Hello Colin, Before rushing off to Fb, it is necessary to have undertaken all possible research previously (which you have made a great start), but it is wise to appraise yourself of a thorough knowledge of all aspects of your interesting research to avoid rushed and speculative responses. SAMUEL DICK’S long, involved and convoluted court case was held at the Antrim Assizes, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, on March 21 and fully reported in press (Saunders’ News Letter, Dublin, March 26 1818) ELIZABETH CROCKETT was abducted from Stewartstown, Co Tyrone by her relative Samuel Dick and subsequently raped. Reading the report, it appears that several relatives of both parties may have been implicated. Regards sister JANE and unnamed siblings they may be locatable using the civil registration records (free to download) on Irishgenealogy https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/ Civil registration of Irish Marriages (non Catholic) commenced 1845 and all births, marriages and deaths date from 1864. Searching for Dick deaths should be relatively simple as Dick families were not so prolific. Asylum records will have been transferred to PRONI, Belfast so a search of the website will be worthwhile Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) | nidirect<https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/public-record-office-northern-ireland-proni> The Belfast Lunatic Asylum closed in 1913. You state that you have located baptisms of some family members; would this be from the transcribed registers of Derryloran Parish Church on CTI? William and Esther’s marriage is not recorded in Derryloran and may be impossible to locate (such is the situation in Ireland). Marriages generally took place in the bride’s church. There are no general indexes for pre-civil registration records. Registers were often tardily maintained or not at all and the 1922 destruction of the old Record Office in Dublin further compounded the sad situation. A complete list of surviving church records for all Ulster parishes compiled by the staff of PRONI may be found here https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/guide-church-records Hope this is useful and perhaps Elwyn Soutter may have further to offer or clarify? Trusting this is useful? Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
________________________________ From: COLIN MORRISSEY via CoTyroneList <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 25 March 2022 10:50 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: COLIN MORRISSEY <[email protected]> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Assistance Please Hi. Could someone lead me in the right direction please. I am forwarding this email asking for some assistance please. William Dick (1774 – 1849), his wife Esther Taylor and their (6) six children, form Tyrone County and migrated to Australia. James b 1815, Robert b 1819, Martha b 1822, Elizabeth b 1823, Sarah Jane b 1825 & Thomas b 1829 / 1830 Having been through your website, of searching for William Dick, Esther Taylor and family, I did manage to locate 2 of his children’s baptism details with one of his children showing a year different to what is shown in Ancestry. William’s occupation - a weaver and they lived in Claggan, Dungannon in Co Tyrone. I discovered in the Trove website (Australia) that William had a younger brother named Samuel (1793 – 1846) from Cookstown who was sent to Australia in 1818 as a convict for rape and abduction in Antrim, Ireland. With the information I have obtained of the court transcript in Ireland and his coroner’s inquest in Sydney, I also discovered that a sibling named Jane was placed in a Lunatic Asylum later in life in Northern Ireland and there were 2 other brothers that are not accounted for. I would appreciate if someone can assist me in locating details of the Lunatic Asylum, the 2 other Dick siblings that lived in Northern Ireland, the location and date of marriage for William & Esther and the rest of the children. I believe William Dick’s parents came from Scotland and travelled to Northern Ireland but do not know where to Look. Thanking you Colin
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