Smythe-Wood Newspaper Index – “A” series – mainly Co Tyrone Irish Genealogical Research Society Dr P Smythe-Wood’s Irish Newspaper Index Selected families, mainly from Co Tyrone ‘Series A’ The late Dr Patrick Smythe-Wood presented a large collection of card indexes to the IGRS Library, reflecting his various interests, - the Irish in Canada, Ulster families, various professions etc. These include abstracts from various Irish Newspapers, including the Belfast Newsletter, which are printed below. Abstracts are included for all papers up to 1864, but excluding any entries in the Belfast Newsletter prior to 1801, as they are fully available online. Dr Smythe-Wood often found entries in several newspapers for the one event, & these will be shown as one entry below. Entries dealing with RIC Officers, Customs & Excise Officers, Coastguards, Prison Officers, & Irish families in Canada will be dealt with in separate files, although a small cache of Canadian entries is included here, being families closely associated with Co Tyrone. In most cases, Dr Smythe-Wood has recorded the exact entry, but in some, marked thus *, the entries were adjusted into a database, so should be treated with more caution. There are further large card indexes of Miscellaneous notes on families which are not at present being digitised, but which often deal with the same families treated below. ANC: Anglo-Celt LSL Londonderry Sentinel ARG Armagh Guardian LST Londonderry Standard/Derry Standard BAI Ballina Impartial LUR Lurgan Times BAU Banner of Ulster MAC Mayo Constitution BCC Belfast Commercial Chronicle NCT Newry Commercial Telegraph BMO Ballymena Observer NEN Nenagh Guardian BNL Belfast Newsletter NSM Northern Standard, Monaghan BRC Ballinrobe Chronicle NWH Northern Whig BSH Ballyshannon Herald & Donegal Advertiser PLD The Public Ledger & Daily Advertiser CAS Carlow Sentinel POR Portadown News CLJ Clare Journal PRD The Protestant Defender CCH Coleraine Chronicle QUE Quebec Mercury CNR Connaught Ranger REF The Reformer CNW Connaught Watchman RJW Roscommon Journal & Western Impartial DMA Dublin Mercantile Advertiser Mail DOR Down Recorder RLG Roscommon & Leitrim Gazette DOW Downpatrick Recorder RWC Ramsay’s Waterford Chronicle DRA Drogheda Argus SCO Scot’s Magazine ECE Enniskillen Chronicle & Erne Packet SDC The Statesman & Dublin Christian Record FER Fermanagh Mail & Enniskillen Chroinicle SLC Sligo Chronicle FRJ Freeman’s Journal SLI Sligo Independent GAP Galway Patriot SLJ Sligo Journal GAV Galway Vindicator SMP Strabane Morning Post GUA The Guardian SNL Saunders Newsletter HIB Hibernian Magazine SNY Shamrock Newspaper of New York HNS Halifax Journal, Nova Scotia TUA Tuam Herald IRF Impartial Reporter & Fermanagh Farmers’ TYC Tyrone Constitution Journal TYR Tyrawley Herald IRI Irish Independent UCO Ulster Conservative IRT Irish Times UGA Ulster General Advertiser KCC King’s County Chronicle WGL Westmeath Guardian & Longford KMD Kilkenny Moderator Newsletter LCH Limerick Chronicle WMJ Westmeath Journal LIN Leinster Independent WTM Waterford Mail LJL Londonderry Journal Smythe-Wood Newspaper Index – “A” series – mainly Co Tyrone ADAMS: [NWH, Sat 19 Jul 1856*] Bridget, eldest daughter of William Adams of Brachagh House, Portadown, was married to John Murtagh on 13 July at Mulaville, by the Rev Mr Irwin, PP. Belfast & Provincial Directory 1858-9 describes John Murtagh as Spirit Dealer of Stewartstown. ADAMS: [BNL, Oct 1841*] Mary, 4th daughter of Mathew Adams of Portglenone, Esq, was married, as his 2nd wife, to William, eldest son of John Park, at Portglenone, by Rev Robert Allen. [BMO, 15 Aug 1868] August 10th at Armagh, Mary, relict of the late William Nash Esq, of Stewartstown, & mother of the Rev William Park, AM, of Ballymena. ADLER: see KENNEDY ALLEN: see PARKE ALLEN: BNL, Thu 10 Jul 1832*] Mary, daughter of the late Robert Allen of Cookstown, was married on 6 Jul to William, eldest son of John Park, at 1st Ballymoney Presbyterian Church. ALLEN: [BNL, Tue 9 Feb 1858*] To Elizabeth, widow of James Graham Allen, a son. ALLEN: [BCC, 22 Nov 1825*, & BNL, Fri 18 Nov 1825*] Margaret, eldest daughter of James Allen, Surgeon, of Stewartstown, was married to William Campbell on 17 Nov. [ECE, 24 Feb 1831, & BNL, Tue 22 Feb 1831] At Stewartstown, James Allen Esq, Surgeon. [LST, 3 Feb 1853*, TYC, 28 Jan 1853*, BNL, 26 Jan 1853*, & ARG, 29 Jan 1853*] Mrs Sarah Allen, widow, of Stewartstown, died 17 Jan, aged 77 years, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs Campbell, Moneymore. ALLEN: [BCC, 22 Dec 1823, & BNL, Fri 19 Dec 1823] On the 10th inst, the Rev Robert Allen, of Stewartstown, to Sarah Jane, third daughter of Samuel Little Esq, of same place. [LST, 7 Mar 1838, & BNl, 27 Feb 1838] On the 23rd inst…after an illness of 10 weeks…..Sarah Jane, wife of Rev Robert Allen of Stewartstown. [BNL, Mon 30 Nov 1863*, & LST, 28 Nov 1863*] Sarah Anne Allen, daughter of Rev Robert Allen of Ballina, Co Mayo & Stewartstown, Co Tyrone, died 24 Nov 1863 after a few days’ illness. ALLEN: [BMO, 22 Jan 1859, & SLC, 22 Jan 1859] Jan 18th in St Marylebone Church, London, by the Rev C J P Eyre, R Austen Allen, MD, to Mary Francklin, daughter of Andrew Risk on 18 Jan 1859. [BNL, 30 Dec 1861] Nov 11 at Meerut, India, the infant daughter of Dr R Austen Allen, HM’s 71st Regt. [ARG, 16 May 1863, & LST, 16 May 1863] March 30th at Fort Atteleoch[?], Puryaub, India, the wife of Dr R Austen Allen, 71st H.L.I. Regiment, of a son. [R Austen Allen, 3rd son of Rev Robert Allen of Stewartstown.] ALLEN: [CCH, 20 Jun 1846*, & LST, 19 Jun 1846*] John Little Allen, son of Rev Robert Allen, on 3rd June 1846, aged 21. [BNL, 16 Jun 1846, NWH, Sat 15 Jun 1846, & ARG, 16 Jun 1846] Similar notice, but date of death given as 8th June. ANDERSON: see MASON ANDERSON: [BNL, 26 Aug 1834*] Maria Josepha, youngest[?] daughter of Anthony Anderson, was married to George Holmes, son of James Parke, on 19 Jul in Quebec, by the Rev Wm Anderson. [QUE, 19 Mar 1840*] Mrs Maria Josepha Parke died on 14 Feb 1840 at the residence of David Grainger. ANDERSON: [NWH, 4 Apr 1825*] William Anderson, junr, late of Coalisland, who arrived in Baltimore in October 1824, died in Baltimore on 4 Feb 1825. ANDINA[?]: [BNL, 18 May 1841*] Mary, youngest daughter of Hugh Andina of Ballymacgurnett[?], was married on 14 May to John Murch[?] of Stewartstown. ANKETELL: [ECE, 4 Oct 1832*, & NCT, Fri 28 Sep 1832] Rev John Anketell of Clonoe, died 15 Sep at Stewartstown, in his 82nd year. [BNL, 7 Jun 1836*, & NCT, 7 Jun 1836*] Mrs Anne Anketell, widow of Rev John Anketell, died 26 May 1836, aged 82. ASHE: [SMP, 21 Jan 1823*, BCC, 20 Jan 1823*, & ECE, 22 Jun 1823] Walter Ashe, of Cornwall, Co Donegal, was married to Lydia, daughter of John McReynolds, on 12 Jan at Donagheny parish church, by the Rev E M Stewart. ATKINSON: see HALL ATKINSON: [BNL, Tue 10 Nov 1807*] Mary, daughter of Wolsly Atkinson, of the parish of Drumcree, was married to Thomas Sloan on 4 Nov at Drumcree, by the Rev Robt Christy. BAILIE: see HUNTER, & also SIMPSON BAILIE: [BNL, 28 Feb 1826*] Major Bailie of Donagheury predeceased his daughter Elizabeth. [Notes not clear, - possibly death notice for Elizabeth?] BAILIE: [NCT, 30 Jan 1829*, BNL, Tue 27 Jan 1829*, & NWH, 29 Jan 1829*] Thomas Bailie Esq, late of the Tyrone Regt, died on 20th Jan, aged 54, at the house of his nephew, Mr Thos Johnston, Gorten, near Coalisland. BALEY: [BNL, 19 Nov 1813*] Sarah, widow of the late Walter Baley, was married on 12 Nov to Robert McReynolds, Lieut of Clenoe[?] Yeomanry, at Stewartstown, by the Rev John Anketell. BALLINTINE: see HUNTER Smythe-Wood Newspaper Index – “A” series – mainly Co Tyrone BARNARD: see STUART BARRY: [BNL, 28 Sep 1849*, & ARG, 24 Sep & 1 Oct 1849*] Mary Jane, 3rd daughter of Andrew Barry Esq, of Denrock, Co Antrim, was married to Thomas Waugh on 17 Sep in the 1st Presbyterian Church, Coleraine, by the Rev W Richey. BARTON: see STEWART BATHURST: [BNL, Fri 5 Mar 1830] Emmeline, only surviving child of Benjamin Bathurst, & granddaughter of the Bishop of Limerick, was married to the 3rd Earl of Castlestewart at the British Embassy. The bride was given away by Lord Stewart de Rothsay. BATHURST: [BNL, 26 Apr 1852] April 15 at Wells, by the Ven Archdeacon Law, the Rev R A Bathurst, nephew of the Earl of Castlestuart, to Jane, eldest daughter of the late Rev R Harkness, Rector of East Brent, Somersetshire. BEATTIE: [LST, 28 Dec 1842*] Samuel Beattie, of Ardtrea, was married to Lillia Ann, only daughter of James Whan, on 20 Dec by the Rev David Meahy, Presbyterian Minister of Albany. BELL: [LST, 27 Aug 1845*] On 1 Aug at Warrenpoint, aged 82, Andrew Thomas Bell of Belmont, Co Tyrone, Esq, late Captain 27th Regt. BELL: [BMO, 5 Apr 1862] March 24 at Aughrim, Stewartstown, the wife of Mr Gordon Bell, of a son. BELL: [BNL, Fri 2 Sep 1803*] Helena, daughter of Humphrey Bell, was married “a few days ago” to James Gausson of Ballyrowan, Co Londonderry. [BNL, 4 Jun 1811*] Humphrey Bell, at Belmont, Co Tyrone, aged 73, after a lingering illness. [[BNL, Fri 11 Dec 1818*] Mrs Bell, widow of the late Humphrey Bell, of Belmont, Co Tyrone, died 20 Nov at Ballyronan, aged 88. [BCC, 6 Nov 1824, & ECE, 18 Nov 1824] On Sunday 31st ult at his residence, Warwick Lodge, Co Londonderry, in the 49th year of his age, Henry Humphrey Bell Esq, son of the late Humphrey Bell of Belmont, Co Tyrone, Esq. BELL: [BSH, 11 Aug 1837*, NCT, 3 Aug 1837*, BNL, Fri 11 Aug 1837*, & LST, 5 Aug 1837] At St Michan’s Church, Humphrey Bell Esq, of Warwick Lodge, Co Derry, son of the late Humphrey Bell, was married to Henrietta, youngest daughter of Andrew Thos Bell Esq, of Belmount, Co Tyrone, late Capt, 27th Regt.