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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: McFarland, Smith, Steele in Dungiven area
« on: Wednesday 28 December 22 04:42 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Alan
Yes that is the family I am researching. Thanks for your reply. John Henry LITTLE (groom) and Ezekiel McFARLAND (a Witness and brother of the bride) were both members of the Royal Irish Constabulary in 1871. Ezekiel resigned from the RIC on 4 Jul 1872 and sailed to New York and then joined the Toronto Police 10 Aug 1872. John Henry and Isabella LITTLE lived in Belfast and had 9 children.

Best wishes for a Happy New Year and for 2023

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Derry (Londonderry) / McFarland, Smith, Steele in Dungiven area
« on: Friday 02 December 22 04:43 GMT (UK)  »
My great great grandparents were John McFarland (1822-1900) and Rose Ann Smith (1823-1900) they lived at Drumneechy and Gorticlare near Dungiven. John was a labourer and they had about 8 children - Maria (1840-1929), William (1844-1875), Isabella Hazlett (1845 died in infancy), John (1847-1926), Ezekial (1849-1933), James (1852- ?), Isabella ( 1854-1939) and Jane (1856-1946) my great grandmother. The children's baptisms and marriages were mostly in the Presbyterian Church.

I have been unable to find a marriage for John McFarland and Rose but it would probably have been about 1838/9 in the Dungiven/Bovevagh area. On Emerald Ancestors there is a marriage at Bovevagh Presbyterian Church on 12 Feb 1836 between Rose Smith and Joseph Steele but I have not been able to find a death/burial for Joseph Steele. I would love to know if any of these names - John McFarland, Rose Ann Smith and Joseph Steele occur in other records in the Dungiven/Bovevagh area in the 1830's.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Grave Inscription - Elizabeth MITCHELL
« on: Sunday 20 March 22 22:23 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Bob
Thank you so much for the MITCHELL burial details from https://www.derrystrabane.com/cemeteryrecords - I have found it a wonderful resource as it filled in so many of the gaps in my family - infants I knew nothing about and the fact that parents names were recorded, took me back another generation. It is a great resource and many thanks for your help. James Mitchell (1844-1919) whose obituary you sent to me many years ago, had five siblings who all went to USA and I discovered that James younger sister Catherine married James SNELL  (brother of Elizabeth SNELL). Cheers from Beth

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Australia / Re: Male relative listed as female with female name on birth certificate? Vic 1870s
« on: Thursday 24 June 21 00:08 BST (UK)  »
When my great aunt's birth was registered the Civil Registration entry was - "No.390 James Mitchell, Male born First January 1898 at 43½ Foyle Road, Derry Father James Mitchell, a Pork Merchant and Mother Jane Mitchell formerly McFarlane [sic]." The informant was Sarah Laird who was present at the birth, but could not sign her name. In the margin "In No.390 Col 3 for 'James' read 'Jane' and Col 4 for  'M' read 'F'. Corrected on 25 October 1957 by me J K Perry. Interim Supt.Registrar on the Production of a Statutory declaration made by Anne Laidlaw and Margaret Mitchell persons having knowledge of the truth of the case".  I was told that the mother was seriously ill at the time and the persons making the declaration were also my great aunts.

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Devon Lookup Requests / Re: Susan Dalling & William Bale
« on: Sunday 02 May 21 05:38 BST (UK)  »
I descend from Ellen Rebecca BALE (1857-1940) and she married Thomas William DALLY in 1879. They had five children and moved to Warracknabeal in north west Victoria in 1894.

I have certificates for some births deaths and marriages that I could send to you if you don't already have them
- Emma Oceane BALE 1853 Birth Certificate
- 1913 DC for McDonoughAda
- 1861 BC for Bale Frederick Mountier
- 1864 BC for BALE Minnie
- 1893 DC for BALE William Dallyn
- 1915 DC for BALE Ellen Martha
also a photo of William and Ellen's headstone in Boroondara Cemetery.  Looking forward to hearing from you.

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Devon Lookup Requests / Re: Susan Dalling & William Bale
« on: Wednesday 28 April 21 23:00 BST (UK)  »
Hi Th-Morrissey    Just saw your message - I haven't done any research on this family for a long time. I have some information on the STOKES family and I am happy to share. Looking forward to hearing from you.

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Australia / Re: History of mining companies
« on: Tuesday 03 December 19 19:57 GMT (UK)  »
Perhaps the Bendigo Library or Historical Society could be of help.

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Australia / Re: Log of Logs - the three volumes ONLINE free
« on: Thursday 16 May 19 07:09 BST (UK)  »
Thanks so much for the link - such great information in these books.

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Somerset Lookup Requests / Re: Welch of Shepton Mallett
« on: Sunday 24 February 19 03:22 GMT (UK)  »
Is this any help?
FreeReg.org.uk
   Somerset        Shepton Mallet
   St Peter and Paul        Parish Register
   Birth date  17 Mar *
   Baptism date 8 Jun 1811
   Parents Robert and Elizabeth WELCH

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