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John Ovens of Drumbadmeen
« on: Monday 19 July 10 15:33 BST (UK) »
Hi

Could anyone help me? I'm looking up my family history and I gt as far back as John Ovens (1856? - 1929) m Margaret Dundas (1857 - 1923)

I've been trying to find John's parents, which I guess could be called Arthur & Ellen (Nellie) but I'm not sure. I've found his children in the 1901/1911 census.

John and Margaret married in Slavin C.O.I and were buried there along with Margaret's Parents. I can't seem to find anything on John's Parents, where they were buried or lived.. I'm assuming around the same area.

Any help would be appreciated

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Re: John Ovens of Drumbadmeen
« Reply #1 on: Monday 19 July 10 15:43 BST (UK) »
The marriage certificate should list the fathers' names and occupations.
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Re: John Ovens of Drumbadmeen
« Reply #2 on: Monday 19 July 10 16:08 BST (UK) »
Hi,
    The IGI has an extracted record of Arthur Ovens who married Mary Carrot on 27 Feb 1849 in the parish of Innismacsaint. Using these names in a parent search gives some children who were born in the 1860s but no John. Two of the children were registered as born in Ely. Co. Fermanagh.

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PS Arthur Ovens married Ellen McDermod in Slavin Church of ireland on 30 Mar 1855. Cannot find any children for this couple.
Stewart, Irwin, Morrison, Haslett, Murrell - Dungiven area Co. Londonderry
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Neil, Smyth _Co. Antrim

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Re: John Ovens of Drumbadmeen
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 21 July 10 22:53 BST (UK) »
Quote from: aghadowey on Monday 19 July 10 15:43 BST (UK)
The marriage certificate should list the fathers' names and occupations.

Where would I find the marriage certificates? The records in Slavin church were destroyed to my knowledge anyway.

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Re: John Ovens of Drumbadmeen
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 21 July 10 23:00 BST (UK) »
The church records may have been destroyed (perhaps after being sent to Dublin for safekeeping) but the civil marriage record should survive.
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Re: John Ovens of Drumbadmeen
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 05 September 10 19:12 BST (UK) »
Quote from: aghadowey on Wednesday 21 July 10 23:00 BST (UK)
The church records may have been destroyed (perhaps after being sent to Dublin for safekeeping) but the civil marriage record should survive.


sorry for the delay. I checked the civil records on http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1584964 (this was advised by the boards)

I only found the two baptisms of John's children (Wm John & Arthur) I could not trace John's parents.
Do you have any other suggestions where to look?

Many thanks

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Re: John Ovens of Drumbadmeen
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 05 September 10 19:14 BST (UK) »
As I said earlier, the civil marriage certificate should list father's name.
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Re: John Ovens of Drumbadmeen
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 05 September 10 23:49 BST (UK) »
but where can i find the civil marriage record?

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Re: John Ovens of Drumbadmeen
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 05 September 10 23:51 BST (UK) »
It's explained in Introduction to Irish Records-
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,442233.0.html
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