David Spence

[Moulin]

Yes, Mary Spence and John Connor married 28 October 1858 at Taughboyne.
Martha Spence, daughter of Alexander Spence and Isabella Elliot was christened at Taugboyne on 13 April 1833. This is my family.

[JACK GEE]

Try this post in Rootschat as Simon007 is researching the same Spence McElhinney line.

United States of America / Re: Spence family - Hoboken in 1920

I have an interest in this conversation and following it closely.  My McClure research has both McElhinney and Elliott attachments.
Happy to chat if McClure turns up in Spence/McElhinney/Elliott research.

Cheers
Jack Gee

[Aspen]

That is interesting as I know that some of my Spence was in Hoboken. However, I have not found a connection to this Spence/McElhinney. My grandmother was McElhinney as well. McClure has married in to the McElhinney family too.

[Moulin]

Try this post in Rootschat as Simon007 is researching the same Spence McElhinney line.

United States of America / Re: Spence family - Hoboken in 1920

I have an interest in this conversation and following it closely.  My McClure research has both McElhinney and Elliott attachments.
Happy to chat if McClure turns up in Spence/McElhinney/Elliott research.

Cheers
Jack Gee

The late Simon Bird (Simon007) is a member of my Spence family, although I never got the pleasure of meeting him. William Spence & Margaret McElhinney were our great-great grandparents. In recent days I have been given details from  an 1821 church census for Killymard Parish Donegal, for an area known as Drumstevlin, concerning a Spence family. There are McLures in this, and a reference to the USA, although most of the names detailed fail to chime fully with me. That is not say there is no connection, just that it hasn’t been established yet.

[Moulin]

Try this post in Rootschat as Simon007 is researching the same Spence McElhinney line.

United States of America / Re: Spence family - Hoboken in 1920

I have an interest in this conversation and following it closely.  My McClure research has both McElhinney and Elliott attachments.
Happy to chat if McClure turns up in Spence/McElhinney/Elliott research.

Cheers
Jack Gee

The late Simon Bird (Simon007) is a member of my Spence family, although I never got the pleasure of meeting him. William Spence & Margaret McElhinney were our great-great grandparents. In recent days I have been given details from  an 1821 church census for Killymard Parish Donegal, for an area known as Drumstevlin, concerning a Spence family. There are McLures in this, and a reference to the USA, although most of the names detailed fail to chime fully with me. That is not say there is no connection, just that it hasn’t been established yet.

DRUMSTEVLIN
SPENCE. Jacob [46] Isobel [45] John [22] Elizabeth [19] George
[16] Jacob [13] James [10]
SPENCE. John [321 Jane Wilson
[30] Married 23/3/1819 Dorothy [1
½] William [22]
SPENCE. David [43] Mary [38]
Catherine [15] John [11] Susan [6]
SPENCE. James [41] Jane [38]
William [16] Sarah [10] Andrew [7]
James [4] Mary [1 ½]
[Present John, Sam, and Lizzie Spence great-grandparents]
WRAY. Joseph [35] Barbara [Spence] [35] Lucy [12] Married < McClure David [8] USA Mary [6]
John [3] died young Barbara [married Billy Spence] Mary married Robert Williamson, father of Edward
WRAY. William [40] Eleanor Stewart 281 David 5 Ann married Williamson.
WRAY. David 76] Lucy Acheson
60] Alexander [22] Lucy Taylor [Lucy Acheson's niece [22] William
12] Isaac ?6 months.

[JACK GEE]

Several McClure/McLure families from Ardara, Mt. Charles, Laghy area. Two clear lines at Tullylagan and Clardrumbarron. I maybe able to help if you list your McLure threads here or as a PM.

Cheers
Jack Gee
[sorry to hear about Simon's passing]

[Moulin]

I’m not aware of any McClures’ in my line, but if I do identify any I’ll report back. There is a clear link to an Elliot family though, as detailed above. Thanks for your offer of assistance. Appreciate it.

[JACK GEE]

Hello Moulin, the above Drumstevlin Census report has a David McClure in it.
As previously stated there are a number of McCLure famillies in the general area.
I have a copy of a 1858 Griffiths Valuation for Mount Charles with a William Spence & Andrew Spence with also a Thomas SpenceR. If you would like a copy send me a PM.
Also if the Elliott and McElhinney threads lead to other Co. Donegal townlands note it in this forum. I have a number of unattached threads on both lines.

Cheers
Jack Gee