Hi Lesley, First a quick but very important correction. Your great grandparents, Thomas Booth and Jane Gilchrist, did NOT marry in Camus-juxta-Mourne church. That is a Church of Ireland church. They married in First Strabane Presbyterian church, as per the marriage cert. Have a closer look.
This is the marriage of Thomas and Jane and the births of their first children: Civil Marriage Record Date of Marriage: 10-Nov-1873 Parish / District: STRABANE County: TYRONE Husband Wife Name: Thomas Booth Jane Gilcrist Address: Drumnabuoy Stragullin Occupation: LABOURER Age: Full Full Status: Bachelor (Previously unmarried) Spinster (Previously unmarried) Husband's Father Wife's Father Name: Rob. Booth Wm. Gilcrist Address: Occupation: LABOURER LABOURER Husband's Mother Wife's Mother Name: Address: Occupation: Witness 1 Witness 2 Name: John Mclaren Rebecca Kinkead Address: Notes: STRABANE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PARISH OF CAMUS.AGES GIVEN AS FULL OVER Civil Birth Record Name: Rebecca Booth Date of Birth: 16-May-1876 Registration Date: 22-May-1876 Address: Drumnaboy Parish/District: STRABANE Gender: Female County TYRONE Father: Thomas Booth Mother: Jane Gilcrish Occupation: Labourer Sponsor 1 / Informant 1: Margaret Strabane Sponsor 2 / Informant 2: Notes: Civil Birth Record Name: Fanny Jane Booth Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1877 Registration Date: 17-Dec-1877 Address: Stragullin Parish/District: STRABANE Gender: Female County TYRONE Father: Thomas Booth Mother: Jane Giloust Occupation: Labourer Sponsor 1 / Informant 1: Margaret Strabane Sponsor 2 / Informant 2: Notes: Civil Birth Record Name: Rebecca Booth Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1883 Registration Date: 08-Oct-1883 Address: Drumnaboy Pr. Camus Parish/District: STRABANE Gender: Female County TYRONE Father: Thomas Booth Mother: Jane Gilcrest Occupation: Labourer Sponsor 1 / Informant 1: Jane Drumnaboy Sponsor 2 / Informant 2: Notes: These places, Drumnaboy and Stragullin, both locate Thomas in the area on the southern outskirts of the town of Strabane, which is therefore where we should expect to find Thomas' father, Robert. Your grandfather, Thomas, born in Ballindrait in 1886, is a bit of a red herring. As a labourer, Thomas seems to have travelled about 3 miles west of Strabane into County Donegal, probably for work reasons. Married in 1873, Thomas was probably born circa 1850, his father circa 1820. This Robert was born circa 1820 and is living in Sion Mills, about two miles south of Strabane: 1901 Census: Residents of a house 121 in Town of Seein or Sion Mills (Altaclady, Tyrone) Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Booth Robert 80 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Tyrone Agricultural Farm Labourer Cannot read nor write - Widower - Booth Marie A 30 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Tyrone House Keeper Read and write - Not Married - Booth Hugh 24 Male Son Presbyterian Co Tyrone Yarn Bundler Read and write - Not Married - Booth Joseph 26 Male Son Presbyterian Co Tyrone Flax Dresser Heckler in Mill Read and write - Not Married - This is his death record: Civil Death Record Name: Robert Booth Date of Death: 12-Jan-1909 Age: 79 Parish / District: NEWTOWNSTEWART Address: Sion Mills County: TYRONE Status: Widower (Male) Registration District Occupation: LABOURER Sex: Male Graveyard Informant Graveyard: Relationship: Son Parish: Name: David Booth County: Address: Sion Mills Notes: You found this Robert Booth in Lisky: Griffith's Valuation Record Information Tenant Family Name 1 BOOTH Forename 1 ROBERT Landlord Family Name 2 STEWART Forename 2 JOHN Location County TYRONE Barony STRABANE, LOWER Union STRABANE Parish CAMUS Townland LISKY Place Name LISKY Place Type TOWNLAND Publication Details Position on Page 32 Printing Date 1858 Act 15&16 Sheet Number 10 Map Reference 4 He lived in House 4e, renting it from John Stewart who had a huge 137 acre farm. Robert's house is valued at a mere five shillings, which is in keeping with a family of labourers. Lisky is about a mile south of Sion Mills, 3 miles south of Strabane. Robert left Lisky in 1875 when all of the farm labourers' cottages are renovated, and the rents were probably increased as a result, according to the Griffiths Valuation Revision Books, perhaps moving into Sion Mills where he appears in the 1901 Census and where he dies. I would be 90% sure that this profile all fits the same family and that Robert Booth of Lisky is indeed your great great grandfather. Do you know how to use the online GV at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ to locate the exact spot in Liskey, House 4e, where he lived at around the time your great grandfather was born? I am intrigued to know where you found the information from the 1851 Census!! A census with the maiden name of a woman? Oh my! Hope this helps, Boyd https://www.westulstergenealogy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy/ http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/ On 7 June 2018 at 11:20, Dave Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Lesley > > > > Presume you are familiar with the online records at https://civilrecords. > irishgenealogy.ie > > > > An amazing resource if you haven’t gotten there yet! > > > > Thomas Booth (Sr)’s marriage certificate is online at > > https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_ > returns/marriages_1873/11286/8140518.pdf > > > > Jane’s surname given both as “Gilchrist” and “Kilgrace” > > > > Good luck with your researches. > > > > Sincerely > > > > > > Dave Mitchell > > > > > > *From:* CoTyroneList <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Lesley > *Sent:* 07 June 2018 11:52 AM > *To:* CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Booth Family > > > > Dear Len > > > > I have been impressed by your knowledge of genealogy and hope you can help > me trace my County Tyrone ancestors. My Grandfather, Thomas Booth emigrated > to Scotland c. 1900 age 14 with his parents Thomas Booth and Jane (nee > Gilchrist). I have a copy of their marriage certificate which states they > were married in Camus-Juxta-Mourne Church. Thomas’ father is listed as > Robert Booth and Jane’s father as William Gilchrist. I found several of > their children listed in the First Presbyterian Baptisms list but my > grandfather was baptised in Ballindrait, Donegal in 1886. I have found > several Robert Booths but I am not confident that one of them could be my > Great-Great Grandfather. A fragment of the 1851 census shows a Robert Booth > living at Liskey married to Eliza (nee Barbour or Barber) with 4 sons, the > youngest of which is a Thomas aged 2. Can you help me verify or suggest how > I can. I am willing to travel to Ireland again but would be grateful if you > could give me some tips. > > Thank you in advance. > > Lesley Anderson ( nee Booth) > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/ > cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > >
_______________________________________________ CoTyroneList mailing list [email protected] http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com
