Apologies for the delayed reply re: the much appreciated info' of the baptism of this Sarah Spence.If the same Sarah Spence who married John Humphrey about 1834/5 in Ireland, her father's name of Thomas could be explanation for her second son being named Thomas and which began a line of Thomas Humphreys through at least 4 more generations in Canada.
Now, a query about another baptism - information copied by myself in Sept 2007 from the record of the Church of Ireland, Ballintra, Drumholm Parish
'WILLIAM HUMPHREY, born 9 Oct 1831, father Thomas, mother Jane, townland of Tullignalty'. At that time I neglected to note the name of the person who performed the baptism. Wondering if this Thomas Humphrey might have been a brother or cousin of John Humphrey, husband of Sarah Spence and whose family had the oral history of 'coming from Ballintra'. The phonetic spelling used by the Humphrey family for the place name was 'Belinthraw'. Again the name William has been used through generations of descendants of JOHN HUMPHREY and SARAH SPENCE in Canada, beginning with their first son.
About the townland 'Tullignalty' - I have been unable to find it in current lists of townlands, but am aware that some names have changed over the years, eg. for some of my MORROW relatives whose baptisms were found in the Ch. of Ire. records, Ballintra, had the parents location as 'Tubber', now apparently known as 'Tober'. What might 'Tullignalty' be known as now?
Many thanks to anyone who might have suggestions or information
Donna
