Hamilton/Young Marriage - Possibly Aughnacloy?

[hamiltonhunt]

Looking for marriage for David HAMILTON (b c1797, d Dec 1867) and Catherine YOUNG (b c1798, d Aug 1886), both buried in Ballygawley Presbyterian Church Graveyard. Married sometime before 1830, according to birthdates of identified children: William, b c1830; Samuel, b Mar 1832, Ballygawley (according to family info), Margaret c1833, John c1837, David b Feb 1837, and Elizabeth b Jun 1840. Possibly others?

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[Elwyn Soutter]

If the couple married in Ballygawley Presbyterian, their marriage records only start in 1842 so you may not find any record of the marriage. However tradition was to marry in the bride's church, so where the children were baptised is not always the same church as where they couple married.

[hamiltonhunt]

Unsure where Catherine was born. That's part of what I am trying to uncover.

I believe the records for Aughnacloy Church start earlier and had hoped they would be there? Estimated marriage date of anywhere between 1819-1830.

I suspect if they followed naming conventions, based on identified children, her father's name may have been Samuel and her mother's Margaret, but I'm not sure I've been able to identify all the children. However, David would have been 32 when his first son, William, was born, and Catherine 31, so I suspect there were older children.

Would anyone have access to PRONI?

[aghadowey]

There are some earlier records for Aughnacloy Presbyterian Church (PRONI MIC1P/38) but gaps-
Baptisms, 1812-27 and 1830-1977; indexes to baptisms, 1812-42
Marriages, 1812-24, 1830-41 and 1845-1911; indexes to marriages, 1812-41