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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Todds of Limavady
« on: Sunday 06 January 13 16:25 GMT (UK)  »
Not to Canada, but Thamas Walker Todd (b 1846, d 1907) had a brother, William, who emigrated to America.  He fought in the American Civil War and was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Bull Run / Manassar on 21/7/1861,  He had two children Mary Jane and William who lived in Elizabethtown, New York.  Mary Jane was a spinster, and in touch with the family until her death in the mid 1950s.

Marjorie

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Todds of Limavady
« on: Sunday 06 January 13 14:58 GMT (UK)  »
Hi

Yes, Thomas Walker Todd died in Greerstown in 1907.  That is where I grew up and some family members still live in the area.  Thomas Ballantine did die on 9 March 1857.  I haven't seen his will - is it in PRONI?  The only siblings I have for Eleanor Ballantine are William b1805 d1885, Eliza b1810, d1903 (m William Ramage) and Jane (m William Gibson) - do the other ones you mentioned come from the will?

Jane Walker m Thomas Ballantine is not the one who died in 1928.  According to my records, she died on 10/12/1866.  Family tradition has it that she was the great great grand daughter of George Walker, Governor of Derry during the siege and I have a tentative line back to him.

Hannah Cunningham was born 1/1/1849 and died in 1896 in Omagh.  Her parents were Samuel John Cunningham, a farmer of New Buildings and Jane Ferguson.  Hannah was the second of 11 children.

Sarah Jane Hall was born 17/6/1863 in Drumagore, Londonderry and died 31/1/1951 in Greerstown.  Her parents were James Hall of Drumagore and later Rockfield, Burt, Co Donegal and Elizabeth Bond of Disertowen.

She had four children with Thomas Walker Todd:
James Walker Todd b 27/8/1898, d 7/2/1986
Ellen Elizabeth (Nellie) Todd b 6/12/1901, d13/6/1926
John Hall Todd b22/2/1904, d 18/11/1905
Thomas Todd b16/2/1907, d 3/10/1987

James Walker Todd married Mary Steen (Maisie) Watson on 12/6/1933 and they had 7 children
Thomas was the only other one to marry.  He married Ethel Ellen Robinson on 3/10/1950.  They had no children.

Marjorie

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Todds of Limavady
« on: Sunday 06 January 13 08:29 GMT (UK)  »
Hello

Thomas Walker Todd of Castlemellon, Co Tyrone is my great grandfather.  My father did a lot of work on his family history in the 1980s/90s and I am trying to follow up any leads.  Thamos married twice - first Hannah Cunningham (I am not aware of any children from this marriage) and then Sarah Jane Hall.

Thomas's father was James Todd who married Eleanor Ballantine from Ardlough.  Eleanor's parents were Thomas Ballantine and Jane Walker.  James's parents were, we think Stephen Todd and Jane ?.  This may be the same Stephen of whom it was reported in the Strabane Morning Post of Tuesday 10 January 1837
"On Thursday last, we understand, some persons attacked the house of Stephen Todd, Castlemellon, near this town; and on a woman opening the door, she was struck with a stone and fell.   Todd, seeing his servant knocked down, was preparing to load his gun for protection, when one of the party fired into the house, and shot him.  He survived until Saturday, when he expired."

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Kirkcudbrightshire / Re: parents of William Milligan born 10 Nov 1776
« on: Saturday 15 September 12 18:08 BST (UK)  »
Trudy

My husband's 4xgreat grandfather was a William Milligan, married to Janet Hornell.  Their son, Gavin was born in Kirkbean in 1800 (parents names from his death certificate).  It seems a coincidence that 2 William Milligans around the same age married Hornells in the same area and wonder whether they are connected - do you have any information on this?

Unfortunately we have not yet traced William's parents, so can't help with your query.

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Kirkcudbrightshire / Re: McCoskry's Rhonehouse (Keltonhill)
« on: Thursday 16 August 12 22:35 BST (UK)  »
Whinchat

I have Mary Coskrie's death as 18/2/1876 age 70 at St Marys Street, Kirkcudbright.

Gavin Milligan d 23/5/1886 in Kirkcudbright age 86.  His parents were William Milligan and Janet Hornell.

My husband is descended from their son Gavin Milligan.

Happy to share any information - drop me a PM.

Marjorie

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Kirkcudbrightshire / Re: McCoskry's Rhonehouse (Keltonhill)
« on: Thursday 16 August 12 17:37 BST (UK)  »
Winchat

I have a copy of Mary's death record from Scotland's People which shows her father as Allan Coskrie and her mother as Margaret Herries which more or less ties on to the tombstone in Tongland.

Marjorie

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Kirkcudbrightshire / Re: McCoskry's Rhonehouse (Keltonhill)
« on: Wednesday 15 August 12 21:39 BST (UK)  »
Riddler

Samuel McCoskery is also my husband's 5 x Great grandfather, through Mary's son Gavin Milligan.  Would be interested in sharing any information with you.

Marjorie

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Ayrshire / Re: Blackwood family Ayrshire
« on: Sunday 22 July 12 08:09 BST (UK)  »
Hi

My husband is descended from James Blackwood and Christina Heron's daughter, Christina, who was born in 1859 and we have just started looking into this side of things.  We would be willing to share information with you.  I think James's age in his death record is 10 years out as it doesn't tie in with either 1851 or 1861 census, and it would put him too young for having children when the first few were born.

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Fermanagh / Re: rexter family
« on: Sunday 15 January 12 08:26 GMT (UK)  »
Hello

I have recently found out that my husband's 3 x great grandmother was a Mary Ann Rexter.  I know from the 1861 census that she was born in Ireland around 1828 and her parents were Thomas Rexter and Catherine Rooney.  She married James Elliott (b c 1824) who was a shoemaker and they had at least two children in Ireland, William b c 1846 and Robert b c 1851 before moving to Glasgow and having 4 further children.  Do any of these names fit in with your research?  Would be good to find where in Ireland they came from.

Thanks

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