Murphy/Dougall Orritor Presbyterian Church

[DiddyDumpling]

Hi,
I'm looking for leads on Robert Murphy and Eleanor Dougall who married 9th Dec 1869 at the Orritor Presbyterian Church in Kildress parish and their forebears. 

Both Robert and Eleanor's fathers were farmers called Thomas.  Robert's abode is given as Ballynasollus and Eleanor's as Killycurragh at the time of their marriage. 

They then moved to England and their first child was born there in 1871 but their next child was baptised in Cookstown, Tyrone in 1872.  The last 5 of their children were all born in England. 

I know absolutely nothing else about their ancestry and am hoping someone might just have that one clue which can start me on their trail.

Thanks,
Den

[gabrielchurch]

Hi Den

I think we may be distant cousins. My great great grandfather was Thomas Murphy a farmer who lived in the Orritor area in the late 1800s. He was married on 10 October 1871 in Orritor Presbyterian. He lived in the townland of Tamlaght at the time of the 1901 census. His father was also Thomas Murphy and I guess your Robert Murphy was my great great  grandfather's brother. I have been doing quite a bit of research into this area lately and I could give you a few more details if you are interested.

[DiddyDumpling]

Hi Gabrialchurch

That sounds promising.  I'm intensely interested in making inroads into the Muphy/Dougall lines since I realised how little I really knew about them.  I kick myself now because back in the 60s and 70s my grandfather's neice used to visit Tyrone every year to see relatives and yet it never dawned on me at that age to get the details.  So anything you could pass on which might shed some light on the Murphy line would be more than welcome.

Den

[gabrielchurch]

Den

If you email me at (*) I can send you some details including pictures. I'm pretty sure its the same Murphys as there only seem to have been one set of Presbyterian Murphys in the Orritor area. Interesting if your relative carried on visiting Tyrone. There are still descendants of the family in the Cookstown area but none with the Murphy surname as far as I can gather. My grandmother moved to Belfast in the twenties (and that's where my family live - although I'm in London) but she regularly went back to Tyrone. My mother and her sister were sent to live there during the blitz. I think you might find that the Dougalls in that area often spelt their name Dougle if that helps.

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[DiddyDumpling]

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Den

[sarah]

Hi Den,

I am sorry but gabrielchurch's emails are no longer working, I have done a quick search but there are no postings with his email address and I do not know what the persons name is to search for either

Regards

Sarah