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Thank you for explaining Benjamin and the sourcing the name. Do you have a birth year reference for him?

Sophia Robinson (nee Ruddell Todd?) left a will that names sons Hugh, Richard, and James who were all still in the area. One of Hugh's records includes the middle name of Todd. Her will doesn't mention her daughter Mary who was married and still living in the area so there may have been several other children already provided for and not named in the will.

Newspaper notices all available on British Newspaper Archives or Findmypast, transcriptions by me, please consult originals:

"On the 15th instant, at Drumcree Church, by the Rev Robert Henry, Mr James Todd Carrick, of Richmount, in the county of Armagh, to Isabella, eldest daughter of Mr Thomas Robinson, of Divenny, in said county." (Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 21 Sep 1825)

"On the 3d, at his house in Richmount, near Portadown, after a dedious illness, Mr Thomas Robinson, aged 45 years." (Belfast News Letter, 19 Feb 1830)

"On the 30th ult, at Drumcree Church, by the Rev D Babington, John Walker Redmond, Esq, of Grange, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Thomas Robinson, Esq, of Richmount." (Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 11 May 1840)

"On the 1st March last, at Kyak Phoo, Arracan, India, of fever, Ensign Thomas Robinson, of the 66th Regiment, Bengal NI, Hon FLCS, aged 23 years, son of the late Thomas Robinson, Esq, Devinney, near Portadown." (Northern Whig, 25 May 1843)

"September 14, at Devinney, near Portadown, Sophia, widow of the late Mr Thomas Robinson, aged eighty-eight years." (Northern Whig, 19 Sep 1866)

You mention that you think George Somerville and Margaret Ann Somerville were first cousins but do you have the marriage records for their respective parents? Those would be important for trying to establish the relationship.

The PRONI website has several wills and probate records that look to line up with this family.

There's a will for William Sumeral of Altmore who died 21 Mar 1875. That lines up with a record for a William Summerville in the civil death index aged 60.

The will names his wife as Ellen and his children as John, Samuel, William, Sarah, and Ellen. He also names Robert and Samuel Sumeral of Kilnaslee as brothers.

That William is likely the one on Griffiths Primary who was the only Somerville or variant listed in Altmore so he was probably the father of William who married Mary Moore. But get the marriage record to be sure and to get the extra details that might be useful.

He doesn't name a son Robert but it was common not to name all children who'd been provided for so you need Robert's marriage record to get his father's name.

I hope you're having a lovely trip:)

If you have a good source that one/both came from Keady then you could start investigating the availability of records for that time period. I'm not familiar with that part of Armagh so I don't know what's available.

But I strongly suggest focusing your attention on Canadian records if you haven't already done that. My brief exploration turned up lots of interesting leads.

I know I have that David Gilpin in the research I can't access right now but I think I looked at him because of his wife Lillie Miller of Derrymagowan so I might not have anything more about him. He did get married in Ireland and his marriage record would have his residence at time of marriage and his father's name and occupation so that might be worth getting.

McClelland of Derryadd also sounds familiar and I know I have multiple, interconnected families from Derryadd and the neighbouring townlands who went to Manchester, CT so I'll check on those. There were Wilsons in Derryadd.

If you're also stuck on the Wilson line then I'd suggest tracing that James backwards and forwards. Do you have his birthdate? It sounds like you have a pretty good idea of when he came to the US so you might be able to find a passenger record. Passenger records from that time are often a wealth of information with departure and destination contact names. And he likely would have travelled with a relative or friend. Common names like Wilson are tough so you really need to have details.

I have quite a bit about various Protestant Bloomers in this area.

I believe your James Bloomer was the son of Thomas Bloomer and Elizabeth Cooke found in Creivelough on the 1901 and 1911 Census returns:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Minterburn/Creevelough/1734364/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Minterburn/Creevelough/863846/

You'll see that both James and Thomas were game keepers.

Isabella's parents were Henry Stewart and Sarah McCann. Isabella's eldest daughter Elizabeth wasn't with here parents on the 1901 census because she was with her grandmother Sarah:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Caledon/Churchill_St_/1734236/