I have just found a marriage record on Ancestry of a John "Roalstone" to an Eliza "Cambell" on 6 May 1847 in Cappagh. John's father was Mathew Roalstone and Eliza's father was Samuel Cambell. I feel sure these are my great-great-grandparents because they named their first 3 sons Matthew, John and Samuel, in that order. In 1848 my ggparents came to Saint John, New Brunswick where they spent the rest of their lives, both dying in 1888. Their children were: Jane, Mary, Matthew, John, Maggie, Martha, Samuel William, Lucy, Charlotte and Joshua Duncan (my great grandfather).The immigration record apparently has nothing beyond Ireland for place of origin, and this is the first indication I have ever found of their home in Ireland. We have tended to spell the surname as "Rolston" or "Ralston". I also found a marriage record for another daughter of Samuel Cambell--Margaret, who married John Hawkes (father--James) in Cappagh on 14 February 1850. Any further information about any of this family would be very much appreciated! Thank you.
Friday 14th Mar 2014, 09:50PM
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I wouldn?t worry too much about the spelling in the names you have found. There was no consistency in those days, especially when most people were not that literate, and it was often down to the whim of the person recording the information.
I would order the two certificates for the marriages you have found to get the couples townlands and fathers occupations. That may enable you to trace the families forward.
The 1847 marriage was registered in Omagh, Co Tyrone, in volume 9, page 351. The 1850 marriage, again in Omagh, Vol 9, page 442.
You can order a photocopy of the certificate from GRO Roscommon for ?4. http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Apply-for-Certificates.aspx
You have to download and print off the form. Then either post or fax it back to them. You can?t e-mail it to them. However if you want them to e-mail the cert to back to you, they will do that, so tick the relevant box.
Put the reference details on the form (anywhere). Don?t worry about leaving some boxes blank. As long as GRO have the location, name(s), year, quarter (where there is one), volume and page number they should find it.
Tradition was to marry in the bride?s church (which will be on the certificate unless it was a Registry Office marriage). That may be the place to look for the bride?s baptism and that of any siblings.
Ahoghill Antrim
Saturday 15th Mar 2014, 01:07AM