McLaughlin/Quigley in Derry

[ladyk]

My great-great-grandfather was Dominick McLaughlin (b. 1834). His parents were named John McLaughlin and Jane Quigley, but I cannot find anything more on them, apart from a census abstract, listed with their children. I have their marriage date as 28 June 1831, but I don't have the record, and I'm not sure where I got that marriage date. For Jane, I did find a Jane Quigley (on rootsireland) baptized in Belfast in January 1815, but no way to connect this child with the adult Jane married to John McLaughlin. There is also a death record for Mrs. John McLaughlin (also on rootsireland) who died 8 Feb 1870 in Magilligan, Ballycarton, Derry, which is the village where the couple lived with their children. I suspect this is her, since it was a tiny village, but not sure. On this death record it states that Jane was "married", so I'm guessing John outlived her. I have nothing on John, as I said, apart from the one census abstract. Any suggestions as to where I can look to find some info on this couple?
Thanks, Kat

[aghadowey]

The death for Jane McLaughlin in 1870 gives her age as 68 so born 1802. Aside from the age the distance from Belfast would make me think the 1815 Belfast baptism is a different person.

Here's a possibility for John McLaughlin's death- different townland but same area, a widower, born c1795-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1885/06291/4802956.pdf
However, here's another possibilty-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1879/06501/4871905.pdf

What was John's occupation and what are the details of informant (name & residence) on Jane's death registration?

[ladyk]

Thanks for your help! The 1879 record for John is more likely. The 1885 says his daughter-in-law Jane was present, right? He didn't have a daughter-in-law named Jane that I know of. I have no idea what his occupation was. Jane's possible death record says she died on 8 Feb 1870 in Ballycarton, Magilligan, Londonderry. I can't see the record for more detail at this moment, because my ancestry subscription is on pause LOL. It's probably not her anyway, because born in 1802, she would have been 31 at the birth of her first child, Rebecca, in 1833 - too old. So I am back where I started! But, the 1879 death on John could be him.
K.

[aghadowey]

You don't need an Ancestry subscription to view the vital records on Irish Genealogy.

[ladyk]

Ok, how do I see the records?

[Kiltaglassan]

IrishGenealogy website search.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp

It's free - Solve the Captcha by ticking the box, and use initials such as ‘b’, ‘b’ to sign in. Ensure that you tick the ‘application to search’ box.

[ladyk]

Yes, but you can't see the actual record.

[Sinann]

True, only deaths from 1871 have images so far.

[ladyk]

So, I still haven't confirmed much about Dominick McLaughlin's family of origin in Ireland. As stated earlier, according to one census abstract of this family, Dominick's parents were John McLaughlin (b. abt 1808) and Jane Quigley (?1815?). And that's it. I know the parents' names from the census abstract and Dominick's (and other of their children's) baptism record. I'm finding Ireland's records much harder to find than Scotland's. I understand there was a terrible fire that destroyed much of Ireland's genealogical records. If I could identify John McLaughlin and Jane Quigley's origins, I'd be a happy camper. I have a theory, but it's only a theory. Apparently, my Dad (of McLaughlin line) matches dna with many descendants of the couple Patrick McLaughlin (1745-1835) and Mary Spence. The thing is, this couple and their five sons all emigrated to USA and died in PA. My theory is that they may have and a sixth son, John, who perhaps remained behind and took over a family farm or business? My Dad matches to at least 7 descendants of the Patrick McLaughlin/Mary Spence couple. So I don't know. The youngest of their five known sons was born in 1804 when the mother was 31 years old, so she certainly could have had another son. So I'm stuck. Any thoughts?