Re: [Bann Valley] Kennedy

[Lavonne Bradfield <lbradfield@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On May 25, 2011, at 6:34 AM, <boydgray26@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
<boydgray26@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> <snip>
> And sure enough, we have this marriage of Church Kennedy to Martha  
> Torrens
> in 1855 and his father is indeed an Alexander Kennedy:
> Date of Marriage: 29-Nov-1855
> Parish / District: MONEYDIG
> County: Co. Derry
> Husband Wife Name:
> Church Kennedy  Martha Torrens
> Address: Caheney  Coolnaman
> Denomination:
> Presbyterian  Presbyterian
> Occupation:
> FARMER
> Age:     18
> Status:
> Bachelor (Previously unmarried)  Spinster (Previously unmarried)
> Husband's Father  Wife's Father  Name:
> Alexander Kennedy  Hugh Torrens
> Occupation:
> FARMER  FARMER
> Witness 1 Witness 2  Name:
> Thomas Torrans  Alexander Kennedy
> This comes from a pay website which sadly does not give the church  
> where
> they were married but yet again, it will be in Civil Marriages  
> available on
> microfilm from the LDS.  BUT, you now have your great great  
> grandfather, an
> Alexander Kennedy.
>
> <snip>

Church Kennedy and Martha Torrens were married at Moneydig  
Presbyterian as per Moneydig Marriages listed on The Bann Valley Site  
and taken from the parish marriage register.

http://www.torrens.org.uk/Genealogy/BannValley/church/Moneydig/ 
Marriages/1845-1889-mrgs.html

> <snip>
> Genealogy is such fun!

I agree but ages us considerably.!!!!

Lavonne Bradfield
> Regards,
>
> Boyd Gray
>
> http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/default.htm
>
> http://www.westulstergenealogy.com/
>
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/yk7gckr
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: el.rancho.makuri@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:el.rancho.makuri@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 25 May 2011 09:15
> To: BannValley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Bann Valley] Kennedy
>
> Good Evening List.
> I am a new list member born and living in New Zealand attempting to  
> trace my
> ancestory from the Bann Valley Area. My Grandfather Samuel Kennedy  
> with his
> new Wife emigrated to New Zealand in the early 1900's His Father  
> was Church
> Kennedy and his Mother was Martha Torrens.  I canot find a death  
> date or
> burial referance for Church or Martha and wondered if any List  
> Member has
> come across a record which would help me and or offer a suggestion  
> on a
> direction of where to search   Checking the Griffiths Valuation I  
> note that
> Church had land on lease in the Cullyramer area, Ord S 18-10 Ref  
> Number 5 G
> & H.    I am considering a trip to Northern Ireland to do some on site
> research and to visit the area from where My Grandfather came from,  
> possably
> around June July next year {2012}  My Grandfather had married a  
> Mary Fulton
> at Kilrea, she unfortunately died in 1918 in New Zealand. He then  
> re-married
> and my father Colin Church Kennedy was born in 1921. He died in  
> 1964 when I
> was 16, long before I had thoughts of my heritage and had started  
> to ask any
> questions so I have had a rather large Brick Wall in front of me  
> from the
> start of my research from here in New Zealand. Any help or  
> information will
> be most gratefully received.
> Kind Regards to all
> Colin Peter Kennedy
>
>
>
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