Martha Crooks Henry, Moneymore/Cookstown

Hi Lisa

Here is the birth record from www,rootsireland.ie/:

Name:Martha CrooksDate of Birth:18-Oct-1889
Registration Date:
Address:DerrycrummyParish/District:MONEYMORE (RG)Gender:FemaleCountyCo. Derry
Denomination:Registrar District
Father:Robert CrooksMother:Lizzie ShawOccupation:Farmer
Sponsor 1 Margaret Crooks 

William:

Name:William CrooksDate of Birth:24-Jun-1879
Registration Date:
Address:DerrycrummyParish/District:MONEYMORE (RG)Gender:MaleCountyCo. Derry
Denomination:Registrar District
Father:Robert CrooksMother:Elizabeth ShawOccupation:Labourer
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Robert Crooks 

Other siblings:

Margaret 1875 John 1882 Annie Bella 1883 Sarah 1885 Henry 1887

Here's her marriage record:

Date of Marriage:22-Jan-1919
Parish / District:COOKSTOWN
County:TYRONE
Husband Adam Henry Address:Clohog Cookstown Occupation:FARMER Age:22 Status:Bachelor (Previously unmarried)
Wife MarthaCrooks Derrycreevey Cookstown Spinster (Previously unmarried)
Husband's Father William James Henry Occupation FARMER
Wife's Father RobertCrooks Occupation SCUTCHER
Husband's Mother
Wife's MotherName:
Witness 1 Thos.Irwin
Witness 2 AliceHanna

  Notes:

2ND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MONEYMORE PARISH OF ARDTREA.AGES GIVEN AS FULL
OVER 21

I don't know what a scutcher does!

Parents' marriage:

Date of Marriage:04-Oct-1873
Parish / District:COOKSTOWN
County:TYRONE
Husband RobertCrooks CookstownOccupation:FLAX DRESSER Age:22Status:Bachelor (Previously unmarried)
Wife ElizabethShaw Address:Derrycrummy Spinster (Previously unmarried)
Husband's Father ThomasCrooks Occupation:LABOURER
Wife's Father: WilliamShaw Occupation:LABOURER

No luck with Robert's birth or Martha's death  I'm afraid.

I couldn't find any Crooks in Derry or Tyrone in the irish phone book.

Col

It would porbably be worth going to PRONI when you come to Ireland, to see if Martha left a will. If so, that may give you details of next of kin at that time. Neither the indexes (called calendars) nor the wills themselves for 1970 onwards are on-line. You either need to contact PRONI by e-mail and pay them to search for you, or you can do it free if you go in person.

Elwin, thank you so much for that information, especially Martha's husband and marriage. I'm wondering if there would be any Henry info from Martha's son and his family. I will check PRONI when I come over. 

Here’s details of Adam Henry’s probate abstract in 1951. The abstract (summary) is on-line but the will is not. You have to order it up in PRONI. For Martha’s you need to search the will calendars (hardback index books) in PRONI and then when you have the date probate was granted, order the will up.

Henry Adam of Kildress Cookstown county Tyrone farmer died 14 September 1951 Probate Belfast 14 November to Martha Henry the widow. Effects £772 10s.

Note that the family were living in Kildress in 1951. Martha was the executor.