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Mossman Tyrone, Caledon, Clonfeacle

Hi there

I visited Ireland in 2018 and am planning another trip hopefully later this year. Am tracing my ancestors the Mossman family who were Scottish immigrantsto Northern Ireland during the plantation. Have located a partial grave inscription for John Mossman 1706-1798 at Caledon and his wife Mary 1726-1798, have a marriage bond for John and Mary nee Carlisle 1746 in Armagh. I have found aWilliam and John Mossman of Caledon who are likely their sons but have found no birth/marriage/death dates for them. William's son is Thomas Mossman my 3x great grandfather, b. 1/1/1800 - 1899 who emigrated to NZ via Canada, John has at least 7 children, one of which went to Australia and another to Canada and the USA. Have a hole in the middle of my tree in that I have no dates for John or William at all. Think it highly likely that they are buried at Caledon, there are currently family members at Moy. Religion is COI.

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Rowan

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Rowan,

Caledon is in the parish of Aghaloo. The Church of Ireland records for that parish start in 1791 (with gaps). Have you searched them for your family? (There’s a copy in PRONI in Belfast. A personal visit is required to view them). Getting back much earlier than those church records will be very difficult since there’s little else to search.

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

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