Agnes (Morrison) Ferguson (1874)

Born 1 Dec 1874 in Andraid, Drummaul, Co, Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew Gordon — married 16 Aug 1894 in Keady Parish Church, Keady, County Armagh, Ireland

Wife of David Ferguson — married 20 Sep 1905 in Benburb, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland

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Biography

• Agnes Morrison was born at the end of 1874 in Andraid, County Antrim, Ireland. She was the daughter of James Morrison and Agnes McAuley^[1]
• Andrew Gordon, a farmer, from Keady, Co. Armagh, married Elizabeth Morrison from Andraid, Drummaul, Co. Antrim on 16 August 1894 at Keady Parish Church, Co. Armagh, Ireland.^[2].
• Andrew and Agnes Gordon had three known children: Adam Gordon (b. 1896), Agnes Gordon (b. 1898) and Miinie Gordon (b. 1902).
• In the 1901 Irish census Agnes Gordon was age 26, living at Tullynamollogue, Co. Armagh, with her husband Andrew Gordon (45), a farmer, and their children Adam Gordon (4) and Agnes Gordon (2). Also George Parks (16), Joseph Parks (12) and James Cassidy (17), farm servants^[3].
• Andrew Gordon died at Tullynamollogue in 1904, age 45.
• Agnes Gordon, a widow, married David Ferguson, a farmer from Tullynamollogue, Co. Armagh on 20 September 1905 at Benburb, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Ireland.^[4]. Agnes's sister Mary Morrison was one of the witnesses.
• David and Agnes Ferguson had at least two children, Martha jane Ferguson (b.1906) and Ethel (b.1911, d. 1911). They do not appear in the 1911 Ireland census, but Ethel was born later that year in Belfast Maternity Hospital. David Ferguson was listed as living in Hollywood, Belfast, and working as a dealer, which may explain why they were travelling at the time of the census. Agnes's three children with Andrew Gordon were living with her mother Agnes (McAuley) Morrison at the time of the 1911 census.

Sources

1. ↑ Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland. Civil Records. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie. Birth:

   Name AGNES MORRISON

   Date of Birth 1874

   Group Registration ID 8570475

   SR District/Reg Area Ballymena

   Sex N/R

   Mother's Birth Surname N/R

   https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1874/03129/2147254.pdf
2. ↑ Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland. Civil Records. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie. Marriage:

   Party 1 Name ANDREW GORDON

   Party 2 Name AGNES MORRISON

   Date of Event 16 August 1894

   Group Registration ID 2124945

   SR District/Reg Area Armagh

   https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1894/10566/5849348.pdf
3. ↑ 1901 Ireland census: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Crossmore/Tullynamallogue/1013602/
4. ↑ Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland. Civil Records. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie. Marriage:

   Party 1 Name DAVID FERGUSON

   Party 2 Name AGNES GORDON

   Date of Event 20 September 1905

   Group Registration ID 1965803

   SR District/Reg Area Dungannon

   https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1905/10171/5700487.pdf