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Offline Lumsdon

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The Ferry family
« on: Sunday 26 March 17 19:24 BST (UK) »
Can anyone help me  to identify where in Ireland my ancestors came from? They were called Ferry or Ferrie. I believe that the came to England from Armagh but their names are typical of Donegal. They arrived in England-Newcastle upon Tyne between the mid 1850"s and the late 1860's.

My great-great grandparents were called James and Margaret Ferry. Margaret was born around 1797.James was dead before 1871.
I believe that they had the following children
Hugh
Daniel b1836
Ellenor ELLA b1834
James B 1842.
They had links to Oban and were probably of Scottish origin.
They may have had French Huguenot ancestors.
I would greatly appreciate any help anyone can give me.

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Re: The Ferry family
« Reply #1 on: Monday 27 March 17 15:30 BST (UK) »
Have you found them in any census in England and what religion were they?

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Re: The Ferry family
« Reply #2 on: Monday 27 March 17 15:55 BST (UK) »
Two Ferry surnames appeared in Armagh at time of the Griffiths Valuation c1864.

FERRY  James, was in LEVALLEGLISH townland, LOUGHGALL parish           
FERRY  John, was in BALLYTRUE townland, KILMORE parish
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Re: The Ferry family
« Reply #3 on: Monday 27 March 17 15:58 BST (UK) »
"Trees without roots fall over!"
 
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Re: The Ferry family
« Reply #4 on: Monday 27 March 17 15:59 BST (UK) »
A James and Mary Ferry appear as sponsors to a baptism in the Loughgall RC records in 1847:

http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Armagh/ChurchRecords.htm

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Re: The Ferry family
« Reply #5 on: Monday 27 March 17 16:03 BST (UK) »
The Patrick of the 1901 and 1911 census died 31st March, 1913.

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Re: The Ferry family
« Reply #6 on: Monday 27 March 17 16:04 BST (UK) »
Quote from: eileenwilson on Monday 27 March 17 15:30 BST (UK)
Have you found them in any census in England and what religion were they?

as eileenwilson has indicated, some more details and sources of info would be helpful.
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Re: The Ferry family
« Reply #7 on: Monday 27 March 17 16:09 BST (UK) »
The 1861 Census in Heworth, Co. Durham shows a Daniel Ferry, aged 25, unmarried, born Ireland, working as a chemical labourer.  A Daniel Ferry shows up in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne electoral lists by 1872.  In the 1881 census, there is a James Ferry, born about 1843 in Ireland, also working as a chemical labourer living in Heworth, Co. Durham.  He has a small son, also named Daniel.

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Re: The Ferry family
« Reply #8 on: Monday 27 March 17 16:16 BST (UK) »
Thank you all so much. I have much information about the immediate  family once they are in England but it is their Irish origins I am chasing. I have also traced Ella in USA but unfortunately her family do not know her place of origin in Ireland. The family were Roman Catholic. I will pursue the links outlined below. I have a distant cousin whose DNA matches mine who is from Donegal
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