Fergusons of Galway

Census

• 1871 Census of the United Kingdom
  • London St, Kingston Surrey, Norbiton, Surrey
    FERGUSON, Martin, Servant, M, Mar, 39, Galway
  • FERGUSON, Ellen, Servant, F, Mar, 29, Tralee
• 1881 Census of the United Kingdom
  • Minnie FERGUSON d/o Ellen b 1868, resides Portsea, Hampshire, England

Civil Registration

• Births

  Name	Father	Mother	Birth Date	Birth Place
  Isabella Wallace	James FERGUSON, carpenter	Racheal RONALD	26 Sep 1864	Glennamaddy
  Mary	James FERGUSON	Rachael ROANALD	11 Jun 1866	Glennamaddy
  Minnie	John FERGUSON	Ellen WHITEHEAD	25 Oct 1867	Galway
  Andrew	James FERGUSON	Reachel RONALD	17 Mar 1868	Glennamaddy
  James	James FERGUSON	Rachel RONALD	25 May 1870	Glennamaddy
  James	James FERGUSON	Rachael RONALDSON	25 May 1870	Glennamaddy

• Note: James Ferguson s/o Thomas Ferguson married Rachel Ronald in Wigtown, Scotland 1860

• Deaths
  • James Ferguson of Creggs Parish Of Kilbegnet, age 37, carpenter, Glennamaddy

Directories

Emigration

• The Search For Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed In The Boston Pilot, Published in Cooperation with the Irish Studies Program and the Department of History at Northeastern University, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1989
  • 21 July 1866 INFORMATION WANTED
    • OF THOMAS MYLES and ELLEN and NANCY FERGUSON, or Charles Gavin, blacksmith, brother-in-law of Thomas Ferguson, natives of the parish of Killimore, county Galway; when last heard from, about five years ago, they were all residing in the city of Boston. Any information of either of them will be thankfully received by their uncle, Owen Ferguson, by addressing him at Glenville Colliery, Mahanoy City Post-office, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvama.
      • 1860 Census Norwegian, Schuylkill, PA; Owen Ferguson 44, Marry Ferguson 43
• Irish Famine Migration To New Brunswick
  • Vessel: Chieftain
    • Ferguson, Catharine, age 12, catholic, fever, discharged 1847.11.10,
    • Ferguson, Mary, age 30, catholic, fever, discharged 1847.11.10,
• Irish Emigration to New England Through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada by Daniel F. Johnson.
  • Chieftain sailed from Galway arrived St John, 5 Jul 1847.
    • Cath. Ferguson, 12, RC, adm. Sep 23, 1847
    • Mary Ferguson, 30, RC, adm. Sept 23, 1847

• Ellis Island, New York
  • Cameronia sailing from Liverpool, arrival June 07, 1915
    • Robert Ferguson, 25, single, Clooncarron
    • He is listed three times on the manifest. Perhaps he bought three tickets and his companions were never listed.
  • Cedric sailing from Liverpool, arrival 2 Oct 1922
    • John Ferguson, 38, single, Fahy, Ireland

Family Trees

• LDS Pedigree Resource File
  • Dr. Foranan O Fearghuis, Mynish Island, Galway, 1665-1710
    • Dr. Eoghan Bawn O Fearghuis, Mynish Island, Galway, 1680-1734
      • Una O Fearghuis, Mynish Island, Galway, 1704; 1773, Dooagh, Mayo

Griffith's Valuation of Ireland

Land Records

Marriage Lists

Memorial Inscriptions

• Kilcummin Cemetery, Oughterard
  • Ferguson, Deborah , d 10 Mar 1953, widow of Hugh
  • Ferguson, Hugh, d 1 Mar 1915, age: 68yr, father of Patrick J
  • Ferguson, Patrick J., d 16 Feb 1894, age: 6yr, s/o Hugh

Military Records

Miscellaneous

• (O) FERGUS, Ferris, Ferguson [More Irish Families (1996)]
  • Fiants c1500-1600
    • In the form of O'Fergus or O'Fargus it occurs there only once - at Spiddal, Co. Galway.
• Royal Irish Constabulary Records - LDS Films 852,088 to 853,097 and 856,057 to 856,069

  #	Name	Age	Native County	Rel	If  Married Date	Native County of Wife	Trade	Appt Date	Allocation	Discharge
  8734	Jas	19	Gal	P		Illegible	Farmer	27 May 1849	Illegible	Illegible

  
  
• Tuam Herald, Jul 17, 1909 - In April, 1888, he (John C. MacDonnell) married Miss Margaret Ferguson, of Windfield Lodge, Mountbellew, and niece of the famous Dominican preacher, Father Tom Burke.

Obituaries

Parish Records

• Roman Catholic, Ahascragh And Killosolan, LDS Film 0989756, C701911
  • Christenings
    • Margarita d/o Patricio FERGUSON Maria BURKE, c Nov 1853
  • Catherina d/o Patricio FERGUSON Maria BURKE, c 20 Feb 1856
  • Maria Bridgida d/o Joannes FERGUSON, c 6 Sep 1857
  • Joannes s/o Joannes FERGUSON Margarita KELLY, c 19 Oct 1859

• LDS Film 989748
  • Marriage 19 Jun 1876, Roman Catholic, Killian and Kilronan, Thomas s/o Thomas WILLIS and Mag. (nee KING) to Catherina d/o Patritii FERGUSON and Mary (nee BURK)

Poll Books

Spinning Wheel List, 1796

Tithe Applotment Books

Wills

• Index to Admin Grants, NAI, Dublin LDS Films 100905-100910

  Name	Location	Occupation	Date	Type
  Fergus, Patrick		Gent	1780	W
  Fergus, Mary		Widow	1801	W
  Fergus, William	Tuam	Physician	1797	W