Hello, I just came across this email the other day. I’m wondering if there’s any relation to my Kincaid ancestor (Letitia Kincaid, born c. 1776, died c. 1872) of Mournebeg / Castlederg area. She married Robert Kyle (born c. 1779, died c. 1874).
Bob > On Feb 27, 2018, at 12:50 PM, Peter Kincaid <jwk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Len Swindley, would you be so kind as to check the same graveyard sources you > cite for Kincaids (Kincade, Kinkaid, Kinkead)? There was a family of > Kincaids I am sure is connected to mine in lands about Woodend (Ballee, > Holyhill, Keenaghan/Silverhill & Tullyard). John & Sarah Kincaid were of > Ballee. James and Thomas Kincaid were of Holyhill. James may have started > in Ballee - the latter married Margaret Caton and later Susan (Black) Nixon. > Thomas' daughter Lucinda married John Stevenson. William Kincaid married > Nancy McFarlane, apparently a daughter of Daniel McFarlane of Holyhill. John > Dickson of Keenaghan was married to Mary Kincaid. John Kincaid was married > to Elizabeth Lindsay, daughter of John Lindsay of Tullyard. Looks like they > attended the Presbyterian church at Artigarvan. I have yet to find any > burial information on any of these Kincaids so anything you have will greatly > help piecing this family together. > > Best wishes! > > Peter > > > On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 8:52 AM, Len Swindley <len_swind...@hotmail.com > <mailto:len_swind...@hotmail.com>> wrote: > Hello Julie, > > > > There are four graveyards within Leckpatrick parish, Strabane, Co. Tyrone; > the graveyard attached to St. Patrick’s Parish Church (Church of Ireland) > which is relatively modern, the graveyard attached to Leckpatrick > Presbyterian Church, Artigarvan, also relatively modern, the RC graveyard > belonging to St. Mary’s Chapel at Cloghcor and the ancient parish graveyard > (Leckpatrick Old Burial Ground – now closed) on Victoria Road (corner > Leckpatrick and Ballyheather Roads). This old place of rest contains many > graves, but fewer headstones: the earliest recorded is dated 1617. > > > > Referring to the Register of Gravestone Inscriptions in Leckpatrick Old > Burial Ground, Artigarvan, Strabane – David & Sheelagh Todd (1991) there are > no Nickle/ Nicholl headstones. So then went to a register compiled from a > disintegrating map of the graveyard (1877) and again was unable to locate a > burial place of the Nickles. There is a Henry Nichol recorded on the > headstone of the Gordon family of Strabane referring to him as “a faithful > friend”. In 1989 the Strabane District Council erected a plaque in memory of > the famed “Memory Man” Bobby Nicholl (1907-1985). Have also referred to a > file of the 451 legible headstone contained within the old Camus parish > Graveyard in Patrick Street, Strabane, but again, there is nothing relevant > to your forebears. > > > > In the old days, folk had little money to spare for a headstone; however, all > knew the location of the family burial place! My forebear, Joseph Arbuckle of > Woodend died 1781 and is buried in Leckpatrick Old Burial Ground (with > headstone). A relation accompanied me to the grave and mentioned that the two > unmarked spaces on either side belonged to the (related) Houston family of > Woodend although this is not recorded on the old map. > > > > It is most likely that the Nickles of Woodend and elsewhere in the parish had > a burial place in Old Leckpatrick, but it seems almost impossible to locate > it. I guess you have found my file of Woodend rentals, tithe applotment book > and Griffith Valuation (1858) on CTI? > http://www.cotyroneireland.com/rental/woodend.html > <http://www.cotyroneireland.com/rental/woodend.html> > > > Hope this all helps? > > > > Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 > > > > From: James McKane <mailto:jamck...@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, 27 February 2018 10:26 PM > To: Julie Louden <mailto:julesirel...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: CTI Contact Page Query > > > > Sorry I am not great on Ireland's geography. I've bcc'd a guy who may be able > to help? Otherwise, please post this query to our Mailing List as someone > there could no doubt help. > > > > Jim > > > > Jim McKane > > South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario > > > > On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 12:39 AM, Julie Louden <julesirel...@gmail.com > <mailto:julesirel...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hello > > > > I found your web pages whilst looking into my family history in the area. My > gg grandfather was Joseph Nickle from Woodend. I'm trying to locate his grave > and have already been to the area and found COI and Pres graveyards with no > success. However I'm led to believe there's an old graveyard in the area. I > was wondering if you could give me directions to this if you know where it > is. My sat nav led me a merry dance last time trying to find the other two! > > > > Many thanks > > > > Julie > > > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList mailing list > CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com <mailto:CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com> > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > > <http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com> > > > > > -- > Best wishes! > > Peter Kincaid > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList mailing list > CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com
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