24 May 1831 Yeomanry Appointments 3rd Crumcastle Corps, Co. Fermanagh - William BEATTY Esq. to be Second Lieut.
Dungannon Corps, Co. Tyrone - J. S. MURRAY Esq. to be First Lieutenant, vice HALL resigned Benburb Corps, Co. Tyrone- Hamilton JOHNSON Esq. to be Second Captain, vice HARPER removed. Kilrea Corps, Co. Londonderry ; Major James GIBSON to be Captain, vice STARKS deceased. Married On the 16th inst. Mr. Thomas KENNEDY of Brackagh, Co. Tyrone, to Jane, eldest daughter of William ANDERSON Esq. of Irvinestown. On Tuesday by the Rev. John McMillan, Mr. Jackson BLAKELY, near Comber, to Margaret, second daughter of Mr. William HANNA Carnaughles. By the Rev. John Marr, Seceding Minister of Ahoghil, William DICK Esq. of Cullybackey to Miss Esther WALKER of same place. On Thursday last, in St. Anne's Church, Mr. John FORDE, late of the Island of St. Vincent, to Jane, youngest daughter of Mrs. BLAIR of Longfield Cottage, near Belfast. On the 19th inst. in the Cathedral, Londonderry, Mr. HARRISON of Newtownstewart to Miss GASTON; also. Mr. BARNWELL, of same town, to Miss Mary Anne GASTON, daughters of Mr. GASTON, Buncrana. At Kilskerry Church, Thomas KENNEDAY Esq. of Brackagh, to Jane eldest daughter of William ANDERSON Esq. of Irvinestown. Died On the 13th inst. Mr Robert FERRIS of Ballygowan aged 78 years. In Lisburn on the morning of the 13th instant, George WHITLA, Esq. At Belfast on the 12th instant, Margaret, infant daughter of Doctor THOMSON, Belfast College. At Falls, Belfast on 16th inst. Mrs. Wm. ORR. At his house in Ballymacarrett, on the 10th inst. Mr. James CALVERT, after a tedious and painful illness, which he bore with fortitude. On the 16th inst. of a decline, aged 48 years, Mary wife of Mr. John McKEOWN, Warringstown Down Election We the undersigned Freeholders on the Estate of Nicholas PRICE Esq. of Saintfield, do hereby declare, that the paragraph in The Northern Whig of the 16th inst. relating to our conduct and the manner in which we were treated by our landlord at the late election for the County of Down, is a false representation. We do positively state that we never were ordered by him, or any person for him, to give our votes for Lord Castlereagh, but upon inquiring what way he, Mr. PRICE, would vote and being informed for Lord Castlereagh; we, with one accord, resolved, that we would not separate from him, or break up the mutual good feeling that had so long subsisted between us and our excellent and esteemed landlord; confidently believing, that he would not support a man whom he did not think would give every aid and assistance to the measures calculated to secure peace and happiness at home, as well as the general good of the empire. Saintfield 18th May 1831 John SHEPHARD Alexander GORDON William PRIESTLY James YATES James McKEE Alexander BRADLEY William MINISS John BRADLEY John MINISS John SHAW John GEORGE Samuel, DAVIDSON Adam PATTERSON Samuel DODD Sr. Samuel DODD Jr. Francis SLOAN Moses WARRICK James THOMPSON William WARRICK John M'ALISTER James SLOAN James CARSE William MAGEEAN Thomas ANDERSON Thomas M'CAUTREY David CLELAND John SHAW Hans COSBY William ANDERSON William DAVIDSON George McBRIDE John McBURNEY I stated to Mr. PRICE that being a Minister, I did not wish to vote at the election in Down and he very handsomely left me to do what appeared to me to be my duty. Henry SIMPSON. Belfast Newsletter 3 Sept. 1831 Another Frightful Shipwreck Loss of 241 Lives The ship 'Lady Sherbroke', H. GAMBLES, master, from Londonderry to Quebec, with passengers, was totally wrecked on the 10th July, on some rocks at the entrance of the St. Lawrence, having struck in a fog at midnight on Mouse Island, near point Blanche. By this dreadful calamity not less than two hundred and forty one lives have been lost. The number of passengers embarked on board this ill-fated vessel amounted to 257 crew 16, total 273. whom only 42? were saved.The following are the names of the persons saved Mr. James KERR John KERR John BROWN Robert FLEMING Richard MOORE Hugh COYLE John M'KIVER Robert COCHRANE Henry FLEMING Denis BRUNE (in another paper Dennis BREEN) Thos. VANCE Peter M'GIVAN John MORTIMER John TOWER John M'LOUGHLIN James KEERIN Robert BRODLEY George ALJO (in another paper spelt AULDJO) Thomas JAMIESON John LAIRD Owen DARLEY (in another paper Owen DENNY) Margaret M'GILL (in another paper Mary Anne M'GILL) Mrs. STEWART Jane ALJO (in another paper spelt AULDJO) Isabella NESS (or NOSS?) (in another paper Isabella HAYS) Catherine KERR Mrs. CASEY crew saved Henry GAMBLES, master Richard CODNER, mate John MULLEY Thomas CROSS Hendrick DOCKE seaman <note; the 'other paper' is the Dublin Morning Register> Snuff A woman asked a doctor if taking snuff was hurtful to the brain. "No", replied the Doctor, "for he that has any brains, will not take snuff." Kerry Evening Post 19 Sept. 1831 Loss of the Ship 'Lady Sherbroke' The news of the calamitous wreck of the Lady Sherbroke has occasioned indiscribable distress here, upwards of fifty of the passengers being from the town and neighbourhood of Enniskillen. There were thirty two from a townland called the Ring, of whom only four have escaped the melancholy fate of their companions. Of the family of John KERR, consisting, we fear, of fourteen in number, including his wife, he and a son and a daughter only have been saved. The lamentations in that quarter, on and since the arrival of the melancholy tidings have been truly affecting. Dublin Morning Register 2 Nov. 1831 The Ship 'Lady Sherbroke' We have seen a letter from one of the surviving sufferers to his parents who reside in the neighborhood of St. Johns town, which is as follows. Halifax. Aug. 29, 1831 Dear Father and Mother I take up pen to inform you of my sad misfortune since the time of my departure. I commence letting you know that we were on the water six weeks and three days from the time of my departure, during which we were very happy ..but alas I at the end of that time, we were wrecked off Mouse Island, Cape Ray where every soul was lost except 32 passengers including five of the crew. I was twelve hours on the wreck after being cast away, which was at twelve o'clock at night. I went down three times but by the assistance of God I got on the main-mast which lay in the water, where I remained during that time, until the will of providence sent a boat which took me and Thomas (a name here illegible) the only one left that you know out of the whole sufferers. We were then taken from where the fishermen live to Halifax, where we arrived in three weeks and three days, during which time the captain, who took us from that place in a schooner (his name is MUNRO) used us with all the kindness that a man could do. I was only three days to Halirax when I fell into the employment of Mr OSTERMAN, living about two and a half miles out of (?) own, for 24£ per year. During the time that I have been with him I have every reason to say that I think he will be a good friend to me. I lost all my clothes and what money I had with me. I met with Mr J MEEHAN, from Three-mile-town, who used me very kindly, and gave me clothes to last me until May, along with money. I am sorry to say that Mr YOUNG and the his family were lost. Mr. YOUNG saw all the family go to their watery grave and I was shaking hands with him bidding him a last farewell, when he went down to rise no more. After his going down, I went down, but escaped the awful fate as I have mentioned before, David CLARKE’s daughter from Killagh was lost. John M'KEIVER Clonmel Herald transcribed by Teena -- www.cotyrone.com http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/ _______________________________________________ UlsterAncestry@cotyrone.com UlsterAncestry Mailing List Searchable Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/ulsterancestry@cotyrone.com/ http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry Website: https://cotyrone.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/