Looking for Fearn or Fern, can anybody tell me where this is?

Hi

Thank you for your message.

You might try checking:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/urneygriff.htm

There is an entry for a  - Charles Brown, Fearn, Parish of Urney - Urney being a civil parish in Co Donegal - is this perhaps your relative? This civil parish borders Urney civil parish in Co Tyrone.... You can view the closeness of these places by Browsing information at :

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction…

There is however also an Urney Civil parish in Co Cavan : but Ihave not found any information regarding a Fearn or Fern townland in that area. 

Please post as much information as you can regarding the people you are researching in order to fascilitate volunteers and other users in assisting you.

If you would like to share the dates/details of your trip with us via info@irelandxo.com we will endeavour to put you in contact with a volunteer who may be able to offer some assistance or advice.

Kind regards,

Genealogy support

Dear Cynthia,

Thank you for your kind offer of assistance.  I plan  to be in Northern Ireland May 20-25.  Through genealogists located in N.I. I have located my family origins in Urney Parish.  The family names that I am researching are Jack & Chambers.  There is also a mention of Todd.

My plan is to at least visit this area to have the experience of being there.  If I learn anything new about the family, or meet a living relative, of course that would be very exciting.

I am wondering if you can define the term "spinster" as used i n the mid 1800's.  A lady so referred to was quite young

Thank you for your generosity in providing assistance to those of us visiting this website.  Your kindness is appreciated.

Sandy 

Hi Sandy - 

I have forwarded your request for assistance to a volunteer who may be able to offer some advice.

The term spinster in the 19th century was commonly used to apply to any unmarried woman - and did not generally have anything to do with her age!

Please keep in touch.

All the best

Cynthia