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A birth in Comber would be registered in Newtownards. I searched the Irish civil indexes for Samuel Dougan/Duggan born 1880 ? 1885 in Newtownards but there?s none in the records. What?s the source of your information and how certain are you of it?

Thank you for your responce Alexander Duggan was my Great Great Granfather and his son Samuel Dougan born abt 1833 in Comber and died bet 1911-1916.He married Jane Ralph abt 1858.My main intersest is with Alexander Duggan his wife's name and an other children they may of had.I have good info from Samuel onwards but nothing re Alexander. Also I'm trying to find details of James Alexander Dougans death date and any info re War Service? thank you again for looking into this request. Regards Wayne Dougan

Wayne,

Samuel Dugan married Jane Ralph on 5^th Sept 1857 in Castlereagh regn district.

I noted this Samuel Dougan of the right age and in the Comber area (Carnasure is on the edge of the town) but he married Christina Thomson in Castlereagh on 9^th Feb 1867. A second marriage perhaps? Is this your family? (I can see his father is Alexander, as per the marriage details).

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Comber/Carnasure/262870/

Same family in 1901:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Comber/Carnesure/1253881/

What looks to be Samuel?s death was on 20^th May 1911 and registered in Newtownards. Surname spelled Dugan. You can view his death cert for ?2 on the GRONI site:

https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk

Sttutory birth registration only started in Ireland in 1864 and so for births before that you need to rely on church records. Assuming I have the right family, then they were Presbyterian. If they attended church in Comber, then there was a choice of 3. The Non Subscribing Presbyterian church has records starting in 1838, Comber 1^st Pres records start in 1847 and Comber 2^nd in 1852.  So I don?t think you are going to find Alexander Duggan?s marriage, (assuming they married in one of those 3 churches), and you won?t find Samuel?s baptism either. You might just find other children born later in the marriage, which may give you the wife?s maiden name.

Those records are not on-line anywhere, so far as I aware and you may need to go to PRONI (the public record office) in Belfast to locate them.

I note from the household copy of the 1911 census that both Samuel and Christina were born in Comber, so at least you don?t have to worry about searching in other areas.

Elwyn

Thank you Elwyn.Sorry I have taken so long to reply.Yes the marriage to Christins thompson was Samuels 2nd marriage his first wife Jane Ralph died bet. 1862-67

Hi wayne67, just came across this,the same alexander dugan that you mention is my 4the great grandfather x

Hi SarahM

Forgive me for late replay!! It has been a mixed up year!

I have not been successful finding info on Alexander Duggans Wife or if there are any other children that Samuel Dougan there date of Births/Deaths.

Also info re James Alexander Dougan Birth/Death dates also Military history.

Wouls love to hear back from you!

Wayne67

Hello Wayne,are you on facebook or ancestry by any chance?
The wife of this Alexander Dugan was Eliza Shean born 1810.
Their son Samuel married Mary McClure x
I have lots of info on Dugans but am rarely on here x
Hope to chat soon x