Jemphrey at Bessbrook

[Sean T Traynor]

Does anyone know of a family Jemphrey of Bessbrook possibly related to McKee and Nummeys of The Commons, Ballinacraig, Newry. Some family members known to have lived in Belfast/Newtonards? Donaghdee

[Christopher]

Sean,

Have you any Cowans in your tree?

One of the members on the course I'm doing is looking for Nummeys and Cowans.

Christopher

[Sean T Traynor]

I am not aware of any Cowans. My Nummey's would be a W Nummey married a Sarah Elizabeth McKee of The Commons, Newry circa 1920>30. they are thought to have had one son, Jim Nummey. They lived in Belfast for a time possibly in Havelock Street, and are thought to have been involved in a Post Office at some time or other

[OTTO]

Does anyone know of a family Jemphrey of Bessbrook possibly related to McKee and Nummeys of The Commons, Ballinacraig, Newry. Some family members known to have lived in Belfast/Newtonards? Donaghdee

Have a look at Three Nummey wills here: http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/will_calendars/wills_search.htm

A few Nummy/Nummey records at : http://www.emeraldancestors.com/

A few Jemphery and Jemfrey records at : http://www.emeraldancestors.com/



Nummy surname at : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/N/NoNu.htm#nu


and five Nummey's  who signed the Ulster Covenant here : http://applications.proni.gov.uk/UlsterCovenant/SearchResults.aspx



OTTO

[Sean T Traynor]

thanks for those Otto

Sean TT

[volo]

Sean,

I have very little information on the Jemphrey family beyond the estimated birth years of the seven children, with the exception of one son - Robert Jemphrey. According to the census available online, they lived in Belfast at one point in the Duncairn Ward before moving to Bessbrook (House 19).

Robert moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts. I cannot give you exact dates, but my estimation from postcards is that it was sometime around the early 1910s. He married Mary R Carlaw (1882-1956). Unfortunately, he died during his WWI service in 1918. There is one daughter from this marriage, Grace Jemphrey (Later Hallett) who was born on 02/20/1919.

I'm not sure how much you want of this line of ancestry as I can continue until the generations from present day, but I cannot say what happened to the other sons. Due to the fact that this is recent information I have found, I still haven't used all of my resources to find out more about the family. I do have postcards (and photographs? - no one is identified in the photos, so they are not of use) sent to Robert, but I don't see anything of importance beyond numerous Bessbrook themed postcards.

I haven't looked up the dates of death for the other brothers, but this is what I have:

David Samuel - 1886
Thos Herbert - 1887/1888
Robert ("Bob") - 1890-1918
Alfred - 1892
James - 1894
William Edward - 1899
Richard Jemphrey - 1902

I do have a confusing postcard, though, that states an "Etta" as being Mrs. Robert Jemphrey - so I am unsure about this and will have to look into this further.

Hope this helped you out on what you were looking for.

[Sean T Traynor]

Sorry Volo, I hadn't got this reply througjh to me this is great info, I would be grateful for any info at all, right up to present generation. I have made one or two other contacts in the extended family, but my main interest in Herbie or Thomas herbert, who lived in Lansdowne Park in belfast and ended up being a Director of some capacity in Jennymount Mills.