Hi
Am looking for any info regarding my great grandparentsx2 who emigrated to America from Co.Armagh. Samuel and Elizabeth( Eliza) Fullerton Stott were married12 February 1863 in the parish church of Mullaghbrack by Rev.Gibson according to the rite of the Church of Ireland.
Her father was listed as Thomas Fullerton and his as John Stott. Both were farmers. Eliza had a daughter,Mary Ann,who was about eight years old ( 5 Oct. 1855) at the time of this marriage.Later she took his last name but am not sure if there was.a legal adoption. On the marriage record Eliza is listed as spinster-- full age.I don't know if she had a previous marriage and if so what her last name would have been. Eliza was from Tannaghmore and Samuel from Drumnamether.They emigrated in 1864to the port of Philadelphia.During the voyage their infant son died. I don't know his name.
Later they moved to the Wilmington, Delaware area where Rachael( 1866) and Samuel(1868) were born.Eliza died before 1870and Samuel remarried about four years later His second marriage bore four daughters.He died in Chester, Pennsylvania in 1913.
I don't have the dates of birth or death for Eliza.On a US Federal census Samuel's birth was noted as July, 1845. however it was most likely between 1835-45. I found one Stott family in a 1911 census for Drumnamether-- David 58,farmer,wifeSarah,56 and daughters,Maggie,16 and Emma 15. I don't know if this a family link.
Mary Ann later married Charles B Dunlap and they lived in Delaware County,Pennsylvania and raised five sons and three daughters.She died in 1943. I know that her stepfather was a good parent.She named one of her sons--Samuel Stott--- my grandfather.Although we are not related by blood, I consider Samuel Stott very much a part of the family and would like to know more about him as well as my great great grandmother, Eliza's family in Co. Armagh. I am hoping to find the name of their son who died at sea.
I hope that some of the above info will be helpful in my search.Thanks.
Maureen. Robinson
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Sunday 24th Mar 2013, 02:28AM
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Hi Maureen,
Thank you very much for your message. You have obviously done a lot of work on your family history!
Have you tried looking in church records in Mullaghbrack for Samuel?s birth record? You could also try looking in church records for information on Eliza?s family.
Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42
Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.
You could also check for record of the families in the land acts pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:
The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Civil registration began in 1864 so any birth, marriages or deaths that occurred in the family that remained behind should be recorded in these records. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:
http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes to these records online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Have you tried looking for the family?s ship record to see if their son?s name is listed? For inofmration on immigration to the US check the National Archives at http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/
Another good websites is http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/armagh/index.html where there is a list of genealogy links that are available for Co. Armagh.
Some other websites that you may find useful are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
It may also be an idea to contact Armagh Ancestry for assistance, however a fee may apply. Here is their email: researcher@armagh.gov.uk
I hope this is helpful. Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Tuesday 14th May 2013, 02:15PM