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Mary, her husband Robert Martin and their seven children emigrated to Canada (Simcoe County, Ontario) aboard "Argentenius" of the J & J Cooke line from Londonderry in 1859.

They were married in Ramelton, County Donegal on March 21, 1839. 

Childrens' names, baptismal date and place as follows: Elizabeth 5 Feb1840, James 21 Sep 1842 both in Drumnaskea Ramelton/ Mary Jane 15 Sep 1846, Robert 5 Mar 1850, William Stewart 26 Aug 1853, and Andrew 25 Mar 1857 all in Aghnagaddy Ramelton. Their remaining child John was born 30 Aug 1848 but did not have any baptismal information recorded in PRONI.

There is a possibility that both Robert and Mary were born in Scotland.

Can anyone confirm their dates and places of birth?

Thanks

nmmartin

Sunday 7th Feb 2021, 10:46PM

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  • nmmartin:

    The subscription site Roots Ireland has Ramelton Presbyterian records back to 1808. There were no Robert Martin ot Mary Hood baptismal records in that church back to 1820 or earlier.

    Roger McDonnell

    Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Monday 8th Feb 2021, 02:36PM

  • Hi,

    I can't search Scottish records, but there is a marriage record 21st Mar 1839 in Ramelton for Robert Martin and Mary Hood, both of whom were Presbyterian. Parent nor witness names are not given. It says at the bottom of the record 'notes are disabled for this record', so there may be something extra in the actual record.

    Best wishes, Kieran

    Kieran Jordan, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Monday 8th Feb 2021, 05:30PM

  • It’s perfectly possible that Robert & Mary were born in Scotland and you may have some specific information that points to that but if it is just that they were Presbyterian, then it’s more likely that their ancestors arrived from Scotland in the 1600s. That’s when most Presbyterians arrived in Donegal. By the 1700s and early 1800s they were leaving again for North America, Australia or even back to Scotland. So Scots arriving in Donegal in the early 1800s would be very much against the flow.

    Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

    Monday 8th Feb 2021, 05:50PM

  • Thank you, thank you, thank you. More research for me in the records you suggested.

    Nora

    nmmartin

    Tuesday 9th Feb 2021, 12:16AM

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