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Charles Crothers (possibly Carruthers) and Ellen Chambers

Hi, I'm new to this site and looking for any information on my Great Great Grandparents who left Ireland in the late 1840s to go to Scotland (Rutherglen, Glasgow) where they got married in 1849 and my Great Grandmother Mary was born in 1851, they then moved to Sowerby Bridge, near Halifax, West Yorkshire where they settled and had 10 more children.  I have reached a dead end on Ancestry as all it ever says on Censuses for the place of birth of my GG Grandparents is Ireland, not which part.  Charles was born around 1831 and Ellen around 1829.  I'm guessing they probably both came from the same part of Ireland but I suppose they could also have met after they came over.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Graham

Leura

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Graham:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

Crothers and variants were mainly found in Northern Ireland counties with Co. Down having the most records particularly Crothers. I searched on the subscription site Roots Ireland and the closest record I could find is the 1823 record below. If your ancestors were Church of Ireland then it is possible that either the record is not available (many were destroyed in the 1922 Public Records Office fire) or are held locally or at the Representative Church Library in Dublin.

Chambers was a more common surname and found in many counties but the most were in Co. Down. The closest record I could find was in 1828 in Co. Cork.

You really need to know the parents names to confirm a record that might be available.

Roger McDonnell

Name:Charles CrothersDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:13-Apr-1823Address:GartrossParish/District:MagheralinGender:
CountyCo. Down
Denomination:Church of Ireland
Father:Charles CrothersMother:EllenOccupation:
 

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Thanks Roger, unfortunately I have no parents names as their marriage was only in Parish records and doesn't include that information,  the record is Charles Cruthers and Helen Chambers but it is them based on later census records.  I'll keep digging.

Graham

Leura

Hi Roger,

Found something new, Charles and Ellen on 1851 census in Scotland, they are lodging in Rutherglen with their baby Mary (my GG Grandmother).  The Head of the household is Thomas Chambers age 40, his wife Mary age 36 and 5 children William 13, Jane 11, Maria 9, Eleanor 7 and Catriona 1 and all were born in Ireland.  Seems too young for Thomas to be Ellen's father but could be her brother.  Can you find this family of Chambers anywhere, I'm assuming they must have emigrated around 1850 if there youngest was born in Ireland, so might it be possible to find them?

Thanks for your help.

Graham

 

 

Leura

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