My Stewart family lived in High Glen, which was part of Glen Upper. John Stewart Sr. was still living here in 1850, but would have been older by then.(Maybe born in the late 1780's) His children were David, John, Margaret, Jane, Susanna and Fanny, all born between 1805 and 1825. We would like to know the name of John Sr's wife. David and John Jr. stayed in High Glen and were grain dealers in Ramelton. Margaret married James Hamilton who was a farmer in High Glen. Jane, Susanna and Fanny all went to America. Would there be anyone who might know the history of this family? We would also like to find out when they came to Ireland from Scotland!! They were Presbyterian and I have found some records at the Ramelton Pres. Church.
The other family is the Clarks and we think they may have also been from High Glen, but we don't have as much information about them. James Clark was born on 17 March 1836 to a John Clark and Fanny Stewart (different Fanny from the one above.) We think they left for America about 1843.
Thank you for having this site!
Karin Culter
Colorado, USA
Sunday 20th Apr 2014, 04:31AM
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Dear Karin
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!
As you can see from the link below, Tullyfern is a Civil Parish in Co. Donegal:
Presbyterian records for Ramelton begin in 1806:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fianna/county/donegal/donpres.html
I assume that if you have been in touch with the church in Ramelton you were unable to find a marriage record for John Senior?s wife? I also assume that there was no mention of her on the children?s baptism records? Have you looked at Slater?s Directory to see if the brothers are mentioned as grain merchants? http://www.failteromhat.com/slater/0219.pdf
You could search the sites suggested below for the Clark family:
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However, so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.
Other important sources include the Tithe Applotment Books and Griffith?s Valuation. Even though these sources only record the head of the household, the information is very important and can be valuable:
Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1837): http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp
Griffith?s Valuation (1847-1864): http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too, for instances of the family name at that time
Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
Best of luck with your search
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Wednesday 23rd Apr 2014, 09:41AM