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From: Nancy Elder Petersen <>
Subject: Re: [S-I] Register(s) of the Cathedral Church of St. Columb
Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 11:28:44 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <c55.4982062e.373856a8@aol.com>


Hi John,
My ELDER files include notes about Derry Cathedral:

RE: Matthew ELDER and Mary KINCANNON:
in Donna Logan's archives:
http://www.familytrail.com/elder/MathewMaryElder/ps01/ps01_014.html
....
6. [Also from Ruth Burns]
Letter from Josephine Jurney,
In some old CFI cards , found Mathew Elder
son of Mathew Elder christened 13 Aug 1662 Londonderry Co,
Templemore, Derry Cathedral.
Also: Mathew Elder, son of Andrew Elder and Anna,
christened 19 May 1703 same place as above.
7. Ireland IGI, p. 8444 -- same information as #6 - also p. 8441 -
marriage of Andrew Elder to Ann Riply, 3 July 1701 at Derry
Cathedral, Templemore, Ireland. Probable other children are Ann,
christened 21 Nov 1699 and Elizabeth, christened 3 July 1701, both
at Derry Cathedral, Templemore, Londonderry Co."

***
Searching Google.com for TEMPLEMORE, DERRY CATHEDRAL,
found other references to records:
"The Register of Derry Cathedral (St. Columb's),
Parish of Templemore, Londonderry, 1642 - 1703.
Source: LDS microfilm #599241.
Index:
Vol. 1, A Register of all the persons buried within the Church
& Churchyard as well in the ould as new Church in the Citty of
Londonderry beginninge from the name of John Cole in the last
Register booke who was buried the...1642 as followeth.
- July 1643
- Robert, sonne of Thomas Flavell 20th

Searching Google.com,
ST. COLUMB CATHEDRAL, LONDONDERRY:
Books: PARISH REGISTER SERIES

Register of the Cathedral Church of St Columb, Derry, 1703-1732
edited by Colin Thomas,1997,
Register of the Cathedral Church of St Columb, Derry, 1732-1775
edited by Colin Thomas, 1999
****

http://www.stcolumbscathedral.org
THIS IS THE OFFICIAL SITE OF ST COLUMB'S CATHEDRAL, LONDONDERRY
Built in 1633, St Columb's Cathedral is the
Mother Church of the Diocese of Derry and
the vibrant Parish Church of Templemore.
***
Photos:
As you enter through the gates there seem to be very few headstones,
it's only when you get closer do you find that the majority of graves are marked by flatstones,
mostly from the mid to late 19th century.
Headstones, St Columb's Cathedral, Derry
http://www.headstones.fsnet.co.uk/columb.htm

Another photo from gateway:
http://www.planetware.com/photos/GB/DRSTCOL.HTM

Nancy Elder Petersen
Volunteer Host, ELDER DNA project
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Elder


--- On Sun, 5/10/09, <> wrote:

> From: <>
> Subject: [S-I] Register(s) of the Cathedral Church of St. Columb
> To:
> Date: Sunday, May 10, 2009, 9:11 AM
> The 1st printed volume of the Cathedral Records was
> published in 1997
> covering the years 1703-1732.
>
> The 2nd printed volume was published in 1999 and covers
> 1732-1775.
>
> These are truly genealogical records with records of birth,
> marriage,
> baptism and burial. I have both texts.
>
> The Library of the Cathedral has the extant 22 volumes of
> all the
> registers dating from 1642-1876.
>
> Has there been publication or is publication planned of the
> earliest
> volumes beginning with the registers of 1642 until the
> records of 1703?
>
> Has anyone been able to access the microfilm copies of
> these early records
> made by PRONI in 1960? Are they legible and complete?
> Are there text
> copies of the microfilm? I suspect that in 49 years the
> original microfilm
> has deteriorated.
>
> Or am I going to have to start a new list of projects to
> accomplish on my
> next trip to Northern Ireland?
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