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Monaghan / Re: Johnstons & Grahams of Cormoy, Aghabog parish
« on: Tuesday 28 July 15 23:07 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Hallmark,
I think the Thomas Johnston of Glennan I am looking for was church of Ireland . The Harpurs were from Gorestown which I think is co Tyrone.
I have lots of photo's of graves in Moy and Killyman and I think possibly Galbraith and Thomas Johnstons parents may have been from Derrygally.
I will take another look at the graves in Monaghan and see if I can find a C of I graveyard

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Monaghan / Re: Johnstons & Grahams of Cormoy, Aghabog parish
« on: Monday 27 July 15 00:29 BST (UK)  »
I remember seeing that record just recently, I have had so much information recently I'm getting confused.So I need to start keeping a file instead of info written down randomly on bits of paper.
I'moff to bed now and I will get back to this in the morning
thanks again
Sandra

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Monaghan / Re: Johnstons & Grahams of Cormoy, Aghabog parish
« on: Sunday 26 July 15 23:36 BST (UK)  »
I can't understand why john would be abbreviated to jno?? If I scanned this bit in the will is there anyway I could upload it for someone else to have a look at it.??
 I think Thomas Henry Harpur was my Gx2 grandmothers nephew ie Maria's cousin I will look it up on my tree. It would be great if I could find a street directory or something for that time but I think the census records would have been destroyed.
There was a James and a Thomas Johnston in Knappa and a daughter who married a Galbraith from Omagh !! but I can't fit people into dates that match.
Your help has been great. I feel I have made progress already. 

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Monaghan / Re: Johnstons & Grahams of Cormoy, Aghabog parish
« on: Sunday 26 July 15 22:41 BST (UK)  »
I'm not sure what jno would stand for, the first letter could possibly be a j but the second definitely looks like a h and the third an o. I have come accross lots of spelling mistakes in the census etc so I am keeping an open mind. We even had an Armar but odd names tend to make the search easier, especially when the surname is Johnston.
I will take a look at the map to get a better idea where other Johnstons might have lived.
I know Maria was living at 4 Warrington Place in Dublin before her marriage so I wondered if she was staying with relatives.Of course she might have been staying with her mothers relatives as her mother died in Dublin.
I appreciate all the help so far.
The will 1889 in Dublin was interesting(thank you for the link) I had heard stories that my grandfather was treated badly re inheritance. The original will left everything to Margaret for her lifetimeand then it was to be divided between all the children equally. But my great grandfather died before the second will. I don't know why the girls didn't get anything and William was in an asylum. Edward was supposed to have left everthing to charity because he didn't want the family to squabble over it . In his will his beneficiary was Henry Mann  secretary of the commercial union assurance co. My Gx2 grandmothers mother was Lillias Mann. I don't know if there is a relationship there.

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Monaghan / Re: Johnstons & Grahams of Cormoy, Aghabog parish
« on: Sunday 26 July 15 10:33 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Annie, I didn't expect such a prompt reply so I didn't put a lot of detail in my post.
I have a photocopy of Galbraith (sen) will which I got at PRONI.
I have been to Moy several times and photographed his tombstone in the church of Ireland graveyard. Unfortunately the church records were dumped by a cleaner so I was not able to find out if this is where he was baptised or married.
I read his will about 2 years ago and thought I had found a lead when he put his two executors as " my brother in law  David Richardson Goodlatte of Salem Lodge " it looked more like "Goodlast" but I have researched his family thinking he must have been my Gx2 Grandmothers brother. About a month ago I got information through another family tree that actually David Richardson Goodlatte's wife Amelia Harpur and Margaret were sisters , which technically makes DR Goodlatte my Gx2 Grandmothers brother in law.
I thought I would have more trouble tracing her than Galbraith.
The second exec. was "my brother Thos. of Glenn?an. I had difficulty making this out as it looked like Tho with the end of the o going up into a little s and then a . There was a gap after Glenn and then two letters which looked like an
What I know about Galbraith is he married Margaret Harpur about 1824 (another family tree)
Of his six children Galbraith (jun) moved to Knockbreda in Belfast married Isabella Dickson and had about six children , one was my grandfather Thomas.
William was unmarried and died 26/12/1904 in Omagh lunatic asylum where he spent the last 27 years of his life.He was buried with his parents.
Edward was a minister. He was unmarried . He performed is sister Margaret's wedding in Hoath church in co Dublin. In 1900 his address was The Vicarage, Westgate, Co Durham
He died in Bangor co Down in 1919 and is buried with his parents
Maria married William Forest Mclinton in St.Peters in Dublin. She died in Bangor co Down in1919(according to another family tree)  and is buried with her husband and a son aged 18 in a grave beside her parents.
Elizabeth also married in Dublin.
Galbraith died in 1851 at the age of about 58. The name on his tombstone is Lieutenant Galbraith Johnston. Margaret died in Lucan (Dublin).
There are some articles in The Armagh guardian about Galbraith one states he was re-elected as Chairman of the town commission in 1845.
I hope I have included all relevant info I have a lot more. I think Galbraith's mothers maiden name might have been Galbraith and his father could have been William, Edward, Thomas, or less likely James ,Alexander, Samuel.
I would be very grateful for any advice . 

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Monaghan / Re: Johnstons & Grahams of Cormoy, Aghabog parish
« on: Saturday 25 July 15 20:37 BST (UK)  »
my greatx2 grandfather from moy co tyrone mentioned his brother Thomas Johnston of Glenn an in his will, I have been searching for years for his parents not knowing about his brother, so I have not been looking at co Monaghan. I don't know if Glennan is anywhere near Clones but my Gx2 grandfather was called Galbraith Johnston and he was chairman of the town commission you would think it would be fairly easy to find his parents.He was church of Ireland married Margaret Harpur and had at least 6 children, Galbraith,William, Edward,Maria, Elizabeth, and Margaret.
Does anyone even know where Glennan is????

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