Crawford/Lindsay family

[aktiva]

Correction:

Thomas and MARGARET Martin migrated to St. John New Brunswick Canada in 1850 not 1840

We have in the 1853 Griffiths report:

William living at Ballycrum (where we find in 1766 a Thomas living)
Robert living at Drumaderry

We know Thomas was born 1809: and is included in the 1831 Census: (if this is not his father)
living in Anghaloo

By
1869: we have a Thomas marrying a Catherine Henry
and
1870: we have William marrying a Susannah Hunter: Unitarians: William is listed as a merchant and his father is listed as Joseph: Gentleman......

We note a Joseph from Limavady migrated to Philadelphia in 1835 I believe........

1740: all we have in Limavady is a Mrs. Crawford: presume she must be a widow

1910: we find Samuel there as a Clerk of the Union

Lots of bits and pieces to try and put together: presumably made harder as the Crawfords of Limavady didnt belong to mainstream Church of Ireland or Presbyterian churches in the early days at least...........sourcing those type of dissenter records should be a challenge.

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   The Griffiths Valuation for the County of Londonderry was 1858/9.

Regards

[aktiva]

Ok good: even more information to work with.

Do you have more information on the Crawford lineage then?

[aktiva]

PS: Lucky for me: I am communicating with a person who is actually living on the Ballyhanna lands today!  He is doing some back searching to see what he can find out about William noted on the Griffiths as living there.

[qetuo99]

My Grandmother (Sarah J Crawford) was born in the year 1876 at Newton Limavady,Ireland and died at the age of 32 February 17,1908 at
The Butler County General Hospital- Butler,Pennsylvania.Sarah was married to Alexander R.McDowell.
 The person or persons handling The Catherine Crawford Estate were R.G.Connell & Son,Limavady,They have never responded to my mail or E-Mails.
My mothers last letter from R.G. Connell & Son was dated 22nd August,1958.The executor of Martha Crawford Estate was a John W McCloy
Milt
In the picture Sarah J Crawford, husband Alexander R. McDowell and son Andrew

Note I believe when Martha Crawford died,her house and property was still listed as The Catherine Crawford Estate
Husulo

[kingskerswell]

Hi Getuo99,
                 Welcome to Rootschat. You have quoted a message from Husulo in 1910. did you mean to add a message to it?

Regards

[aktiva]

Thanks for adding more valuable information on the Crawford's of Limavady...... My original research involved a male and family that came to St. John New Brunswick Canada.....but it is important to have all the threads of various members to paint a full picture of where this long standing clan ended up!!

[qetuo99]

Greetings, 
This is my first post to rootschat.  My father, Andrew McDowell and Husulo's mother, Mae, are first cousins.  I found the marriage license application for Alexander McDowell and Sarah J. Crawford in Snowshoe, Centre Co. PA.  I thought it might have some info on her parents but at the time of her marriage she was under the guardianship of Alexander's father also named Alexander.  My notes say that they were both residents of Snowshoe.  They were married by a Methodist minister in Bellefonte.  The elder Alexander was born in Co. Down and then moved to Scotland for work first on the construction of the railroad and then later in the coal mines.  The younger Alexander was born in  Lesmahagow, Lanark, also lived in Carnwath and moved to the US in 1881.  I'm not sure where or when Sarah and Alexander met. 

I'd like to hear from Husulo.

qetuo99

[husulo]

To My cousin GETUO99
   You have joined a Great Group on RootsChat,you will learn much from them.
  I have your GrandParents picture with all the kids,your father and his siblings
 I am Milton W. Irwin aka Husulo
   look forward to your contact
 Milt
  Huntington Beach CA
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