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Looking for some help in finding information from a newspaper in 1839? The information that I have, Mary Anne Hopkins married William Lafferty Roman Catholic... William Lafferty drowned 1839? with his friend Robert Moody on the slobs of Magilligan Strand... Widow Mary Anne Lafferty re-married William Moody from Lenamore 15th Jan 1841 Presbyterian Church Magilligan.

Questions.

1. I was wondering if Mary Anne Hopkins and William Lafferty had any children together?. If the newspaper mentioned the drownings, or if in the obituaries when William Lafferty was drowned, that he left behind some children. Mary Anne died April 22nd 1888 age 87, most likely born 1801.

2. Did Mary Anne have any children with William Moody?. She would have been aged 40 when she 
(re-married) married William Moody in 1841.

Much obliged.
Green Oak

Hi Aghadowey,

 Mary (Peoples) Moody remarried in Magilligan Londonderry 6th Sept 1882 Tamlaghtarde Parish Church to a James Power. Showing her as a Widow. I was trying to find out if she had a son with William before he died. On the copy of the marriage certificate it states Mary resided in Shrove Moville Donegal. Too many William and James Moody's, so it's a case of eliminating each one as I go, until I find the right one, that belongs to my Grandfather James Moody from Lenamore Magilligan Londonderry Born 1892.

Thanks Green Oak

Hi Rathmore,

Thanks for the link, I have found it very helpful. In the 1901 census it mentions a place called Stroove. Is that the same place as Shrove Moville?.

Green Oak

Hi stmccmagilligan,

Thank you so very much for this information. I live in Canada and I visited Magilligan Presbyterian Church Cemetery last year. I thought all I had to do was nip into the Cemetery and copy down all the names and dates on the headstones, and lo and behold our family was too poor to have headstones. I wish I had known at that time, that my ancestors had lived in Lenamore. I regret not knowing this. All I knew was that my Grandfather came from Magilligan. I have learned so much about my family from cyclamen, Aghadowey, and Kingskerswell all from Roots chat.com (Thank you)

I guess our families have been neighbours for the last 300+ years it's amazing. You said that Mrs Moody rented out her farm to you for the last 40 years. Are there still a few Moody's living in Lenamore? I've been trying to find information on William Moody born 1842, I think he was my Grt Grt Grandfather. Do you know where the Moody's would have been buried in the early 1800's & 1900's?.

I'm looking at Griffiths Valuation 1847-1864 it has Solomon Moody #4a, William#6, John #8, and James #9 stmccmagilligan would it be possible to ask someone in the Moody family from which brother they descend from.

stmccmagilligan I think you have to post on here 3 time before you can email me privately, I would love to hear from you all about Lenamore and it's people.

Thank you
 Green Oak