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You don?t say what denomination your family were but I?d guess Church of Ireland. Assuming that the family came from the parish of Enniskillen, then a lot of their 19^th century records were destroyed in the 1922 fire in Dublin. What survives is as follows:

Extracts of baptisms, 1667-1789, marriages, 1668- 1794, and burials, 1667-1781; burials, 1879-1907 and 1941-50;vestry minutes, 1731-1920; copy deeds, 1796-9; select vestry minutes, 1871-80; register of church members, 1871 and 1946-50; preachers? book, 1895-1928.

Extracts from baptism, marriage and burial registers, 1666-1826.

Printed copy of Old Enniskillen Vestry Book, with extracts of births, marriages and deaths, 1666-c.1797.

Extracts from vestry minutes, 1666-1912, which include some baptism, marriage and burial entries.

So unfortunately most of the church records you are looking for are probably lost, unless they are in the extracts. You would probably need to employ a researcher to go through them. There?s a copy in PRONI (the public record office) in Belfast.

You could also try the tithe applotment records (church taxes c1820s/30s). Most farmers should be listed. Those for Fermanagh are not on-line and again can be found in PRONI. Henderson?s a fairly common name in Fermanagh but perhaps there?s only 1 in Enniskillen which might give a focus to your search. (Fermanagh was heavily settled by people from the Scottish borders. Henderson?s a name closely associated with the borders so I?d guess that?s where they originated in the 1600s).

You might find something on the families on the Fermanagh Gold site:

http://search.atavus.org

Hello Janice, You couldn't know how excited I am to have stumbled across your post!  My GGGrandmother is Mary Wilson, mother of Susannah born 17 Mar 1838 and I have been trying to find Mary's family for many years without knowing that her maiden name was in fact Wilson! You write about Mrs Mary Wilson and Susannah migrating to Tasmania; sadly Mary Wilson was trasported for 10 years having been convicted of Larceny. Tried Cavan 4 Mar 1850.

Co Cavan Ireland Newspaper Abstracts of the Crown Court Monday March 5 1850 - Rule of Court - "Mary Wilson and Anne Colvin were charged with having stolen half a gallon of whiskey the property of Robert Copland. Mary Wilson stated that Anne Colvin knew nothing about it at all, but that she herself was guilty. Anne Colvin was tried and acquitted."

Mary Wilson, widow, and daugther, Susannah, embarked on 28 Dec 1851 on board the John William Dare; arrived Hobart 22 May 1852. Religion "P" for Protestant or Presbytarian. I have the convict records including a physical description of Mary. It states that she was "invariably good chief nurse".  Mary Wilson married my GGGrandfather (also a convict), George Ballamy/Bellamy on 3 Oct 1853 in Hobart, Tasmania. Their children were Margaret Bellamy b 23 Sep 1853, Hobart; William Bellamy b 10 Apr 1855, Hobart and my GGrandfather George Edward Bellamy b 31 May 1858 Sydney NSW. The family later lived in Young NSW. I believe Susannah married Niels Peter Neilsen (b 1833 Copenhagen Denmark) on 13 May 1858 Hobart. They had 8 children and Susannah died in 1908 in Young NSW. I have not been able to find a death record for Mary Wilson. I have been passionately searching for information on Mary and Susannah for such a long time and find myself loving them both; odd I suppose but I imagine great courage and can't help but feel proud of them. I did not know that they conducted a dressmaking establishment in Hobart, presumably after Mary's pardon. The convict records list a brother of Mary, William in Fermanagh. I am delighted and thankful to see your information regarding Mary's mother, Grace Henderson and amazed and thrilled to know Mary was Mary Wilson, single and married!  So, Janice, what is your relationship to Mary and where do you live? I live in SE Queensland, Australia. Have you found the marriage of Robert and Grace or records of Mary and John's other children and how did you come upon the information you have? Forgive the multitude of questions! My information beyond my Great Grandfather, George Ballamy, has been gleaned through much searching and some good luck. I stumbled upon the marriage of Susannah and put two and two together when she turned up in Young NSW.  She named several of her children after names of flowers, as had been a bit of a tradition in my mother's family. My mother is a hale and hearty 98 year old with her wits fully in tact. She will be delighted when I tell her that her GGGrandmother was Grace Henderson; so nice to have a name and another family to explore.  Many thanks! Kind regards, Susan Hanmore susanjhanmore@gmail.com