Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives is now taking obits and photograph uploads. They just need to be of people born in Tyrone. Obits need to mention County Tyrone or a location in Tyrone. To upload an item go to: http://www.genrecords.org/irfiles/ It will be posted ASAP. Thanks for sharing with other family researchers :) Christina http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/

Hi Virginia The cheapest way to obtain death certificates, if the deaths were before 1922, is from GRO in Dublin http://www.groireland.ie/ The charge, I think is 6 euros for a photocopy. The same certificate costs £12 if purchased from GRO in Belfast. that's just over twice as much because with the weak pound 1 euro is now almost equivalent to £1. If you go onto the website via link above you will see details on how to apply. Cheers Theresa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bes45 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.tyr.general/517.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to trace father and mother of William Wilson Farmer. I have baptism certs for his sons at Minter burn presb, church 1847 but cant find his marriage cert. The baptism cert states the mothers name was ellen loughead. You state a William junior??? can you be of any help Thank you Beryl Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

A second question. I am researching two men with the surname Robinson who were civil engineers and emigrated to Canada. I believe them to be brothers. John Robinson was born in 1818 and came to Canada before 1851. George Robinson was born about 1822 and came to Canada about 1854. They were likely born in Tyrone or Fermanagh. Where might they have obtained their training, and would there be any records available? Regards, Virginia

I have been able to locate the likely death dates of several relatives on the Family Search Irish records index, recently online. What is the best way to obtain the actual certificates? Regards, Virginia

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: norahglaus1 Surnames: MAC DOUGALL, MAC CORKELL Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.tyr.general/6748.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi there thank you so much for this very useful information regarding the marriage and Robert Mc Dougal & Margaret McCorkell as well as the list of their children. regards Norah Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi Cliff I'm about to send by email directly to you, information on Johnstons in Magherafelt Parish,Co Derry, which I've extracted from various records. It's too long a list to send via the mailing list. Look out for it arriving shortly! I do hope it may be of some use to you. Regards Theresa

Theresa, Thank you!!! Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa Forsyth" <tforsyth@tiscali.co.uk> To: <nir-tyrone@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [NIR-TYRONE] Johnston pre 1832 > Hi Cliff > I'm about to send by email directly to you, information on Johnstons in > Magherafelt Parish,Co Derry, which I've extracted from various records. > It's too long a list to send via the mailing list. Look out for it > arriving > shortly! I do hope it may be of some use to you. > > Regards > Theresa > > > Please post messages in plain text only > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-TYRONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Listers, I have found out some more about my William Lightbody that I am researching, I received his father Isaacs will and now I know Williams brothers and sisters. Isaac, Mary, William my g grandfather, John, James, Jane, Margaret, Samuel who also came to Australia, and Thomas Henry. I have also mention of a nephew to Isaac in the will of Johnston Lightbody. I also have a will for Johnston Lightbody and this mentions Thomas Rice his son who is in Sydney, John now in America,Robert Curran, Sarah Ann Jackson living in Australia, Mattilda,Hannah , Mary Margaret, and Johnston. the will was the year 1867. Can any one help me with this added information I know have. Gail Parish Pittsworth Australia Researching; Flesser, Haack, Lightbody, Orr, Ditzell,Parish

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: moren Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.tyr.general/6748.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Entry Details Record Type Civil Marriage Date of Marriage 22 May 1867 Groom Name robert MCDOUGAL Bride Name margaret MCCORKELL Church Omagh Church of Ireland Parish Drumragh Civil District Omagh County Tyrone John McDougal Pedigree Male Event(s): Birth: 19 APR 1870 , Tyrone, Ireland Christening: Death: Burial: Parents: Father: Robert McDougal Family Mother: Margaret McCorkell Catherine Mary McDougall Pedigree Female Event(s): Birth: 19 DEC 1874 , , Ireland Christening: Death: Burial: Parents: Father: Robert McDougall Family Mother: Margaret McCorkell McDougall Robert McDougal Pedigree Male Event(s): Birth: 09 MAY 1872 , Tyrone, Ireland Christening: Death: Burial: Parents: Father: Robert McDougal Family Mother: Margaret McCorkell Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: norahglaus1 Surnames: MAC CORKELL, MAC DOUGALL, COWAN, MAINS, THOMPSON Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.tyr.general/6748/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to research the families of MAC CORKELL, MAC DOUGALL and of MARGARET COWAN. I am of the understanding that MARGARET MAC CORKELL married a MAC DOUGALL in county Tyrone, living either in Strabane or Omagh. The children of this marriage included Katie, Goerge? Eliza, Robert, Willie and possible a "J" and "M". I have a birthday book that also lists a MILLIE MAINS in Omagh as well as a Mrs. R THOMPSON, Holly Cottage, Newry Road, Armagh and Miss S. THOMPSON, Mullaghrone, Omagh. Would be interested to know if any of these are related to the MAC DOUGALL or MAC CORKELL family in any Way. MARGARET COWAN appears to be a relative of either the MAC CORKELL or MAC DOUGALL family. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. regards Norah Glaus Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi Cliff Goodness, no wondre it's difficult to pinpoint your Johnston family pre 1832. Not only is the surname Johnston extremely numerous across the Northern Counties, so are the given names of Francis, Robert, Archibald and Thomas!! The tithe applotment books list those who had land and paid a tithe to the church. Yours may have been too young for that. However going on the premise that possibly one of them was named after the father or grandfather I ran a check anyway. This showed all four given names appearing regulary in most counties so it wasnt useful in pinpointing the correct family. Similarly with 1796 Spinning Wheel list where I thought I might find a previous generation. I can give you the results from both but I dont think it would help as they are really numerous!! I did a quick check of parish record indexes and can find plenty of records in Co Antrim and Down, I wanted to check first if you have any idea of their father's name or do you want me to check through to see if I can find 4 that look like having a father with the same name who were born around the dates you gave? Cheers Teri

I should have added that I do not know their parents' names. For Robert and his wife Mary I have the sons names in birth order as: John, Robert, Archibald, William, Christopher Colin, James, and Arthur. The daughters were Catherine, Janet, Margaret, Elizabeth, Isabella, Mabel, and Mary. The problem of using the traditional naming pattern is that they had their first infant son die and their second infant daughter die. Mary's father was John McQueen which further complicates the matter. Francis and Frances had much the same situation losing their first infant son rather quickly and daughters before some survived. Their children's name order don't help. Same for Archibald and his wife Margaret. Francis and Frances' sons were: Christopher (died as an infant), Robert, William, Archibald, and Hugh. Their daughters were: Mary, Margaret, and Isabella. Francis died fairly young at the age of 45. Archibald and Margaret had the following sons: Robert, Francis, Christopher, Alexander, Archibald, and Samuel. Their daughters were: Mary, Margaret, Nancy, Agnes, Susan (under scrutiny), Catherine, Jane, and Ellen. Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff. Johnston" <moments-in-time@comcast.net> To: <nir-tyrone@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:03 AM Subject: Re: [NIR-TYRONE] Johnston pre 1832 > Teri, > > Yes, you latched onto my problem very quickly. It's a real muddle to sort > through. It's been almost as bad in Canada as the census records for > where > they settled and lived are missing for 1841, 1851 and some for 1861. > > There were 4 families - Anderson, Derby, Johnston & Wylie - that settled > close to each other in Upper Canada, intermarried some, and at least 3 of > the families have been confirmed to have come from the same area of Co. > Derry surrounding Magherafelt. I've found one Wylie cousin who claims > that > our Johnston/e family came from the same area too, but I've not been able > to > confirm this. The C.of I. records and others in the area are "tied up" in > litigation now with no one being able to transcribe them and make them > available publicly. Someone is doing it privately though, and I'm hoping > that my ancestors will show up there. There is a Johnston Hill just a wee > bit north of Magherafelt, but someone told me that the last Johnston there > died about 2 years ago. > > This is the only clue that I can give you. > > Thank you for your help. I appreciate it very much. > > I do have a photograph of Robert "Red Robin" Johnston, b. 1808 in Ireland, > but that doesn't help much when searching for the paper trail. You can > see > his photograph and his wife and some of their family here: > > http://www.pbase.com/cjmax/johnston_family_album&page=all > > Good hunting, > > Cliff. > "May the best you've ever seen, > Be the worst you'll ever see;" > from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Theresa Forsyth" <tforsyth@tiscali.co.uk> > To: <nir-tyrone@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:17 AM > Subject: Re: [NIR-TYRONE] Johnston pre 1832 > > >> Hi Cliff >> Goodness, no wondre it's difficult to pinpoint your Johnston family pre >> 1832. Not only is the surname Johnston extremely numerous across the >> Northern Counties, so are the given names of Francis, Robert, Archibald >> and >> Thomas!! >> >> The tithe applotment books list those who had land and paid a tithe to >> the >> church. Yours may have been too young for that. However going on the >> premise that possibly one of them was named after the father or >> grandfather >> I ran a check anyway. This showed all four given names appearing >> regulary >> in most counties so it wasnt useful in pinpointing the correct family. >> Similarly with 1796 Spinning Wheel list where I thought I might find a >> previous generation. I can give you the results from both but I dont >> think >> it would help as they are really numerous!! >> >> I did a quick check of parish record indexes and can find plenty of >> records in Co Antrim and Down, I wanted to check first if you have any >> idea >> of their father's name or do you want me to check through to see if I can >> find 4 that look like having a father with the same name who were born >> around the dates you gave? >> >> Cheers >> Teri >> >> >> Please post messages in plain text only >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NIR-TYRONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Please post messages in plain text only > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-TYRONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Teri, Yes, you latched onto my problem very quickly. It's a real muddle to sort through. It's been almost as bad in Canada as the census records for where they settled and lived are missing for 1841, 1851 and some for 1861. There were 4 families - Anderson, Derby, Johnston & Wylie - that settled close to each other in Upper Canada, intermarried some, and at least 3 of the families have been confirmed to have come from the same area of Co. Derry surrounding Magherafelt. I've found one Wylie cousin who claims that our Johnston/e family came from the same area too, but I've not been able to confirm this. The C.of I. records and others in the area are "tied up" in litigation now with no one being able to transcribe them and make them available publicly. Someone is doing it privately though, and I'm hoping that my ancestors will show up there. There is a Johnston Hill just a wee bit north of Magherafelt, but someone told me that the last Johnston there died about 2 years ago. This is the only clue that I can give you. Thank you for your help. I appreciate it very much. I do have a photograph of Robert "Red Robin" Johnston, b. 1808 in Ireland, but that doesn't help much when searching for the paper trail. You can see his photograph and his wife and some of their family here: http://www.pbase.com/cjmax/johnston_family_album&page=all Good hunting, Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa Forsyth" <tforsyth@tiscali.co.uk> To: <nir-tyrone@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [NIR-TYRONE] Johnston pre 1832 > Hi Cliff > Goodness, no wondre it's difficult to pinpoint your Johnston family pre > 1832. Not only is the surname Johnston extremely numerous across the > Northern Counties, so are the given names of Francis, Robert, Archibald > and > Thomas!! > > The tithe applotment books list those who had land and paid a tithe to the > church. Yours may have been too young for that. However going on the > premise that possibly one of them was named after the father or > grandfather > I ran a check anyway. This showed all four given names appearing regulary > in most counties so it wasnt useful in pinpointing the correct family. > Similarly with 1796 Spinning Wheel list where I thought I might find a > previous generation. I can give you the results from both but I dont > think > it would help as they are really numerous!! > > I did a quick check of parish record indexes and can find plenty of > records in Co Antrim and Down, I wanted to check first if you have any > idea > of their father's name or do you want me to check through to see if I can > find 4 that look like having a father with the same name who were born > around the dates you gave? > > Cheers > Teri > > > Please post messages in plain text only > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-TYRONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Cliff There are a lot of Johnstons listed in the tithe applotment books many of which are before 1832. I can check the ones for Northern Ireland for you if you want to give me full names. Regards Theresa

Hi Here are the full details of the marriage record that I already sent for John Johnston and Rose Ann Davies. It gives a bit more detail and might help you ascertain if it's the right one, and if so, give you some further information. Date of Marriage: 15 September 1900 Husband's name: John Johnston Husband's Address: Whiteabbey Occupation: Labourer Age: Full Age (This means he was over 21) Religion: Roman Catholic Husband's Father's name: ? Johnston Husband's Father's Occupation: Bricklayer Wife's name: Rose Ann Davies Wife's Address: 61 Chatham Street Occupation: Spinner Age: Full Age Religion: Roman Catholic Wife's Father's name: Henry Davies Wife's Father's Occupation: Rougher Witnesses: Robert Gillen and Sarah Gillen The marriage service was performed by Rev.B Monbert in Holy Cross Church, Ardoyne, Belfast. I hope this is of use to you Regards Theresa

Hi I do not have any connection with your Johnston family, but I did find this marriage record at Emerald Ancestors, which might be for your great great grandparents: Record Type Civil Marriage Date of Marriage 15 Sep 1900 Groom Name john JOHNSTON Bride Name rose ann DAVIES Church Belfast Roman Catholic Church Parish Belfast Urban 10 Civil District Belfast County Antrim Hope this helps Theresa

Theresa, Thanks. I have: Francis Johnston, b. 1805 Robert Johnston, b. 1808 Archibald Johnston, b. 1815 Thomas Johnston, b. ? Francis was in Upper Canada by 1825 Robert & Francis were in Upper Canada by 1832. Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa Forsyth" <tforsyth@tiscali.co.uk> To: <nir-tyrone@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:37 PM Subject: [NIR-TYRONE] Johnston pre 1832 > Hi Cliff > > There are a lot of Johnstons listed in the tithe applotment books many of > which are before 1832. I can check the ones for Northern Ireland for you > if > you want to give me full names. > > Regards > Theresa > > > Please post messages in plain text only > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-TYRONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Theresa, Thanks. How I wish that it would be so easy to find my Johnstons in Ireland; however, they all cleared out by 1832 making my life miserable...lol... Good hunting, Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa Forsyth" <tforsyth@tiscali.co.uk> To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <nir-tyrone@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:35 AM Subject: Re: [NIR-TYRONE] Johnston (strabane workhouse) abt 1905 > Hi > I do not have any connection with your Johnston family, but I did find > this > marriage record at Emerald Ancestors, which might be for your great great > grandparents: > > Record Type Civil Marriage > Date of Marriage 15 Sep 1900 > Groom Name john JOHNSTON > Bride Name rose ann DAVIES > Church Belfast Roman Catholic Church > Parish Belfast Urban 10 > Civil District Belfast > County Antrim > > Hope this helps > Theresa > > Please post messages in plain text only > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-TYRONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, I did a quick search on our website for strabane workhouse http://q.sitelevelsearch.com/query-ask.go?crid=340d34511c06af9a&query=strabane%20workhouse&slice_title=&page=1&sp=1 Maybe you can find some help at the page above. Tammy Cliff. Johnston wrote: > Theresa, > > Thanks. How I wish that it would be so easy to find my Johnstons in > Ireland; however, they all cleared out by 1832 making my life > miserable...lol... > > Good hunting, > > Cliff. > "May the best you've ever seen, > Be the worst you'll ever see;" > from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Theresa Forsyth" <tforsyth@tiscali.co.uk> > To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <nir-tyrone@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:35 AM > Subject: Re: [NIR-TYRONE] Johnston (strabane workhouse) abt 1905 > > >> Hi >> I do not have any connection with your Johnston family, but I did find >> this >> marriage record at Emerald Ancestors, which might be for your great great >> grandparents: >> >> Record Type Civil Marriage >> Date of Marriage 15 Sep 1900 >> Groom Name john JOHNSTON >> Bride Name rose ann DAVIES >> Church Belfast Roman Catholic Church >> Parish Belfast Urban 10 >> Civil District Belfast >> County Antrim >> >> Hope this helps >> Theresa >> >> Please post messages in plain text only >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NIR-TYRONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Please post messages in plain text only > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-TYRONE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message