Alexander Dale/Sarah Anne Crossett

[Sheepherder]

I am trying to find information on Alexander Dale and Sarah Anne Crossett who were married on 10 June 1853 at Magherafelt (I believe).  Alexander was born on the 5 Sep 1820 at Ballymulderg and Sarah Anne was born in Killyfaddy on 21 Jul 1836.

Alexander's father was John Dale, I have no record of his mother.

Sarah Anne's parents were Samuel Crossett and Eliza McIlwaine. 

Any information on these two would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   The marriage was indeed in Magherafelt on the date which you gave. It was in Magherafelt 1st Presbyterian Church and two of their children were:-
2 Mar 1864 Female child born Pomeroy Co. Tyrone
26 Mar 1867 Sarah Matilda born Cookstown Co Tyrone.
    Griffiths Valuation, 1860 for Co Tyrone, only lists one Alexander Dale in Tyrone but he is in the Parish of Clogher which issome way from Pomeroy/Cookstown. None are listed in Co. Londonderry

Regards

[aghadowey]

Magherafelt is in Co. Londonderry so I've moved this thread from TYRONE board.

Lots of details on the family posted on various boards (although you do need to verify submitted details such as these)-

Crossett post on Ulster Ancestry (gives birthplace of Alexander as Cookstown, Co. Tyrone which is incorrect)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jerrydoyle&id=I15413

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   The Griffiths valuation has a John Dale farming in Ballymulderg Beg, Co. Londonderry in 1859. The 1901 census also gives a John Dale age 84 farming there. His wife is listed as Rebecca.

Regards

[Sheepherder]

Hi aghodowey,

Thank you for moving my post to Londonderry.  I used Tyrone because (as far as I know) most of the family that I am interested in moved to Cookstown from various places in Derry.

Regards,

Sheepherder

[Sheepherder]

Hi kingskerswell,

Thank you very much for the info.  I will check it out with what I have.  The Rebecca you refer to is Rebecca Brown, wife of John Dale.

Regards,

Sheepherder

[ronalddale100]

Sarah Anne Crosset's parents were Samuel Crosset and Eliza McIlwaine of Killyfaddy.  Samuel Crosset was the son of Thomas, son of David.

Alexander Dale was the son of John Dale, who was baptised in 1790 in the First Magherafelt Presbyterian Church.  His father was John Dale of Ballymulderg.

I do have quite a bit on the Presbyterians and Protestants of south Derry having studied the available records from the civil parishes of ARtrea and Magherafelt.

Ron Dale

[ronalddale100]

John Dale and Rebecca Brown were married at the Saltersland Presbyterian Church on February 10, 1850.  John was the son of John Dale of Ballymulderg and was baptised at the Magherafelt Presbyterian Church on April 16, 1814.  Rebecca was the daughter of John Brown, a farmer from Ballygurk.

John and Rebecca were still in Ballymulderg in 1901 but John died on December 15 that year.  Rebecca died some time before 1911.

Ron Dale

[Sheepherder]

Hi Ron,

Thank you very much for the info on the Dales, it fills some of the many blanks in my Dale tree.

With you being a Dale are you related to this Dale family?  If you are it would be interesting to know just where you fit in.  My relationship is through my g-grandfather James, born 10 Dec 1859, his father Alexander, (married to Sarah Anne Crossett), baptised 5 Sep 1820, and his father John b. 1790.

In your response you stated that the lineage, going backwards, was: Alexander, John and then John.  I have it as Alexander, John and then Samuel.  The only info I have on Samuel is that he was born between 1750 and 1760.  He had four sons: Thomas, William, John (b. 1790) and James.  Are you able to shed any light on this?  And do you have any info on the marriages?

Regards,

Sheepherder