Hi Boyd,
In answer to your question 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! This is unofficially called a census substitute for people over 70 years who were applying for the Old Age Pension after the Act was passed in 1909. As civil registration did not begin until 1864, people could not actually prove they were over 70 to enable them to receive the pension. So after 1909 and before 1922, when the census returns were destroyed, searches were made by using the 1841 and 1851 census returns to prove their age. The searches were often undertaken by the minister of the parish where they were born and information included the name and address of applicant as well as the names of applicant’s parents, including the maiden name of the mother and the date of their marriage! Also included the names of any children and their ages as given in the 1841 and 1851 census return! Not all of these records have survived but many have and I have personally found gold in the records for Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone. The records are available at PRONI and National Archives of Ireland, Find My Past and Family Search and are also available in many libraries on CD-ROM. More information also on this website https://www.genguide.co.uk/source/old-age-pension-searches-ireland/128/ Shirley in Oz From: CoTyroneList [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Boyd Gray Sent: Saturday, 9 June 2018 1:13 AM To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Booth Family 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 email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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