Lindsay, The townland where William Graham was living when he married in 1855 appears to be Artigarvan (where the church is also located). Today that’s on the B49 Berryhill Rd, just outside Strabane. Sarah lived in Milltown townland which is immediately adjacent.
Tradition was to marry in the bride’s church, so Leckpatrick Presbyterian may be the Carnwath family church. It’s baptisms only start in 1838 so too late for Sarah (born c 1833). You might find siblings there though. Copy in PRONI in Belfast. I looked in Griffiths Valuation for Artigarvan in 1858. There were no Graham households then. There were 2 Sigerson households though, one of which was headed by James (same name as one of the witnesses to the marriage). Possibly James was lodging with the Sigerson family at the time he married. There were 2 Carnwath households in Milltown: John & Robin. Robin was on plot 7g which was a house and garden, all shared with Patrick Hollywood. As you may know, Robin is often a diminutive or alternative for Robert, so he could be Sarah’s father. (The famous Scottish poet Robert Burns was known to his friends as Robin, not Robert, his given name.). Robin’s name remains as occupant of that property till 1890 when he is deleted. It’s not clear what became of him after that. I cannot see a death that fits. Carnwath is not a common name in Ireland. There were only 16 people in Ireland with the name in the 1901 census. (They were all Presbyterian so almost certainly Scottish ancestry, same as the Grahams). Elwyn _______________________________________________ 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
