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Thanks for the information Hallmark.

Recently was in touch with the Rector of Colebrooke and Cooneen with Mullaghfad trying to chase up these baptisms. None in the records he holds. So looking for other possibilities in terms of churches for someone who would give Cooneen as their townland.

As I'm from Australia I have little knowledge about how to proceed now. But not possible for me to access PRONI or any of the records that require me to be 'on site'.

Appreciate the assistance
regards
Barbra


 

Hi Trish

Thanks for looking and anything is possible although the embarkation documents for Mary lists her parents as SPROTT, but this could be a writing error of course. I know that the names SPROTT/SPROAT/SPROT are variations of the same name.

I'd appreciate it if you'd check the census- tried to do that from here using the Wigtownshire pages but didn't get very far.

I had seen the IGI record you found but bar any other corroborating evidence- can't be sure about this. Although it does fit, Joseph was from Lancashire and this was a Bounty ship organised by Benjamin Boyd of Twofold Bay to bring out workers/farm labourers for his land there. When the ship arrived Boyd had been declared missing on board the 'Seahorse' (I think) and so his brother William Sprott Boyd took over.

Perhaps Mary and Joseph married before travelling for financial reasons? Or because married couples were preferred. I'd appreciate any information you could find.
regards

Barbra

Hi HL

Thank you very much for all of your help with this. Not having an age for Jane makes the search very difficult so I appreciate you searching other areas  .
 
The only Janes I could find were a Jane Collins bap 8 July 1750 in Chatham Kent by John and Elizabeth Collins and on Family Search, a Jane Collins bap 4 July 1731 in Bethersden Kent by George and Jane Collins. But not knowing an age for Jane it's hard to know if either of these are right  . And not knowing the area makes it hard to know if these places are close enough to Rolvenden to be even included in a search.
 
I also tried to check Settlement Certificates for the area/name/years but no luck with these either. The information on Ancestry re the marriage of William and Jane that lists William as a widower, identifies Jane as a spinster both OTP.
 
As William is identified as an Innkeeper at his marriage perhaps I can try for his will/probate records as these may turn up some information. Do you have a record of his death date?

Again thanks very much for all of the searching for the origins of the elusive Jane
regards

Barbra

Hi Bearcat

Thanks for the additional information on other BUTTON memorials

regards

Barbra