Blake family Aghadowey

[genid]

Ahadowey - you mentioned in past messages you have 1901 and 1911 for parts of Aghadowey - looking for a family of Alexander Blake and wife Sarah Donnelly - I have various townlands - in 1905 in Crockindollag - but I checked this one at Bmena - no Blakes - children all married locally including Col reg off - his son Samuel married Letitia Trolan - no marriage in NI indexes - they jhad one son John born 1905 - moved to Scotland married and died there.
Alex died 1917, Sarah died 1919 - just years only.
Son Robert bc 1879 married Mgt Meehan - he died 1962 - buried in Agh C of I.
Many thanks
David

[genid]

Looking for the family of an Alexander Blake and wife Sarah Donnelly
esp. son Samuel Blake married Letitia Troland - NO marriage in NI indexes.
son John born 1905 in Crockindollagh - but family not in this townland 1901 census.
Sons and daus of Alex all married local people.
Thanks
David

[aghadowey]

Alexander "Sandy" Blakes born c1846 was a butcher and lived in the townaldn of Gorran. Wife Sarah Jane Donnelly born c1851.
Coleraine Chronicle, 22 Jan.1910: "Notice: Sandy Blake, Gorran, Begs to intimate to his Customers and the public that he is carrying on the business of Flesher and Butcher at Gorran. All Orders entrusted to him will have prompt and careful attention."

Son Robert Blakes, Limavady, m.Oct.1910 Margaret "Maggie" McLean (although she seems to have gone by a variety of names).

his son Samuel married Letitia Trolan - no marriage in NI indexes - they jhad one son John born 1905 - moved to Scotland married and died there.

Think you might have this bit wrong. Letitia Blakes, daughter of Sandy and Sarah Jane, married 24 Nov.1909 Main St. (2nd) Presbyterian Church, Garvagh to William James Smyth. However, her son John Blakes, born 31 July 1905, bapt. 9 Oct.1905 at Main St. Presbyterian Church, was the illegitiamte son of Samuel Trolan.

Will look up 1901 census and post it here if you wish.

[genid]

I have a birth cert for John Blake - born in 1905 to Samuel Blake and his wife Letitia Trolan of Crockindollagh- the informant was a letitia Blake the Aunt of Crockindollagh.
So this Aunt Letitia married Smyth im 1909 - I have the MC.
I could finds no marriage for Samuel and Leitita in the NI indexes nor in the Scottish indexes - Samuel appear5s to have been born circa 1881.
But although I can find several other children I cannot find any birth record for him.
So what you are saying is that the Letitia on the BC was in fact Letitia the Aunt as well ?
If so is Samuel a real person ?
I would greatly appreciate any Census or other help you can give.
Many thanks

[genid]

I know Alexander Blake and Sarah Donnelly had a son Alexander - he married Mary Faulkner
Which one is the butcher ?

[aghadowey]

I know Alexander Blake and Sarah Donnelly had a son Alexander - he married Mary Faulkner
Which one is the butcher ?

Sandy Blakes Butcher was married to Sarah Jane Donnelly.

Alexander Blake, son of Alexander & Sarah Jane, labourer, Carrowreagh, married 19 May 1896 Aghadowey Presbyterian Church to Mary Faulkner of Moyletragh.

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   I did a parent search for BLAKE on the IGI and the surname appears to have been BLAKES at that time. Putting BLAKES instead of BLAKE into Emerald Ancestors gets results.

REgards

[aghadowey]

1901 Census- Gorran townland, Aghadowey Parish (all Presbyterian & born Co. Derry)
Sandy Blake (head) 55 married labourer
Sarah Blake (wife) 50 married
Mary Blake (daughter) 23 not married servant
Bessy Blake (daughter) 20 not married (no occupation)
Annie Blake (daughter) 13 not married scholar
James Blake* (son) 1 not married
Jennie Blake** (daughter) 2 months not married

James Blake* born 4 Apr.1900 was actually illegitimate son of daughter Mary Blakes (born 25 May 1877)- she married 1909 John Lowry.

Jennie Blake** born 1901 was actually the illegitimate daughter of Bessy Blakes (also known as Betty, born 20 Apr.1879 at Glencurb townland)- she married 14 Dec.1901 Coleraine Registry Office to Thomas Quigg, scutcher, Crockindolg.

By the time of 1901 census many of Sandy and Sarah Jane's children were already away from home.
Alexander born 1 May 1868 married Mary Faulkner.
Sarah Jane born 7 Aug.1874 married 7 May 1881 Ringsend Presbyterian Church to John McCafferty.
Think this was another of the family: Thomas Blakes born c1865.
May be other children as well.

[genid]

Many thanks Aghadowey.
Does this mean that the Samuel Blake on John Blake's birth certificate was just a 'made up' person for this registration purpose ?  I cannot find a birth certificate for this Samuel Blake - supposed birth circa 1881.
Does the baptismal certificate state all the details for John Blake ?