Grrrrr..... "That is because most Irwins were PROTESTANT ( not Catholic) but not all."
On Sun, 2 Dec 2018, 14:37 Boyd Gray <boydgra...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi David, > > I am currently researching the Irwins of Claremore, Parish of Clogher, > County Tyrone, who also emigrated to Ontario. But since they came from > Clogher, that means they are NOT your Irwins. Except for the fact that we > are not 100% sure our Irwins did come from Clogher and you do not seem too > sure that yours came from Ardboe (Arboe?) because Ardboe is not the same > place as Castlederg and if they came from one, it is highly unlikely they > also came from the other. (I live in this part of the world and my Grays > are NOT related to the all the other Grays in County Tyrone!) I should > also add that I have never heard of Benbeg and it is not in this list of > townlands for County Tyrone: > https://www.townlands.ie/tyrone/ > > So, the point of my response to you, David, is that you really need to > work on the following points in order to make progress with your research: > > 1. You need something, anything, from their lives in Canada, to give you > a place name to work with in your research. Why Ardboe? Why Castlederg? > It is really unlikely to be both. What evidence do you have from Canada, > or England, not just the discovery of similar names in Ireland? Canadian > deaths, and especially Ontario deaths, often give the place where people > were born and also, perhaps even more helpfully, the names of both parents > including the mother's maiden name. English 19th century censuses may also > be more helpful. > > 2. If the older William was born between 1820 and 1830, it is likely he > married after 1845 and that is when Protestant marriages were first > recorded by the civil authorities here in Ireland and those records are > online. So, you need to know the name of his wife and look for that > marriage. It is unlikely the younger William and his brother Robert were > born before 1864, so you will not find their civil births because they only > started being recorded in 1864. That is a task for church records and they > are NOT online so cannot be researched at the click of a mouse. > Incidentally, I am assuming they were Protestant (Church of Ireland, > Presbyterian or Methodist typically). That is because most Irwins were > Catholic but not all. So, you need to establish that first. Catholic > church records ARE online. > > If you can answer these questions, then get back to us and I am sure > people will be able to help. > > You might also consider checking with this group to see if they know of > any Ardboes or Benbegs near Castlederg: > https://www.facebook.com/groups/castledergfamilyhistorysociety/ > (Actually, I did it for you so you can go there and see what they say.) > > Regards, > > Boyd > > https://www.westulstergenealogy.com/ > > https://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy/ > > http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/ > > > > > On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 12:58, David Irwin via CoTyroneList < > cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> wrote: > >> Please can you post the following on the Co Tyrone message board? >> >> >> >> I am researching William IRWIN, b1820-30ish near Ardboe in Co Tyrone. My >> understanding is that he had two sons, William and Robert who both >> emigrated to England in the late 1800s. However I think William (the >> father) emigrated to Huron County, Ontario Canada and died there in 1889. >> The family may also have spent the early part of their time in Northern >> Ireland in the Castlederg or Benbeg areas. I would be delighted to hear >> from anyone who can add to the story please, particularly as my father >> William (yes another one!) and a direct descendant has recently passed >> away. Thank you >> >> >> >> Many thanks >> >> >> >> David >> _______________________________________________ >> CoTyroneList mailing list >> CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com >> http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/ >> (_internal_name)s > >
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