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Isabella DICKSON (b. 1838) & William John FEE (b. 1830s)

DownKillyleagh (Down)

Isabella Dickson of Leitrim, County Down married William John Fee, farmer of Benraw, County Down, in the Presbyterian Meeting House, Castlewellen in 1858.

Isabella Dickson was born in 1838 in County Wicklow, the daughter of John Dickson (Private, Royal Sappers & Miners) and his wife Nancy. John Dickson was born in Scotland. Nancy was probably in County Down. John Dickson left for Australia with the Royal Sappers & Miners in 1839 and never returned to Ireland. Nancy and Isabella (and possibly an older child, William J Dickson, born Castlewellen, 1835) remained in Ireland.

William John Fee was the son of Samuel Fee, farmer, and was almost certainly born in County Down. William John Fee farmed at Benraw until the late 1870s, then moved his family to Killyleagh, Downpatrick, Down.

Isabella Dickson and William John Fee had at least 12 children, most of whom are known to have married: Jane Eliza (Thomas Fee); Samuel (Annie Nicholson); William John junior (Agnes Casement); Mary (Thomas Blakely); Rebecca (Matthew Sullivan); Robert (Sarah Thistlethwaite); Andrew/Alexander (????); Anna/Annie II (Hugh Stevenson).

Seeking information about Nancy. Also seeking descendants of Isabella Dickson and William John Fee.

Cheers, Willie.

WillieBlacksmith

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A manual search by the General Register Office UK of the Royal Sappers and Miners/Royal Engineers record books for 1831-1833 has revealed that John Dickson married Nancy Herron in the parish of Drumgooland, County Down in 1833.

WillieBlacksmith

There are a number of churches in Drumgooland. The Church of Ireland has marriage records for 1833; Drumgooland Presbyterian’s records start in 1836, Drumlee Presbyterian start 1845; Leitrim in 1836 and RC Drumgooland Lower 1832. Drumgooland Upper RC 1838.

The RC parish records are on-line free on the National Library site:

http://registers.nli.ie/parishes

For Drumgooland Church of Ireland, there’s  a copy in PRONI (the public record office) in Belfast but they are not on-line. So you either need to pay PRONI to search them or get someone to make a personal visit. Don’t expect too much from a pre 1845 marriage record. Often all you get is the couples names, the date and their 2 witnesses.

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

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