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They had quite a few kids (8 actually), and my direct ancestor, as noted above, was born in 68, however, all the birth certs I have checked just say Ireland.   

Of the eight kids, three would have been born prior to civil registration was introduced in 1855 - so no records to check for them.  I've seen a couple of the other younger kids's birth certs as I said above, and like Joseph(my Great grand father) they only said Ireland where the parents marriage details should be. I'm going to Scotlands People next week - so will check the other kids birth certs - maybe i'll get a break?!

Perhaps I should re-search the Scottish records again!!

I've also found 2 possibles for the girls on the LDS Family Search site:

both have M'Dermott instead of McDermott

the Ann record is 1867 in the Londonderry district
the Ellen is 1870, in Coleraine district

- I donk know if this is them - but dont know how to take the possibles any further?

How easy is it to order the indexes & records from LDS ??

Hi - I'm new to roots chat - looking for some help!

My GreatX2 Grandparents were :- Hugh McDermott & Eleanor Toner - married 24/8/1868 at Waterside Chapel (London)Derry. - I am lucky to have a copy of the cert - aquired from Roscommon - and they were both resident in the townland of Lismacarol, His father was William McDermott Tailor,her father was Robert Toner, Kilnsman at a Cornmill. 

Hugh & Eleanor moved firstly to Shotts Lanarkshire, Scotland, and shortly afterwards to Omoa/Cleland, also in Lanarkshire. Omoa was an Irish enclave where many of my mum's other relatives were already living!  Their first child, that I can trace being born in Scotland was Roseanne ( laterly Rosina) born in Jan 1971, however they had 2 older children, Annie & Ellen (my direct decendent), who, though given on later census's in Scotland, as having been born in Shotts, are not to be found in the scottish births registers.

So I'm looking for help in tracing Annie (67-68) and Ellen (69-70) in the Derry records.  On the 1881 scottish census there is a 2 year differential in their ages, which may not be correct of course, but that is the basis on which I have estimated the years they might have been born.  It might well be the case that Annie was born illegitimately, and may therfore have been registered as Toner.

I'd really like help in tracing these girls, but also in tracing previous generations.

Hugh's parents were William & Rose Tracy McDermott, and they seem to have followed Hugh & family to Scotland, as they both lived out their lives, and died in Cleland.  Hugh's brother John also died in Cleland.

Eleanor's mother also died in Scotland, in Glasgow, and would appear to have been living close to one of her sons(William), who witnessed her death cert.  However i find no trace of her husband in Scotland, and perhaps his death was one of her reasons for crossing to Scotland.

I know that Hugh's Mcdermott grand parents were another William McDermott, and a Rose McDade, from his father's death cert, and similarly that Ellen Toners parents were Ward (thats all thats given).

I would appreciate any help in tracing these known, and any unknown to me relatives, who might have stayed on in Derry - thanks in advance for all help!

Jane