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Shannon Genealogy Notes, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland 1778-1870

Items from the Press
Extracted from Personal Notices Inserted in the Londonderry Journal, Londonderry Sentinel & Coleraine Chronicle
Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com

 

*ORIGINAL SPELLING HAS BEEN RETAINED*

***NOTE: THE COMPILER OF THIS FILE CLAIMS NO CONNECTION TO ANY SHANNON FAMILY***

Date Notice
Jan 2 1778 [Married] William Stewart to Miss Shannon (Londonderry Journal)
Jul 16 1831 [Died] On the 11th inst., Miss Margaret Ann Shannon, aged 10 years, daughter of Captain Shannon, of the ship Ulster, of this port (Londonderry Sentinel)
May 5 1832 [Died] On Sunday evening last, in Bishop Street, John Shannon, attorney at law, after a short illness (Londonderry Sentinel)
Feb 11 1837 [Married] On Monday morning last, in the Cathedral, by the Rev. C. Seymour, Mr. James Shannon, to Miss Miles, both of this City (Londonderry Sentinel)
Mar 24 1838 [Married] In Maghera Church, Mary Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. James Shannon, to Mr. Joseph Patterson, of said place (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jun 2 1838 [Died] On the 26th ult., the Rev. Frederick Shannon, after a long and lingering illness (Londonderry Sentinel)
May 22 1841 [Died] On the 6th inst., George, eldest son of Dr. Shannon, of Magherafelt (Londonderry Sentinel)
Dec 18 1841 [Birth] In Francis Street, on Wednesday, the 16th inst., the lady of William Shannon, Esq., of a son (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jan 15 1842 [Married] On Thursday, the 6th inst., by the Rev. George Steen, of Newtownlimavady, at the house of the lady's father, Mr. Hunter Stewart, of Newtownlimavady, to Miss Alicia Jane, only daughter of Mr. John Shannon, of Derrybeg (Londonderry Sentinel)
Oct 7 1843 [Married] On Monday evening, at the house of her brother in law, Mr. William McMurray, Diamond, by the Rev. William McClure, Mr. James Colhoun, of this City, printer, to Isabella, fourth daughter of Mr. Thomas Shannon, of Lurgan [Co. Armagh] (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jan 13 1844 [Married] On Tuesday the 2nd inst., by the Rev. P. Finan, Newtownlimavady, Mr. Abraham J. H. Moody, of Gortmore House, Magilligan, to Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of Mr. Samuel Shannon, of Derrybeg (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jun 27 1846 [Died] A few days since, at Derrybeg, near Newtownlimavady, Mr. John Shannon, in the 66th year of his age (Londonderry Sentinel)
Aug 1 1846 [Married] On the 21st ult., in the Presbyterian Church, Magherafelt, by the Rev. James Wilson, Mr. John McKeown, merchant, Louisiana, U. S., to Miss Shannon, daughter of Dr. Shannon, of Magherafelt (Londonderry Sentinel)
Oct 10 1846 [Died] On Monday, the 28th ult., Thomas Shannon, aged 25 years, son of Dr. Shannon, of Magherafelt (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jul 8 1848 [Died] In Bennett's Lane, in this City, on Monday evening last, the 3rd inst., aged 56 years, Mrs. Elizabeth Shannon, the beloved wife of Mr. Ephraim Shannon (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jan 20 1849 [Married] On the 16th inst., in Drumachose Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. Nathaniel Brown, James Shannon, Esq., Derrybeg, to Anna, the eldest daughter of James Wilson, Esq., Newtownlimavady (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jun 23 1849 [Died] On the 11th inst., at the Crescent, Belfast, of inflammation of the lungs, Margaret, the wife of Dr. Shannon, of Magherafelt, county Derry (Londonderry Sentinel)
Oct 11 1850 [Married] On the 31st inst., in the Parish Church, Armagh, by the Rev. S. J. Knox, A. M., Vicar General of the Diocese of Derry, Mr. David McBride, of Keady, county of Armagh, to Miss Charlotte Shannon, of Maghera (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jul 2 1852 [Married] On the 22nd ult., at Great James Street Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. James Denham, D. D., Mr. P. Shannon, to Jane, only daughter of Mr. A. Jordan, both of this City (Londonderry Sentinel)
Oct 29 1852 [Married] On Tuesday, the 26th inst., in the Cathedral, by the Rev. David Babington, Mr. Alexander Shannon, of this City, painter, to Anne, second daughter of the late Mr. Andrew Fullerton, Canary, county Armagh (Londonderry Sentinel)
Sep 3 1852 [Died] In Philadelphia, on 29th July, Mr. William Shannon, formerly of Derrybeg, near Newtownlimavady (Londonderry Sentinel)
Apr 22 1853 [Birth] On the 16th inst., the wife of Mr. Philip Shannon, Albert Place, of a daughter (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jun 9 1854 [Died] On Monday morning last, of apoplexy, Mr. Ephraim Shannon, of this City, aged 64 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jun 16 1854 [Died] On Wednesday, the 14th inst., at Shipquay, Jane, daughter of the late Captain Shannon, of this City, aged 29 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jan 4 1856 [Married] January 1st, in the Parish Church of Seagoe, county Armagh, by the Rev. E. Woolsley, Mr. James Shannon, of Maghera, county Derry, to Letitia, second daughter of the late Mr. Robert Leathem, Dungannon (Londonderry Sentinel)
Oct 10 1856 [Married] At New Row Presbyterian Church, Coleraine, on the 30th ult., by the Rev. J. A. Canning, Mr. John James Miller, to Mary, second daughter of Mr. James Shannon, both of Coleraine (Londonderry Sentinel)
Oct 16 1857 [Married] In the Presbyterian Church, Magherafelt, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. A. Montgomery, Hugh Robinson, Esq., Belfast and Holywood, to Mary, daughter of Doctor Shannon, Magherafelt (Londonderry Sentinel)
Feb 25 1859 [Birth] On the 3rd inst., at Colborne Street, Kingston, Canada West, the wife of Mr. James Shannon, late of Maghera, of a son (Londonderry Sentinel)
Dec 9 1859 [Married] December 1, at New Row Presbyterian Church, Coleraine, by the Rev. J. A. Canning, Mr. John Shannon, of the Coleraine Chronicle, to Barbara, second daughter of Mr. William Browne, New Row West (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jun 29 1860 [Married] June 21, in the Cathedral, by the Rev. Francis Smith, Mr. Andrew Shannon, painter, of this City, to Isabella, daughter of Mr. James Morrow, Donegal (Londonderry Sentinel)
Oct 26 1860 [Birth] October 18, at Coleraine, the wife of Mr. J. Shannon, of the Coleraine Chronicle, of a son (Londonderry Sentinel)
Mar 28 1862 [Birth] On the 19th March, at Meetinghouse Place, Coleraine, Mrs. J. Shannon, of a son (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jun 6 1862 [Died] June 1, at Liverpool, David Graham, son of William Shannon, Esq., M. D., Magherafelt, aged 32 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
May 15 1863 [Married] May 11, at Belmont Church, by the Rev. Dr. Barnett, the Rev. Alexander Montgomery, to Margaret, daughter of William Shannon, Esq., M. D., Magherafelt (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jul 31 1863 [Birth] At the city of Kingston, Canada West, the wife of Mr. James Shannon, formerly of the county of Londonderry, of a son (Londonderry Sentinel)
Aug 18 1863 [Married] August 13, at the First Presbyterian Church, Randalstown, by the Rev. J. Brown Houston, Samuel M. Shannon, Esq., Beechhill, Londonderry, to Mary, second daughter of John L. Olden, Esq., Kerrsbrook, Randalstown (Londonderry Sentinel)
Feb 16 1864 [Died] February 15, at his father's residence, 15 Bennet Street, William J. Jordan Shannon, aged six years (Londonderry Sentinel)
Jun 17 1864 [Birth] June 12, at 4 Bennett Street, the wife of Mr. Alexander Shannon, of a daughter (Londonderry Sentinel)
Apr 7 1865 [Died] April 1, at her late residence, Derrybeg, Newtownlimavady, Maria, relict of the late Mr. John Shannon, aged 82 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
Sep 22 1865 [Birth] August 26, at Kingston, Canada West, the wife of Mr. James Shannon, of a son (Londonderry Sentinel)
Feb 27 1866 [Died] February 23, at his residence, Dr. Shannon, of Magherafelt, aged 84 years (Londonderry Sentinel)
Sep 25 1866 [Birth] September 22, at Meetinghouse Street, Coleraine, the wife of Mr. John Shannon, reporter, "Coleraine Chronicle", of a son (Londonderry Sentinel)
Nov 19 1867 [Married] November 15, at the Cathedral, Derry, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Derry, Mr. Andrew Shannon, to Miss Olivea Masaroon, both of this City (Londonderry Sentinel)
Sep 10 1868 [Birth] September 5, at 27 Albert Street, Derry, the wife of Mr. Andrew Shannon, painter, of a son (Londonderry Sentinel)
Dec 15 1868 [Birth] December 8, at Meetinghouse Place, Coleraine, the wife of Mr. John Shannon, Chronicle Office, of a daughter (Londonderry Sentinel)
Mar 23 1869 [Birth] March 21, at the Court House, Coleraine, the wife of Mr. Thomas Shannon, of a daughter (Londonderry Sentinel)
Sep 14 1869 [Birth] August 31, at George Street, Kingstown, Canada, the wife of Mr. James Shannon, of a son (Londonderry Sentinel)
Nov 26 1870 [Birth] At Meeting-house Place, Coleraine, on the 23rd inst., the wife of Mr. John Shannon, of a daughter (Coleraine Chronicle)