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McCurdy Family Notes, Co. Donegal, Ireland 1839-69

Extracts from Newspapers
Extracted from personal notices inserted in the Londonderry Sentinel
Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com

 

Note: the compiler of this file has no connection to any McCurdy family

***ORIGINAL SPELLING HAS BEEN RETAINED***
 

Date Notice
February 2 1839 [Married] On Tuesday, 29th January, by the Rev. Reuben Rogers, Samuel McCurdy, Esq., M. D., to Anna, daughter of Charles McIntyre, Esq., New Park, Moville (Londonderry Sentinel)
April 11 1840 [Died] At Dungorman, near Castlefin, on Sunday, the 5th inst., in her 72nd year, Catherine, the beloved wife of Mr. John McCurdy (Londonderry Sentinel)
September 16 1848 [Birth] On the 15th inst., at the residence of her father, Mr. William McLaughlin, of Castlefin, the wife of Mr. John McCurdy, of Magheracallaghan, of a daughter (Londonderry Sentinel)
September 21 1849 [Died] Of cholera, at Cincinnati, on the 24th July, Catherine McCurdy, daughter of Dr. Robert McCurdy, (late of Castlefin, Ireland ), but now residing in that place, aged 23 years and four months (Londonderry Sentinel)
May 31 1850 [Died] At Magherakellaghan, near Claudy, Strabane, on Sunday, the 26th inst., Doctor Charles McCurdy, aged 21 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
April 18 1856 [Married] On the 17th inst., in Donoughmore Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. Robert Holmes, of Coagh, uncle to the bride, assisted by the Rev. Alexander Caldwell, the Rev. Robert McKinny, missionary of the General Assembly to New Zealand, to Miss Martha McCurdy, of Rose Cottage, Carnone, eldest daughter of the late George McCurdy, Esq., Dungorman (Londonderry Sentinel)
November 20 1857 [Birth] On the 14th inst., at Magheracallaghan House, Strabane, the wife of Captain McCurdy, 3rd W. I. Regiment, of a daughter (Londonderry Sentinel)
April 16 1858 [Married] On the 5th inst., in the First Presbyterian Church, Manorcunningham, by the Rev. R. M. Morris, Mr. Thomas McCurdy, of Ruskey, to Barbara, second daughter of Mr. R. Johnston, of Glenmaquin (Londonderry Sentinel)
February 25 1859 [Married] February 10, in the Raphoe Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. John Thomson, Mr. James McCurdy, of Rusky, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr. William Kilpatrick, of Hebestown (Londonderry Sentinel)
May 27 1859 [Married] On the 24th May, in the Presbyterian Church, Donoughmore, by the Rev. Robert Holmes, Coagh, uncle to the bride, Rev. William Wray, of Orritor, Cookstown, to Katherine McCurdy, of Rose Cottage, Carnone, the second daughter of the late George McCurdy, Esq., of Dungorman, Castlefin (Londonderry Sentinel)
December 9 1859 [Married] December 1, in the Presbyterian Church, Donoughmore, by the Rev. William Wray, A. M., Orritor, brother in law to the bride, William John Wray, Esq., Rockfield, son of the late Rev. W. Wray, Buckna, county Antrim, to Mary Elizabeth McCurdy, Rose Cottage, Carnone, youngest daughter of the late George McCurdy, Esq., Dungorman, Castlefin (Londonderry Sentinel)
July 19 1864 [Died] At Drummurphy, Mr. James McCurdy, teacher of Drummurphy National School, aged 24 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
August 29 1865 [Birth] August 23, at Coneyburrow House, Lifford, the wife of Captain T. McCurdy, of a son (Londonderry Sentinel)
December 18 1868 [Died] December 8, at Magheracallaghan House, Eliza, wife of James McCurdy, Esq., aged 70 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
April 13 1869 [Died] April 10, at Magheracallaghan, Mr. James McCurdy, aged 85 years (Londonderry Sentinel)