Johnston family from Fortland townland in Easky

Hello Sonja,

I went to www.rootsireland.ie and searched for a marriage record between Thomas and Eliza Kin, and Thomas and Ann Shaw.  Drew a blank on both counts but that is to be expected as most records don't go back that far.

I searched for birth records for their children buyt was unable to find any.

I then searched for a marrige between John Johnston and Mary West but couldn't find one.

I then searched for a baptismal record for either of their two boys Thomas or William.

A very unusual thing happened.  Usually when searching using the parents names we very often come up with a record with the correct father but the mother can often be wrong.  However on this occasion I found two records for the boys listing their parents using only John as father and Mary as mother.  When I input a surname everything comes back blank.

These records can be viewed on rootsireland.ie .  It will cost about €5 each.  The site is free to join.

Thomas Johnston, father John, mother Mary, baptised 1831 in Easkey, Church oif Ireland, Sligo

William Johnston, father John, mother Mary, baptised 1834 in Easkey, Church of Ireland, Sligo

You might let us know if these are your ancestors, as we don't open or view the records.

Kind regards,

Anne

I think the name on that document should be Edw. rather than Gdw. In 1863 an Edward B. Woods is listed as the incumbent of Easky parish in Sligo  If so it's church of Ireland records you are looking for.

There appears to be some transcripts for this parish on RootsIreland (pay-website), going back to 1822. The RCB lists the same starting date for the historic records it holds for the parish. A search of the index confirms that baptism for William in Easkey CofI parish. The index is also showing baptisms of likely siblings John in 1836 and Thomas in 1831. (note that CoI baptisms dont usually include mother's maiden name). I had a quick look for a possible marriage for John and Mary but didn't spot anything likely.

John seems to be listed in the Tithe records, with property in Fortland townland, but cant access the details for some reason at the moment..

There is just one Johnston/Johnson listed for Fortland townland at the time of Griffith's, which is dated 1857 for this area, a John occupying a house with 7 acres of land.

Hello Anne

Thank you so much for such a quick reply! It does seem as those two baptismal records are for Thomas and William. I will look some more on rootsireland.ie. 

Sonja

Thank you for this information! I will look into rootsireland some more too, it seems like it might be worth paying for.

Sonja