Burns from Limavady area?

[rutennotou]

Hi everyone

I am currently trying to research my family tree and I am stuck! My great grandfather was Hugh Burns who I believe to have been born in Limavady in 1915. His father was called Thomas and I know this from his and my great grandmother's wedding certificate as he is listed there. He had siblings called Michael who married Jean Todd, sister Martha who married Joseph Forsythe and a sister Sarah who married Robert Archibald.

Basically I am stuck at Thomas Burns, my great great grandfather as I do not know his parents names, or even that of my great great grandmother he was married to. I have found two Thomas Burns - one burn in Eglinton in September 1869 and another born in Londonderry in March 1866. Unfortunately I don't know which one is the correct one and I'm hoping someone with some local knowledge may be able to help or even someone who's better at searching records than me!

Many thanks.

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 Marriage results for Burns

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only 2 Limavady and 4 NewtownLimavady  both of which you can select from list on Left

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C Reg Birth, Marriage and Death results for Hugh Burns

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Again you can select districts and also decades from list on Left

[hallmark]

Hi everyone

 Hugh Burns who I believe to have been born in Limavady in 1915. His father was called Thomas 
 

Many thanks.

So have you looked for Thomas on 1911 Census?

[hallmark]

Maybe you know what age he was 1911?

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mbt/  is 1911 Census for all Thomas Burns

[rutennotou]

Thanks for the links, I shall look into them.

Yes I have looked at the census but I can't find anything that matches what I already know about the family. Starting to wonder if he perhaps moved to here at some point but my mother is pretty certain he was born here.

[aghadowey]

Do you have any information besides Hugh's marriage which points to him being born in Limavady area? Irish marriage certificates list residences of bride and groom at the time of their marriage which may, or may not, be where their family were living or where they were born.

What religion were the family? Have you checked for other spellings of the surname like Byrne, etc.?

There are other Thomas Burns births in the area which may be a possibility for Hugh's father. For Example-
Thomas Burns (1884)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1884/02684/1988624.pdf

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https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/civil-records/help/what-civil-records-are-on-line

[rutennotou]

I have attached a copy of Hugh's wedding certificate. Says Limavady as residence at time of marriage. His family are Protestant, caused problems when he married as he changed to Catholicism. My mother is certain he is from Limavady, as I have asked if shes sure due to being stuck trying to find stuff. Some stuff to look into though from the stuff I have been linked to, much appreciated.