Henrys of Derry County - Pre 1800

[maureenms]

hi amazing that is indeed them. Hugh jr died on the day he came from a ww2 german POW camp in the US - killed by a train, so sad. Sarah thee is my grandmother. Is there any way to find out my grandfather's parents and town of birth- I forget the birth/ death date on the grave in Bellerin ( I lived with my grandmother every summer in Derry growing up)
Richard, annie , passed away Richard, in Brooklyn, and Annie in Portrush when she returend after a lifetime in America so that is them.

My grandather had a brother dennis diamond who emigrated to Philadelphia , but Dan returned and bought the farm from the money he made with dennis working on the railroad in Pennsylvania. And to show your work is so life changing - I found a cousin I never knew I had yesterday through info on our grandmother LIzzie Callahan.

If you have any info on Daniel and Dennis Diamond I would be so grateful ( his parents names , DOB) he is buried in the St MAry's churchyard in Bellerin with my grandfather but I think he dies somwhere between 1930-1950
thank you so much@!

[aghadowey]

You'll need either your grandmother's birth certificate or church record of her baptism to get names of both parents. Boleran records aren't online but index to civil registration is- you can look up birth in index then order the certificate.
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1408347

Details on ordering N.I. certificates here-
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,383526.0.html

[kingskerswell]

Maureen,
              With your reply I have reviewed my original post and noticed that I missed the year of Daniel and Sarah Gertrude's marriage. It was 1920. Will have a look for any other information.

Regards

[kingskerswell]

Maureen,
              I am having difficulty locating Bellerin. I am aware of the area known as Bellarena but the RC Church there is St. Aidans. It is in the north of Co. Londonderry bordering on Lough Foyle. Can you or another help?

Regards

[Gortinanima]

Ballerin [Boleran] is on the road from Ringsend to Garvagh,
it is a small village built near a chapel.

[aghadowey]

Ballerin [Boleran] is on the road from Ringsend to Garvagh,
it is a small village built near a chapel.

There are quite a few spellings but it's not a village although there are some more new houses built nearby.

[kingskerswell]

Gortinanima, Aghadowey,
                        Thanks for the directions, I can see it on the Ordnance Survey map with the church on the right as I drive from Ringsend to Garvagh.

Regards

[maureenms]

  When I was growing up there I called it the Irish outback. It is indeed between Garvagh and  Dungiven. The church  on  Bellerin road I think ,before you get to Bradley's general store.

[kingskerswell]

Thanks Maureen.
Regards