Gloria, I show from some marriage records I have of Ireland that Catherine Akin & William Boyd were married on 16 Nov 1848 Tyrone, Ardstraw, Ireland. There was also an Elizabeth who married the same place on 15 Mar 1847 to Robert Colhoun. They could be related? Also, a George married to Jane Ross, same place on 20 Apr 1848. Not trying to drive you crazy, but just thought they could be possible relations...siblings. They list the town as Tyrone and the parish as Ardstraw. There are several. Some have different parrish's. If you are ever interested in me sending you a listing of the ones for Tyrone, let me know. Good luck in your research! Angie atstrz@icok.net At 07:34 PM 2/9/99 EST, you wrote: >My greatgreatgrandmother was Catherine AKIN married to William BOYD. I posted >this to the list recently. They were married in 1848 in N Ireland. Not sure >where yet but I ordered a copy of the marriage record from the Strabane GRO >which I am hoping to receive any day now. > >I do not know if they ever came to the US. Their daughter Isabella married >James FERSON. I was told James came back and forth from N Ireland many times. >I don't know if Isabella accompanied him or not. I haven't found him on a >passenger list yet. > >As soon as I get my copy from the GRO, and I know who Catherine's father was, >I will post to the list. > >Gloria > >