Has anyone heard of a place called Newton Limavady, Londonderry

[Wendl]

Hello all,

Believe my Thompson relatives originate in a place called, Newton Limavady?  May have links to Drumachose as well...can anyone advise where these places are?  And are they close to each other? Thanking you in advance for your time.

All the Best
Wendy

[RJ_Paton]

The district of Limavady was granted to Sir Thomas Phillips in 1612, who commenced the building of the present "Newtown of Limavady" about a mile and a half north of the earlier O'Cahan settlement. The town was granted a borough charter in 1613, and from then until the Act of Union in 1800 returned two members to the Irish Parliament. In 1870 the word Newtown was officially dropped from the name. On March 1st 1989 Borough status was officially reinstated.

More information at http://www.limavady.org/

[RJ_Paton]

Drumachose is a parish in the borough of Limavady

http://www.drumachose.org.uk/

[Wendl]

Hello there,

Thank you so much for the speedy reply...have just returned from my local LDS, and found some interesting info....that leads me to believe my Robert Thompson and Rachel Livingston are from this area.... Once again thank you for taking the time to respond, sincerely appreciate it.

All the Best
Wendy

[nelliep]

Limavady is only a few miles from Derry and Newton Limavady is an area part of the townlands - often under "aghnaloo".  Hope this helps
Helen

[Wendl]

Hi Helen...

Thankyou for your reply regarding the location of Limavady....seems my Thompson's are from that area...mind you...have a marriage at Derrymore as well.

Once again thank you for taking the time to respond.

All the Best
Wendy

[aghadowey]

Wendy- I live about 13 miles from Limavady and have ancestors buried at old Drumachose Presbyterian Church buryingground (only a few stones, mostly illegible, left). As far as I know the church is in the townland of Drummond, and is on the road from Coleraine coming into Limavady.

The name Thompson, Limavady rang a bell so I did a bit of searching.

IGI on LDS site lists several children of Robert & Rachel Thompson (no maiden name given)-
Margaret Anne Thompson 6 Oct.1869 Drumachose
Elizabeth Thompson 15 Nov.1871 Drumachose
John Thompson 13 Oct.1882 Pound La., Drumachose, Limavady
Alexander Thompson 8 June 1880 Pound La.

Margaret Anne's birth also appeared in the Coleraine Chronicle if you are interested I will send it. (Her father is referred to as Robert Thompson Esq.)

There are also 4 children of a Robert & Mrs. Thompson listed:
Mary Thompson 4 Oct.1875 Drumachose
Rachel Thompson 22 Feb.1878 Drumachose
Mary Anne Thompson 28 Apr.1885 Drumachose
James Thompson 31 Jan.1874 Drumachose.

Wonder if the above entries are taken from the records of Drumachose Presbyterian Church, which is now located nearer to the centre of Limavady. The records for the church start 1837 and can be ordered from Mormon Library.

The address Pound Lane would suggest that they lived in Limavady. Might be included in local directroies, etc.

[Wendl]

Hi aghadowey

This is my family...James b. 1874 is my Grt Grandfather...he came to Canada in 1913...Rachel's maiden name is Livingston(e), her father was Malcolm, Have also seen it listed as Levingston.. ... Robert was the son of William Thompson.  I would love to have the information from the Chronicle....

According to the information I have gathered to date....the Marriage of Robert and Rachel took place 5 May 1869, at Derrymore, and Robert was a "widower" at the time.  Rachel was listed as being 20yrs, so I believe she would have been born about 1849. As well, Rachel was alive and well in 1916, living at 80 Shipquay Street, Londonderry, there is no mention of Robert, so I assume he may have been dead?....I think he may have been older than Rachel considering the fact that this was his second marriage.
 
One strange bit tho....James stated his dob as 31 Jan 1877 on his enlistment papers for WW1 in 1916 here in Canada...mind you I have another relative from Belfast, that embelishedher age upon immigrating to Canada. When I sent to the GRO for his birth Cert both 1877 and 1874 they said they had none? I wonder if maybe he wasn't registered ?

I will have to check into ordering the records from the LDS family history centre here....I know that some of the entries I have seen on the website were submitted by someone? however not sure who at this point.

Thankyou soooo, very much for the information you have sent, and the effort you have gone to!  I sincerely appreciate it.....

All the Best
Wendy

[aghadowey]

Coleraine Chronicle, 9 Oct.1869: At Pound Loaning, Newtownlimavady, on the 6th inst., the wife of R. Thompson, Esq., of a daughter.

Also from the Chronicle: 9 Dec.1848- In Newtownlimavady Workhouse, on the 6th inst., Rebecca Thompson, formerly of the Highlands, aged 100 years.

Note: the Chronicle index covers births, marriages & deaths 1844-1869.

According an index I just looked up there were 2 birth entries for a James Thompson in Co.Derry in 1874 but none in 1877. Unfortunately the index doesn't lists parents or even a location other than the county.

Any idea of the name of Robert's 1st wife?