Luting/ Lurton/Lorton of Tamlaghtard/Magilligan

[killin09]

I am researching my ancestors named Lurting who in the 1700's lived in Tamlaghtard /Magilligan Co.Derry.and were quite a prominent family at this time. I have copies of the wills of John Lurting dated 1733 and his son Henry Lurting's will dated 1786. I believe they were not a very big clan. In the 1800's they were in Newtown, Limavady and were called Lurton. The family seemed to have moved to Coleraine, or that district, as in 1868 Wm. Lurton my G.Grandfather married a Nancy Gibson there.( I believe his brother Henry, also married a Hessey Campbell in Coleraine in 1857.) I notice on Wm's. marriage certificate that his father, James Lurton was a solider, so maybe the family moved around Derry? --- I also found a record of a James Lurton born Magilligan 1782 who was also a solider and I wondered if he might be Wm. Lurton's Grandfather?
I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has come across these surnames in their reseach, or anyone who can give me any advice or help.

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   On 2 Feb 1759 John Lurting, son of Henry Lurting and his wife Rebecca, was baptized in Magilligan Church of Ireland. In the 1740 Survey of Protestant Householders there was a Mrs Lurting living in the townland of Carnowry.
   I think that I have further information in my notes which I will dig out later.

Regards

[killin09]

Thank you so much Kingskerwell for your prompt reply and the information of John's birth in 1759. I would be most grateful for any further information you may have in your notes.
I believe the Mrs Lurting living in the Townland of Carnowry is Catherine Lurting widow of John whose testament is dated 08/01/1733 and mother of Henry and Catherine.

I did find a burial in April 1749 for a Sarah Lurting wife of Henry and believe she could have been his  wife before he married Rebecca.

Thank you again, your help is much appreciated.

[aghadowey]

I'll also have a look in my Coleraine files but in the meantime a few bits from www.familysearch.org:
William Lurton (c1791-1866 Limavady district) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FRPV-82Q
Anne Lurton (c1820-1877 Limavady district) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FR18-83B

Henry Lurton, son of James, m.1857 Coleraine district to Hessy Campbell
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGC6https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FR18-83B-L67

William Lurton, son of James, m.1868 Coleraine district to Nancy Gibson
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGZP-NLC

James Lurton (born c1782 'Derry') Chelsea Pensioners' Service record
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGZP-NLC

[aghadowey]

Did your family leave the area by 1901? There's only one Lurton, a William Lurton, in 1901 and 1911 census-
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Benone/Doagh_s_Lower/1523435/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Benone/Doaghs_Lower/594399/

[aghadowey]

A Henry Lurton mentioned here- bit confusing as is says "Transcription of 1761 Militia List continues as follows:" and then "A  Regiment of Foot arrayed in 1756"
http://www.torrens.org.uk/ListArchives/4qd-bannvalley/2002-May.txt

This may refer to the same source-
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ADAIR/2005-02/1107653017

Elizabeth Lurting of Tamlaghtard, daughter of Lt.John, married 1808 William Wilson:
http://thepeerage.com/p51658.htm

Maria Lurting married 1828 James Reynolds:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/e/i/Carol-A-Reigard-OH/PDFGENE14.pdf
http://genforum.genealogy.com/reynolds/messages/11985.html

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
  Two more baptisms for Children of Henry Lurting and his wife Rebecca.
24 Sept 1760 - William
20 Nov 1762 - Catharine

Regards

[killin09]

Thank you for all the information.
I replied straight away to your question of "Did the family move away from Ireland", But unfortunately I do not see my reply posted and I fear you may not have received it?

The family appear on the 1881 census living in Johnstone Scotland. They have though changed their surname to Norton. Only Thomas Norton b. 1875 Ireland, my husbands grandfather, is at home with his parents. Their eldest son is on a later census as Robert Lurton Norton. I have never been able to find a birth record for Thomas.

It appears that there was a big exedous from Ireland as also in Johnstone are Nancy ( nee Gibson)  parents Thomas Gibson and Dorethea Kant  Nancy's brother Samuel Gibson and his wife.

It's looking very much as if the Lurtings/Lurtons were military people as Wm Lurton has on his marriage cert' of 1868 that his father James Lurton was a solider and if, as I am beginning to believe, the James Lurton b. Magilligan 1782 was his grandfather, he was a Chelsea pensioner. WO97.

I did write to Bobby Forrest after hearing he had written a book on Scots/Irish origins and he informed me that the Lurtings/Lurtons were a small clan. He also told me that the C of I Tamlaghard (Derry diocese) records are on Microfishe in PRONI  BAP  1817-18  1831-9    MAR 1820-6  1832-4  Burials 1824-9  1832-4  1837-44  1844-1961.

Do you know if the Mormon Chruch would have a copy of this Microfishe? If they do, I could send to Salt Lake City for a copy to be sent to the Wellington Genealogy Department , where I could then go and look at it.

Thank you so much for your help

[aghadowey]

I did write to Bobby Forrest after hearing he had written a book on Scots/Irish origins and he informed me that the Lurtings/Lurtons were a small clan. He also told me that the C of I Tamlaghard (Derry diocese) records are on Microfishe in PRONI  BAP  1817-18  1831-9    MAR 1820-6  1832-4  Burials 1824-9  1832-4  1837-44  1844-1961.

Do you know if the Mormon Chruch would have a copy of this Microfishe? If they do, I could send to Salt Lake City for a copy to be sent to the Wellington Genealogy Department , where I could then go and look at it.

The church records are on microfilm (not microfiche) in PRONI and you can check the online LDS catalgoue for holdings.