McConnell & Todd Surnames

[Geoff]

Hi all, 
Hope you all enjoyed the festive season.

For some unknown reason this morning was the 1st time I had been notified of any discussion on this query for a very long time.
I will give a quick run down of my original request.

I am after any info dealing with the marriage of William McCONNELL b abt 1808 and Margaret TODD b abt 1812 at Ballyeastern in 1833.  They were both born at Cogry. All this is from a member entry on IGI.

My wife's grt grt grandmother Agnes was their daughter and her death cert confirms them as her parents. Agnes was born in 1840 at Ballyclare. I have a note giving me two older siblings, Margaret bapt 2nd Aug 1834 & Thomas bapt 8th Jan 1839, both at Ballyeastern.

Their daughter Agnes married Michael DUGAN/DUGGAN 19th May1859.
The 1st child's birth cert states they married on the voyage to Australia, but Agnes's Death cert states they married in Ireland.
They came to Australia as part of the Donegal Relief Fund voyages and arrived in May 1859, but I cannot find any record of their immigration.

Can anyone confirm any of this for me or tell where I can do it?.

Cheers
Geoff   

[rmcmurtry]

I dont see any Margaret Todd in Cogry in the 1813 Ballyeaston church census but there are two families with young children:
James   55   farmer   1758   Cogry
Margret   53   wife   1760   Cogry
Robert   24      1789   Cogry
Mary Todd   20      1793   Cogry
John    18      1795   Cogry
Margret Magee   13   Niece   1800   Cogry
George   40   farmer   1773   Cogry
Jane   40   wife   1773   Cogry
Andrew   21      1792   Cogry
Nathaniel   19      1794   Cogry
William   17      1796   Cogry
James   16      1797   Cogry
Mary   15      1798   Cogry
Jane   13      1800   Cogry
John    11      1802   Cogry
            Cogry
Martha   9      1804   Cogry
Jennet   7      1806   Cogry
Elisabeth   5      1808   Cogry
Robert   3      1810   Cogry
Samuel   1/4      1813   Cogry


Nathan     58   farmer   1755   Cogry
Mary   45   wife   1768   Cogry
Jane Craig   22      1791   Cogry
Nathan   18      1795   Cogry
William   17      1796   Cogry
            
Sara   13      1800   Cogry
Mary   11      1802   Cogry
Isbel   9      1804   Cogry
Margret   7      1806   Cogry
James   3      1810   Cogry

[Geoff]

Thanks for trying. 

Geoff

[XXXX]

Hi Geoff,

Happy New Year to you.

The following link has the Donegal Relief Fund Passenger Lists and also a contact email which may be of use to you in your search.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/passlist.htm

Cheers,

Janet.

[Geoff]

Hi Janet,

And a Happy New Year to you & yours as well.

Thank you for the link, but I'm afraid they are still not there.
Either they have just never been recorded as being there, or they lied.
Their 1st child's birth cert gives the name of the priest that has supposed to have married them on the voyage, I'll start looking for him and see if I can connect them that way.
I have not been able to locate a marriage cart as yet, I still have options & will get therm eventually.
It's just one of those long waits.

Cheers
Geoff

[jwaugh]

HI John,
I wonder why we can't find the marriage record for William and Agnes Robinson Todd? 

Or do you have that information?

What is your interest in the Todds?

Hi Richard

I don't see a marriage for William an Agnes in First Ballyeaston but as kingskerswell said it is most likely they got married in the Brides Church. This could have been local to the Cogry area so could be Ballyclare Presbyterian, Ballylinney Presbyterian, 2nd Ballyeaston Presbyterian or Ballynure Presbyterian. PM me if would like me to search the local church records for you.

I also have a intrest in Todds from Cogry. I am looking for a Andrew Todd born about 1801 who married a Martha Todd, (Todd was her Maiden name as well)born about 1805, in about 1826.
They had three children that i know of  Elizabeth in 1826, Mary Jane in 1829 and William George in 1837.

Thanks
John

[rmcmurtry]

I see Andrew b 1792 in Coggry and a Martha b 1804; I see an Andrew b 1807 in Donegore

James   55   farmer   1758   Cogry            tombstone 1761-1847
Margret   53   wife   1760   Cogry            
Robert   24      1789   Cogry            Tombstone 1787-1853
Mary Todd   20      1793   Cogry            Tombstone 1795-1860
John    18      1795   Cogry            
Margret Magee   13   Niece   1800   Cogry            
George   40   farmer   1773   Cogry            
Jane   40   wife   1773   Cogry            
Andrew   21      1792   Cogry            
Nathaniel   19      1794   Cogry      Nathaniel? Skilgananban,Ballynure      
William   17      1796   Cogry            
James   16      1797   Cogry            
Mary   15      1798   Cogry            
Jane   13      1800   Cogry            
John    11      1802   Cogry      John? Landlord: Marquis of Donegal, also landlord of James Craig and Eliza Hill and James McClane,       
            Cogry      John Todd, freehold   Sheet 45 pos 58 &60   
Martha   9      1804   Cogry            
Jennet   7      1806   Cogry            
Elisabeth   5      1808   Cogry      Eliza? Ten of Marquis of Donegal      
Robert   3      1810   Cogry      Robert? Tenant of Robt McMeekin; tenant of marquis of Donegal      Tombstone                   1809-1884 wife Bridget 1808-1888
Samuel   1/4      1813   Cogry            
Nathan     58   farmer   1755   Cogry            
Mary   45   wife   1768   Cogry            
Jane Craig   22      1791   Cogry         
Nathan   18      1795   Cogry      Nathan? Ten of Marquis of Donegal   Sheet 45, pos 29
William   17      1796   Cogry      William? (6  Williams) : tenant of John Todd; tenant of Marquis of Donegal; ten of John Blair   
                  Wm Todd, ten of Marquis of Donegal   Sheet 45 pos 30
Sara   13      1800   Cogry         
Mary   11      1802   Cogry         
Isbel   9      1804   Cogry         
Margret   7      1806   Cogry         
James   3      1810   Cogry         
Robert   27      1786   Cogry         
Elisabeth   18   wife   1795   Cogry         
John    22      1791   Cogry         
George   71      1742   Cogry         
Samuel   40      1773   Cogry         
Jennet,   49   wife   1764   Cogry         
Jane   16      1797   Cogry         
John    14      1799   Cogry      John?   
Robert   12      1801   Cogry         
Jenny   10-3/4      1803   Cogry         

[jwaugh]

Hi Richard

Thanks I have the information from the 1813 Congregational Census.
Did you get the information from the First Ballyeaston History Book?

I am looking for information on the Children, Elizabeth and Mary Jane.

Todd was and still is a popular name in the Ballyclare area.

John

[rmcmurtry]

Hi John,
Do  you have any information on the son? William George waasn't it?

Richard