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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Derry (Londonderry) => Topic started by: joy.e on Monday 06 June 11 12:55 BST (UK)
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Would anyone know the correct location to start looking for records for
Castledawson Church of Ireland Ballyscullion Magherafelt where my great grandparents were married in 1879
John Doherty{Dogherty/Dougherty} (born C 1855/56 from Boom Hall Londonderry)
Married
Margaret Lamont (born C1855/56 from Magherafelt)
on 12th November 1879
I was planning to visit the area in the next few weeks ( I live in Belfast) to see if I could unearth some more information locally, but I've been told that the church name is a bit confusing because the name Ballyscullion is linked with Castledawson and they are actually two separate parishes.
I have been given the email address for a local person who might be able to help, but thought I'd also check here in case anyone can help.
Many thanks.
Joy
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The Church of Ireland website gives contact details, website addresses, etc.-
http://www.ireland.anglican.org/index.php?do=information.dioceses&page=parishes&id=62
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Thanks for the link aghadowey. I'd actually used it to contact a few churches, and thats when I established the confusion about the name of the church.
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Castledawson parish was only formed in 1875 out of townlands originally part of either Ballyscullion and Magherafelt parishes. The new parish church had previously been a chapel of ease for the Moyola estate, used by Lord Moyola's family and estate workers.
Castledawson baptisms from 1846 to 1885 and burials up to 1877 are microfilmed in PRONI and Coleraine Library, but all other records are still held by the rector. Pre 1863 records for the parish church of Ballyscullion were destroyed in the PRO fire in Dublin and the records since then are still held by the parish. Magherafelt Parish records from 1716-1895 are microfilmed in PRONI and Coleraine Library - more recent records in parish custody
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Hi,
To add to the confusion I have a record of the marriage of John Dougherty to Margaret LAMON in Castledawson Church of Ireland, Parish of Ballyscullion, on 12 Nov 1879.
Regards
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Hi Kingskerswell.... these are the same people even though the 'address' of the church is described slightly differently ...hopefully this help me pinpoint the correct church now. :)
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Hello Joy,
While I have not researched the Castledawson C of I records I have researched the records of the Magherafelt Church of Ireland.
I have an entry for Margaret Lamon, daughter of James and Anne Lamon of Anaghmore, baptised at the Magherafelt COI on December 2, 1855.
This may be the last who married John Dougherty.
Ron Dale
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Oh My Goodness Ronalddale100...the plot thickens !!!
I've only really been looking into the Dogherty/Dougherty/Doherty side of the family till now so have not researched the Lamon(t)'s.
The (mis)spelling for Margaret Lamon(t) and the date I have for her DOB (using the 1901 & 1911 census ) is either 1855 or 1856 which seems to tally with your information.
Thanks for the information so far !!
Joy
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It's not uncommon to find spelling variations for names- Lamont can also be written as Lamon, Lammond, Lemmon, Lemon, etc.
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Lamont can also be written as Lamon, Lammond, Lemmon, Lemon, etc.
Good grief...they certainly dont make this genealogy thing easy !!!
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Hi Joy,
We might be related. My maternal grandmother was Margaret Lamon (t) from Magherafelt born 1908. Your Margaret could be an aunt or great aunt or grandmother of hers. I haven't looked at it yet. Just got excited when I read your posts. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you. :)
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Welcome to Rootschat, Padraigan. Joy hasn't been online since January 2012 but we might be able to help you find details on your family, although Lamont is not an uncommon name in the area.
I had a look at the 1911 census but couldn't pick out your grandmother from the details in your post. There's a 3 year old Maggie Lamont in Gorteade (Upperlands)-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Swatragh/Gorteade/611821
... and another near Tobermore-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Tobermore/Ballynahone_More/612314
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Hi there.. I haven't been online - or researched my family tree- in over a year.. But I'll have a look at all my records soon, and see if we might be related :-)
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Thank you for the welcome Aghadowey ! The Maggie from Ballinahone More is my maternal grandmother. Not living in Ireland, the furthest back I could go on the Lamont side was Maggie's great grandfather George showing in the 1796 Flax Grower's List but that's all I know. I would love to find out his wife's name & whether or not he is my ancestor who fled from France during the Revolution or ... could it have been his parents ? Are there any records that you know of ? Apparently they were Huguenot's. I don't know if that makes any sense or not. I am told through a Lamont group on Face Book that many Lamonts left Scotland & went to France. Thanks very much. I wish I would have found you a lot sooner ! Patricia
p.s. My maternal grandfather William James Leslie is from the same area. Not sure of his exact birthplace although his death record states that it is Castledawson. Years ago when I sent for his birth record .... they couldn't find one. His parents and many other family members are buried at the Castledawson Presbyterian Church yard. His family lived at Leslie's Hill in Derrygarve.
Hi Joy,
I live in British Columbia, Canada. Margaret went with her parents and four of her siblings to Canada in 1927. Her oldest brother went to Australia and the others stayed in Ireland. Patricia :)
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My mother-in-law had Lamont connections but they were Reformed Presbyterian- I've onyl traced them back to 1800ish.
p.s. My maternal grandfather William James Leslie is from the same area. Not sure of his exact birthplace although his death record states that it is Castledawson. Years ago when I sent for his birth record .... they couldn't find one. His parents and many other family members are buried at the Castledawson Presbyterian Church yard. His family lived at Leslie's Hill in Derrygarve.
When would he have been born? there are quite a few William Leslies in Derrygarve townland in 1901 but by 1911 they don'e seem to be listed.