I am seeking the assistance of readers in finding where my Whiteford ancestors came from in Co Antrim.

My great, great grandfather James Whiteford was born somewhere in Antrim about 1816 and then moved to Campbeltown in Argyll where he married Mary Mann in 1834.

He had at least two brothers, also born in Antrim and married in Campbeltown — Alexander, born about 1805, who married Mary Scally in 1826, and John, born about 1807, who married Agnes McMillan in 1851. Their parents were John Whiteford and Jane McBryde, but I have no information about them apart from references to John being a labourer, a county workman and a miller on his sons' death certificates.

My great grandfather was Robert Whiteford, a son of James, and he migrated to North Queensland in Australia with his family in 1883.

If anyone has any information about this Whiteford family (or any other Whitefords in Antrim) I would love to hear from you.

Please drop me a line at the address below or send me an email to paulcrewe@pnc.com.au.

Paul Crewe

PO Box 9007

Bluewater QLD Australia 4818