Maureen, The 1901 census for Derry is sadly not yet online. I work very near to the Derry City Central Library, which does have the census on microfilm. However, before I would do a look-up, you would need to know the townland so that we could then look up the DED and be able to go straight to the right place in the right microfilm - I have only got a lunch-hour in which to do it. "Tobermore area" would require a lot of time searching various films. Do you know the townland? If not, have you used the Griffiths Valuation, the index to which which IS online, to try to determine the correct townland? You can search the GV at this address: http://www.failteromhat.com/derry.htm I think this is the parish, Kilcronagh, which includes Tobermore. (Please correct me if I'm wrong someone.) It shows the townlands and also the DED: http://www.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/parishes/par167.htm Regards, Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen Williams" <maureenwilliams@rogers.com> To: <NIR-DERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 4:12 PM Subject: [NIR-DERRY] 1901 Census for Derry > Is there access to the 1901 Census for Derry on-line? Or does anyone have > access to this census for a look-up? > SNIP

Is there access to the 1901 Census for Derry on-line? Or does anyone have access to this census for a look-up? I am hoping to find information for Frederick & Eliza Jane McGonigal/McGonigle and their children in the Tobermore area. Kindest Regards, Maureen

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http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/index.html [ These are in FRENCH also] and this New Brunswick - with some Nova Scotia - [Has passenger lists from Ireland - 1816-1838] Including Loyalists land grants etc http://archives.gnb.ca/Archives/Default.aspx?L=EN Read all on the page [CENTER section for sure] all are active links As this Irish Famine Migration to New Brunswick 1845-1852 (23,318 records) For those seeking ancestors to here - Now to get to a Quebec Lib - Great way to spend a very cold day in VA Mimi Taylor

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When I was in Ireland in 2005, I copied from Irish Landed Gentry, John O'Hart, 1968, in an effort to find the Capt Adam Boyd mentioned in several Boyd families born in the early 1600's On page 372 (from what appear the same book) It ha:- 10- The "Forty-nine" Officers. (to the Arrears of the Commissioned Officers who served Charles II or Charles I) On page 375, it has these Boyd listed:- Boyd, Adam, Boyd, Lieut. Adam Boyd, Quarter-Master Adam Boyd, Capt Archbold Boyd, George Boyd, Major George Boyd, Ensign Gilbert Boyd, Robert Boyde, Adam Boyde, Thomas. (I am not sure what it means when they did not have any rank against their names). Does anyone belong to any of these Boyd and secondly do you know where they may have come from in Ireland. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

Hi List Am researching Toal, Hughes, McGuckin and O'Neill. Would welcome any correspondence from fellow listers researching same. Regards bairbre.

I am trying to find information about Maria (Mary) Jane McGonigle and Her parents; Frederick McGonigle and Eliza Jane (Fields) Hutchison. Their children were: Maria (Mary) Jane McGonigle (1886-1958) md Wm. James Armstrong of Tobermore John McGonigle (1874-1953) married Mary Moore (1870-1951) Joseph McGonigle married Jane Hilman Alfred McGonigle Possibly others I would be interested to know if someone could recommend (off list) a local researcher who could help me find birth, marriage and records for this family. I understand that the records for Tobermore are kept locally. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Kindest Regards, Maureen Williams Canada

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I can't answer the merchant question but for wills, go to www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk The index is free to search after you register but you pay £5 to view the actual will. There are quite a few Boyds from Irvine and from other parishes. These are a couple of examples. BoydHew19/10/1611in Kirktone of Kilbryde, in the parish thereofTestament Testamentar & InventoryGlasgow Commissary CourtCC9/7/8 BoydRobert10/07/1620merchant within the baronie of Glesgow and parish thairofTestament Dative and InventoryGlasgow Commissary CourtCC9/7/1 BoydHew04/11/1634in Langhirst, parish of LargsTestament DativeGlasgow Commissary CourtCC9/7/2 I just wish the Irish government - North and South - would do something similar and I could have nearly all your genealogy needs met in one website. Rachel snip.... > In the Boyds of Portincross I have this entry:- > > Hew Boyd, b / /15xx ( ), d /10/1610 (Irvine?, Ayrshire), bu , m / /15xx > (church, town, etc), Marion Ross, dau of and (nee ) Ross, b / /15xx ( ), d > / > /16xx, died after 1610, bu , and had issue:- > > [Lived: , Irvine, Ayrshire ] > > - Merchant in Irvine [What sort of merchant.] > > > How would you find out what sort of Merchant this Hew Boyd might have been > in 1610? > > Secondly, do any Wills or Letter Wills survive for this period and where > might they be found today? > > At this point, I THINK that the Thomas Boyd of Dervock who died in 1634 > and > was Provost of Irvine in 1608-1610 are the same person. So this would > mean > that the Boyds of Ballycastle - who stem form Thomas Boyd of Dervock - > came > from Irvine. > > It is said that the Boyds of Ballycastle/Danson Hill, Kent came from the > Portincross family and the link is Alexander Boyd second son of the First > Earlof Kilmarnock. >>From the book Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British > Empire, Vol. 1., John Burke 1883, page 135, under the Boyds of Danson Hill > (see chapter 29), it says > > "The family of Boyd is of very great antiquity in Scotland, and the > similartity between its armorial bearings and those of the Srewarts, has > given ground for conjecture, that it branched from that toyal and > unfortunate stock. The present family is directly descended from the > > Honorable Alexander Boyd, of Portencross, (second son of William, ninth > Lord > Boyd, created by King Charles II. Earl of Kilmarnock;) whose descent in > the > fifth degree, > > John-Augustus Boyd, esq married in 1717, Lucy, daughter of Judge Peters, > of > the island of St. Christopher's and left and only son." > > This CLAIM that Alexander was the second son of the First Earlof > Kilmanrock > is incorrect. He was the fifth son and eighth child. > > Q8 Alexander Boyd, b / /1675 ( ), C 9/9/1675 (Dumbarton, Kirkintillock > Parish, Dumbartonshire), d 16xx, m ? bc 1669-71 (a guess) d probably in > Belgium, and not sure if married:- > > [Lived: ] > > - Joined the Scots Dutch Brigade before 7/5/1694. This Alexander could be > the ancestor of the family of Danson Hill - see Chapter 29, if so he could > have spent sometime in Ireland in the 1670's and 1680's. > > Alexander BOYD (M).................. C: 9 Sep 1675 B: 17 Jun 1988 IFALL > Ba: > C114982 ^- > > Father: William Earl Kilmarnock BOYD Kirkintilloch, Dunbarton, Scotland E: > 9 > Nov 1988 IFALL So: > > Mother: Jean CUNNINGHAM SP: 21 Dec 1988 IFALL > > However, the CLAIM that this family came form the Portincross Boyd's may > not > be incorrect. > > Sir Thomas Boyd, third Feudal Baron of Kilmarnock [F1] younger brother > Robert Boyd [F3] held Portincross > > F3 Robert Boyd, b 13xx, d 13xx, m 13xx, wife unknown and had issue:- > > [Lived: ] > > - He was ancestor of the Boyds of Portincross in Ayrshire, his male > descendants held Portincross until the death of Robert Boyd of Portincross > in 1721. He having lost his only son, disposed the Barony of Portincross > and > Ardneil to his grandson William Fullarton, afterwards Boyd, son of > Alexander > Fullarton of Kilmichail in Arran and Grizel Boyd, 13 April 1712. (see > Chapter 12) > > So Portincross was still in this Boyd family until 1721, so this Alexander > Boyd son of the first Earl of Kilmarnock could not have come from > Portincross. > > [However those Boyds found in and around Dervock in 1614 MIGHT COME FROM > later younger generations of the Boyd family of Portincross, through the > Irvine connections. One of whom is Merchant in Irivine and died in 1610. > So > could this Hew Boyd [see K2 in chapter 12] have been an uncle to Thomas > Boyd > and perhaps the other Boyds - John Boyd who died in 1615 and is buried in > Derrykeighan and William Boyd who died at Dunluce in 1624.] > > This is THEORY on my part, but that maybe where this information is > leading > us. > > Thank you > > Mike Boyd > HIstorical Commitee, HBS > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In the Boyds of Portincross I have this entry:- Hew Boyd, b / /15xx ( ), d /10/1610 (Irvine?, Ayrshire), bu , m / /15xx (church, town, etc), Marion Ross, dau of and (nee ) Ross, b / /15xx ( ), d / /16xx, died after 1610, bu , and had issue:- [Lived: , Irvine, Ayrshire ] - Merchant in Irvine [What sort of merchant.] How would you find out what sort of Merchant this Hew Boyd might have been in 1610? Secondly, do any Wills or Letter Wills survive for this period and where might they be found today? At this point, I THINK that the Thomas Boyd of Dervock who died in 1634 and was Provost of Irvine in 1608-1610 are the same person. So this would mean that the Boyds of Ballycastle - who stem form Thomas Boyd of Dervock - came from Irvine. It is said that the Boyds of Ballycastle/Danson Hill, Kent came from the Portincross family and the link is Alexander Boyd second son of the First Earlof Kilmarnock. >From the book Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Vol. 1., John Burke 1883, page 135, under the Boyds of Danson Hill (see chapter 29), it says "The family of Boyd is of very great antiquity in Scotland, and the similartity between its armorial bearings and those of the Srewarts, has given ground for conjecture, that it branched from that toyal and unfortunate stock. The present family is directly descended from the Honorable Alexander Boyd, of Portencross, (second son of William, ninth Lord Boyd, created by King Charles II. Earl of Kilmarnock;) whose descent in the fifth degree, John-Augustus Boyd, esq married in 1717, Lucy, daughter of Judge Peters, of the island of St. Christopher's and left and only son." This CLAIM that Alexander was the second son of the First Earlof Kilmanrock is incorrect. He was the fifth son and eighth child. Q8 Alexander Boyd, b / /1675 ( ), C 9/9/1675 (Dumbarton, Kirkintillock Parish, Dumbartonshire), d 16xx, m ? bc 1669-71 (a guess) d probably in Belgium, and not sure if married:- [Lived: ] - Joined the Scots Dutch Brigade before 7/5/1694. This Alexander could be the ancestor of the family of Danson Hill - see Chapter 29, if so he could have spent sometime in Ireland in the 1670's and 1680's. Alexander BOYD (M).................. C: 9 Sep 1675 B: 17 Jun 1988 IFALL Ba: C114982 ^- Father: William Earl Kilmarnock BOYD Kirkintilloch, Dunbarton, Scotland E: 9 Nov 1988 IFALL So: Mother: Jean CUNNINGHAM SP: 21 Dec 1988 IFALL However, the CLAIM that this family came form the Portincross Boyd's may not be incorrect. Sir Thomas Boyd, third Feudal Baron of Kilmarnock [F1] younger brother Robert Boyd [F3] held Portincross F3 Robert Boyd, b 13xx, d 13xx, m 13xx, wife unknown and had issue:- [Lived: ] - He was ancestor of the Boyds of Portincross in Ayrshire, his male descendants held Portincross until the death of Robert Boyd of Portincross in 1721. He having lost his only son, disposed the Barony of Portincross and Ardneil to his grandson William Fullarton, afterwards Boyd, son of Alexander Fullarton of Kilmichail in Arran and Grizel Boyd, 13 April 1712. (see Chapter 12) So Portincross was still in this Boyd family until 1721, so this Alexander Boyd son of the first Earl of Kilmarnock could not have come from Portincross. [However those Boyds found in and around Dervock in 1614 MIGHT COME FROM later younger generations of the Boyd family of Portincross, through the Irvine connections. One of whom is Merchant in Irivine and died in 1610. So could this Hew Boyd [see K2 in chapter 12] have been an uncle to Thomas Boyd and perhaps the other Boyds - John Boyd who died in 1615 and is buried in Derrykeighan and William Boyd who died at Dunluce in 1624.] This is THEORY on my part, but that maybe where this information is leading us. Thank you Mike Boyd HIstorical Commitee, HBS

Wendy, I have never heard of glass-blowing being a large scale industry in Limavavdy. On the othe rhand, I suspect many small towns might have had resident glass-blowers who operated in a very small scale. Anyway, have a look for yourself at Limavady's official website if you have not already done so: http://www.limavady.org/ Regards, Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: <wwv111354@aol.com> To: <NIR-DERRY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 9:28 AM Subject: [NIR-DERRY] glassmaking? > Can anyone tell me whether glassmaking was a viable industry in the vicinity of Limadavy in the mid-1800s? SNIP

Resending - IF you want to make a shortcut onto your desktop When in the site - RIGHT click your mouse and choose 'create shortcut' It will appear as long url addy - I go back and RIGHT click right mouse - choose 'rename' [just under delete... ] http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tocan1850-1864.shtml http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tocan1820-1850.shtml http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/passengerlists/robertburns1834.htm Mimi Taylor

Hello list, Would anyone happen to have information on a cotton mill which may have burned down in Derry ca 1911? I understand that after the fire a group of Irish girls were sent to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1911 aboard the ship "MORAVIAN', either to help establish or work in a cotton factory here. Thank you, Jenni Gibson Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com

A FREE site - I have relied on for years NOTE: the left site - watch out for ancestry options http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tocan1850-1864.shtml The following is the 'two heads are better than one' and many more that much better ********************************* Close cousin and I working our Irish - one family at a time [Have 6 or 7] [We had been told our Gr-Gm and her brother b. Hamilton Ontario Have now discovered a Hamilton QUE] DOT: I think you are probably right that he came from Derry in the north. I did in fact find an entry that looks most interesting for a William O'Neil, age 23, from Derry, passenger on the ship "Mauritius" in 1854 to Quebec from Londonderry. ME: Really promising - Think the Ireland to Canada list archives Are going to be a help also - DOT: No other O'Neils were listed with him, nor were there any Burns or Byrnes with him. But this man is the right age to have been our guy and if---big if---his wife Mary was in fact with him on that trip but somehow got left off the list, it would be great to know the ship he came on. Gramma said that Mary gave birth to Hugh practically on arrival in Canada. And since we know Hugh was born at the end of January 1854, maybe this was our man after all. They might have gotten off the ship at Quebec City or at Montreal. If we can help anyone here - Holler - Mimi Taylor

Can anyone tell me whether glassmaking was a viable industry in the vicinity of Limadavy in the mid-1800s? My family were from the area and emigrated to a small city in South Jersey prominent in the glass industry around 1865. The family head became a glass blower as did his sons when they grew into adulthood. I know it's a learned skill and I can't imagine an already-married adult with children becoming an apprentice, so I'm assuming it's a skill he brought with him. Most people are aware of the famous Wexford and Waterford areas in the republic, known for their glass products, but I've not heard of the industry in Northern Ireland. Thank you in advance. Wendy in New Jersey, US ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.

Hello Mike Two books are a "must" for you. One is "Scottish Covenanters & Irish Confederates", by David Stevenson (a UHF publication), the other Kevin McKenny's "Laggan Army in Ireland" Also one on "Cromwell in Ireland" (details not to hand). McKenny shows Adam Boyd as Quartermaster in the Laggan Army and entitled to pay arrears of about £155, for which he received two parcels of land. It may be possible, I guess, to trace actual lot numbers to maps that accompany the original sources McKenny worked from, but I haven't worked that one out yet. Will be in touch. Regards Dave Mitchell Cape Town South Africa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: <BOYD@rootsweb.com>; <NIR-DERRY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 9:34 AM Subject: [NIR-DERRY] 1641 Uprising > Some years ago I was give this information:- > > "Adam Boyd (I) - captain in the army sent by Charles I (reign 1625-1649) > to > Ireland" > > As I have begun to learn more about Irish History, I can only assume that > King Charles sent an Army over in 1641 to put down this uprising. > > Would Officers have been given Land after this campaign was completed? If > so, are there any records of these grants? And where would they be > located > now? > > Several large Boyd families "seemed" to stem form this Capt Adam Boyd, but > these only start about the 1700's with data of locations. > > Thank you for your assistance > > > > Mike Boyd > > Historcial Committee, HBS > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am looking for my Irish ancestor's roots. Owen Bradley born 1829, also married in Ireland around 1854-60. Ellen Bradley born 1839 Hugh Bradley born about1810, (Ellen Bradley's father). All were Catholic. I do not know where in Ireland they were born, but the Bradley name seems faily common in Derry so I thought I would give this list a try. I really have hit a brick wall with these people. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you. Carol D