Hi Catherine, I was trying to think what it could be, yes, probably spelled phonetically, but wondering, if you read it in a hand-written account, whether the C could be something else. A cousin and I spent ages looking for one name that a county clerk had misread. It wasn't until I'd sent for an actual photocopy that I saw that the big fancy capital "I" had been misread. If I understand you, you read the name in a book? But I wonder if whoever wrote the book worked from something handwritten and simply misread (rather than misspelled what was heard). Looking at the 1901 census for Derryhoney, I see the name Creighton. That begins with Cr and has about the right number of letters. It's a possibility. http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Fermanagh/Lisbellaw/Derryhoney/ Have you done all you can in the church records in Canada? I did some Quebec research in the Drouin (sp?) records a few years ago and was surprised at some info in the records. You never know what will show up. Btw, I see on google maps that there is a Derryharney Rd in the right part of Fermanagh (near Lisbellaw). Keep in mind Derryhoney could easily be misspelled over time, or "honey" turn in to "harney." Here's the church website. http://cleenishparish.weebly.com/ Google Cleenish parish fermanagh, maybe you'll find more. Janet On 4/3/16 11:22 AM, BECK wrote: > Hi Janet, Thank you so much for the quick response. I will look into > the Cof Ireland's records. > I think that whomever wrote it down did so somewhat phoenetcially > based on how Isabella pronounced it with what was likely a nice > Irish/Canadian blend by that point. I searched for Crasgrith and there > is not a single thing that comes up in Anestry or any other website. > On Google that single entry "A Geneologic Memoir of the Newcomb > Family". I am certain that it is mispelled but trying to guess what > the likely spelling would be. Are there any names in the Fermanagh > county that might resembel it? > > Thank you again, Catherine > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *To:* BECK <[email protected]>; [email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, April 3, 2016 7:45 AM > *Subject:* Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD Noble-Walker-Crasgrith? > > Hi Catherine, > > I see that Derryhoney is in the parish of Cleenish. I think you will > find that most of the Protestants in Fermanagh are Church of Ireland > rather than Presbyterian. There are also Methodists, but since Methodism > started within the C of I, I'd still start looking in the C of I church > records. > > Sorry I can't help with Crasgrith. Are you sure it's spelled correctly? > > Good luck, > Janet C. > > On 4/3/16 2:39 AM, BECK wrote: > > I have a family assinment for a reunion that will take place in > July. We are hoping to trace our great-great-great grandparents. > > We are searching for a couple, Thomas and Isabella (Noble) Walker > that emigrated to Quebec Canada in 1845 with their son, John Walker > (b. 1842). The birth date that I have for Isabella Noble is 25 May > 1822 and Thomas Walker is estimated to be around 1811-1812. > > The family story states that two weeks after arriving from Ireland > that Isabella gave birth to Jane Ann Walker on the 15th of June 1845. > > The family appears on the Canadian Census of 1851 living in Harvey, > Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. I have noted other questions > coming from people whose families immigrated to New Brunswick. > > Thomas Walker passed away sometime around 1854-1855. They had four > more children born in Canada before Thomas died. > > Isabella Noble Walker remarried George Newcomb and had 4 more > daughters. They resided in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. > > In a geneology book about the Newcombs published in 1874, it is > stated that Isabella (widow of Thomas Walker) was the daughter of > Charles Noble and Jane Crasgrith of Derry-hony, Ireland. > > The name Crasgrith is non-existant from all of my searches. I did > locate the Townland of Derryhoney in Fermanagh. There are Nobles and > Walkers in the area. They were most likely Protestant but I am unsure > if they were Presbyterians or Church of Ireland. > > > > Does anyone have any tips that might give me insight into the name > Crasgrith? Anyone have any family details of Walkers and/or Nobles > from near Derryhoney that might fit with this timeframe? > > Thank you, Catherine > > > > >