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Title: Is there somewhere called Northall in Donegal?
Post by: Clarrie on Thursday 14 April 16 22:56 BST (UK)
Dear all,

This is my first post to the Donegal board.

I am looking at some people on the 1851 UK census who may be related to me.  Their name is Doherty and the census says the man is from Ireland, Donegall and the woman from Ireland, and then it says something that looks like Northall.

Is or was there somewhere in Donegal called Northall or something similar?

Many thanks,

Clarrie
Title: Re: Is there somewhere called Northall in Donegal?
Post by: heywood on Thursday 14 April 16 23:08 BST (UK)
Hi Clarrie,

Where are your Doherty family living? Or could you post a snippet with the place name please?

Regards
Heywood
Title: Re: Is there somewhere called Northall in Donegal?
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 14 April 16 23:11 BST (UK)
Porthall??

http://www.logainm.ie/en/16243?s=Porthall
Title: Re: Is there somewhere called Northall in Donegal?
Post by: Clarrie on Friday 15 April 16 00:04 BST (UK)
It might be!! many thanks Hallmark and Heywood for two extremely prompt responses.

They are living in Stamps Lanes Sunderland, England.

Or it might be stumps.  It's terrible writing.  I think it's Stamps, anyway.

I'm sorry, I should have posted a picture but I can't upload it from my tablet.  I'll try and do it from the computer tomorrow so you can have a better look.

Many thanks again,

Clarrie

But it could be Porthall. 

Title: Re: Is there somewhere called Northall in Donegal?
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 15 April 16 08:45 BST (UK)
Had a look at 1851 and can't find a match- what were their names?
Title: Re: Is there somewhere called Northall in Donegal?
Post by: heywood on Friday 15 April 16 08:48 BST (UK)
Here is 1851

2397 /41 /74


William and Margaret Doherty

As you say, writing is poor and squashed.
Title: Re: Is there somewhere called Northall in Donegal?
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 15 April 16 09:06 BST (UK)
Thanks, heywood  :)

For William it says 'Ireland Donegall' but Margaret's birthplace looks like 'do [Ireland] Northall.' All the other Irish-born people on the page seem to have just a county listed. Wonder if the enumerator got confused with Donegall and North of Ireland  :-\
Title: Re: Is there somewhere called Northall in Donegal?
Post by: heywood on Friday 15 April 16 09:27 BST (UK)
I wondered that too Aghadowey but then as the names are doubled on the line, I wondered if the numerator just meant they both came from 'Donegall, Northall'.  ???