Thank you Elwyn.
Alexander had four children – John 1843-1927 James 1850-1901 Alexander Duff 1854-1856 Jane no idea I have no record of when they were baptized. My Grandfather (John) married Mary Jane Bell (March 3, 1891 in Moneymore Second Presbyterian Church). She was born in 1861 in Mullaghtironey, Coagh, Co. Tyrone – I don’t know the month and day and died April 9, 1945. John and Mary Jane are both buried in Coagh Presbyterian Burying ground. Interesting April 9 – that’s 74 years ago today; I actually walked behind her hearse at her funeral. Thanks again for the information provided. Carmen On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 2:37 PM elwyn soutter via CoTyroneList < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <[email protected]> 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: [email protected] > Change Your Preferences: > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY >
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