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My 3X GGrandfather Edward Thompson son of Samuel Thompson (occupation?)and Martha and his wife Mary dau of James Stewart (labourer) and Peggy arrived in Sydney NSW on 3 Oct 1838 on the Parland that departed from Loch Foyle, Derry 3 Jun 1838.
The handwritten immigrant record looks like Edward was a native of the parish of Coleraine (I think) but I cant read the father Samuel's occupation. Martha was also a native of the same parish.
Edward was born about 1817 and married Martha about 1836. They had one son James also born in Derry about 1836.
Can anyone tell me how I might go about locating birth and marriage records for Edward and Mary and James? Their religion was Presbyterian and they could both read and write.