Hi All,
Civil marriage of Alexander Stafford and Lydia Byars, 1846, in Carrickmore, gives Alex as full age and Lydia as 15 years, a wide age gap, would this be uncommon for the period. The father of Alexander is stated as Ben(jamin?) but no mothers name stated on document, can anyone help about mother's name and any other siblings for Alex.
Thank you Debbie for supplying the names of children born to Alexander & Lydia after 1846 to go with my only known child Thomas 1858, Carrickmore. (For others they are.)
William, Ireland ? - 1913 Queensland, Australia.
Margaret, Unknown - Unknown.
Alexander, 1849, Carrickmore,
Samuel, 1851, Carrickmore,
Robert, 1853, Carrickmore, - 1874 Queensland, Australia.
John, 1854, Carrickmore,
Jane, 1856, Carrickmore,
David, 1859, Carrickmore,
Managed to find church baptism/births for all except William who has Queensland death index 1913 stating correct parents and Margaret for whom nothing shows in searches. While searching for births of children found Alexander the father was also recorded as Sandy on some of the birth records.
Some progress at last thanks to Debbie in New Zealand. Other supplied information will be added to my Ancestry public tree once checked out.
Duncan.