Henrys of Derry County - Pre 1800

[sam23]

I have Henrys from Derry county who were miners or ag labourers they   moved to Lanarkshire Scotland and married there 1870's.

names:
William.Robert.John.
Also researching Maryann Young.
and Kennedys  of Bovevagh & Lower Cumber,Derry County.

sam23

[DrHenry]

Thanks.  My line was already in the USA by 1800.  What (I think) I am looking for are Henrys in the Limavady-Coleraine corridor during the 100 years (and more) prior to 1800 - and that is information difficult to come by.  No Young or Kennedy info. 

[kingskerswell]

Sam23,
          If you give me some information on your Youngs and Kennedys of Bovevagh I will see what I can find

Regards

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat sam23. Scottish certificates (birth, marriage, death) have far more detail than Irish ones so you should check those for details of parents, exact places in Ireland, etc. first. Scotland also has complete census records while 1901 is 1st complete census for Ireland.

Henry is a common surname in Co. Londonderry and can be Catholic or Protestant. If you give us names and dates and religion it would help us know what's available here in Ireland.

[ginna]

I have a book of the Henry Genealogy  printed in 1922 in Ohio, America
This books records the genealogy of John Henry...who was the second child of  Robert and Mary Henry,who was born in Derry, Ireland.  (all  of the records arein  the US.....a brief mention of one his brothers  who was basically in Canada. Also a brief mention of his son..who sailed for Nova Scotia, began farming and the history ends there.


I'm interested tracing the history further back...there in Ireland.  If anyone has any information to share...that would be great.

Thanks, Ginna

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat, ginna. You haven't mentioned dates of where in Co. Derry but if the Robert and Mary Henry mentioned in your Henry Genealogy are the same as
"Robert Henry, born abt 1730/35.
     his wife was Mary Woodburn, b. 7 Apr 1734
         And her parents were John Woodburn and Mary Boyd"
then you will see that very few records for that period survive and you need to know exactly where the family lived to search for the few records that do still exist.

[DrHenry]

John Henry (1763-1854) was married first to Rachel Henry (abt 1767-1809), my GG GM, daughter of Matthew Henry and Jennie Long of Flower Hill, a small farm on the outskirts of Dirtagh, north of Limavady.  Whether or not there was a blood relationship between the two Henry families is not known.  See The History of the Henry Family of "Flower Hill" Ireland and Their Descendants, 1926, by Margaret Birdenia Henry and Mattie Henry Miller.

[Gortinanima]

The History of the Henry Family of "Flower Hill" Ireland and Their Descendants, 1926, by Margaret Birdenia Henry and Mattie Henry Miller:

Does this book contain much information on the Henry family in Aghanloo
or is a genealogy of the family upon and after arrival in Ireland?

[brushbroomstick]

My gr gr grandfather was James HENRY born c1821 in "Londonderry" and married in 1842 in Newcastle upon Tyne England.

His occupation was "miner" and his marriage certificated gives his father as Thomas HENRY "shoemaker".

I have no idea where in Derry he was from . Is there anyway I can make some progress on trying to find his Irish family?

Irene