Doherty/Bell/Thompson. Aghadowey, Magherafelt.

[abunile]

Hi,
I my gggrandfather was James Doherty he was married to Sarah Bell in Aghadowey C of I on 1st August 1890.

To my knowledge they had three children Dorothy c1891,William c1884, and my grandfather Robert 1898, the family moved to Greenock Scotland around 1900.

James Doherty's parents were Robert Doherty and Elizabeth Thomson.

I have no other information on the Doherty family, and zero on the Bell and Thomson families.

Any help in finding out more on the three families would be great.

If any body connects I have good information from the Greenock side of the family after James Sarah et al arrived in 1900.

Thanks to everybody who looks

Abunile

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat. Do you know where James Doherty and Sarah Bell were living at the time of their marriage? I have lots of local information but there were so many Doertys in the Aghadowey area it would help to have a townland to start with.

[abunile]

I'm afraid thats all the solid information I have of the Doherty/Bell whereabouts.

I have found the possible will of Robert Docherty (James father) That shows a DOD of 10/05/1893, on this James Docherty is the executor, and townland is Hunters Glebe. This is unsubstanciated info at the moment but it could help!?

I thank you for your help.

Abunile

[abunile]

Hi Folks,

Some further information I have just received via marriage certs is the following:

 James Doherty(Father Robert) was living in Gortin, Aghadowey at the time of marriage.
 Sarah Bell was living in Magherfelt, Aghadowey at the time of marriage.
 Witnesses: Solomon Doherty and Mary Jane Doherty.

Solomon Doherty(father Robert) was married to Mary McIlvar 18/04/1890.
Solomon Doherty was living in Lisnamuck, Aghadowey at the time of marriage.
Mary McIlvar was living in Clintagh, Aghadowey at the time of marriage.
No Witnesses given.

William Bell father of Sarah was living in Killyfaddy, at the time of marriage.
And Sarah Wiley was living in Ballynenagh,  at the time of marriage.


Hope this helps anyone who has read this topic.  Any further help much appreciated. Hope this connects with somebody.

abunile

[aghadowey]

Gortin, Lisnamuck and Clintagh are in Aghadowey area but Magherafelt is not- are you are sure it is 'Magherfelt'? (there are no townlands in Aghadowey Parish beginning with 'Mag.'
Killyfaddy is in Magherafelt Parish but Ballynenagh is in Artrea Parish.

[abunile]

Hi Aghadowey,

Thanks for the reply,

Magherfelt is exactly how the address is written( or mis-written) on the Aghadowey C of I marriage cert of Sarah Bell.

Killyfaddy and Ballynenagh are the addresses given for William Bell and Sarah Wiley respectivly on their marriage cert. They were married in Saltersland Presbyterian Church Magherafelt. Williams occupation was given as Weaver.

Hope this helps

abunile

[aghadowey]

Have a note about Solomon Doherty- 1892 labourer, Greenhill (Aghadowey townland)- married Mary Jane McIlvar/Turner. Daughter Maria Doherty born 22 May 1892, bapt. 31 July 1892 St. Guaire's Parish Church, Aghadowey.
1901 Census- Aghadowey, Aghadowey, Londonderry (all Church of Ireland, b.Co.derry):
Hannah McIlvar, 1, wid.
dau. Mary Jane Turner, 29, not married
granddau. Maria Doherty, 8, scholar
granddau. Hannah Turner, 5, scholar
granddau. Anne Jane Turner, 4, scholar
grandson John Turner, 2
grandson William Thomas Turner, 1

Solomon Dogherty (age 26) death Oct./Dec.1891 Coleraine district

Mary Jane McIlvar m.(1894 Co.Derry) Thomas Turner

[akanex2]

The usual convention in filling in addresses on CoI marriage certificates seems to be that addresses within the parish where the marriage takes place are given by townland only and other addresses by the name of the parish (without townland). 

Therefore "Magherafelt" refers to the parish of that name (no townland/street given as it was outside Aghadowey Parish) and "Gortin" refers to the townland within Aghadowey parish.

(Hope this makes sense as it seems very complicated when written down, although it was perfectly clear in my head!)

[abunile]

Wow,

Thanks so much for all that info Aghadowey, I wondered why he had not showed up when I did a search of the 1911 census and the 1901 Scottish. I thought he'd gone to America but he went to meet his maker instead!!

Looks like his poor young wife was pregnant when he died , I wonder where Thomas Turner her second husband went?, he's not on the census extract!!!. But thats a story for another day

Thanks again for your help, amazing stories of past lifes and deaths.

abunile