Hello Meg. Thanks for posting this. Another note to add to my mess of MOORHEADs. lol I have a very old attachment sent to me about 7 years ago by Sylvia MOORE; showing this Lavinia MOORHEAD as one of her relations in Mullins townland, Killymard parish, Donegal. In that attachment, Sylvia showed the husbands surname as LAWSON; and noted that he was Norwegian. If Sylvia is still a member of this list, I expect that she would be thrilled to have this reference. Perhaps you are both in touch already. Season's Greetings. Ray in oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meg Greenwood" <scotquester@bartnet.net> > This was a strange entry stumbled across while looking through a > microfilm of 1856 Marriages for Donegal. Volume 4, page 583, line entry > #70.... > > May 29, 1856. John LOWSEN [Lowesen? Lowrsen?], 22y, Native of Norway, > Bachelor, Seaman residing Killymard. Son of John LOWSEN, Seaman. Wed to > Lavinia MOORHEAD, 21y, Spinster residing parish of Killymard. Daughter > of John MOORHEAD, Farmer. Married in the Parish Church of Killymard by > License. Witnesses were Samuel THOMPSON and Andrew MOORHEAD. > > I'm thinking this surname might actually be LARSEN. LOWSEN is spelled 2 > different ways on this entry. John LOWSEN is written in the body of the > Registration and John LOWESEN or LOWRSEN is written at the bottom of the > entry near where the Witnesses's names are entered . Since the groom > likely had a Norwegian accent now flavored with Irish, no telling what > the Registrar heard for the surname. > > Anyone have something on this family ? This couple is not [yet] related > to me. Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA