wilson douglas/nancy forrest londonderry married 1872

[jimbo13]

Trying to trace my ggf Wilson Douglas married Nancy Forrest in Coleraine Londonderry 1872, does anyone have any information on them.

[Elwyn Soutter]

Have you a copy of the 1872 marriage certificate? It should give you some information with which to trace the 2 families back.

This seems to be them in 1901:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Lislane/Terrydoo_Walker/1526526/

& in 1911:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Coleraine/Crosslane/589468/

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   They were married in Ringsend Presbyterian Church which is in Coleraine District but about 5 miles South-west of the actual town.

Regards

[dathai]

1911 census of  10 Terrydoo
Isabella Douglas age 69 Aunt
James Douglas age 48 Head of household a widower
John Douglas age 34 cousin most likely son of Wilson and Nancy.

1901 census of 4 Terrydoo
James Douglas age 25 a widower living alone.

[dathai]

4 births showing for the couple on Family Search ,Birth and Baptisms 1698 1881.
William 9 Oct 1872 ,Newtownlimavady.
John 15 July 1875, Londonderry.
James 19 may 1878,Drumashore?
Rachel Anne 27 Feb 1881 ,Drumachose?

[aghadowey]

From Ringsend Presbyterian Church marriage register-
12 Jan.1872, Wilson Douglas, full age, bachelor, farmer, Ballycram, son of Wm Douglas, farmer, to Nancy Forrest, full age, spinster, Terrydoo, daughter of John Forest, farmer. Witnesses: William Henry, Nancy Henry.

[dathai]

see RootsChat for tuesday 10 feb 2009. ''Douglas of Ballycrum/Ballynahery posted by Drumalief. gives family tree for Wilson Douglas.

[jimbo13]

Thank you everyone for all the infomation on William Douglas/Nancy Forrest.

[dathai]

this should interest you as posted by Aghadowey this morning on the Elizabeth Weir topic on the Antrim board, ''www.ireland genealogy.com'' pension applications ,entered Wilson Douglas and these 3 names came up,Martha Hutchison,Elizabeth Gordon,John Douglas also entered the name Forrest and got a few hits,might be worth investigating.