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Kiltaglasson,
I am sure that the Mary Wilson aged 80 widow is the one that is included in their tree information. there is no name of the former husband and the informant name does not ring any bell for me.
I think it has been used in error because of the Raphoe distrct link. I include my reply to Aghadowey here re the marriage in 1838.
I have a copy of a letter from The Presbyterian Historical Society of Belfast in 1992
Quote:
" I did find in the Raphoe records the marriage of a Thomas Cather to a Sally Wilson daughter of James and Mary Wilson of Raphoe on 5th March 1838"
My present research is centered on a James Wilson wife Mary with children Mary Sarah and James of Seacon contained in the 1st Presbyterian Church Ballymoney Rev Park 1817 census,
Yes I have no idea what the Sarah was doing in Raphoe but the dna match proves she is a relative.
The james Wilson is included in the 1803 Agricultural census at Seacon Ballymoney.
He is not in the 1825 Tithe records for Seacon Ballymoney, but there is a James
Wilson at Carrowreagh Antrim in the 1824 Tithe record, but there is no James Wilson at Carrowreagh in 1803 records.
The daughter Mary/Ann married Samuel Taylor of Aird in abt 1829 and their 8 children were baptised at Bushmills Presbyterian. Carrowreagh was very close in walking distance of Aird, and would have enabled my gt gt Grandparemts to meet.
My only suggestion to the above reference of James wilson and Mary Wilson being of Raphoe 'is that they were visiting Raphoe from Carrowreagh for their daughters wedding and perhaps the Church minister or Clerk thought they lived there.
I did say it was a jigsaw with many pieces .
Wyanga
Ireland: Taylor, Clark, Doyle, Pollock,Boyle
England: Toogood, Long, Ford, Lander, King, Dye,Copeman, Heness, Gardner, Robertson, Cameron, Sherwen, Bell
Scotland: Campbell, McNaughtan, McKellar