Elizabeth Thompson

[betty53]

my my!  Which family does her father come from - might I also enquire his DOB etc?

Small world around here - as we all know!
Regards
Betty

[aghadowey]

Only know parents and grandmother (grandfather is dead). In the school holidays she and my youngest daughter are always together. Daughter has been to stay overnight there lots of times but it's really her mother's family I know more about.

[betty53]

Dear aghadowey

would she be willing to let me know her parents and grandfathers names?

Betty

[Wendl]

Hello Betty,

It is a coincidence that they live so close together....I'm anxious to find out more about this family.  And am hopeful, that when I'm over to Belfast in September I'll have the opportunity to find out more.  Seems my Thompsons's may have a connection to the Brown's of Co. Down as well.  Even more interesting, my Maternal side is from Belfast, and there is a connection to Brown's there, and my Maternal Grt Grt Granda's marriage witness was a Francis Thompson in 1866.....at St. Anne's in Belfast.....the plot thickens!  Rachel Thompson was still alive in 1916, and resideing at 80 Shipquay St, Londonderry,  so I should be able to dig up something there....just a thot...have you searched Pensear for any of your rellies....I got a response back regarding my Robert, but I already knew most of the information....

All the Best
Wendy

[betty53]

Hi Wendy

tried the site - will do more when I come back next week.  Going to see the grandchildren in Winchester for the weekend.  Next week I am going to take a list of names to the Council registrar and she has said she will search her database for me and only charge me for the ones she has to write out!!!

Rotten weather - got soaked going through the Tamlafinlagan graveyard today - didn't make it back to the car quick enough.  Found some Thompsons there but only modern ones and would need to get a good look at church records I think.  Everybody deserting the country for warmer climes - all on holiday and nobody to talk to.

Regards
Betty

[Wendl]

Good Morning Betty,

Could you send some of that rain our way??? hee hee hee....supposed to be sunny and hot here all weekend. 

Your quite fortunate that the lady in the registrar office is going to help you, wish I had a resource like that!!  Pensear is a good site, if you know who your looking for, sometimes it will give ou enough information to allow going back another generation....with any luck you will be more fortunate than I was. 

Have a nice time with your grandchildren, I'm sure you will enjoy yourself...it's always nice to get away for a few days.

Talk to you soon
Wendy

[betty53]

Hello Betty....

Have been playing with the BVRI this morning...found this entry re: Alexander Thompson...., you may have this fellow??? but if not could he be yours, better fit date wise?

THOMPSON, Alexander   Birth
   Gender:   Male
   Birth Date:   13 Jan 1871   Birthplace:   998, Newtownlimavady, Derry, Ire
         Recorded in:    Londonderry, Ireland
         Collection:   Civil Registration
   Father:   James THOMPSON
   Mother:   Jane ARBUCKLE
Source:   FHL Film 255810   Dates:   1871 - 1872

>>source BVRI, 1998-2001, disc 12<<<

All the Best
Wendy

[betty53]

Dear Wendy

finally found that James Thompson and Jane Arbuckle (Ardbuckle) were married in Glendermott 1st Presbyterian church in Londonderry 15 Sep 1854.  That's why the registrar in Limavady had no record of them.  So presumably they then moved to Limavady or James just went to his wife's church to get married.  Son Alexander then born in Limavady 13 Jan 1871.  Have not found brothers or sisters yet to link to others in Limavady.

I did find an entry for Elizabeth Thompson born Limavady 15 Nov 1871, daughter of Robert Thompson and Rachael Levingston.  This your lot?

Could you also remind me of your grt grandfather James - wife's name?  I now have several James marriage entries for this period in Limavady and Dungiven.

I then found my great aunt Jessie Thompson born Limavady/Dungiven 31 Aug 1871 with father as Alexander Thompson and MOTHER Jane Irwin.  She got married twice in Clooney Methodist Church Londonderry in 1909 and 1922.  No wonder my aunt couldn't remember what happened to her!

In fact - so many of these Thompsons seem to have gotten married twice that the floor is now littered with paper - must have been pretty hard on the wives!!!

Regards
Betty

[betty53]

Can anyone help me with the name of an area around Dungiven (ish) which I think is spelt BELTEST?  Apparently my grandfather James Thompson came from there but I can't find it - probably because the spelling is off. 

Many thanks
Betty