Nelson family of Gortnamoyagh

[Bannerman]

Scotmum

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[B J Peak]

Hi Hugh,

You must be Raymond Sutherland's son.  I'm researching my husband Wayne Sutherland's genealogy.  His father was James Nelson Sutherland, Raymond's older brother, therefore you two are cousins although I believe you have never met. Margaret had a daughter by her first husband.  I have found no marriages for Samuel, George or John, Samuel died 1942, George died 25 Dec 1969, John died 1967.  I hope to find a way of sending you our email address without advertising it to the world so that I can give you information about living people.

Regards BJ Peak

[B J Peak]

Thank you Scotmum, I thought I might be lucky to still make contact with jeanhemm.  I shall follow the other post you recommended shortly.

Thanks also to Bannerman for the hint about reading Hugh's white writing.

B J Peak

[scotmum]

Scotmum

Drag the mouse cursor through the white text and it turns blue.

I know, but thanks anyhow. 

[scotmum]

I hope to find a way of sending you our email address without advertising it to the world so that I can give you information about living people.
Regards BJ Peak

If H Sutherland comes back and makes a couple of more posts, you can then both use the Private Message (PM) system, accessed from the little 'letter' symbol to left of every post (under your name and details).

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[B J Peak]

Thank you Scotmum, as a novice to RootsChat I am grateful for all such hints.  B J Peak

[H Sutherland]

Hi BJ, Google me and add nz suffix.

[jeanhemm]

Hi Jean

A David Nelson, farmer, of Gortnamoyagh had a son George who married Fanny Ann Dunlop at Moneydig Presbyterian Church on 27 Jul 1876.  They left Clyde on the "Oamaru" on 23 Sep 1876 and arrived in Otago, New Zealand on 16 Dec 1876.  If he is part of the family you are researching I would like to swap my New Zealand information for your Irish information.

B J Peak

Hi BJ

Not sure where George fits in but it would be interesting to find out.  I've ony working on the Bann Valley records will go and have another look.

[aghadowey]

Marriage: 27 July 1876 Moneydig Presbyterian Church, George Nelson, farmer, Gortnamoyagh, son of David Nelson, farmer, to Fanny Anne Dunlop, Claragh, daughter of Samuel Dunlop, farmer. Witnesses: Margaret Blair, Andrew Wilson.

A George Nelson was witness to marriage of Alex Chambers & Mary Anne Nelson of Gortnamoyagh, daughter of David Nelson, 2 Mar.1876 at First Garvagh Presbyterian Church- other witness Nancy Chambers.

Unfortunately there's a large gap in 1st Garvagh baptisms during the period George Nelson was born.