They married at Gortin ,Tyrone 3 Aug 1875 and emigrated to Christchurch New Zealand on "Conflict' 1876. They were my great grandparents. i would like to know more about their Irish families history.
The 1875 marriage certificate says that Noble’s father was George Alexander, and that Noble was a farmer in Ballykeel, parish of Cappagh. There was a Nobel Alexander farming in Ballykeel in 1827. (Perhaps the grandfather of Noble who married Margaret Jane McFarland).
https://cotyroneireland.com/tithe/cappagh.html
George died 25.10.1882 aged 66. His son John was the informant. This is John and his family in 1901, together with his mother Mary. Mary died 13.1.1903 aged 82 (which does not tie in with the 1901 census, but there’s nothing unusual about that as many ages then were just guesses).
https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/
John Alexander had married Sarah Ann Fulton of Woodbank on 7.5.1891 at Bodoney Presbyterian church. Here’s the family in 1901:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Dunbreen/Ballykeel/1745634/
PRONI holds a mortgage document dated 1900 D3850/1/1:
Mortgage on lands in Ballykeel, barony of Upper Strabane, Co. Tyrone, from John Alexander of Ballykeel to David Wauchop of Beragh Co. Tyrone.
1911 census:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tyrone/Dunbreen/Ballykeel/874173/
5 of the Alexander family from Ballykeel signed the Ulster Covenant in 1912 (George, John, Maggie, Sarah A & Tillie). So that tells you about their political views on Irish Home Rule. You can see their signatures on the Covenant on this site:
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-ulster-covenan
The Derry Journal of 25.8.1919 has a short article about a court case at Newtownstewart Petty Sessions relating to an application for an order to enter lands held by John Alexander of Ballykeel for the purpose of quarrying stone. The court ordered the matter to be resolved by arbitration.
Margaret Jane McFarland’s father was Andrew, a farmer in Ballykeel (according to the 1875 marriage certificate). His son’s probate abstract taken from the PRONI wills site:
The Will of Andrew M'Farland Junior late of Ballykeel County Tyrone Writing Clerk deceased who died 2 April 1882 at same place was proved at Londonderry by Daniel M'Farland of Gortin in said County Writing Clerk one of the Executors.
The above named Andrew‘s will is on-line on the PRONI site. It leaves his estate to his sisters Sarah, Isabella & Maryan. He was aged 21 and his father Andrew was the informant.