Susan Craig 1886-1890

[aghadowey]

Eldest child of James Dempsey & Elizabeth Craig was Eliza (also known as Lizzie)-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1889/02467/1916173.pdf

1. Do we know what became of James Dempsey? His wife Elizabeth died in 1926 having survived the death of their son in WW1 from wounds and her eldest daughter dying in childbirth a couple of years before her own death.

A son-in-law also died in WWI. To be honest I haven't bothered looking for James Dempsey after son died.

2. Is James Dempsey in anyway related to William H Dempsey of Ballinameen?

Some William Dempsey details on this thread- see from reply #24 onwards
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=524559.18

Your James Dempsey gave his father as James (a farmer) when he married- farmer may be a bit optimistic and it's more likely he was a labourer. James' residence was Garvagh but that may not have been where his father lived. It's intersting to note that James is a widower according to the marriage. It's hard to pin down his age since he isn't easily found in 1901 or 1911.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1889/10722/5908966.pdf

William Henry Dempsey was born at Upperlands in 1885, son of James Carson Dempsey & Elizabeth Canning- at that time his father James was in Scotland-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1885/02639/1973209.pdf

James Carson Dempsey was born c1861 & his father was a James Dempsey who died 1880 at Rasharkin- James Carson Dempsey of Rasharkin registered the death-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1880/06480/4864371.pdf

The two families may have been related, although in this case DNA may not show the results you would hope for.

[Wildwinnie]

Thanks again, Aghadowey
I’ve tried to find his first marriage too but could find no details and I’ve tried to find a death registration for him, but again no luck.
I’ve read through the posts on WH Dempsey, thanks. This caught my attention as I’ve seen his name appear on a document as the father of a child born out of wedlock to one of James Dempsey’s daughters about 2 years prior to his marriage to McAtamney.  I was therefore wondering if they were far out cousins in some way.

[aghadowey]

Will let you know if I find any more details in my files.

[Lockeyr22]

This information has been useful for me too - thank you for doing the research;
I am a great-grandson of Mary Craig living in NW England, one of 3 from her eldest son, George Richard who sadly died as PoW in 1943 after the fall of Singapore in 1942.
He was L.Bdr. in R.Artillery and had previously survived Dunkirk.
His only child, my Mum was born in Bolton, married in Birmingham, and still lives independantly, in her 90's.She has told me of memories visiting her Grandma in Co. Durham when she was little.

Wow ! Love to meet you! Sounds like we are related ! I am also the great granddaughter of Mary Craig. My nana was Beatrice.  She sadly died a year before I was born.  I do know of George and I know about his story of being a POW in Burma.  He’s been well remembered in our family and we have several photos of him. I’d be happy to share them with you. 

[Stocky_G]

This information has been useful for me too - thank you for doing the research;
I am a great-grandson of Mary Craig living in NW England, one of 3 from her eldest son, George Richard who sadly died as PoW in 1943 after the fall of Singapore in 1942.
He was L.Bdr. in R.Artillery and had previously survived Dunkirk.
His only child, my Mum was born in Bolton, married in Birmingham, and still lives independently, in her 90's.She has told me of memories visiting her Grandma in Co. Durham when she was little.

Wow ! Love to meet you! Sounds like we are related ! I am also the great granddaughter of Mary Craig. My nana was Beatrice.  She sadly died a year before I was born.  I do know of George and I know about his story of being a POW in Burma.  He’s been well remembered in our family and we have several photos of him. I’d be happy to share them with you.

Hi,
Yes definitely - I recall meeting 'Auntie Beattie' several times on visits to my Mum, and going to her home on the day of her daughter's wedding, that we attended c. 50 yrs. ago.. To my knowledge she had 4 children, and my Mum still writes to one of her sons in the Durham area - ( we could possibly connect via him if the Chat function is not available here.)
So pleased to find some more information from my Mum's NE ancestry which was always a bit of an unknown due to the circumstances.