Carmen, Statutory birth registration only started in Ireland in 1864, so you won’t find a birth certificate for Alexander or Matilda. Prior to that year you need to rely on church baptism records, where they exist. Likewise for marriages, statutory marriage registration only started in 1845 (for non RC marriages) and 1864 for RC.
Tradition was to marry in the bride’s church (after which she’d usually attend her husband’s). That they were buried in Coagh Presbyterian is a hint that it was possibly Alexander’s family church. And it might have been Matilda’s family church too. If so, the news is not great. That church has no baptism records earlier than 1839. It has marriages for 1820-1822 and then none till 1845. If that is the church where they were baptised and married then there don’t appear to be any surviving records. Did the couple have any children, and if so do you know where they were baptised? Elwyn On 09/04/2019, W A Carmen Ferguson via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> wrote: > My Great Grandfather Alexander Ferguson was born 1811 in Ballymoyle, Coagh, > Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland and died the same place on June 13, 1887. I > don’t know his month or day of birth. He married Matilda someone (I > believe Duff); she was born about 1808 but I don’t know where and died > September 19, 1882. I also don’t know when they were married. They are both > buried in Coagh Presbyterian Burying ground. > > > > Any help much appreciated > > > > Carmen Ferguson Ottawa, Canada > _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List Mailing List Email Address: CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com Change Your Preferences: http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
