Hi List: I received a very kind, and informative, letter today, from Rev Kenneth Henderson, the pastor of Aughnacloy Presbyterian Church. He indicated that there is a significant difference between the Aughnacloy Records held at the church, and the records held at Proni. The differences are as follows. The period I was interested in was 1800-1830): a) Proni: Marriages: 1812-1822 ; Baptisms: 1812-1827; Burials: none be) Aughnacloy: Marriages: from 1842; Baptisms: from 1845; both are incomplete: Burials: No burial ground, although 1 minister and 1 missionary are buried on the church grounds. Rev Henderson advised most Presbyterians were probably buried in St James COI Cemetery in Aughnacloy. Rev Henderson also advised there is a cemetery on Skey Townland, which is where my Cobean ancestors originated from !! Does anyone know the name of this Cemetery on Skey ? Could someone kindly do a look up for burials at the St James and Skey Cemeteries and advise if there are any Cobeans/Cobanes/Cobains/Cobaens/Cabbains, etc buried there ? Rev Henderson also advised that Ahgnacloy grew out of an older congregation at Augalow. Is this the same church, or different from Aghaloo ? If different, where was it ? Is there a URL for it ? In summary, there is no cemetery at Aughnacloy, and the records held at Aughnacloy are very limited, and much more extensive records are held at Proni. Kindest Regards Jim White Naples, Florida

Hello Folks, It has been a while since I last posted to the group. Since my last posting last August, I have visited and researched in Ireland twice. Both times, I found the staff at P.R.O.N.I., excellent and helpful. They completely understood that it took me about a day to become familiar with the finding aids and system. They were very patient and advised me as to which records to search for the most promising results. I hope to begin posting more frequently, and contributing to the list as I can. Cheers, Kevin

McCARROLL (or CARROLL), Michael Joseph, born in Corkhill, Co. Tyrone, 1879; immigrated to San Francisco 1867 on the MS Eutruria, then returned to Omagh and Fintona, Co. Tyrone, where he became a merchant and auctioneer. He died in 1924 and was buried in Eskragh RC cemetery, in the family plot. In examining Patricia McSorely's A While With Your Own Ones, I noted a picture of a receipt, dated July 1910, made out to Patrick McCarroll of Larnaglare (sic) for merchandise from MICHAEL J. CARROLL, General Merchant. Would anyone know just who this general merchant was, and exactly where he was located in July 1910? My grandfather's place of business, which included spirits, was on Main Street in Fintona. It appeared that he did not return until about 1912, but we have no record of his return or have we seen any manifests with his name on them. Although I do not believe this would be "himself" the need to cover our bases. Regards, Jim Carroll

Hi Robert, Thanks, that makes great sense! Inexperienced researchers may be frustrated by it just being the calendars, but anyone who's ever traveled to PRONI and begrudged the time it takes to get up to speed on pulling the numbers for what to order into the Reading Room will see this as a great time saver! Personally, I look forward to it going online. Claire K. On Aug 26, 2008, at 3:24 PM, Ulster Ancestry wrote: > > > Hello Claire, > > PRONI have scanned their catalogues/calenders {you know the big > blue/red/black books that line the walls of search room} > These are going on line some time later this year, not the actual > contents of the Archive. > I have a feeling that this may further fustrate rather than help > distance researchers as they will see on line for the first time > indexes to hundreds of thousands of available paper collections but > will not be able to get at the actual content. > > best regards > Robert > www.ulsterancestry.com > >>> A question re NI news reporting I'm hoping someone living in NI >>> can > answer for me. My cousin in Belfast (who does not do >>> genealogy > research, but knows all the family stories from >>> growing up on the > family farm in Tyrone) says a recent news >>> report is that "all of the > PRO records" are going online. I >>> assume she means PRONI (because she > asked if this means I won't >>> be going to Ireland to research in the > future).> > _________________________________________________________________ > Win New York holidays with Kellogg’s & Live Search > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/107571440/direct/01/ > > ------------- > Our community web-site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > ~cotyroneireland > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Claire K seekay@comcast.net Plan now! FGS '08 "Footprints in Family History" 3-6 September 2008, Philadelphia, PA http://www.fgsconference.org

Hello Claire, PRONI have scanned their catalogues/calenders {you know the big blue/red/black books that line the walls of search room} These are going on line some time later this year, not the actual contents of the Archive. I have a feeling that this may further fustrate rather than help distance researchers as they will see on line for the first time indexes to hundreds of thousands of available paper collections but will not be able to get at the actual content. best regards Robert www.ulsterancestry.com > > A question re NI news reporting I'm hoping someone living in NI can > answer for me. My cousin in Belfast (who does not do genealogy > research, but knows all the family stories from growing up on the > family farm in Tyrone) says a recent news report is that "all of the > PRO records" are going online. I assume she means PRONI (because she > asked if this means I won't be going to Ireland to research in the > future).> _________________________________________________________________ Win New York holidays with Kellogg’s & Live Search http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/107571440/direct/01/

Hi all, I've had a lot of questions, and can now confirm that the FGS Conference -- Sept. 3-6 in Philadelphia -- will have recorded lectures available for sale after the conference, for speakers who have agreed to have their lectures recorded. Copies of the syllabus will also be available for sale afterwards. All will be available only as long as supplies last, however. Great news for anyone trying to figure out how to clone themselves to get to all the lectures they'd like! Forget the science, and just enjoy yourself. You may be able to get those other session afterwards. Regards, Claire K seekay@comcast.net Plan now! FGS '08 "Footprints in Family History" 3-6 September 2008, Philadelphia, PA http://www.fgsconference.org

This index is almost completely online. Recently added were the Ms, all 54 webpages of them; plus the Ns, Os, Us and Vs. The letters left to go online (P, R, S, T, W, Y) are all currently being worked and should go online soon. You can find the index at: http://www.irelandgenweb.com/ -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Here are this weeks updates. I will have one more week available for massive updates, so if you would like some info posted to the site, send them to me! Next major update (after next week) will be November. NEW: Craig Surname Info http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/surnames/Craig.html NEW: (with names): Tyrone Emigrants to Canada 1800's http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/emigration/TyroneEmigrants-toCanada.html UPDATED: (with more names): Tyrone Emigrants to New York USA http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/ships/tyrone-to-newyork.html NEW: Notes on the Parish of Errigal Keerogue http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/rental/Errigal-Keerogue.html NEW: Tithe Applotments Parish of Kildress 1826 (Name Index) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/tithe/tithe_Kildress.html NEW: Born In Co. Tyrone Married in Canada http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/marriages/TyroneMarriedCanada.html NEW: Born In Co. Tyrone Married in Scotland http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/marriages/TyroneMarriedScotland.html NEW: Co. Tyrone Convicts to NSW & Australia http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/criminals/ConvictsNSWandAustralia.html NEW: Co. Tyrone Convicts to NSW & Australia http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/newspaper/TorontoMirror-ListofRepealers1844.html UPDATED: Born Co. Tyrone Buried Elsewhere (Brant Co. & Halton Co. Ontario updated 1/3rd down page + some Quebec) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/bornburied/bornburied.html UPDATED: (With more articles) Various Articles: Information For Emigrants to New York and Canada 1800's http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/emigration/infomigrants.html :::List of reformatted files::: Report of Irish Settlers in Canada http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/emigration/canadian-emig.html The Loss of the Brig Dispatch 1828 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/ships/brigdispatch.html Daphne Passengers 16 Jan 1859 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/ships/daphne.html Hornet 25 Jan 1865 (selected entries only) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/ships/hornet.html Hannah Crooker - Londonderry to Philadelphia 1862 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/ships/hannah-crooker.html ***All should be searchable after Sunday! I'm away for the weekend, if you notice any errors, please send them to my attention, and I will get to them when I get back on Monday. Have a good weekend! -- Tammy Mitchell ~~~ Co. Tyrone Volunteer Webmaster http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cotyroneireland/ Visit the following FREE Gravestone Photo Projects: Tyrone: http://tammymitchell.com/cotyrone/ Fermanagh: http://www.tammymitchell.com/cofermanagh/ ----- My surnames of interest: Ewing, Cochrane, Mowat, Finnegan, Mitchell, Stewart, Banda, Cullen, Green (unrelated branches)

Just a reminder for any of you who can make it to Philadelphia on Sept. 3-6 (or any day in that range) -- Today is the last day for pre-registration for lectures, luncheons, and the banquet for the FGS conference in Philadelphia. After today, you will have to wait until the conference itself and do walk-in registration. Save yourself a lot of time in Philadelphia and register online today! Claire K CTI List Admin seekay@comcast.net Plan now! FGS '08 "Footprints in Family History" 3-6 September 2008, Philadelphia, PA http://www.fgsconference.org

Hi list, I've seen several announcements lately that an index to RIC enlistment records from 1816-1921 is now online at Ancestry.co.uk -- and at least one comment that the index has been online for some time as a work in progress (and is still incomplete). Here's Ancestry's description of the database: "About Ireland, The Royal Irish Constabulary 1816-1921 "The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) was created in 1816, and initially staffed mainly by Irish-born men. However, toward the 1900s, and especially afterwards, the RIC recruited men from countries such as England, Scotland, Wales, and the United States. The records of the RIC were only indexed annually by the date of enlistment. Until this database was created, the only way to identify whether an ancestor joined the forces was an extremely time-consuming search. Some people joined for a few days or weeks, others stayed for years, and quite a few migrated. There are mentions in the index on whether a person emigrated, died, or married. "The original records go into greater details, showing where each man was stationed, where he had relatives, whether he got married, and if so the date, illnesses, conduct, promotions, cause of death if died in the force; pensioned or retired; as well as a physical description. The index shows the name of each man, a year or birth or an age on enlistment; a county of birth or a country; whether single or married, comments such as died, emigrated, etc., and the reference film number and page for fuller details. This index is an important source for Irish research, even if your ancestor didn't appear to have been in the RIC. He may have enlisted for a few days or weeks and signed out. His details are still on record. This index is a work in progress. This latest update adds another 11,074 records to the previous 58,433 records." Just in case any of you missed the announcement of the update to the database and want to re-search it, or didn't know about the database at all.... Keep your eye on Ancestry.co.uk for additional updates. Hope that helps someone. Regards, Claire K seekay@comcast.net Plan now! FGS '08 "Footprints in Family History" 3-6 September 2008, Philadelphia, PA http://www.fgsconference.org

Hi all, A question re NI news reporting I'm hoping someone living in NI can answer for me. My cousin in Belfast (who does not do genealogy research, but knows all the family stories from growing up on the family farm in Tyrone) says a recent news report is that "all of the PRO records" are going online. I assume she means PRONI (because she asked if this means I won't be going to Ireland to research in the future). The only PRONI story I know is that they're building a new facility in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast and eventually PRONI will relocate there. Has anyone in NI heard anything about a major digitization effort, as well? Or did she just misremember / misunderstand the "moving" story as a "digitizing" story? I checked PRONI's site and the latest news release is re the move to the Titanic Quarter, with no mention of digitizing any of the materials. (Yes, I take with a very large grain of salt the "all records" part of the story, but wonder if there is a "some records" story circulating). The only digitizing efforts I remember are PRONI working with OSNI to digitize GV maps, and PRONI working to convert their old (clunky) geographic data files (from the computers that were there in the old days before the renovation to the current layout of the reading room) to a modern database. I haven't heard anything about either one in quite some time -- does anyone know if they're still ongoing? Thanks for any enlightenment so I can untangle my cousin's story... Claire K seekay@comcast.net

Hi, I'm away from my computer for a few days and will be back on Friday, August 22. I'll respond to your e-mail then. Sharon Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, CG 358 South 700 East, #603 Salt Lake City, UT 84102 www.SharonCarmack.com "Health must be earned every day."

Sorry that one name should be: Margaret PHILANEY Sue in NY **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)

Hi all I found these Irish passengers who arrived in America in the early 1800's. It is from the book " Names of Irish Passengers to America" by O'Laughlin. >From the Archives of the Irish Genealogical Foundation. There are more names....most listed as "Ireland" but these stated "Co Tyrone" as their home.Their are quite a few men who did NOT make it to the ships destination because a British ship stopped them and took the "young" men as "recruits". This was VERY common back then. So if you wonder why a male relative did NOT arrive with his family...it is very possible that THIS happened to him. Sue in NY Nancy ANDERSON departed from Londonderry on the ship Joseph & Ph??be arrived NY 1-23-1812 Eleanor ANDERSON (info same as above) John ANDERSON departed from Londonderry on the ship Hespa arrived NY 5-30-1812 Nathaniel ANDERSON (info same as above) A. BALLENTINE departed from Belfast on the ship Alpha arrived Philadelphia 7-22-1816 Donaldson BLACK family departed Londonderry on the ship Westpoint arrived NY 1-23-1811 John BEGLEY departed Londonderry on the ship Alexander arrived NY 6-20-1812 "he was pressed by british frigate Morgiana" James BROWN (same info as above (Begley)....also pressed) John BROWN (same info as above ....NOT pressed) Margaret M' PHILANET departed from Londonderry on the ship-Mount-Bay arrived NY 8-12-1816 Terrence M'QUIDE departed From Londonderry on the ship Hespa arrived NY 5-30- 1812 Henry M'VEIGH departed Londonderry on the ship Mount-Bay arrived NY 8/12/1816 James McSERLEY Deprarted Londonderry on the ship Mount-Bay arrived NY 8/12/1816 Hugh PEIRIE Do?aghy departed Belfast on the ship Lorenzo arrived NY 3-2-1816 John SAMPSON, Ballygalley -departed from Newry on the ship -Globe arrived Baltimore 5/4/1816 George SCOTT - departed from Londonderry on the ship- Alexander arrived New York 6/20/1812 Eliza SCOTT - ( same info as above) Jane SHEPERD, departed from Belfast on the ship-Westpoint arrived NY 6/5/1816 Andrew SHERAN - departed Londonderry on the ship Mount-Bay arrived NY 8/12/1816 William SMITH- departed. Belfast on the ship- Neptune arrived NY 1/10/1817 Armour SPRAULE departed Londonderry on the ship Mount-Bay arrived NY 8/12/1816 William STEVENSON departed Londonderry on the ship Alexander arrived NY 6/20/1812 Wm STEVENSON (info same as above) pressed by the British frigate Morgiana Robert STEVENSON (info same as above) pressed by the British frigate Morgiana Wm WARD departed from Londonderry on the ship Alexander arrived NY 6/20/1812 "Pressed by the British Frigate Morgiana" John WARD (info same as above) also.. "pressed by British Frigate Morgiana" Hugh WARDLER departed Londonderry on ship Mount-Bay arrived NY 8/12/1816 Margaret WATSON departed Londonderry on ship Joseph & Ph??be arrived NY 1/23/1812 William WATSON departed Belfast on ship James Bailey arrived NY 10-26-1815 Belfast to NY Margaret WATTS Departed Newry on ship Nancy arrived Philadelphia 5-4-1816 Charles WATTS (same as above) Joseph WATTS (same as above) James WATTS (same as above) Jane WATTS (same as above) Mary WATTS (same as above) Matthew WHITE departed Londonderry on ship Mount-Bay arrived NY 8-12-1816 Alexander WHITE (same as above) Elizabeth WHITE (same as above) Ellen WHITE (same as above) **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)

Here is what's new today! Let me know if you find errors :( New: Cookstown, Omagh & Dungannon - DESCRIPTIONS http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/rental/DescriptionsCookTownOmaghDungannon.html New: Knockanbrack Rentals: Leckpatrick Parish Rentals & Valuations 1787-1858 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/rental/KnockanbrackRentals.html New: List of Old (& Newish) Newspapers http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/newspaper/ListofOldNewspapers.html UPDATED: (Lots of various names on this one.. including Lindsay) :) Extracts from the Londonderry Journal http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/newspaper/LondonderryNewsExtracts.html REFORMATTED: Marshall, Henderson, Davidson & (many more surnames) - Misc Birth, Marriage, Death, Burial Records http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/surnames/miscrecords.html TOTALLY UPDATED: Our Links Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/links.html REFORMATTED: National Library Ireland - Sources for Estate Rental Records http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/estates/nat-lib.html REFORMATTED: National Library Ireland - Sources for Estate Rental Records http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/estates/estates.html -- Tammy Mitchell ~~~ Co. Tyrone Volunteer Webmaster http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cotyroneireland/ Visit the following FREE Gravestone Photo Projects: Tyrone: http://tammymitchell.com/cotyrone/ Fermanagh: http://www.tammymitchell.com/cofermanagh/ ----- My surnames of interest: Ewing, Cochrane, Mowat, Finnegan, Mitchell, Stewart, Banda, Cullen, Green (unrelated branches)

Hello, I had a few typo's... in some of the file names... everything fixed now as far as I know.. but if you ever find a dead link etc.. please let me know, and I will always fix them. Here is one that will affect you: Reformatted: Pomeroy Parish Griffith's Valuation for Specific Townlands http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/pomeroy.htm is really http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/pomeroy.html Everything else should be good to go now! Have a great weekend!! Sorry for the inconvenience... -- Tammy Mitchell ~~~ Co. Tyrone Volunteer Webmaster http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cotyroneireland/

Hello, Listers, I thought you might be tired of hearing from me so often, so I decided to put the rest of the weeks site updates on one email.. and here it is. If you don't want to visit each of these pages separately, wait until Monday and come search the site, as it will be indexed by our search bot sometime on Sunday. ENJOY (I'm off for the weekend, more coming next week! :)...) New: Strabane TownHall Meeting Great Flood 1815 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/newspaper/StrabaneMeetingGreatFlood1815.html New: Immigrants to New England from Ireland, Surnames L-Mc http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/emigration/newengland-L-Mc.html New: Grosse Isle (Quebec) Emigrants http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/emigration/GrosseIsleEmigrants.html New: Alternate Spellings for Various Location (areas) in Co. Tyrone http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/guide/Locations-AlternateSpelling.html New: Tradional Naming Patterns for Both Scots & Irish People http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/guide/NamePaterns.html Updated (photo added): McFalls / Falls Surname information http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/surnames/McFalls-Falls.html New: HAMILTON'S OF TERMONAMONGAN http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/surnames/Hamilton.html New: GENEALOGISTS NEED TO KNOW http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/guide/GenealogistsNeedToKnow.html New: Gorticrum (Scotch & Irish) Rentals: Leckpatrick Parish Rentals and Valuations 1777-1858 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/rental/GorticrumRentals.html New: Griffiths Valuation: Hollyhill (Balliburny), Leckpatrick Parish http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/GriffithLeckpatrick.html New: How Pioneers Made Soap http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/misc/SoapMaking.html New: Poem: The Irish Emigrants http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/poems/IrishEmigrants.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Old files added to, or changed: Note** *While reformatting, some files were organized into new locations. Links have been provided to the new location from the old file. This will be in effect for a few weeks, then the old file will be removed altogether. Reformatted/moved to: West Longfield Parish Griffith's Valuation Index of Names http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/GriffithWestLongfield.html Reformatted/moved to: Urney Parish Griffith's Valuation Index of Names http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/GriffithUrney.html Reformatted/moved to: Tullyniskan Parish Griffith's Valuation Index of Names http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/GriffithTullyniskan.html Reformatted/moved to: Griffiths Valuation of Ireland Termonamongan Parish http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/GriffithTermonamongan.html Reformatted: Pomeroy Parish Griffith's Valuation for Specific Townlands http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/pomeroy.htm Reformatted/moved to: Tamlaght Parish Griffith's Valuation Index of Names http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/GriffithTamlaght.html Reformatted: Donaghmore Parish Griffith's Valuation for Specific Townlands http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/donaghmore.html Reformatted: Desertcreat Parish Griffith's Valuation for Specific Townlands http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/annaghmore.html Reformatted: Clonfeacle Parish Griffiths Valuation 1851-1859/60 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/clonfeacle.html Reformatted: Parish of Errigal Keerogue Townland of Shantavny Irish Tithe Applotment & Griffiths Valuation 1833 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/errigal-keerogue-shantavny.html Reformatted: Griffiths Valuation Killyman http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/killyman.html Reformatted: Griffiths Valuation Aghaloo http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/aghaloo.html Updated: (more to do) Griffiths Valuation Index http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland/griffith/ -- Tammy Mitchell ~~~ Co. Tyrone Volunteer Webmaster http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cotyroneireland/

Hi Donald, no I didn't see any pics come this way. I don't think you can send pics thru the list. If you would like your pics put on the Co. Tyrone site, send them to me, with a short informational story about your family/ancestors and we will put them in our family pic section of the site. Also I have seen the name Falls/McFalls on our site, try a search from our index page. Index page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cotyroneireland/ Family Pictures is one of the categories on that page too. Tammy Mitchell ~~~ Co. Tyrone Volunteer Webmaster http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cotyroneireland/ Visit the following FREE Gravestone Photo Projects: Tyrone: http://tammymitchell.com/cotyrone/ Fermanagh: http://www.tammymitchell.com/cofermanagh/ ----- My surnames of interest: Ewing, Cochrane, Mowat, Finnegan, Mitchell, Stewart, Banda, Cullen, Green (unrelated branches) Donald Thompson wrote: > Did any one receive the picture that I put on here lat night of my g great > grand parents standing in front of their gate and stone wall. My g grand > parents are long gone of course but I thought some one might recognise the > gate and wall. I do not know their adress but it was close to Cookstown. > My g grand parents were William McFalls and Eliza Best. The name McFalls may > have died out. > > > ------------- > Our community web-site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Karen, I know of your family and have done research on them! My grandparents knew Teresa & her siblings & I have a copy of Teresa's death notice (in Yonkers?). Please contact me off list to compare notes. Clare L. - - - - - - - Some of my Co Tyrone names: Devlin, McAleer, Donnelly, McCullagh, McCusker, McCrory, McCrea -----Original Message----- From: William Oakley <karbill70443@charter.net> To: COTYRONEIRELAND@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:15 am Subject: [CoTyIre] McCrea/Kirke Looking for any information on a John McCrea who married Mary Kirke (not sure of the spelling on Mary), however, they were in County Tyrone, She came to the USA as a widow but I haven't been able to get any info on these two. He died in Ireland but I can't find him!! They had children, Mary, Alice, Teresa, Patrick, Peter and possibly JohnAnyone knowing anything would be a great help Thank you in advance Karen Oakley

Good morning from another hot, hot day in the Central Coast area of California, which doesn't help my "internal combustion" to cool any over the disappointment I feel about failing to find Patrick Skiffington where we thought he might have started out his life! I finally, broke down and paid for some research through Irish World, to see if we could at least establish that my husband's great-grandfather Patrick Skiffington came from the Donaghmore/Dungannon, Co. Tyrone area, with the further hope we could find his parents and any siblings. All of the birthdates/baptisms on record for the Skiffington (var. sps.) name in the Dungannon area cover the years between 1823-1829, but Patrick had to be born around 1815 as he went off to fight in the American Civil War in 1863 when he was 47. We have confirmation that he married in Baltimore, Maryland 1840 when he'd be about 25 then. What now? Do we just give up after trying to establish where he was born, his parentage and siblings, after all these years of sleuthing? Perhaps we've been barking up the wrong tree and he wasn't born in Donaghmore/Dungannon, but we have no idea where to begin to look for him. A relative couldn't find anyone of his name/age when she went to PRONI in Belfast last year. Maybe he used a nom de plume when he came to America, we think around 1834! Annoyingly, another Patrick Skiffington was found who may be the brother of Bernard Skiffington m. Helen Houston, who ended up in Bothwell, Lanarkshire. I have lots of information on him, and for a while I thought maybe Bernard and my husband's Patrick might have been brothers, but the birthdates are off. Bernard's parents were John Skiffington and Mary Qin(n). Most of Bernard's family stayed in Lanarkshire, with a few crossing the water to start new lives elsewhere...but not back in Ireland. Any suggestions where we can go now as we seem to have exhausted every source? Maisie --------------------------------------------------------------------------------