McRandal - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: McRandal website for all

shylalp — 2010-04-28 00:35:47Z

The website has moved to http://mcrandal.multiply.com/
as MSN Groups has shut down.

Re: mcrandal

woodmaster_1 — 2009-09-18 20:35:52Z

Hi John,

How nice to hear from you. Yes you definitely stayed with my grandparents. They had six children, Hugh, John, Joan, Bert, Maxie and Andrea. Nat was granddads brother, I remember his name being mentioned often. I think they did a lot of work together in Larne. My Dad John McRandal would be 83, if he was still alive, so he is quite a bit older than you, but you probably did meet him when you stayed with Gran & Grandad, we lived fairly close to them while we were in London. Your age is closer to my Dad's children's age's than his. The only Joe that I can think of is Andrea's husband, he is Joe Bailey at the time you were staying with Gran & Grandad he would have been Andrea's boyfriend. My dad did amature boxing as a youngster and won quite a few matches, I think at one time he was the Ulster champion in his weight category, maybe this will trigger some other memories of stories told. It is really nice to meet family members that until now I did not know existed.

Regards
Jackie

Re: mcrandal

johncprice_1 — 2009-08-22 15:04:24Z

Hi Jackie, I have just found your post on here. My mother was Sarah McRandal from Larne and I was born in Larne in 1949 but moved to NW England with my parents in about 1950.Dad died in 1987 and Mum died in 2006.
When I was about 16, I had applied to join the RAF and was sent to Biggin Hill for interview (I failed the eyesight test!)and while I was down there I stayed with your grandparents, Bert and Rita at their house in Norwood (I think it was). Following that visit I must have stayed with them another few times. It was always a great adventure going to London as a teenager in the Swinging Sixties!
"Aunty" Rita and "Uncle" Bert were always very good to me and I remember them with fondness. I think my Mum visited them a couple of times too.
If I've got the relationship connections right, Bert was brother to Nat McRandal in Larne. My Mum was actually Nat's daughter but grew up believing he was her brother. She was born out of wedlock and her natural mother abandoned her to be brought up by Nat and his folks. I knew my "Uncle" Nat very well and used to visit him and his wife Winnie in Larne every couple years when I was growing up and it was only a few years before he died that I found out he was actually my grandfather.
I have a feeling that I would have met your dad, he's a bit older than me I think (I'm 60 this year)and I seem to remember meeting other sisters and brothers too but can't remember the details. Did he have a brother Joe?

I'm now living in Aberdeen (due to work etc) but keep in touch with many McRandal relatives in N. Ireland (my wife and I visited Larne and Ballymena in 2007) as well as a whole gang of McRandals in Harlow, Luton, Bedford and south London.
I have done a bit of research into the family tree but Lisa Painter is well ahead of me so I'm happy just to feed information to her as we go along.
Let me know if there is anything you want to find out.
Kind Regards
John

Re: mcrandal

shylalp — 2009-05-29 05:00:17Z

Hi Jackie,
Glad to hear from your branch of the McRandal tree! Looking at the McRandal info I have, I don't have anything newer than Bert and Rita (ie their children, grandchildren and so on). If you're willing to share that information, I'd be very glad of it. Feel free to use my email.
In return, is there any information I can share with you? I am the great-granddaughter of Jennie/Jeannie (born McRandal), daughter of Sarah and Hugh McRandal (parents of your Bert). I grew up hearing stories from nana of the "old country" (she moved to Canada with her husband in the 1920s) and so have always felt like I knew all the whole family. Between these message boards, the website and a trip back to Larne I've met many McRandal cousins and have collected a fair bit of history.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Liza Painter
BC, Canada

mcrandal

woodmaster_1 — 2009-05-23 16:08:36Z

Hello, I have just discovered this site, and was amazed at how much family history is here. I was born a McRandal, my parents were John and Mary McRandal, both have passed away. My fathers parents were Bert and Rita McRandal. Let me know if you need any info to continue with the family tree. I am willing to fill in any gaps you may have if I can.

Jackie

mtDNA results

shylalp — 2008-03-27 19:42:21Z

I am haplogroup N, subgroup N1a. As this is passed on down from the female line, then my mom (Maureen), grandmother (Eileen), great-grandmother (Jennie), and great-great grandmother (Sarah McRandal, nee McKinstry) would all share this group. At least I think that's how it works ;-) In any case, N1a is currently a rare group seen in less than 1% of the population and traced back some 63000 years to the Near East, Scandanavia and Central Asia.
Just something a little interesting I though...I do wonder if it ties in, also, to being RH negative.

Re: Season's Greetings

shylalp — 2006-12-30 17:46:20Z

and a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to all.
Liza**

Re: Season's Greetings

scotsmale55 — 2006-12-29 14:14:40Z

Season's Greetings to all McRandals!

Re: Damian MacRandal

shylalp — 2006-10-27 16:36:22Z

I'm sorry to hear about his passing, and so young. Thank you for sharing the news with us.

Damian MacRandal

DMcRandal — 2006-10-20 07:47:22Z

Sad to say, my first cousin Damian MacRandal died last week after a short illness at the age of 55. He was the son of Daniel (the well-known Belfast architect) and Una, and lived near Oxford in England. He was well known in the scientific community and published many scientific papers and reports. He will be buried tomorrow in England, and a memorial mass is being held at St Brigids church in Belfast at 3 p.m. on Saturday 11 December. I look froward to seeing many family members there.

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