Elizabeth Thompson

[aghadowey]

Thought marriage certificate would clarify things a bit.
There is a Maine North (Balteagh Parish) and Maine South (Carrick Parish) but not sure about an 'Isle of Main Limavady.'

[betty53]

Took a magnifying glass to it - Isle of Man street Limavady?

Betty

[aghadowey]

Isle of Man Street in Limavady is now William Street- off Captain Villas/Roe Mill Rd & parallel with Ballykelly Road.

[betty53]

Dear aghadowey - have just found it and link can be seen here

www.jochenlueg.freeuk.com/english/streets.htm

It looks as if this might be Wendy Thompson from Canada's brother to her grt grandfather because it is just around the corner from the old Pound st (Protestant St).

This Alexander seems to have been a widower and his second marriage to Elizabeth Marshall.  So where are the children?

Wendy? Over to you at this point because perhaps MY Alexander Thompson lived up country and was not able to read or write but may have owned land at Drumneechy near Bovevagh. 

Exciting stuff.

Betty

[betty53]

Hello Betty....

Have been playing with the BVRI this morning...found this entry re: Alexander Thompson...., you may have this fellow??? but if not could he be yours, better fit date wise?

THOMPSON, Alexander   Birth
   Gender:   Male
   Birth Date:   13 Jan 1871   Birthplace:   998, Newtownlimavady, Derry, Ire
         Recorded in:    Londonderry, Ireland
         Collection:   Civil Registration
   Father:   James THOMPSON
   Mother:   Jane ARBUCKLE
Source:   FHL Film 255810   Dates:   1871 - 1872

>>source BVRI, 1998-2001, disc 12<<<

All the Best
Wendy

Wendy - please read the last couple of entries.

Regards, Betty

[betty53]

Hello folks - whoever is listening (and all are very welcome)

I have just spoken to an older aunt who remembers some family gossip.
Sooo

From marriage cert of Edward Thompson & Jane Bigger 10 Apr 1890 (& he was a widower) - his father was Alexander Thompson (labourer).  This is definitely my great grandfather & grandmother - married in Tamlaghtfinlagen Ballykelly (her church) as he was from Gortgarn Dungiven.

From the other marriage cert of Andrew Thompson & Jane Brown of 28 May 1891 married in Bovevagh (her church) as he was from Drumneechy (about a mile or so away), same father's name of Alexander Thompson (Labourer)

Anyway - he would have been my aunt's great uncle and she remembers the names of the family as Edward, Robert, Andrew, James and sister Jessie.  Low and behold the 2 witnesses on Andrew's marriage cert are Robert & Jessie.

she did not know that her grandfather had been married twice.  Her father James was also a widower and married twice (she is from the 2nd family).

So who was Alexander Thompson then?  My, my - I need a bigger wall here.

Regards
Betty

[aghadowey]

Andrew, Edward & Jane Thompson of Gortnagross, Dungiven signed Ulster Covenant in 1912 (these sound like your family). Listed under Dungiven is also an Edward, Joseph, Martha S.
Daughter's best friend is Thompson from Dungiven and she'll be here tomorrow- if I see her granny tomorrow afternoon will ask if she knows anything about the Thompsons.

[betty53]

Ta muchly - going to bed.  This has been a busy day.  Husband is threatening divorce if I stay on this computer much longer.

Regards
Betty

[Wendl]

Hi betty,

Sorry for the delay in responding...am at work and just checked in to see what is going on.....

Now, my Rachel Livingston(e) who married Robert Thompson, comes from Isle of Man Street in Limavady, her father was Malcomn Livingstone....but here is where things really get interesting...had email last week from a fellow researcher that included entries for a "Maikum and Elizabeth Livingston(e)" from Ballykelly, their children were christened in the  Tamalght Finlagan church of Ireland....these pertain to entries from 1790's and 1800....have also gone thru some older correspondence, Regarding the Thompsons....apparently all the children of Rachel and Robert were baptized Church of Ireland.....in Drumachose...you don't happen to know who Alexander's(the labourer) father is???   Find it interesting that there are so many Thompson's who are widowers??? 

All the best
Wendy