Hello Jeannet, Thanks for your message; I must firstly advise that I am not a researcher, but a mere volunteer transcriber of documents and submitter of files to cotyroneireland.com http://www.cotyroneireland.com/
You did not state if your forebear John Cather stayed in Ireland or emigrated. It was necessary to search for St John’s Church of Ireland (there are several) but located the marriage recorded in the registers of Derg Parish Church (Castlederg, Co. Tyrone) http://www.cotyroneireland.com/churchrecord/castledergmarriages2.html #36 December 29 1854 JOHN CATHER 23 years bachelor hired servant Cavan. Father: ROBERT CATHER farmer & REBECCA KNOX 21 years spinster hired servant Cavan. Father: SAMUEL KNOX farmer Witnesses: ANDREW GAILY & ARTHUR DIXON You should also refer to: http://www.cotyroneireland.com/churchrecord/castledergburials.html http://www.cotyroneireland.com/churchrecord/stjohnsbaptisms.html http://www.cotyroneireland.com/churchrecord/stjohnsburials.html http://www.cotyroneireland.com/churchrecord/stjohnsmarriages.html The marriage certificate states John’s father to be Robert; there is a Robert Cathers recorded in Griffiths Valuation (c1860) at Carndreen in Termonamongan parish which actually adjoins Carndreen – most likely he is your man. Working a further generation back we find a Jacob Cather at Killen (also Termonamongan parish) Castlederg or Derg: Baptisms 1807-87; marriages 1807-45; burials 1839-81. PRONI Ref. MIC1/16 (filmed and available for consultation at PRONI – Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast) Termonamongan Parish Church Marriages: #6 March 23 1846 JOHN PORTER 21 years bachelor farmer Culuichy. Father: THOMAS PORTER farmer & NANCY CATHERS 20 years spinster farmer’s daughter Knocdue. Father: JACOB CATHERS farmer Witnesses: JOHN CATHERS & WILLIAM CATHER #29 January 26 1849 WILLIAM CATHERS full age bachelor farmer Knocdue. Father: JACOB CATHERS farmer & MARTHA JOHNSTON full age spinster Edenreagh. Father: JOHN JOHNSTON farmer Witnesses: ARTHUR JOHNSTON & JOHN CATHERS #55 February 7 1854 THOMAS IRWIN full age bachelor labourer Carndreen. Father: WILLIAM IRWIN farmer & SARAH CATHERS full age spinster Carndreen. Father: ROBERT CATHERS labourer Witnesses: JAMES KERR & JAMES PORTER 2nd Castlederg Presbyterian Church Marriages: #86 July 27 1858 WILLIAM CATHER full age widower farmer Breakfield. Father: JOHN CATHER farmer & ELIZABETH McFARLAND full age spinster Kilclean. Father: THOMAS McFARLAND farmer Witnesses: JOHN McCAY, Castlederg & CHRISTOPHER IRVINE, Creevy Civil registration records may assist you to tie the families together and may be found at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ - some of the records contain actual images of the original document Cather is not a common family name in Tyrone so a search of cotyroneireland http://www.cotyroneireland.com/ will be beneficial. Tithe Applotment Books 1820s-30s: http://www.cotyroneireland.com/search.php Griffiths Valuation c1860 http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ Civil Registration records: (look for siblings of your forebears) https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ I think that is the best I can do for you All good wishes with your research, Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia Dear Len Swindley, Thank you for transcribing and posting St Johns Church of Ireland Marriages 1845-1855 for John Cather and Rebecca Knox. How can I find more data on John Cather's ancestors? Thank you again, Jeannet Greiving Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 ________________________________ From: 45jeannet <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2018 5:29:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: St Johns Church of Ireland Marriages 1845-1855 Dear Len Swindley, Thank you for transcribing and posting St Johns Church of Ireland Marriages 1845-1855 for John Cather and Rebecca Knox. How can I find more data on John Cather's ancestors? Thank you again, Jeannet Greiving
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