Greetings and Salutations, I am trying to discover two mystery towns that are probably in Derry. In the Burying Ground at Garvagh, not the main street Pres. Burying Ground but the one behind the library by the river and overlooked by the bridge, I have a CRAIG headstone: CRAIG ERECTED by Robert Craig of Inchaluin(?) In memory of his son Thomas who died the 6th October 1857 aged 4 years and 6 months also his son Robert who died the 12th June 1978 aged 33 years and in the same cemetery a WILSON headstone: Erected by David Wilson of Trinaltinagh(?) to the memory of his beloved wife MARY who departed this life 22nd September 1875 also their daughter JANE, who departed this life January 1870 aged 2 years The above named David died Can anyone give me any help on INCHALUIN and/or TRINALTINAGH? Both stones were badly decayed and hard to read. Best Regards, Tira ELDER, CRAIG, SHARKEY, MARSHALL http://www.geocities.com/inchelder

Greetings all. I am still looking for information on the family of John Neill, born ca. 1810. He had at least two sons, Samuel and Joseph, born in the 1830s in County Derry. In 1864, Samuel and Joseph listed their residence as Newtown Limavady when they emigrated and went to Canada. How long they had lived in that area I'm not certain. Samuel and Joseph were supposed to have had several more siblings, but I do not have any names. Joseph was married in Ireland and I've got a copy of his marriage information as well as the christening record for his one child born in Ireland. On 16 January 1862 at the Derrymore Presbyterian Church, Joseph NEIL[sic] and Ann BRYCE[sic] were married by Wm. [JAMISON?], with witnesses of Wm. MC INTOSH and John ARCHIBALD. Joseph was of full age and was a bachelor who lived in [Taques] Hill in the parish of Drumachose. Joseph was a servant, and was the son of John NEIL[sic] who was a laborer. Ann was a spinster of full age and was a servant living in White [??] in the parish of Drumachose. Her father was James BRYCE, a laborer. Joseph and Samuel went to Canada in 1864, eventually migrating to Illinois, US, in the late 1860s. Any clues, leads, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

"Inchaluin" will be Inchaleen, which is sometimes spelled Inshaleen. It is in the civil parish of Errigal. It was owned by the Ironmongers company. Inchaleen is included in the 1840 visitation of Garvagh, spelled Inshalleen, which includes 5 Craig families. I have quite a bit of information on this townland. Please e-mail me at [email protected] if you would more on Inchaleen. Trienaltenagh, as it is spelled now, is a townland in the civil parish of Desertoghill. Remember that as late as the mid 1800s, the spellings of townlands were far from standardised. Hope this helps! Tira Evans wrote: > Greetings and Salutations, > > I am trying to discover two mystery towns that are probably in Derry. > > In the Burying Ground at Garvagh, not the main street Pres. Burying Ground > but the one behind the library by the river and overlooked by the bridge, I > have a CRAIG headstone: > > CRAIG > ERECTED > by > Robert Craig of Inchaluin(?) > In memory of his son Thomas > who died the 6th October 1857 > aged 4 years and 6 months > also his son Robert > who died the 12th June 1978 aged 33 years > > and in the same cemetery a WILSON headstone: > > Erected > by > David Wilson of Trinaltinagh(?) > to the memory of > his beloved wife MARY > who departed this life > 22nd September 1875 > also their daughter JANE, > who departed this life > January 1870 > aged 2 years > The above named David died > > Can anyone give me any help on INCHALUIN and/or TRINALTINAGH? > > Both stones were badly decayed and hard to read. > > Best Regards, > Tira > > ELDER, CRAIG, SHARKEY, MARSHALL > http://www.geocities.com/inchelder > > ==== 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