Researching Pollock at Limavady 1700's through the 1800's, perhaps later. Martha

> Hello, > > Is anyone researching this family? > > William GAMBLE, bc1800, married Anne Jane HUMPHREYS, (b.1801, daughter of > Despard Humphreys, Esq., Strabane), in Camus Juxta Mourne, C of I. in 1823 > by Rev. Stewart Hamilton. They had at least one son, John GAMBLE, (born > c1826, Tullyard Townland, Leckpatrick Parish), County Tyrone, who married Jane? born 1831 in Ireland. William, Anne Jane and John GAMBLE emigrated to Ontario, Canada, c1846. John and Jane GAMBLE had these children: > James, William and John, all born in Ontario, Canada. > > The Humphreys/Humphrys had property in Island More, Killyclooney, Tievenny and Strabane c1808+. > > I would be delighted to hear from anyone with similar interests. Thanks for > your time. > > Alice Cochrane

Hi Robert, Would there be any Bryants (Briants) mentioned? My Bryant family allegedly came from Maghera and were at the siege according to family legend. Thank you for your time. Susan Bremner -----Original Message----- From: robbie williams [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 5:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Derry] The Fighters of Derry 1688-1689 Hello Philip, I have a copy of the book " The Fighters of Derry" which lists the more prominent defenders during the Seige of 1688-1689. This may contain some information on your ancestors. Send me their names and I will look them up for you My best regards Robert Williams www.ulsterancestry.com

Hi Everyone! I am looking for information on where my McGowan family came from in Londonderry! I have several references on a tombstone, children's baptismal records and obituaries in the US saying that they were "Of Londonderry", but I have not been able to locate them there. If anyone can help me, I would really appreciate it. I am hoping to get to Ireland this June and I would love to know where they are from so that I could go to the area while I am in Ireland. My Great grandfather and his siblings are: 1. John Aloysius born 1848 in Ireland, married 1877 in Liverpool to Catherine McCarthy came to the US in 1883 2. Alexander born in 1842 in Ireland came to the US in 1868 3. Elizabeth (Bessie) born in 1844 in Ireland came to the US in 1889 after 5 years in England 4. William born in 1848 in Ireland came to the US in 1859 5. Joseph born in 1855 in Ireland came to the US in 1869 Their parents were JOHN MC GOWAN and ? GRAHAM. I would love to figure out how to find the family in the 1840's and 1850's in Londonderry. Any ideas? Do any of these people sound familiar to anyone? Thank you for any help that you can offer me! Sincerely, Mary Szewczyk Delaware, USA _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Hi, I have a David ADAMS married to a Hannah who should appear in the 1831 census with the following children; Thomas, John (7), William (6) and possibly a Hannah and Alexander. He is supposed to have lived in a street called Long Common at house No's 457 and 458 Any information from the 1831 census would be greatly appreciated Cheers Graeme Adams http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kiwiadams

How about Cassidy, McCloskey, McLaughlin, McGuinness Or alternate spelllings? Kathy Cox RESEARCHING: Derry: Cassidy, McCloskey, McLaughlin, McGinnis.

Thanks Jane - that's the town [Dungiven ] that I grew up in and m'd in.BH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Lyons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 8:37 PM Subject: [Derry] Derry/Londonderry - Dungiven, Claudy, Feeny & Neighbourhoods 1888 > Dungiven - Claudy, Feeny & Neighbourhoods > Slaters Directory 1888 > > Dungiven is a small town and parish in the barony of Keenaght, County of > Londonderry, 133 miles N.N.W. from Dublin, 108 N.W. by W. from Belfast, 19 > S.W. from Londonderry, 23 N. by W. from Cookstown, 19 W.N.W. from Maghera, > the same distance W.S.W. from Garvagh and 9 S.W. from Limavady situated on > the road from Armagh to Londonderry, along the summit of a ridge of > sandstone, the sides of which form considerable declivities. Lofty eminences > surround the town, and in these elevations are frequently found some fine > specimens of white mountain crystals. The town which is the property of the > Skinners Company, was anciently called 'Baile-an-Mualidh' i.e. "the town on > the ridge of the hill", and consists of one long straggling street, and two > short ones. Most of the habitations are modern, and the streets are kept > very clean in consequence of a stream of water which descends from the high > grounds and runs continually, and is considered to be very useful to the > inhabitants of the town. > > The castle or bawn of Dungiven, built by the Skinners Company in the reign > of James I., stands at the end of the town, and commands a circle of > admirable views. But little trade belongs to the place, independent of that > connected with agriculture. Petty Sessions are held on the third Friday of > every month in the court house; and there is a constabulary station in the > town. The Protestant Episcopal church situated at the upper end of the > town, on the Maghera road is a handsome cruciform structure of stone. The > other places of worship are a spacious Roman Catholic church and two > Presbyterian Meeting Houses. There are also two National schools, and a > school supported by the Skinners Company. > > A dispensary in the town imparts remedial aid to the indigent sick. > > The interesting remains of the Abbey Church (supposed to have been founded > at the beginning of the 11th century) crown a perpendicular rock, 200 feet > in height above the river Roe, and appear alike conspicuous and picturesque. > About a quarter of a mile from the town is an old burying ground, where the > remains of Quentin O'Kane one of the Irish Chieftains before the time of > Cromwell, together with seven of his sons were interred in the same tomb. > The market is held on Saturday for grain, butter, pork and various > commodities. Fairs on the second Tuesday of every month for horses, cattle > and pigs. The parish contained in 1861, 4,248 inhabitants ad in 1871 3,861, > of which the town numbered 755. > > FEENY, a small village in the parish of Banagher, barony of Tyrkeeran, > county of Londonderry, about four miles S.W. from Dungiven, on the road to > Londonderry. There is no trade of importance in this place. There is a > Protestant Episcopal Church and places of worship for Roman Catholics and > Presbyterians and also a National school. A fair is held on the 29th of > every month. Population in 1861, 185 and in 1871, 187. > > CLAUDY, CLADY or CUMBER CLAUDY, is a village in the parish of Upper Cumber, > Barony of Tyrkeeran, 8 miles W. by N. from Dungiven. Petty sessions are > held on the first Friday of every month. There is a dispensary here, and a > station of the constabulary. A weekly market is held on Fridays for butter, > eggs & c. The places of worship are Protestant Episcopal and Roman Catholic > Churchs and Presbyterian Meeting house. Population in 1861, 209 and in > 1871, 205. > > Post Office: Dungiven. Elizabeth Mercer, Post Mistress. Letters from all > parts arrive (from Londonderry) at twenty minutes past nine in the morning > and seven in the evening and are despatched thereto at a quarter before > seven in the morning and half past three in the afternoon. > Money Order and Telegraph Office & Savings Bank > > Post Office, Claudy. Thomas M'Donough, Post Master. Letters from all parts > (from Londonderry) arrive at half past eight in the morning and half past > five in the evening and are despatched thereto at eight in the morning and a > quarter before five in the evening > Money Order and Telegraph Office & Savings Bank > > Post Office, Feeny. Robert Lynch, Post Master. Letters from al parts > arrive (from Londonderry) at twenty minutes before nine in the morning and > twenty minutes past six in the evening and are despatched thereto at half > past seven in the morning and a quarter past four in the afternoon > Money Order Office and Savings Bank. > > CARS: > To Limavady, a Car, from Campbells Hotel, every morning (Sunday exempted) at > half past 7 > To Londonderry, a Mail Car, from the Post Office, at 7 morning and 4 > afternoon, goes through Feeny & Claudy > > Conveyance by Railway: > The nearest station is Limavady, on the Londonderry and Coleraine line, nine > miles distant. > > Jane > http://www.from-ireland.net/contents/londerryconts.htm > > > ==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== > ~~ The List's Golden Rule ~~ > Keep to genealogy, history, anything ancestors! Keep it Clean & Cool! > Treat others like you want them to treat you ... 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Hi, Must have missed the posting regarding the 1831 Census. Could whoever has access to this check the following for me. I have a problem - My GGrandfather's name was JAMES HANNAH. I have his marriage certificate giving his parents as JAMES HANNAH & ANN LAUGHRY and his birth as DOWN. I then have his Death Certificate giving his birth as DERRY. He would have been born c1840 and married & died in Ballarat Victoria Australia. I have full info on his children etc. just have not been able to find how & when he entered the country and confirm his parent's details. An elderly lady (his granddaughter) that is still living, recalls her father - (James's son )- telling her he was born in NEWTON LIMVARDY LONDONDERRY and that he and his brothers went from Ireland to California for the Gold Rush, later leaving and coming to New Zealand then Australia, again looking for Gold. She said he was the only one to remain in Australia but kept in contact with a brother in New Zealand for many years. Is there someone with a Census of this area that can check this family around the 1840s for me? I really need some help here - this man has been driving me insane for some years now!!! Thanks Donna Queensland Australia -----Original Message----- From: Betsy Harper [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, 23 February 2003 1:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Derry] Londonderry 1831 Census Meant to ask -have you an e-mail address off list? BH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 12:00 AM Subject: [Derry] Londonderry 1831 Census > To Rachel, Marian and Betsey, > > Thank you so much for your responses. The name PIERCY is not a very > common name, as far as I have been able to find. I do have an LDS > family library nearby, but have never used their facilities. I will > contact them for information. > > Betsey, do you own the CD you mentioned? If so, is there a Thomas > PIERCY listed on it? > > Thanks. > Judy, in NC, USA > > > ==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== > Visited the *NEW* RootsWeb Message Boards yet? Take a tour soon & see > how time-saving "Gateway" messages can be compared to finding *new* > ones on your own. http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=main&r=rw . > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== ROLL CALLS? Not permitted unless instituted by the List Admin. But post your interests and areas of search often. New members join every day. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Liam, Are you having a little joke perhaps? St Patrick's day in July? The closing of the gates each year is celebrated on the 18th December and the relief of the City on 12th August. In the old calender it would have been the 1st August. The beseigers as you know are well documented in many journals,including "Walkers Seige of Derry" and numerous others since. Most as I'm sure you also know were French. The boom to which you refer was cut through by the crew of a longboat from the frigate "Swallow" which then rebounded and ran aground. The first ship through was the "Mountjoy". The Captain, Micah Browing lost his life during the action. He was a local Derry man married to Elizabeth Ash of AshBrooke,Ballyshaskey, Ardmore. My regards Robert >From: "L.Martin" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Derry] The Fighters of Derry 1688-1689 >Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 18:47:04 -0000 > >Hi the list > >Is there any account of the names of the fighters outside the City of >Derry who were trying to get in during 1688-1689 affray? > >I recollect stories a group of chaps holding on to a boom of logs and >chains across the River Foyle. > >There is also the tale of the Jacobite gunners in Culmore fort who >were drunk, celebrating St Patrick's Day, when three vessels made >their way up the Foyle led by the Mountjoy which broke through the >boom to get up to the walls on the evening of 28 July 1689. Who were >these gallant men? > >Liam > >"A bird in the bush is worth two in the Cat" > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 2:25 PM >Subject: Re: [Derry] The Fighters of Derry 1688-1689 > > > > Robert, > > > > If you would also check ARTHUR and MacARTHUR, I would appreciate it > > immensely! > > > > Sincerely, > > Robert W. Arthur > > [email protected] > > > > > > ==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== > > Don't overlook the broad resources available from RootsWeb, >WorldGenWeb > > or Ancestry. If you don't know where to look, this is the place to >ask! > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > >==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== >NO Virus warnings, seasonal greetings or private 'chit-chat' on this >list! Okay? Other than that, anything pertaining to the lives and times >of those we seek goes, but MUST be kept within the *List's Golden Rule*. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

Hi Everyone New to the list. Am researching the above families from Maghera, Timoney. Would sks know anything about them. I know only little. WILLIAM MURRAY married ANN O'KANE on 22nd February 1857 @ St Patrick's Glen in Maghera I would be interested in hiring a researcher to research the above family, they went on to have 3 children born in Maghera before moving to England Thanks Anne Thompson

Could you please check for John Hasson/Hassan and Thomas Wallace both of whom alledgedly lived in Londonderry in that time period? Thnks you SO very much for your help. Sandra

Hi the list Is there any account of the names of the fighters outside the City of Derry who were trying to get in during 1688-1689 affray? I recollect stories a group of chaps holding on to a boom of logs and chains across the River Foyle. There is also the tale of the Jacobite gunners in Culmore fort who were drunk, celebrating St Patrick's Day, when three vessels made their way up the Foyle led by the Mountjoy which broke through the boom to get up to the walls on the evening of 28 July 1689. Who were these gallant men? Liam "A bird in the bush is worth two in the Cat" ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 2:25 PM Subject: Re: [Derry] The Fighters of Derry 1688-1689 > Robert, > > If you would also check ARTHUR and MacARTHUR, I would appreciate it > immensely! > > Sincerely, > Robert W. Arthur > [email protected] > > > ==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== > Don't overlook the broad resources available from RootsWeb, WorldGenWeb > or Ancestry. If you don't know where to look, this is the place to ask! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hello, If Nancy Rosborough Barnett is still on this list, would she please contact me directly - I do not seem to have her correct email address. Many thanks. A. Cochrane

Thanks Robbie our name is like these STANIX, STANNIX, STRANIX, STRANNIX, STANICKS, STRANICKS, STANEX. There was even a STRUNNOX. I some how doubt that we are "prominent fighter" material. Our guys probably made the tea. Thanks for your time! Philip (Cape Town) . On 23 Feb 2003 at 10:50, robbie williams wrote: > Hello Philip, > > I have a copy of the book " The Fighters of Derry" which lists the > more prominent defenders during the Seige of 1688-1689. This may > contain some information on your ancestors. Send me their names and I > will look them up for you > > My best regards > Robert Williams > www.ulsterancestry.com > > > > > >From: [email protected] > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [Derry] population > >Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 12:24:25 +0200 > > > >Hi > >My query is like this. > >Is there any list of the inhabitants or combatants at Derry at the > >time of the historical siege around 1690. I have been informed that > >my family name dates back to this time and place. I have no idea if > >this is so and I would like to find out if there is any truth in the > >tale. Any help will be appreciated. (The spelling of my name as seen > >below is just one variation). Philip . [email protected] > > > > > >==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== > >This List is dedicated to County Derry, N. Ireland. If you have a > >problem, question, need direction or to report a virus, please > >contact the Kathleen off-list at [email protected] > >Thanks. > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >records, go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ STOP > MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== > Uh-Oh!!! <----- Missed or deleted a post that might put a crack in > your wall? Remember, day & night, the RootsWeb Archives are always > there to browse or search. Go to: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ . > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > [email protected]

Meant to ask -have you an e-mail address off list? BH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 12:00 AM Subject: [Derry] Londonderry 1831 Census > To Rachel, Marian and Betsey, > > Thank you so much for your responses. The name PIERCY is not a very > common name, as far as I have been able to find. I do have an LDS > family library nearby, but have never used their facilities. I will > contact them for information. > > Betsey, do you own the CD you mentioned? If so, is there a Thomas > PIERCY listed on it? > > Thanks. > Judy, in NC, USA > > > ==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== > Visited the *NEW* RootsWeb Message Boards yet? Take a tour soon & see > how time-saving "Gateway" messages can be compared to finding *new* > ones on your own. http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=main&r=rw . > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Will get back to you soon -re Cunningham,Kerr and Leckie [incidentally,my mother's sister m'd a man called William [Billy] Leckie,in Co Antrim in the 1920's BH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Conyngham" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 11:39 AM Subject: [Derry] 1831 Census DERRY > Would be kindly tell me what entries there are for > CONYNGHAM > CUNNINGHAM > CONINGHAM > KERR > LECKIE[Y] > Many thanks > Bruce Conyngham > [email protected] > New Zealand > > > ==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== > ----------> ALL CAPS or UPPER CASE Letters Permissible Use <---------- > When typing a surname? YES! Absolutely! A must! For general text? NO! > It's shouting and bad Netiquette besides being difficult to read. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Will get back to you soon - re Andersons on 1831 census BH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loretta Daly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 3:22 AM Subject: Re: [Derry] Londonderry 1831 census > Hi Betsy: > > Can you possible tell me if there are any Andersons listed in the 1831 > Londonderry Census. > > Would appreciate any info. > > Loretta Daly, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas L. Mowbray" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 11:36 AM > Subject: Re: [Derry] Londonderry 1831 census > > > > Hi Betsy: > > > > I would greatly appreciate a look-up if you have this CD. Are there any > > Mowbrays listed in the 1831 Londonderry census (Moubray, Mooberry)? > Thanks. > > > > Tom > > > > Thomas L. and Mary K. M. Mowbray > > [email protected] > > http://mowbray.homestead.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Betsy Harper" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 2:41 AM > > Subject: Re: [Derry] Londonderry 1831 census > > > > > > > On Family TreeMakers -Family Archives CD 197 census index Co Londonderry > > > 1831 and Co Cavan 1841. Be warned it only gives Head of Household and > > number > > > of males and females in that household, No NAMES OR AGES. > > <snip> > > > > > > > > ==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== > > This List is dedicated to County Derry, N. Ireland. If you have a > problem, question, need direction or to report a virus, please contact the > Kathleen off-list at [email protected] Thanks. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== > Visited the *NEW* RootsWeb Message Boards yet? Take a tour soon & see > how time-saving "Gateway" messages can be compared to finding *new* > ones on your own. http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=main&r=rw . > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Will get back to you soon - re Mowbrays on 1831 BH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas L. Mowbray" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 2:36 AM Subject: Re: [Derry] Londonderry 1831 census > Hi Betsy: > > I would greatly appreciate a look-up if you have this CD. Are there any > Mowbrays listed in the 1831 Londonderry census (Moubray, Mooberry)? Thanks. > > Tom > > Thomas L. and Mary K. M. Mowbray > [email protected] > http://mowbray.homestead.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betsy Harper" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 2:41 AM > Subject: Re: [Derry] Londonderry 1831 census > > > > On Family TreeMakers -Family Archives CD 197 census index Co Londonderry > > 1831 and Co Cavan 1841. Be warned it only gives Head of Household and > number > > of males and females in that household, No NAMES OR AGES. > <snip> > > > > ==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== > This List is dedicated to County Derry, N. Ireland. If you have a problem, question, need direction or to report a virus, please contact the Kathleen off-list at [email protected] Thanks. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

As soon as I get 5 minutes to call my own,I'll look for Thomas Piercy BH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 12:00 AM Subject: [Derry] Londonderry 1831 Census > To Rachel, Marian and Betsey, > > Thank you so much for your responses. The name PIERCY is not a very > common name, as far as I have been able to find. I do have an LDS > family library nearby, but have never used their facilities. I will > contact them for information. > > Betsey, do you own the CD you mentioned? If so, is there a Thomas > PIERCY listed on it? > > Thanks. > Judy, in NC, USA > > > ==== NIR-DERRY Mailing List ==== > Visited the *NEW* RootsWeb Message Boards yet? Take a tour soon & see > how time-saving "Gateway" messages can be compared to finding *new* > ones on your own. http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=main&r=rw . > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Is there a McWhirter, MaWhorter, MaWhirter, M'Whirter, McHorter, MaHorter, etc on the lists? I know that the was an Alexander McWhirter in the early uprisings. Amy McWhirter Hutton