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I have searched the Hugh Doherty deaths recorded for Londonderry in the GRO from 1864 to 1883 and the only Hugh who died aged 84, died on 10 Jan 1872.

I was looking for the Hugh who matched the Glendermott tombstone of Hugh Dougherty who died aged 84 and Martha who died aged 73.

This Hugh is therefore likely to be the Hugh who was married to Martha Mitchell and may also be the Hugh Doherty of Crumbkiln in 1831 whose Presbyterian household comprised 2 males & 4 females.

If both are correct then Jane Doherty, daughter of Hugh and Martha, who was born c1838 possibly had 3 older sisters and one older brother born pre 1831.

Although I had hoped this Hugh (now believed to have been born c 1788) was the brother of Henry Dougherty (b c1787)  of Coolkeeragh, I am no longer sure this is the case as the Hugh Dogherty of Coolkeeragh had 4 males and one female in his family in 1831. Of course he may not have been Henry's brother.

I still think there is a close relationship between the Cromkill Doughertys and The Coolkeeragh Doughertys. My 2x gt grandfather, Henry Dougherty of Coolkeeragh, listed 4 males & 4 females in his family in 1831. I forgot to mention one other daughter, Rachael, born c1838 who died 18 Nov 1867 aged 28. So there are several names in common in both families.

I do not know which of Henry's children were born pre 1831 and he did not name any other sons in his will (written 1874) other than my gt grandfather William John Dougherty.  The notice of Rachael's death stated she was the 5th daughter of Henry Dougherty. So at least 4 other daughters were born pre 1839, one of whom would be Martha.





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It is a little while since I last looked at this family and my knowledge of the other Dougherty families is both second hand and scanty but for the sake of keeping track, I had added both Hugh Doherty b c1800 who married Martha Mitchell and Walker Doherty b c1798 of Cromkill to my family tree as siblings of my 2 x gt grandfather Henry Dougherty b1787 of Coolkeeragh.

In my tree I have included a son Hugh born c1834 and died 14 Aug 1911 as the son of Hugh Doherty and Martha Mitchell. Dave Mitchell identified the Jane Doherty (b1838) who married John Semple as another child of this couple. Rachel Doherty born c1845 and died29 Dec 1916 is I believe another in this family.

My grandmother and her twin sister (b1891) were the youngest children of William John Dougherty of Coolkeragh (son of Henry) and Margaret Jane Cole of Mullennan. My grandmother, Wilhelmina Foster Dougherty emigrated to NZ shortly after her marriage in 1921. Mina's twin sister , Violet S B M Dougherty, emigrated to NZ as a widow when in her 80s along with her younger daughter and family. One of Violets daughter's told me that an old Dougherty "Aunt" had left a family farm to Tilly Doak. I have hopefully identified that Aunt as the Rachel Doherty who died in 1916 and Tilly Doak as the Matlilda Semple nee Doak, who married Robert James Semple, son of Jane Doherty and John Semple.

I will separately post what I know of the family of Henry Dougherty of Coolkeeragh my 2 x gt grandfather.

Cheers

Linda (NZ)

I am interested in any McKelvey who connects to John Carey of Toome. I have no idea of how close Toome is to Clough. My family knew about a connection to John Carey and last year I found this was at the level of my 4 x gt grandparents John Ewing of Coolsythe and his wife Mary McKelvey who was born 1798. Their children were claimants on the estate of John Carey as first cousins once removed. The article below identified a McKelvey as related to the mother of John Carey so I believe my Mary McKelvey was his cousin. I do not know anything about her McKelvey family and would like to know if anyone has similar connections.

I did think the most likely family was the John McKelvey of Cranfield in the 1833 Tithes. As I understand it, a John McKelvey of Cranfield was one of the people who helped establish the 2nd Presbyterian Meeting House in Randalstown.

Below is an excerpt from a newspaper about the claims on the estate of John Carey who died 1891.

to bring forward a number of other claimants to the estate of the late John Carey, of Toome. What may eventually ensue is hard to predict, but Frederick Wm. Carey continues to be confident in the success of his efforts. As we previously pointed out he was so successful, when last the matter was before the Master of the rolls in the Dublin Courts, as to displace John McKelvie, by whom a conditional order was obtained on the ground that he was the nearest of kin, but whose relativity was on the maternal side, while Carey’s is on the paternal.

There is a will for a Robert Simpson of Ballyrobert. He mentions a brother George in the USA and half sisters by the name of McComb.