Elwyn & Tom, Referring to “History of Congregations in the Presbyterian in Ireland 1610-1982” (Presbyterian Historical Society , Belfast, 1982) and its separate index also published by the PHS & the Ulster Historical Foundation, 1996), I am unable to locate an entry for the Rev. Thomas T. Maclear (or variant). So then went to “The Seceders in Ireland with Annals of Their Congregations – Rev. David Stewart (Presbyterian Historical Society, 1950), and again there are no references to him. The Seceders joined the General Assembly in 1840 to form the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
The Presbyterian Churches of Newtownstewart (2) and Ardstraw Parish (a total of seven) are covered in the above works, but sadly there are no references to the Rev. Maclear. A point that may be of interest to researchers is that Anglicans (Church of Ireland) went to Church, Catholics attended the Chapel and Presbyterians gathered in the Meeting House. Regards, Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: elwyn soutter via CoTyroneList<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 6 December 2019 6:10 AM To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List<mailto:[email protected]> Cc: elwyn soutter<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] John Chambers (1796-1867) Tom, If you contact the Presbyterian Historical Society in Belfast, they are likely to have records on the Rev MaClear which should tell you where he served as Minister (as well as other information about his life). http://www.presbyterianhistoryireland.com The term “Meeting House” was how many Presbyterians described their church. It didn’t mean it wasn’t a church, just that they favoured that turn of phrase. You will often see the term Meeting House on Presbyterian marriage certificates in Ireland. It was normally a consecrated church. Elwyn On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 at 16:22, Tom Chambers via CoTyroneList <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I would eventually like to write a “Born ____ ,died in Tyrone” for my 3rd great grandfather John Chambers (1796-1867). I already have some good information about him. He was a Linen Merchant, lived on Upper Street (now Main Street) in Newtownstewart and for a time owned and ran the corn mill in Milltown, just outside of Newtownstewart (thanks, Len) Also he married Martha Maclear, sister of Sir Thomas Maclear who was just commemorated for his work in astronomy. I have found lots of information on their three children: Thomas, Mary Ann, and George some of which I have posted on this site. 1. I do not know where John was born. I have some information to formulate a hunch that he came from the London area. But nothing concrete. There were Chambers in the Newtownstewart, Strabane, area I but can not find a link. 2. I do not know when or where John and Martha got married. They were Presbyterian, and in fact Martha’s father was the Rev James T. Maclear. John and Martha are buried in the cemetery at the top of the hill on Main Street in Newtownstewart. Their first son, Thomas was born in 1821. So, that narrows it down. Any help finding these two things would be appreciated. By the way I have never found anything that says what church the Rev James T. Maclear was at. Maybe at that time it was just a meeting house? Thanks for your help. Tom Chambers _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List Mailing List Email Address: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Change Your Preferences: http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
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