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Coffey and Trowbridge families
« on: Friday 09 February 24 11:32 GMT (UK) »
After a few years absence I'm back on the searching trail. I'm looking for any information about my great grandmother on my father's side. She was Sophia Coffey born around 1872. She married Henry Trowbridge. ( he was a career soldier and he died in 1909 in Belfast after military discharge for health reasons). After his death she lived with her brother, William Coffey, in Cloughy along with her 3 children on being my Grandmother (Sarah Trowbridge - who later married Michael Alfred King).
In the 1911 census for Cloughy in addition to her brother William, there was Robert, Maryanne and William (Nephew) Coffey all in same house.
At some stage she moved from here to Portaferry and lived somewhere in the Mountain Road area until her death. My father was baptised in this house. I do recall an Aunt Bella also living in Portaferry in a house across the main road from the police station and I seem to recall, as a child, she had some form of mobility problem. I know GGM was buried in Ballymalish ?? grave yard but as yet I've found no markings. Any help would be appreciated before I move onto to the extended family around the area. Many thanks.

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Re: Coffey and Trowbridge families
« Reply #2 on: Friday 09 February 24 13:58 GMT (UK) »

Have you Sophia in the 1901 census?
With her sister Bella (witness at her wedding) and her brother Samuel.
House 9 in St. Leonard Street (Victoria, Down).

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Victoria/St__Leonard_Street/1219093/

Cloghy townland
https://www.townlands.ie/down/upper-ards/castleboy/ardkeen/cloghy/


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Re: Coffey and Trowbridge families
« Reply #3 on: Friday 09 February 24 14:44 GMT (UK) »


I know GGM was buried in Ballymalish ?? grave yard but as yet I've found no markings.

Ballyminnish townland
https://www.townlands.ie/down/upper-ards/ardquin/ards-upper/ballyminnish/

The Ballyminnish graveyard on the Portaferry Road.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4573539#map=17/54.39270/-5.53731

Ballyminnish graveyard (sign obscured)
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Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo


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Re: Coffey and Trowbridge families
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 10 February 24 09:24 GMT (UK) »

Isabella Coffey born 17 March 1876 (so five years younger than Sophia). Note the mistake in 1901 census (reply #2).

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1876/03073/2126392.pdf



Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo

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Re: Coffey and Trowbridge families
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 11 February 24 07:26 GMT (UK) »

Isabella Coffey's marriage to Andrew Wilson - 1 April 1907 at Belmont Presbyterian Church.
(Note the same address as her sister in 1902 marriage). William Coffey, her brother? one of the witnesses.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1907/10087/5669267.pdf


Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo

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Re: Coffey and Trowbridge families
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 11 February 24 07:41 GMT (UK) »

1911 census - Wilson
House 24 in Tower Street (Pottinger (part of), Down).
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Pottinger__part_of_/Tower_Street/223695/
Andrew Wilson, a boilermaker in the shipyard and from Scotland.


Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo

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Re: Coffey and Trowbridge families
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 11 February 24 09:17 GMT (UK) »

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Isabella Coffey's marriage to Andrew Wilson - 1 April 1907 at Belmont Presbyterian Church.

Children - Sarah Elizabeth 1908, Mary 1910, Jane 1912, Isabella Coffey 1914, James Melville 1916, Agnes Lilian Porter 1918

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Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo

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Re: Coffey and Trowbridge families
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 11 February 24 13:03 GMT (UK) »

The OP was online here earlier this morning, so some more information-

This is probably her birth record in Cloughy in 1871:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1871/03289/2205308.pdf

In the above birth record, her parents, Samuel Coffey and Sarah Colville.
Their marriage - 22 November 1855 - Samuel COFFEY to Sarah COLVILLE - Glastry Presbyterian Church. Both living in the townland of Ballyhemlin.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1855/09497/5441940.pdf
https://www.townlands.ie/down/upper-ards/st-andrews/ballyhalbert/ballyhemlin/

In the 1901 census - Coffey parents
House 2 in Cloughey (Ardkeen, Down).
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Ardkeen/Cloughey/1231711/


Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo