Todds of Limavady

[MarjorieS]

Hi

Yes, Thomas Walker Todd died in Greerstown in 1907.  That is where I grew up and some family members still live in the area.  Thomas Ballantine did die on 9 March 1857.  I haven't seen his will - is it in PRONI?  The only siblings I have for Eleanor Ballantine are William b1805 d1885, Eliza b1810, d1903 (m William Ramage) and Jane (m William Gibson) - do the other ones you mentioned come from the will?

Jane Walker m Thomas Ballantine is not the one who died in 1928.  According to my records, she died on 10/12/1866.  Family tradition has it that she was the great great grand daughter of George Walker, Governor of Derry during the siege and I have a tentative line back to him.

Hannah Cunningham was born 1/1/1849 and died in 1896 in Omagh.  Her parents were Samuel John Cunningham, a farmer of New Buildings and Jane Ferguson.  Hannah was the second of 11 children.

Sarah Jane Hall was born 17/6/1863 in Drumagore, Londonderry and died 31/1/1951 in Greerstown.  Her parents were James Hall of Drumagore and later Rockfield, Burt, Co Donegal and Elizabeth Bond of Disertowen.

She had four children with Thomas Walker Todd:
James Walker Todd b 27/8/1898, d 7/2/1986
Ellen Elizabeth (Nellie) Todd b 6/12/1901, d13/6/1926
John Hall Todd b22/2/1904, d 18/11/1905
Thomas Todd b16/2/1907, d 3/10/1987

James Walker Todd married Mary Steen (Maisie) Watson on 12/6/1933 and they had 7 children
Thomas was the only other one to marry.  He married Ethel Ellen Robinson on 3/10/1950.  They had no children.

Marjorie

[pkincaid]

Yes Thomas Ballantine's Will is online.  You can find it by searching his name at:

http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_WillsCalendar/WillsSearch.aspx

You can use this for other family members as well.  Try simply putting Ardlough in the full abstract box.

[pkincaid]

MarjorieS: Is there any family tradition of relatives moving to Canada in the 1800s?

[pkincaid]

Samuel John Cunningham's (died 19 January 1889, of Primity) Will is also on PRONI.  It mentions wife Jane, daughters Mary Ann and Rebecca, ad sons Andrew, John and David B. (apparently a law clerk in Londonderry).  David's probate is noted on PRONI.  He died on 20 June 1917.

[MarjorieS]

Not to Canada, but Thamas Walker Todd (b 1846, d 1907) had a brother, William, who emigrated to America.  He fought in the American Civil War and was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Bull Run / Manassar on 21/7/1861,  He had two children Mary Jane and William who lived in Elizabethtown, New York.  Mary Jane was a spinster, and in touch with the family until her death in the mid 1950s.

Marjorie

[rmcmurtry]

HI Marjorie,

IN 1880, we find William Todd born Ireland 1840 living is Elizabethtown, Essex Co NY.
William Todd 40 Ireland
Mary A. Todd 32 New York
Eliza A. Todd 13
Catherine Todd 8
John Todd 83 Ireland

Curiously, in 1870, there was another Irish couple living there on the same page of the census as William Todd b 1839
John Todd 70 b Ireland
Jane Todd 60 b Ireland

William Todd 29 b Ireland
Mary A Todd 22 b NY
Lizzey Todd 3 b NY

This William Todd appeared in the 1890 Veterans schedule, confirming his participation in the Civil War:
William Todd, Private, enlisted1861, discharged1863, Home (1890): Elizabethtown, Essex, New York
Company K, 38th Regt NY volunteers, Wounded in Right Side(sp?)

In 1860, we find William living with John and Jane Todd in Lewis, Essex Co NY
John Todd 55 b 1805 Ireland
Jane Todd 55 b 1805 Ireland
William Todd 21 b 1839 Ireland

[sarah]

Topic split as the topic owner is no longer receiving updates on this thread.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=721989.new#new

Sarah

[ToddT]

I have been reading this chat line with interest as I have been attempting to find my Irish ancestors. My great, great grandfather Thomas Richard Todd was born about 1798 in Londonderry; He married an Isabella Willson and emigrated to Canada in 1832. Perusing this chat line it seems that there were a number of Todds in the Limavady-Ballydarrog area, but I don't know if this is the Irish origin of my family.
I would appreciate any assistance in beginning this search as I am new to this process. When I search the name the UK/ Irish census more than two thousand names appear!!
Again I would greatly appreciate any insights from those of you who have already been involved.
Thanks

[sarah]

Hi Todd,

Welcome to RootsChat 

There was a newer reply on the other topic that I had split off from this topic because we have lost contact with Kathleen who was researching this line of the family.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=721989.new#new

Regards

Sarah