Fergusons of Roscommon

Census

• 1852 - Elmsley North, Lanark County, Canada West (Ontario)
  • Jas Ferguson 14 Roscommon
• 1871: Preston, Durham, England
  • Joseph Ferguson 24 Roscommon, Peddler
  • Catherine Ferguson 24 Roscommon
  • Annie Ferguson 5 Risgrone, Staffordshire
  • Belinda Ferguson 2 Roscommon
  • John J Ferguson 3 Months Gateshead, Durham
  • Ralph Board Visitor 25 Low Law, Durham
• 1881: Dwelling: 31 Sun Street, Census Place: Leswalt, Wigtown, Scotland
  • Rachel FERGUSON W 49, F Stranrarer, Wigtown, Scotland
  • Robert FERGUSON U 17, M Roscommon, Ireland
  • Isabella W. FERGUSON U 16, F Roscommon, Ireland
  • Mary Craig FERGUSON U 14, F Roscommon, Ireland
  • Andrew FERGUSON U 12, M Roscommon, Ireland
  • James FERGUSON U 10, M Roscommon, Ireland

Civil Registration

• Births

  Name	Father	Mother	Birth Date	Birth Place
  Margaret Anne	William FERGUSON	Catherine PEACOCK	5 Nov 1868	Boyle Ballinafad
  Jemima	William FERGUSON	Elspie BLACK	12 Jan 1870	Creagh
  Henry Stuart	William S. FERGUSON	Catherine PEACOKE	21 Feb 1871	Boyle
  Robert	Richard Thomas FERGUSON	Margaret DUNNING	20 Feb 1874	Athlone
  Arthur Henry	Henry FERGUSON, Quarter Master	Emily GRANT	21 Sep 1879	Barracks, Athlone District

• Marriages
  • 26 Sep 1851, Patrick FERGUSON, full, farmer, farmer, Toomna s/o Robert, farmer and Ellen MC CLEAN, full, spinster,, Kiltoghert (Co. Leitrim), d/o Arthur, farmer. wit: George O'Brien Michael McClean, Toomna
• Deaths
  • 1881 Jan 16, High St., Athlone, Margaret FERGUSON, Married, 35, Wife of a Shoemaker, Heart Disease, Richd FERGUSON, occupier, High St.
  • 1891 Dec 21, Keoghville, William FERGUSON, Married, 62, Gentleman, Choked by a piece of pigs ear, William FERGUSON, son, Keoghville

Court Records

Directories

Emigration

• Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists
  • James Ferguson Birth: abt 1871 Origin: County Roscommon, Ireland Departure: London, England Arrival: 17 Aug 1888 - Brisbane
  • Robert Ferguson Birth: abt 1876 Origin: County Roscommon, Ireland Departure: London, England Arrival: 30 Mar 1892 - Brisbane
• Through Ellis Island, New York
  • Laconia sailing from Queenstown, Cork, arrival September 29, 1924
    • Mary Ferguson, 28, single, Boyle

• Tom Unsworth - Thomas FERGUSON, who at age 16 traveled from Ireland to New York in October 1847. He was born in Roscommon.

Estate Records

Family Trees

Griffith's Valuation of Ireland

1 Jul 1858

Occupier	Lessor	Townland	Parish
Andrew Ferguson	John Johnston	Ballinvoher	Estersnow
Andrew Ferguson, Henry Bropson	John Johnston	Ballinvoher	Estersnow
William Ginty	Patrick Ferguson	Cortober	Killukin
Margaret M'Donnell	John Ferguson	Athlone And Bigmeadow	St. Peters
Robert Ferguson	Thomas Johnston Barton	Derreen	Tumna

Land Records

• Registry of Deeds
  • 1825 Vol. 804 No. 565 Mem. 54290 LDS Film 467297
    • Leighlin Corry, Rush per (Rushport), Co. Roscommon, Esqr.
    • Malachy Corry, Rush per (Rushport), Co. Roscommon, Esqr., son of Leighlin
    • Ann Corry orose Ferguson late a Micor and a Ward of his Majs high Court of Chancry in Ireland, wife of Leighlin
    • Robt Nixon, City of Dublin, Esq.
    • Jas Henry, City of Dublin, Esqr.
    • Wm Bellingham Swam, Richmond, Co. Dublin, Esqr.
    • Roderick John Hanly, Ruskey (Roosky), Co. Roscommon, EEsqr.
    • Clooncoose, Ballintober North, Co. Roscommon

Marriage Lists

Memorial Inscriptions

Military Records

Public Records Office

Document	Name	Surname	Born In	Served In	Age At Discharge	Dates
WO 97/592/138	John	FERGUSON	Boyle	34th Foot Regiment; 44th Foot Regiment	43	1814-1839

Miscellaneous

• Royal Irish Constabulary Records - LDS Films 852,088 to 853,097 and 856,057 to 856,069.

  #	Name	Age	NativeCounty	Rel	If Married Date	Native County of Wife	Trade	Appt Date	Allocation	Discharge
  44334	Patk Wm	17	Roscommon	C			Shoemaker	1 Feb 79	Cork Kilkenny Belfast	Resigned 2.2.86 to emigrate

  
  
• Queenslander, Brisbane, Saturday, 14 January, 1888
  • FERGUSON--TUBMAN--On the 5th January, 1888, at the residence of his brother-in-law, Beenleigh, by the Rev. Mr. MARTIN, Adam, second son of William and Isabella FERGUSON, Roscommon, Ireland, to Isabella, youngest daughter of Matthew and Emily TUBMAN, Cavan, Ireland.

Newspapers

Obituaries

Parish Records

• Roman Catholic, Boyle, Cullen Births and Christenings
  • Christenings
    • Anna d/o Michaelis CULLEN Margaritae FERGUSON, c 13 Sep 1841
• St. Peter's, Athlone - LDS Film 1279274
  • Marriages
    • Charles Young Ferguson of St. Mary's, officer in excise marries Eliza Goldsmith Dunn of St.Peter's, 16 Jul 1845. Charles s/o Hugh Ferguson, officer in the army. Eliza d/o Thomas Dunn, gentleman.
    • Joseph Ferguson, corporal 54th Regiment, Barracks s/o Zachariah Ferguson, carpenter marries 18 Dec 1867 Margaret Ferguson of High Street d/o Edward Ferguson, labourer
• Roman Catholic, Boyle, LDS Film 989743
  • Michael MCNAMARA Anna FERGUSON, 29 Dec 1808
• Roman Catholic, Roscommon and Kilteevan. LDS Film 989748
  • Thomam FERGUSON Joannam HANLY

Poll Books

Spinning Wheel List, 1796

Tithe Applotment Books

• Householder's Index

  Barony	Parish	Date	Film
  Castleragh	Kilneevin	1832	256,633

Wills