Hi Len, Been following this harrowing tale with some interest. Wondering what poor Catherine might have done wrong to merit such a cruel fate. Had she simply not been able to pay her rent or had she upset the Hugheys for some other reason?
I did consider doing some research but did not think I would find anything useful. Glad I didn't, as unlike the redoubtable Faye, I would never have thought of searching for Fawcett under Fossett. A valuable lesson here for those who still try to tell me, "Oh no, we are the Greys with an "e" not the Grays with an "a." I checked the 1911 Census, no sign of the Fawcett/Fossetts, Catherine and Benjamin. I guess that was why you did not mention it. Checking RootsIreland, I found that Catherine died 25th June 1908, at Ardmore, aged 61, Labourer's widow, of heart disease, Benjamin C Fawcett of Paterson St, Glasgow, PAD. So Catherine was dead by 1911 and Benjamin had moved to Glasgow. The newspaper report mentions a family of small children, including a daughter and a sick child. I also wondered what happened to them. RootsIreland is excellent for this and I discovered that: - an Isabella Fossett was born to Ben Fossett, carpenter, and Catherine Fossett, formerly Cowden, in 1869 at Moyagh, a Rebecca Fossett registering the birth - a Mary Jane Faucett was born at Moyagh to Benjamin Faucett, carpenter, and Catherine Faucett formerly Cowden, in 1874 - a Catherine Fawcett gave birth to a Catherine Fawcett in Strabane workhouse in 1876. No father and "formerly" scored out, implying she was unmarried. Catherine WAS married so... coincidence? - a William Faucett was born at Killyclooney to Benjamin Faucett, carpenter, and Catherine Faucett formerly Cowden, in 1878 - a Robert Faucett was born at Killyclooney to Benjamin Faucett, carpenter, and Catherine Faucett formerly Cowden, in 1881 - a Benjamin Cook Faucett was born at Killyclooney to Benjamin Cook Faucett, carpenter, and Catherine Faucett formerly Cowden, in 1883 - William Faucett, aged 21, labourer of Disart, son of Benjamin Faucett, dead, carpenter, married Sarah McCollum in 1894 at St Johnston RC church, St Johnston, Co Donegal - Mary Faussett, of ?Cashencallen?, aged 20, daughter of Benjamin Faussett, carpenter, married a James Logue in 1895 at the Registry Office, Strabane - Benjamin Fawcett, full age, City Policeman, of Disart, son of Benjamin Fawcett, dead carpenter, married Sarah Houston in 1908 at St Marys RC church, Cloghcor - an Isabella Fawcett, farmer's daughter, aged 28, died in 1899 at Ardmore, of pneumonia, brother, Ben C Fawcett PAD So, at the time of the incident in 1893, the family consisted, at least, of Catherine and her five children - Isabella, aged 24, Mary Jane, aged 19, William, aged 15, Robert, aged 12 and Benjamin, aged 10. William married the following year, Mary Jane married two years later, Isabella died six years later, Catherine herself died in June 1908 and Benjamin married in November the same year. And still no hint of anything that might have upset the Hugheys. I suspect that, as a widow, Catherine simply could not pay her rent. Regards, Boyd https://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy/ http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/ On 21 January 2018 at 10:03, Len Swindley <len_swind...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello again everyone, > > > > We have further data on CATHERINE FAWCETT and her family. Faye Logue has > generously searched for information relating to the origins of this > unfortunate family: BENJAMIN FOSSET, carpenter and CATHERINE COWDEN, both > of Moyagh townland, Donagheady parish married June 1 1869 at First > Donagheady Presbyterian Church. Fathers were JOHN FOSSETT (farmer) and > JAMES COWDEN (labourer}. Witnesses were JOHN ORR and GEORGE COWDEN. > > > > As it seemed that Catherine was a widow in 1893, I looked for Benjamin’s > death registration and located his death on March 2, 1886 at Killyclooney > (Donagheady) : BENJAMIN FAUCETT 38 years, carpenter, phthisis > [tuberculosis] (of some years duration). Registered by his father JOHN > FAUCETT, who was present at death. > > > > Faye was interested in learning the outcome of the family and searched the > 1901 census which offered some consolation: House No. 5, Ardmore townland > (Donagheady): > > JOHN COWDEN, head, Presbyterian, R & W, 56 years, agricultural labourer, > not married, born Co. Tyrone > > CATHERINE FAWCETT, sister, Presbyterian, 50 years, reads, seamstress, > widow, born Co. Tyrone > > BENJIMAN (sic) FAWCETT, nephew, R & W, Presbyterian, 17 years, > agricultural labourer, unmarried, born Co. Tyrone > > > > Trust this is interesting new data and regards, > > Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia > > > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList mailing list > CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/ > cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > >
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