Twinem Family of Portadown

There?s about 40 Twinems in the 1901 Irish census, nearly all of whom appear to have originated around Lurgan. Some are probably related to your family. What was Letitia?s townland (address) on her 1862 marriage certificate? This may help track her family down. Also what denomination was the marriage?

I note that most were either Church of Ireland or Methodist, so you may need to go through the relevant church records to build up a full picture of her family. They are not all on-line though Rootsireland has those from 1845 onwards. For earlier records you will need to consult copies held in PRONI, Belfast.

The marriage record shows:

Charles Eccles  (Actually John Charles)

Married 22 Jul 1862

Seagoe, Arm, Ireland

Fathers' Name - William Eccles

Spouse's Father - Charles Twinem

John Eccles became a Presbyterian Minister in NZ and later an Anglican Canon, so assume he was Presbyterian in Ireland, not that you can assume anything.

Thanks Wendy

Wendy,

Do you have a copy of the civil marriage certificate, or has this information just come from a pay to view site? I ask because the information is limited and there?s normally more information on the civil certificate. Some of the pay to view sites don?t put all the information on their on-line transcripts. For example, you should have both parties townlands (addresses) as well as the name and denomination of the church. You should also get both the husband and the 2 fathers occupations and the witnesses names all of which can be helpful.  Tradition was to marry in the bride?s church so that?d be the place to look for her baptism and that of any siblings. So we need it's name.

If you haven?t got a copy of the civil cert, I?d start by getting one. The bride?s church, it's denomination and townland will be particularly important in tracing her family.

The marriage is recorded in the civil indexes in Lurgan Co Armagh, 1862, Volume  7 Page 531. You can order a photocopy of that cert from GRO Roscommon for ?4. Put the place, year, volume & page number on the application form (anywhere). http://www.groireland.ie/ You have to post or fax the form to them but they will e-mail the copy certificate to you if you wish. Put ?please e-mail to?..? clearly on the top of the form.

Elwyn