Thank you so much Elwyn. I will contact the Minister of Coagh Presbyterian
Church.
Take care Carmen
On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 7:53 PM Ron McCoy via CoTyroneList <
cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> wrote:
> Hi Carmen
>
> If the family is Presbyterian I have had success following the minister.
Hi Carmen
If the family is Presbyterian I have had success following the minister. The
Presbyterians were closely linked to their pastor and records are pretty good
for who served where. Whole congregations often moved with the pastor. This
may help you narrow your search to a specific area,
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
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
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
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