortal"
"I have never seen a full cat"
"The grass is not greener on the other side of the hill, but you are welcome to look"
"Hot? Its going to be hot when the sun comes up"
"Lead by example, fail when it is not noticed"
"You can stay up late if you can be up before me in the morning"
At the circus
March 16th, 2005The Great Siberian Circus called at Coffs Harbour and allowed me to take picture of their acts - this one is not an act but a training session for a new role after the show - known as a "pain session", but she did well ...

Ebony's father, he laconically called himself the "tent boss" but he was also a gifted clown, an expert trapeze artist, fork lift driver, and father of the nicest family. It was my pleasure and honour to meet him at the circus.

Aliya in the rope act
