Marriage Return of Rosanne Neill and John Scott

It's been some time since I worked on Rosanne Neil Scott. I already had a transcription of her marriage return from the 1850 Quarterly Returns of Marriages in Ireland, but decided to obtain a digital image of the actual record.

In this case, there was really nothing on the actual record that I did not know. The couple were married on 1 August 1850 at the Newtown Limavady Church in Drumachose parish in County Londonderry, Ireland. Of course, one never knows how a transcription and an original record compare until one has the original record.

Unfortunately both the bride and groom were only listed as "of full age." Rosanne's father is listed on John Neil, a laborer.

Neil and Scott were both living in Muskey at the time of their marriage. I was a little confused on how to interpret their residence, but comparing it to the "R" in Rosanne and Robert made it clear that the intent was Muskey. It also didn't hurt to look at an online list of place names for the Drumachose parish. If Neil and Scott were married in Drumachose parish at least one of them would have been living in the parish.

Another lesson:

When I began reviewing my notes on Rosanne, I was uncertain of why I thought she connected to my Samuel Neill and his brother Joseph. My reasoning behind her connection to the Neill brothers was no where in my notes. Her marriage return is the reason I think she connects to them. Joseph's 1862 marriage indicated that he was also a son of John Neill. Joseph was living in Tagues Hill in the Drumachose parish when he married in 1862. The question is: Was there more than one John Neill living in that section of the Drumachose parish?

This is my first real shot at finding relatives in Ireland. Stay tuned.

Organizing the Scotts

Work continues on the family of John and Rose Anna (Neill) Scott of the Drumachose Parish in County Derry, Ireland.

A search of various databases at FamilySearch, coupled with the online index to baptisms at the Derramore (Ireland) Presbyterian Church has given me a tentative list of the children of John and Rose Anna (Neill) Scott. The earlier records do not indicate Rose Anna's maiden name, but the information on each row of the chart below was obtained from the source indicated.

The events listed are in chronological order by year.

Last Name	First and Middle	Event	Year	Date	Place	Parents	Source
Scott	Alexander	Born	1852	1 February	Drumachose	John and Rosanna Scott	FamilySearch, “Ireland, Births & Baptisms 1620-1881.”
Scott	Elisa Jane	Born	1854	2 Feburary	Drumachose	John and Rosanna Scott	FamilySearch, “Ireland, Births & Baptisms 1620-1881.”
Scott	Marianne	Born	1856	12 January	Drumachose	John and Rosanna Scott	FamilySearch, “Ireland, Births & Baptisms 1620-1881.”
Scott	Elizabeth	Born	1864	13 May	NewtownLimavady	John and Rose Ann (Neill) Scott	FamilySearch, “Ireland, Births & Baptisms 1620-1881.”
Scott	Eliza	Born	1865	12 March	Drumachose	John and Rosanna Scott	FamilySearch, “Ireland, Births & Baptisms 1620-1881.”
Scott	James	Born	1866	18 August	Feeny	John and Rose Ann (Neill) Scott	FamilySearch, “Ireland, Births & Baptisms 1620-1881.”
Scott	Maria	Baptized	1869	26 September	Of Derrymore	John and Rosanna (Neil) Scott	Derramore Presbyterian Church records
Scott	Maria	Born	1869	23 May	NewtownLimavady	John and Rose Ann (Neill) Scott	FamilySearch, “Ireland, Births & Baptisms 1620-1881.”
Scott	Matilda	Born	1871	16 Nov	NewtownLimavady	John and Rose Ann (Neill) Scott	FamilySearch, “Ireland, Births & Baptisms 1620-1881.”
Scott	Sarah	Baptized	1872	18 June	Of Derrymore	John and Rosanna (Neil) Scott	Derramore Presbyterian Church records

What I need to do now is:

• Locate the original records that were used to create the index entry in the FamilySearch database mentioned above. The index entries are a start, but I need to see the actual information to see if any other details are included--particularly names of sponsors. 
• Determine why there are gaps in the years of birth for the children from 1856-1864
• Attempt to track the family in more recent records.
• Matilda's birth in November of 1871 and Sarah's baptism in June of 1872 warrant some study. 

A chart was used to organize the information as that is this author's preference. I'll wait to perform database entry when I've some connections a little more firmed up. My immediate goal is to try and find out what happened to the parents and see if I can locate any additional siblings for Rose Anna Neill. I'm already fairly confident that she is a sister of Samuel and Joseph Neill, Irish immigrants to West Point, Hancock County, Illinois, in the late 1860s.