Lisnagroat? Sarah Bovel/Bovill

[mickcee]

G,Day from Australia
My gg grandmother, Sarah Bovel/il/ille, came to NSW on the Cressy in 1856, aged 24. Records state she was a farm servant, couldn't read or write, father Samuel & mother Rachel nee Dempsey,and was from "Lisnagroat"? And that is all I have been able to gather on Sarah. She had a brother, also Samuel, already in Australia. He unfortunately drowned soon after her arrival. Can anyone over there tell where that place is? I can't find anything on the internet about it or her family there. Is the name of French origin perhaps?
Thanks
Mickcee.

[Elwyn Soutter]

Lisnagroat is a rural townland of 906 acres. Farming land. In Griffiths Valuation of 1858, there were 41 households listed there. None had a Bovil (or variant) as it’s head, but servants and people with small houses were not listed so it doesn’t mean your family were not there.

Lisnagroat is between Kilrea and Portglenone, a mile or so west of the A54 at Moyknock. It's in the civil parish of Tamlaght O'Crilly.


http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch

I found this family in the 1901 census not too far away. Don't know if there is any connection:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Tamlaght/Killymuck_Glebe/1521394/

[joemc]

Hi, I think I see 2 possible further siblings for Sarah

Anne Eliza Bovill married Peter Pinkington TAMLAGHT UPPER (O'CRILLY) (CI), Co. Londonderry, 1850, Anne's father is recorded as Samuel Bovill, the civil record of this marriage is recorded at Ballymoney, Co. Antrim for some reason. Vol 2 page 231

Rachel Boville married James Falknor TAMLAGHT UPPER (O'CRILLY) (CI), Co. Londonderry,1859, Rachel's father recorded as Samuel Boville, again the civil record of this marriage is recorded at Ballymoney Vol 2 page 208

The name seems to have stronger associations with County Antrim more so than Londonderry.

Regards

Joe

[aghadowey]

Hi, I think I see 2 possible further siblings for Sarah
Anne Eliza Bovill married Peter Pinkington TAMLAGHT UPPER (O'CRILLY) (CI), Co. Londonderry, 1850, Anne's father is recorded as Samuel Bovill, the civil record of this marriage is recorded at Ballymoney, Co. Antrim for some reason. Vol 2 page 231
Rachel Boville married James Falknor TAMLAGHT UPPER (O'CRILLY) (CI), Co. Londonderry,1859, Rachel's father recorded as Samuel Boville, again the civil record of this marriage is recorded at Ballymoney Vol 2 page 208
The name seems to have stronger associations with County Antrim more so than Londonderry.

Actually, this area comes under Ballymoney (Co. Antrim) registration district although it is in County Londonderry which sometimes causes confusion.

[joemc]

Hi, I see the transcriptions of the marriages I mentioned are available on the family search site, also another possible brother John Bovill

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/9SL7-6BD/p1

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/9SLH-JCV/p1

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/9SLH-179/p4

Regards

Joe

[mickcee]

  What a great site. Thanks so much to all of you who have responded to my post.

[brinyc]

Hi
my wife is a descendent of  the Sarah Bovill who came out to Australia on the Cressy. I would be very interested to  share any information on the family you have. Sarah is Maureens great great grandmother. We live in Newcastle, NSW

[mickcee]

Hi to you brinyc
I see you live in Newcastle, I am in Stroud, just up the road. I am formerly from Sydney. Sarah's daughter Annie married my great grandfather Martin Patrick Finn. Would love to hear from you. If you would like to send a Personal message with your contact details I will get back to you.
Mick Collins

[aghadowey]

New topic started but am posting here to avoid details being posted in 2 places.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=741189.msg5877078#msg5877078

Possible death- Samuel Bovill (c1800-1864)
   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRG7-4YQ

Possible death- Rachel Bovel (c1796-1870)
   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGF6-XT5
This will show where Drummuck townland is-
   www.townlands.ie/derry/drummuck/

A transcript of Griffith's Valuation shows a Samuel Bovel in the townland of Drumlane, Tamlaght O'Crilly Parish-
   www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/derry/tamlaghtocrilly.htm
Drumlane is in the same area-
  http://www.townlands.ie/derry/drumlane/