John NODDINGS . Seapatrick regd. Banbridge; husband of Sarah Brown ; father of Mary Anne b. 22 Mar 1866 & Alexander b. 15 Apr 1868 & male child b. 18 Nov 1870 CR is the only entry in Ros Davies Co Down website. Has the most detailedmarriage certificate been found
On Genes Reunited website
http://www.GenesReunited.co.uk the Noddings have records from 1526 in North Yorkshire which spread gradually into other northern English counties, then come much later the first irish birth years
1839 Banbridge ...
1846 Belfast County Antri...
1853 Seapatrick ...
1853 Lisburn County Antri...
1853 Banbridge County Dow...
1854 Lisburn County Antri...
1856 Lisburn County Antri...
1868 Lisburn County Antri...
1868 Banbridge County Dow...
1868 Seapatrick, Co Down ...
etc etc I note that where a birth is recorded is sometimes a district etc
However if you want to see more detail you would need to join Genes Reunited
A Christopher Noddings a flax dresser is in the Belfast St directory 1852 at No23....
The Noddings were signing up in the military from Seapatrick from 1870 Noddings have The Noddings in the irish census 1901 numbered 25 all living with Banbridge. That is unusual
The Noddings have been migrating from Londonderry since 1906 or earlier
There are living Noddings in Banbridge
It is a rare name not listed in the Oxford Names companion
Good luck to you all JimG