Magee, Roy (Robert James)
Magee, Roy (Robert James) (1930–2009), presbyterian minister and peacemaker, was born in the Ballysillan area of north Belfast on 3 January 1930, only son (he had one sister) of John Magee, fitter in Mackie's engineering firm, and his wife Margaret (née Quinn). He grew up in the…...
Magee, William Kirkpatrick (‘John Eglinton’)
Magee, William Kirkpatrick (‘John Eglinton’) (1868–1961), essayist, was born 16 January 1868 in Dublin, second of three sons of Hamilton Magee, presbyterian minister and superintendent of the Dublin city mission, and Emily Clare Magee (née Kirkpatrick). He attended the High School,…...
Magill, Robert
Magill, Robert (1788–1839), presbyterian minister, was born 7 September 1788 in the village of Broughshane, near Ballymena, Co. Antrim, eldest of the five children of George Frederic Magill (1762–1828) and his wife, Sarah Boyd. He was educated locally by teachers named O'Hara,…...
Makemie, Francis
Makemie, Francis (c.1658–1708), presbyterian minister, was born near Ramelton, Co. Donegal, and educated at Glasgow University. The presbytery of Laggan, to which he had been introduced by Thomas Drummond in January 1680 and which had overseen his studies, licensed him to…...
Malcom, Andrew George
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Marshall, William Forbes
Marshall, William Forbes (1888–1959), presbyterian minister and writer, was born 8 May 1888 in Drumragh, near Omagh, Co. Tyrone, second among three sons of Charles Marshall, school principal at Sixmilecross, and Mary Marshall (née Forbes); his mother died when he was 5 years old.…...
Martin, William
Martin, William (1729?–1807?), Reformed Presbyterian minister in Ireland and America, was born 16 May 1729 or 1733 at Ballyspallen, near Ballykelly, Co. Londonderry, eldest son of David Martin; his mother's name is not known. He had at least one sister, who was married in Scotland.…...
Mason, Thomas Holmes
Mason, Thomas Holmes (1877–1958), photographer, naturalist, meteorologist, and businessman, was born 9 September 1877, eldest among three children of Thomas Mason, optical manufacturer, and Sarah Mason (née Barry) of Dublin. Having worked in the family business in Parliament St.,…...
Mastertown (Masterton), Charles
Mastertown (Masterton), Charles (1679–1750), presbyterian minister and moderator, was born 23 March 1679 in Scotland, probably in Linlithgowshire, of unknown parents, though he was the nephew of Lady Huggonfield. He was educated at Edinburgh University, graduating…...
McBride, John
McBride, John (1651?–1718), presbyterian minister, was born in Ireland, probably in 1651, and possibly son of John McBryd, merchant in Holywood, Co. Down. He entered Glasgow University in 1666 and graduated in 1673; he was a schoolmaster in Killyleagh in 1679, and in 1680 he was…...
McClelland, John Alexander
McClelland, John Alexander (1870–1920), physicist, was born in Dunalis in the parish of Dunboe, near Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, and was baptised on 1 December 1870, youngest among eleven children of William McClelland, a presbyterian farmer, and Margaret McClelland (née Morrison).…...
McComb, William
McComb, William (1793–1873), journalist and poet, was born 17 August 1793 at Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, son of Thomas McComb, linen manufacturer and draper, and his wife (née Foster). The ‘pushing and ambitious’ Thomas soon afterwards moved his family and business to Derry city…...
McConnell, Albert Joseph
McConnell, Albert Joseph (1903–93), mathematician and university provost, was born 19 November 1903 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, third child of Joseph McConnell, boot merchant, and Annie McConnell (née Orr). A presbyterian, he was educated at Ballymena Academy and entered…...
McCosh, James
McCosh, James (1811–94), presbyterian minister, philosopher, and academic, was born 1 April 1811, near Patna, Ayrshire, Scotland, second and only surviving son and fifth child of seven born to Andrew McCosh, farmer, and Jean Carson, his wife. Educated at the local parish school,…...
McCracken, Alexander
McCracken, Alexander (d. 1730), presbyterian minister and non-juror, was born in either Scotland or Ireland, possibly in Co. Antrim; nothing is known of his family. He graduated MA from Edinburgh University (1673), was licensed to preach by…...
McCready, Samuel Maxwell (‘Max’)
McCready, Samuel Maxwell (‘Max’) (1918–95), amateur golfer, was born 8 March 1918 in Belfast, only son among three children of Samuel McCready, clothing manufacturer, originally from Lurgan, Co. Armagh, and Sarah Williamina McCready (née Thompson) originally of Annesborough,…...
McDougall, Margaret Moran
McDougall, Margaret Moran (1826–99), author and journalist, was born 25 December 1826, according to family records (though her obituary said 25 December 1828), probably in Co. Antrim. Her father, J. Moran (or William Henry) Dixon , tailor, died in Galgorm, Co. Antrim, when…...
McDowell, Benjamin
McDowell, Benjamin (1739–1824), presbyterian minister, was born 25 December 1739 in or near Elizabethtown, New Jersey, North America. His father was Ephraim McDowell (d. 1762), who had emigrated with his family from Co. Antrim, possibly from Raloo near Larne, or from Connor, to…...
McElroy, Albert Horatio
McElroy, Albert Horatio (1915–75), politician and clergyman, was born 14 February 1915 in Glasgow, Scotland, second of three sons of Ulster-born parents; the family regularly holidayed with relatives in Banbridge, Co. Down. McElroy retained a lifelong love of things Scottish. The…...
McGregor, James
McGregor, James (1677?–1729), presbyterian minister and emigrants' leader, was born in Magilligan, Co. Londonderry, one of two known sons of Capt. McGregor, who also had at least one daughter; nothing is known of his mother. During the Williamite war the family took refuge in Derry city…...
McHenry, James
McHenry, James (1785–1845), poet, novelist, and doctor, was born 20 December 1785 in Larne, Co. Antrim, son of George McHenry, cloth merchant, and his wife Mary, daughter of Sam Smiley, all from Larne. As a child, he was privately educated by the Rev. J. Nicholson, who taught him…...
McIlmoyle, Robert John
McIlmoyle, Robert John (1875–1965), Reformed Presbyterian minister and member of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), was born 10 April 1875, eldest son among five sons and four daughters of Robert McIlmoyle, farmer, of Stradreagh, Limavady, Co. Londonderry, and Margaret McIlmoyle (…...
McMahon (McMechan), Arthur
McMahon (McMechan), Arthur (1755?–1816?), presbyterian minister, United Irishman, and officer in the French army, was born, probably in 1755, at Donanelly in the parish of Inch, Co. Down; he was the younger son of Alexander McMechan (d. c.1793), a prosperous farmer there…...
McTier, Martha
McTier, Martha (1742–1837), writer of letters, was eldest of the three surviving children of the Rev. Thomas Drennan (qv), non-subscribing presbyterian minister of Belfast, and his wife Ann Lennox (c.1719–1806), daughter of a wealthy Belfast merchant…...
Mitchell, Isabel Deane (‘Ida’)
Mitchell, Isabel Deane (‘Ida’) (1879–1917), presbyterian missionary in China, was born in Belfast, fourth in a family of three daughters and two sons. Her father, the Rev. Deane Knox Mitchell (1840–1939) was minister of Crumlin Road presbyterian church (formerly a missionary…...