Rachael (Ferguson) Weir (abt. 1840 - 1904)

Born about 11 Sep 1840 in Ballynahone More, County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Wife of John Davidson Weir — married 22 Mar 1869 in Arboe, County Tyrone, Ireland

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1904 at about age 63 in Derryganard, County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom

Biography

Rachael (Ferguson) Weir was born in Ireland.

Rachael Ferguson was born on the 11th September, 1840 at Ballynahone More, County Londonderry, Ireland. ^[1] She was the daughter of Andrew Ferguson, and lived at Ballygonny, County Londonderry as of 1869. ^[2]

Marriage

Rachael Ferguson married John Davidson Weir of Derryganard on the 22nd March, 1869 at Ballygonny Presbyterian Church, Arboe, County Londonderry. The witnesses were William W. Whan and Martha J. Collins. ^{[3] [2]}

Death

Rachael (Ferguson) Weir passed away on the 7th February 1904 aged 64, at Derryganard (Lisson Upper, Londonderry), in the registration district of Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland. ^[4]

She had been in failing health for about two years. The funeral took place to Claggan Presbyterian Churchyard; the chief mourners were: ^[5]

• John D. Weir (husband)
• William Weir, John S. F. Weir M.D. (London), James C. Weir (sons)
• James Martin (son-in-law)
• James A. D. Weir, John D. W. Weir, William G. F. Weir, William J. Martin (grandsons)
• John S. Ferguson (brother)
• Andrew Weir, James Henry (brothers-in-law)
• Samuel Whan R.D.C., Rev. R. J. Whan(Clare, Tandragee), Silas W. Henry, Charles W. Henry, Isaac H. Henry, Hugh W. McAdoo, Thomas H. McAdoo, Herbert W. McAdoo, Andrew Ferguson, John W. Ferguson, Robert Sheppard, Hamilton Tomb, Joseph Bell, Thomas Crooks, Andrew Crawford, James Hutchinson R.D.C. (nephews)
• James Dougall, John W. Collins, Joseph Brown, W. G. Sloane, Henry Bell, George Shephard, W. Shepherd (relatives)

Research Notes

The middle name Collins appears in her child Annie, and also grandchild via William, so perhaps that is an ancestral surname for Rachel.

The marriage record gives townland as "Ballygonny" however there are four adjacent townlands of that name. There was only one Ferguson household in the 1901 census, which was at Ballygonny More, parish of Tamlaght.

Sources

1. ↑ Information entered by Linda Davison - no source provided
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} John Weir, Rachel Ferguson, 1869, Magherafelt at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages
3. ↑ "Marriage Entry" John Davidson Weir married Rachael Ferguson, daughter of Andrew Ferguson, on 22 Mar 1869 at Ardboe, Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom. Citing this Record: "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGZ8-3Q3 : 6 February 2020), John D. Weir, 1869. Accessed 29 November, 2020
4. ↑ "Death Entry" Rachael Weir passed away on the 7th February 1904 at Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Citing this Record: "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTFC-338 : 4 December 2014), DEATHS entry for Rachael Weir; citing Magherafelt, Jan - Mar 1904, vol. 1, p. 679, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,602.
5. ↑ "Death of Mrs. John D. Weir, Derrygennard", Mid-Ulster Mail - Saturday 13 February 1904

• "Ireland Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPBR-92WW : 30 January 2019), John D Weir, Derryganard, County Londonderry, Ireland; citing Census, Derryganard, County Londonderry, Ireland, 0000549222, Public Record Office of Ireland, Belfast.
  Event Place: Derryganard (Lisson Upper, Londonderry), Ireland. John Davidson Weir is a Farmer.