hi Susan
The Fergus family probably was Ferguson before being Fergus for a generation or two. The spelling was changed by the valuation continuation sheets Current PRONI Reference: VAL/12/B/22/19C (1883 - 1893) The name Fergus is crossed out and replaced with Ferguson but with no date. Thereafter you have the Ferguson family recorded in 1901 and 1911 census. Both the census miss the fifth child Isaac b 24 May 1873 Donaghmore .
The family lived in Finnard [Newry] but went to church in Donaghmore. For some reason they didn’t go Ryans Presbtyerian church at 5 Finnard Road and must have walked an hour each way to
Donaghmore Presbyterian church 41 Corcreechy Road heres the google street level view
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.242321,-6.3007187,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sW-Vba99mCgZpn0zvANVshw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656P. Donaghmore
Baptisms, 1804-37 and 1845-1968; marriages, 1845-
1936.
Burials of Presbyterian ministers, 1765, 1771, 1803,
1854 and 1927. MIC1P/129 MIC1/54/2
Exciting news the Ferguson Familyrecords are being constructed at the moment on
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donaghmore1/ferguson/ferrecfd.htmlThe McCracken family are listed as being in Finnard during 1831 to 1837
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donaghmore1/donaghmore/prchdon.html as are the Ferguson in this database
other items noticed
James Fergus Saval More map ref 31 4 acres plus £1pa house from griffith
possible relative of Andrew Fergus the townland is west and very close to Finnard
Possible relative
Name-Andrew Fergus
Event Type-Death
Event Date-1872
Event Place-Newry, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year-1872
Registration District-Newry
Age-85
Birth Year (Estimated)-1787
Volume Number-11
Page Number-465
CITING THIS RECORD
"Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRTG-NZN : accessed 16 January 2016), DEATHS entry for Andrew Fergus; citing Newry, 1872, vol. 11, p. 465, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,586.
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