Ballyrashane Marriage Faulds or Kean

[nmcasey]

Could someone  confirm a marriage between a "William John Evans" and a "Mary Ann Faulds" or a "Mary Ann Kean"

The marriage was on the 28th June 1854 in the Parish of
Ballyrashane County of Londonderry Ireland.

The reason for the confusion, on the marriage of one of the daughters in Scotland the maiden name of the mother was given as "Kean".

William and Mary Ann Evans had a number of Children in Ireland but two in Scotland but both times they stated the mothers name as "Mary Ann Foulds"

Regards
Nc

[Elwyn Soutter]

I can't see marriage in the Irish civil marriage index that matches these names and date. What denomination were they?

[aghadowey]

Religion will be the crucial thing here. Civil registration of Catholic marriages began 1864 and registeration of non-Catholic marriages, including registry office, began in 1845.
The marriage didn't take place in Ballyrashane Presbyterian Church but 'parish' would usually just refer to Church of Ireland or Roman Catholic churches.

[aghadowey]

I do have details of a family from the North Antrim area who used the spelling Faulds (as well as Fall, Falls and Faul). An Alexander Faulds (c1806-1881/5), son of William Fall, married Mary Kane but his daughter Mary Ann was born c1845. Alexander married 2nd Mary Evitch in 1849. Alexander stayed in the Portrush, Co. Antrim area but some of his family moved to Scotland.

[dfaulds]

Hiya, just registered and found this post. I am directly related to Alexander Faulls and Mary Kane through their son John who moved to Ayrshire and then Glasgow. I already have Alexander's and Mary Evitch's marriage, their son John / Mary Belford's marriage cert - my line, daughter Nancy / James Kelly marriage cert, and daughter Margaret / Archibald McMullen marriage cert. Do you have any more information on Alexander? I know from his marriage cert that his father's name was William, but after that I'm stuck.
Regards

[aghadowey]

The marriage certificate of Alexander & Mary (1849) lists Alexander and his father William as FALL. You need to consider all variations of the surname (Fall, Faul, Faulds, etc. and possibly the very common North Antrim surname McFall/McFaul) but it might be very difficult to find further records.

[dfaulds]

thanks anyway

[dfaulds]

Dear Aghadowey, Just came across this message again, and on re-reading noticed that you have details of Mary Ann Falls being born around 1845. Do you have any more details of this and of any other children to Alexander Fauls (various spellings) and Mary Kane or to his second wife Mary Evitch. They were all protestant.

[aghadowey]

Unfortunately my files are all packed away at the moment.