Sarah Agnes Moody 1868, John Moody c1843 & Alexander Moody c1807 Belfast

[UnaBobby]

Hi

The Griffith's valuation shows Andrew Moody as leasing his farm  - not the owner. The owner is Robert James Tennent. Ditto the properties in Joy street

[Govan Fair]

Hi Una

If Andrew Moody is yours with all the connections you're able to make and I know he's mine for sure ... then I think we can safely say we have a match, as far as John is concerned. We just need his mother's name to confirm it absolutely but I'm more and more convinced. Unfortunately, this James is not our James. I had already looked at him on Scotland's People and he doesn't check out with my line. I also already have that record on Alexander and he may well be the Alexander who came over with Phoebe in 1877 but I can't fully confirm that he's 'ours'. My tree is on My Heritage and I'd like to invite you to join as a member because I really think we're getting somewhere here. I'll send you a private message in that respect. I haven't done that in a couple of years so let's see how I get on.

Regards
Sandra

[Govan Fair]

Hello again Una

Just popped back on here to check out the PRONI link and there's now a wee bit of a backward step  . This Andrew Moody's wife is called Anna ... my Andrew's wife is Frances. Now, it's not to say that he didn't re-marry but something else that needs to get confirmed ... 2 steps forward and 3 steps back! 
Sandra

[UnaBobby]

I spent all day digging around Andrew Moody's family in Dundonald and found nothing to link him to Alexander 

The properties he leased in Joy Street were not properties my ancestors lived in.(Source : Griffith's Valuation)
Andrew Moody was born in 1782 (Source : Gravestone Inscription Drumbo Parish Church)
He seems to have married at least twice - Sarah Ann who died in 1833 buried in Drumbo Church of Ireland Parish Church (where Andrew Moody of Dundonald was buried in 1870). They had a child Jane who was born in 1919 who died aged 12 (buried Drumbo) so it seems likely that this was his first marriage.
His second marriage was to Anna Chancellor buried Knockbreda 1884. Anna Chancellor & Andrew's first child was born c1837 (James Renwick Moody) - so it's unlikely he married in between.  (as Sarah Ann died 1833)

His grave inscription in Drumbo describes Andrew as "Of Belfast". He had a daughter who was born about 1825, Sarah Moody, who married John Short in 1848 in Belfast. Andrew's occupation is noted as farmer.

Does that cover everything?

Thanks for the messages. 

The search continues. 

[cyclamen]

Here is another Alexander Moody but a bit too early. He was baptized in May Street Pres Church on 3rd Mar 1839. Father's name was William Moody. Mother was Mary Fletcher. Residence was Trafalgar Street. It might be another bit of the jigsaw.

[UnaBobby]

Thank You Cyclamen. I have made a note of it.

 

Kind Regards

Una

[UnaBobby]

Hi

I sent off to GRONI for the marriage cert of Alexander Moody & Sarah Heyburn and they found nothing. They said they searched 1867 to 1871 - the marriage being in 1869. So for some reason it hasn't been registered. I did suspect this might be the case as I couldn't find it in the civil registration listings on either ancestry.co.uk or Family search. Hey ho. I guess the record on UHF must come from the actual parish register?

Just wanted to also mention that my John Moody's b1844 son Charles b1870 baptised his youngest daughter Frances Jospephine and also my Grandmother named her first child (my aunty) Frances Josephine... might give a link with Alexander's mother being called Frances.... or not ! 

I will ponder 

Unax

[UnaBobby]

Govan fair have you found any record of the death of Eliza nee McVicker?

Una x

[scotmum]

unabobby

Just in case you weren't aware, historic b/m/d searches can now be done online at GRONI from your own computer. You need to purchase credits, but at least you could try searching again yourself (maybe names mis-transcribed). I've found a birth already this week where it is obvious, being able to see for myself, that the mother's surname is mis-transcribed, hence if previously searched for under her correct name, it wouldn't have shown. Similarly, a birth I couldn't get result for first time using the mum's surname, then turned up when i removed the surname. Reason being the mum's surname had been indexed as 'Illegible'.

You can access the new site at:

https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk