I have just begun researching my husband's family. James and Jane (Hamilton) Devlin had 4 children that we know of: Stewart (b abt 1830-1835), John (b about 1836), Eliza Jane (b about 1849), and William (b abt 1850). John married Sara Ferguson in the United States in 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eliza Jane married Andrew Black about 1864 in Newtown, Limavady, County Derry. In records from 1906, it indicates Eliza Jane was a member of Largy Presbyterian Church before transferring her membership to the Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania. Other online records show that Eliza's husband, Andrew, died in 1872 in Limavady. Her children may have been baptised in Ballykelly.
Family history states that James and Jane were married in Killyblaught (Killebleught), but I cannot find any info on that city.
I am unfamiliar with the counties, parishes, etc. of Northern Ireland, so I'm hoping someone can lead me in the right direction.
Thanks, much!
Michelle
PIPEL1961
Saturday 26th Jan 2013, 03:47AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Michelle,
Thank you for your message.
Killebleught is a townland in Co. Derry. This is the smallest division of land in Ireland-sometimes it may refer only to a field! So this is why you have been having trouble finding information on it. It is found in the civil parish of Dungiven, so this is what you should be looking into as most Irish historical documents refer to civil parishes.
Land divisions in Ireland can sometimes be confusing. Genealogy Toolkit give a good break down of the different divisions. Here is a link to it:
http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Irish-land-divisions.html
Two other good websites that tell you whether a place name is a townland, parish etc. are:
http://www.irish-place-names.com/
I hope that this is helpful to your research! Best of luck.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Emma Carty
Tuesday 26th Mar 2013, 10:55AM