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Re: newspaper archives for londonderry
« Reply #18 on: Sunday 31 August 14 08:52 BST (UK) »
Thomas Thompson was the executor of a couple of the Dougherty wills so I got his bio from somewhere to explain who he was. Not any relation that I know of, just that my family were Presbyterian from Glendermott.

The originator of this thread does include Thompson in their list of families though, which is why I mentioned him.

I also have just seen a Nixon Ross Lowther b1872 son of James Lowther and Sarah Hunter who may also be of interest to the original poster. James Lowther was I think the son of James Lowther of Lisdillon and brother to John Lowther who married Catherine Dougherty.

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Re: newspaper archives for londonderry
« Reply #19 on: Thursday 04 September 14 15:58 BST (UK) »

Hi
On the subject of newspaper archives can anyone tell me how far back the Library archives goes for both Sentinel and Journal looking for info around 1890.
Thanks 
J

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Re: newspaper archives for londonderry
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 04 September 14 16:04 BST (UK) »
Hi,
   I have a record of Sentinel BMDs from 1829 - 1869.

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Stewart, Irwin, Morrison, Haslett, Murrell - Dungiven area Co. Londonderry
Browne, Barrett -Co.Armagh
Neil, Smyth _Co. Antrim

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Re: newspaper archives for londonderry
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 04 September 14 16:18 BST (UK) »
Thank you.
That's 1 day covered when I next visit home.
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Re: newspaper archives for londonderry
« Reply #22 on: Friday 03 April 15 11:37 BST (UK) »
Attention -Kingskerwell

You mention have an archive of Londonderry Sentinel BMD's - would people who lived out in rural Tyrone put stuff in there? Or was there an Omagh newspaper?

I am looking for a Joseph McIver/McIvor born 1838 +/- one year whose parents were Daniel and ? of Brackey

and a Letitia LYONS  parent Robert who was born c 1844 .

Joseph McIver and Letitia LYONS were married 27 Oct 1859 in Drumnakilly Church (Holy Trinity)

Thanks for any help you can give. The Irish family history is hard work and so many records were burned ...

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Re: newspaper archives for londonderry
« Reply #23 on: Friday 03 April 15 13:23 BST (UK) »
Sorry Janet, I cannot find a record of either of them in BMD records. I can confirm your marriage date and church.

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Stewart, Irwin, Morrison, Haslett, Murrell - Dungiven area Co. Londonderry
Browne, Barrett -Co.Armagh
Neil, Smyth _Co. Antrim

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Re: newspaper archives for londonderry
« Reply #24 on: Saturday 04 April 15 02:50 BST (UK) »
I will try a real gamble - I would love to find their parents marriages or even their births.
Joseph McIver is c 1838 with parent - Daniel
Letitia Lyons is c 1844 (she was only 15 at marriage) with parent Robert.

I have found absolutely nothing about mothers - possibly one is a Mary

Any help gratefully accepted.

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Re: newspaper archives for londonderry
« Reply #25 on: Saturday 04 April 15 09:22 BST (UK) »
Once again Janet, no marriages for the fathers' names in the Londonderry Sentinel.

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Stewart, Irwin, Morrison, Haslett, Murrell - Dungiven area Co. Londonderry
Browne, Barrett -Co.Armagh
Neil, Smyth _Co. Antrim

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Re: newspaper archives for londonderry
« Reply #26 on: Saturday 04 April 15 11:41 BST (UK) »
thank you. It was worth a try. What about deaths for any of the family? Robert Lyons is possibly the 1886 one (October).

Is there a paper closer to Termonmaguick? That would more likely have something. My impression is that when you were 'out in the country' areas in Ireland in mid-1800's you were struggling to survive and so recording things and newspapers were far away even if physically they weren't far at all. Whereas in Aust/NZ there were far more BMD and ad's in papers at the same time