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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Derry (Londonderry) => Topic started by: emma111 on Tuesday 09 May 06 18:40 BST (UK)
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My Great-Grandmother Sarah Ann Orr (born c.1890ish) came from Edenmore Farm, Limavady, Balteagh. She married Samuel Caldwell in 1914 and moved to cityside Londonderry. She had a sister Ellen and a brother Willie - does anyone know anything about this family? She died when my Grandfather was quite young.
Also, I am looking for information about the Foster Family from Sion Mills and the Caldwell's from Caw Bray.
Many thanks
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I am related to and am doing research on the Orr family of Derryard who are related to the Orr,s of Edenmore and may be able to help with your enquiries .I reside in Coleraine. Do you reside in Ntn Ireland ? Victor
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Hi Victor
I live in Southern England which is why I'm finding it so hard to get information on the Orr's - there aren't as many online databases for Irish research. All I know is what my Grandfather has told me, he is 91 and lives near us in a care home. Sarah Ann Orr (married name caldwell) died when he was about 13, he can't remember what her parents names were but is certain she had a sister called Ellen who married a Mr Marks and moved to Belfast and a brother called William (known as Willie). I would be really interested in any information you may have.
Many thanks for your reply.
Best wishes
Emma
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Emma,
Tried to send a reply with family tree yesterday but lost both somewhere in the system. However,let us start again with Ellen Orr. She married an Alexander Mark. A daughter,Lily,married a Douglas Long and Elizabeth(born 1943),a daughter of Lily,s married a Mr Legg. They reside in England??Elizabeth has a brother Mark.
My info is that a Willie Orr died,age 25, of T.B
Another member of this family is a John Orr who married a Sadie Lindsay. They resided at Edenmore & then retired to Portstewart. They had no family & are both deceased.
Finally there is a Sam Orr who married Margaret ???. A daughter Elizabeth married a John McDonald & they live in Scotland.
The problem is that I do not have the name of the father for these four people. One suggestion is that it was an Andrew Orr,born 1832 who married a Rachael ???. If so there is another daughter,who married a William Christie in 1872. Another possibility is that all four are the children of John Orr & Mary.J.Lynn or Eliz. Douglas...married twice.
John had sons William,born 1859 & died from pheumonia in 1889,George,died in teens,James,John,Joseph,who married Mary.J.Cassidy(my wife,s line),and Andrew. Had the following daughters Eleanor,born 1870 & married Jos. Rosborough, Jane who died age 16 and Ellen who married John Quigley.
Is this enough to start with.? I can let you have a full family tree if you wish to let me hav eyour e mail address.
Best Wishes in the meantime... Victor
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Hi Victor
Many thanks for that information, to fill in all I know about Sarah Ann Orr (Ellen and Willie's sister) married a Samuel Semple Caldwell in 1914 and had 2 children John Harold Caldwell (known as Harry) who is my Grandfather who is now 91 and William Reginald Caldwell (known as Uncle Bill) who was a member of Bomber Command in WW2 and tragically killed on the night of 12/12th July 1943. I would love to see your family tree my e-mail address is MODERATOR COMMENT: email address removed to avoid spam and other abuses. Please use personal message system to share email addresses. Thank You best wishes Emma
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I wonder if anybody knows any more about Joseph Orr who married Mary Jane Cassidy. My interest lies in the Cassidys but I am struggling to find a living relation of MaryJane. Her parents were Leslie Cassidy and Rebecca Irwin. I believe Mary Jane and Joseph had at least 6 children. Elizabeth, Ellen, John, Joseph, Reba-Jane ( I presume this was short for Rebecca) and Annie Mary.
Many thanks for any help.
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c reg Birth, Marriage and Death results for Cassidy of Limavady
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01na2/
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Party 1 Name JOSEPH ORR
Party 2 Name MARY CASSIDY
Date of Event 26 January 1889
Group Registration ID 2516479
SR District/Reg Area Limavady
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1889/10748/5919319.pdf
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http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Gelvin/Ballymacallion/1524431/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Gelvin/Ballymacallion/903956/ had only 1 child
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I wonder if anybody knows any more about Joseph Orr who married Mary Jane Cassidy. My interest lies in the Cassidys but I am struggling to find a living relation of MaryJane. Her parents were Leslie Cassidy and Rebecca Irwin. I believe Mary Jane and Joseph had at least 6 children. Elizabeth, Ellen, John, Joseph, Reba-Jane ( I presume this was short for Rebecca) and Annie Mary.
Many thanks for any help.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Drum/Derryard/594729/
8 children...6 living in 1911
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Many thanks.
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Welcome to RootsChat ;D
Ballymacallion in the Civil Parish of Dungiven.
https://www.townlands.ie/londonderry/keenaght/dungiven/ballymacallion/
Ballyness in the Civil Parish of Dungiven, where Leslie Cassidy & Rebecca Irwin were living when they married in 1872.
https://www.townlands.ie/londonderry/keenaght/dungiven/ballyness/
KG
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Joseph Orr 1864 son of John and Mary Jane Lynn
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1864/03599/2327545.pdf
parents marriage 1852
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGX2-QJJ
daughter Ellen 1870
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP5C-9FQ
possibly married John Quigley a Miller 1897
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1897/10452/5806014.pdf
1901 her age is more likely 30
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Ballymullins/Tireighter/1526852/
1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Ballymullins/Tireighter/597834/
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Thank you so much
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Cassidy/Irwin marriage 1872 note the witnesses Robert Irwin and Mary McClelland
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1872/11305/8148246.pdf
possibly married 1873
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1873/11270/8133522.pdf
1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Gelvin/Ballyness/1524472/
1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Gelvin/Ballyness/903987/
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Jane Cassidy dtr of Joseph, Ballyness married Joseph Irwin Oct 27th 1881
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1881/11016/8028095.pdf
four day's later they registered the birth of their son Leslie who was born 7th Sep 1881
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1881/02809/2030680.pdf
1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Gelvin/Ballyness/1524480/
1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Gelvin/Ballyness/903975/
Leslie's marriage 1908
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1908/10053/5656398.pdf
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Joseph Orr in Edenmore in 1831 census head of household
2males/2females all Presbyterian
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/c19/007246493/007246493_00049.pdf
A Joseph Orr also in Balteagh parish 1796 flax premium returns 3 spinning wheels