County Donegal, Ireland Personal Notices Extracted from the Strabane Journal 1785-87

Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com

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A short run of the Strabane (Co. Tyrone) Journal dates from May 2, 1785 to April 30, 1787 and March 2, 1801. It can be consulted in the Linenhall Library and is in a rather fragile condition. This weekly newspaper deals mostly with news from London, Dublin and America and only a very small part is devoted to local news. This consists of some advertisements and occasional deaths and marriages. In extracting these I have confined myself to the factual details except in circumstances of particular interest. At least a third of these entries relate to Co Donegal.

Date	Announcement
May 16 1785	[Died] at Carnone in Castlefin, Mr. Charles Blair
May 30 1785	[Died] at Castlefin, Mr. James Cowden
Jun 7 1785	[Died] at Raphoe, Rev. James Gordon
Jul4 1785	[Married] Mr. Delap, apothecary, to Miss Moore, both of Rathmelton
Sep 27 1785	[Married] at Letterkenny, the Rev. Oliver McCausland, son to John McCausland, Esq., of Marble Hill, to Miss Coningham, daughter of the late Redmond Coningham, of Letterkenny
Sep 27 1785	[Died] at Ballindrait, Robert Armstrong
Oct 18 1785	[Died] Wednesday last, the Rev. Matt. Draffin, of Garten, a good and loving husband, a tender father, and an affectionate friend
Dec 13 1775	[Died] at Letterkenny on the 4th a man by the name of Clark, widower, 8 children (choked on a piece of meat)
Jan 17 1786	[Died] on Thursday the 12th, Charles Nisbitt, Esq., of Greenhill, Lieut.-Colonel of the Raphoe Battalion
Mar 21 1786	[Married] on Wednesday evening last, Mr. David Ralston, of Raphoe, to Miss Jenkins of this town
Jun 6 1786	[Married] Mr. Robert Lindsay of Raphoe to Miss Clarke of Grange
Jun 6 1786	[Died] at Cavanacorr, James McClintock, Esq
Jun 13 1786	[Married] the 12th inst., Charles Stewart, Esq., of Hornhead, Co Donegal, to Miss Knox, eldest daughter of the late James Knox, Esq., of Kilcadden
Aug 28 1786	[Married] the Rev. Mr. Ramsay to Miss Campbell, both of Raphoe
Aug 28 1786	[Died] at Ballindrate, Mr. William Armstrong. This young man.........
Sep 11 1786	[Married] the 6th inst., at Fortstuart, Co Donegal, John Spence, Esq., of Castlefin to Miss Allen of Belfast
Sep 25 1786	[Married] Mr. John Cochran Jun., of Clashegowan to Miss Mary Lepper of this town
Oct 16 1786	[Married] at Letterkenny, Mr. Martin Laird, to Miss King of [Listallen]?
Oct 30 1786	[Married] at Raphoe, Mr. Hugh Kerr to Miss Isabella Thompson
Jan 22 1787	[Died] at Lifford a few days since, Mrs Smyly, wife to Mr. Robert Smyly
Feb 12 1787	[Died] at Burt in the 88th year of his age, Rev. Andrew Ferguson
Feb 12 1787	[Died] a few days ago in the Oldtown of Letterkenny, Samuel Love, aged upwards of 100 years. He was bred a weaver and has within these 8 years wrought at that employment for the support of himself and family. He was bred a weaver and has within these 8 years wrought at that employment for the support of himself and family. He had 3 wives, by whom he had 49 children, 95 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren
Mar 26 1787	[Married] by the Rev. Charles Young, Mr. Robert Jameson, only son of the late Mr. Jameson of this town, and Seneschal to the Earl of Abercorn’s Donegal Manors, to Miss Elizabeth Taylor, niece to the Rev. James Taylor, Rector of Bodoney, and sole heiress of Mr. Edward Taylor, late of Carnone
Apr23 1787	[Died] at Porthall, Miss Mary Sampson

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