Is there somewhere called Northall in Donegal?

[Clarrie]

Dear all,

This is my first post to the Donegal board.

I am looking at some people on the 1851 UK census who may be related to me.  Their name is Doherty and the census says the man is from Ireland, Donegall and the woman from Ireland, and then it says something that looks like Northall.

Is or was there somewhere in Donegal called Northall or something similar?

Many thanks,

Clarrie

[heywood]

Hi Clarrie,

Where are your Doherty family living? Or could you post a snippet with the place name please?

Regards
Heywood

[hallmark]

Porthall??

http://www.logainm.ie/en/16243?s=Porthall

[Clarrie]

It might be!! many thanks Hallmark and Heywood for two extremely prompt responses.

They are living in Stamps Lanes Sunderland, England.

Or it might be stumps.  It's terrible writing.  I think it's Stamps, anyway.

I'm sorry, I should have posted a picture but I can't upload it from my tablet.  I'll try and do it from the computer tomorrow so you can have a better look.

Many thanks again,

Clarrie

But it could be Porthall. 

[aghadowey]

Had a look at 1851 and can't find a match- what were their names?

[heywood]

Here is 1851

2397 /41 /74


William and Margaret Doherty

As you say, writing is poor and squashed.

[aghadowey]

Thanks, heywood 

For William it says 'Ireland Donegall' but Margaret's birthplace looks like 'do [Ireland] Northall.' All the other Irish-born people on the page seem to have just a county listed. Wonder if the enumerator got confused with Donegall and North of Ireland 

[heywood]

I wondered that too Aghadowey but then as the names are doubled on the line, I wondered if the numerator just meant they both came from 'Donegall, Northall'.