Help with parents of Sarah Fullerton

[annclare]

Helping a friend re her Fullerton family and looking for the parents of Sarah Fullerton b. c. 1851 in Minaward Buncrana and married Bernard McLaughlin in Buncrana 28 Jan 1872. Sarah's father was Alexander Fullerton b.c. 1830 Shandrim Buncrana. Hoping to find Alexander's wife's name. Would welcome any help.
annclare

[aghadowey]

Is "Alexander Fullerton b.c. 1830 Shandrim Buncrana" an estimate or based on facts or family stories? His occupation? (this should be on Sarah's marriage certificate)

I checked the online civil registration index and can't see a likely death for Alexander Fullerton but perhaps he didn't die in Ireland or died before the start of registration in 1864.

Do you know what denomination the Fullertons would have been? Church records (of they exist) are likely to be the way to find the name of Sarah's mother.

[annclare]

Aghadowey
Sarah Fullerton was born according to Census 1901 in 1851 and was R.C. So her birth was pre registration
See Census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Mintiaghs/Shandrim/1182137/
However as far as I can make out the correct parish is Buncrana R.C. and their records start too late to get her baptism.
I have got her church marriage record in 1872 from Donegal Ancestry but it only gives father's surname but family lore is that her father was Alexander Fullerton also from Shandrim.
There is a pension search form of Census 1851 online that shows an Alexander Fullerton and wife Sarah in Shandrim but  no family details are given apart from confirming that the applicant for the search an Alex Fullerton of Duntason Dumfries (sic) was found.
I had seen a Roots chat query about another Fullerton family in the same area and wondered if there was a connection or if somebody might recognise the family- all a bit of a long shot I'm afraid. .
annclare

[aghadowey]

Have you checked for the Alexander Fullerton in Scotland in census records, death certificate, etc.?

The civil marriage certificate will show complete details (unlike the transcription you have) and things like father's occupation and witnesses might help.

See here for details on marriage certificates with links on ordering-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,433042.0.html

[annclare]

No will follow that up - many thanks for the lead.
annclare

[gaffy]

Can't help with the mother's name but for information, Sara's father Alexander was a farmer and there's an Alexander Fullerton listed against Shandrim in Griffiths Valuation.

[rathmore]

look at donegal resources:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal
Shandrim comes under Fahan Lower
of type in the Basic search box: Fullerton
Alexander mention griffiths valuation fahan lower 1857
http://familysearch.org
birth of child Michael Laughlin 15.2.1874 father Bernard Laughlin mother Sarah Fullerton
Indexing No. C70155-2 source film No. 255894

Sara Fullerton marriage Registration Inishown 1872, No. 4179384 Vol 2, Page 207

[annclare]

Rathmore
Appreciate your help very much. Since last posting have got the details from the marriage cert confirming that Sarah's father is Alexander occupation farmer. With  Griffiths showing Alexander Fullerton in Shandrim and that seems to be the only Alexander Fullerton it seems very probable that the 1851 Census record is the correct family. So I think the only way to confirm Sarah's mother's name is to follow up Aghadowey's suggestion and try and find records in Scotland for the Alex Fullerton that made the pension query. I know nothing about Scottish records and wondering if I got a death cert would it show parents names. Also I have to pinpoint when the query was made (pre 1922 I know) as it would give more info re Alex Jnr's birthdate.
Again thanks to everybody for your help.
annclare

[aghadowey]

See www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk to see what details are included on Scottish certificates.

Ancestry and Scotland's People both have census records- 1911 and actual images only with SP whilst Ancestry census records are transcripts (sometimes with strange interpretations).