Some notes from Alan

Some things I noted down years ago while working on other things at the Public Records Office in Belfast. These documents name Croziers in Moorfield without saying anything about how they are related to each other.

Griffith’s Valuation from 1860 lists Robert Crozier in Moorfield, leasing a house, offices and land (24 acres) from James Lendrum. That’s the uncle of the James J. Crozier who wrote the family history.

The Tithe Applotment Book from 1826 has two properties held by Croziers. There’s a Joseph Crozier with 6 acres who must be James J. Crozier’s grandfather. And there’s a Robert Crozier with 11 acres.

One document (D.1834/1/61) is a Lendrum lease to Robert Crozier, Moorfield, 28 Sept 1811.

T.2735 is a Lendrum map showing Richard Crozier with 21 acres in the corner of Moorfield adjoining Girgadis, Keenogue and Drumbinnion, on the south side of a road (to Aughnacloy!) opposite a junction with a road leading to a river which separates Moorfield from Knocknagar and Drumbinnion.

A note on the other side says:
1798 April 27th. Richd Crozier’s part of Moorfield which I surveyed contains 23 acres.
May 19th 1803. Wm and Thos Crozier, Bog, 2 roods, 20 perches.

D.590/116 is the will of John Crozier of Moorfield otherwise Cavantilliecormack in the Co. of Fermanagh, 18 August 1764.

The Kilskeery Parish Records available on microfilm in PRONI cover the years 1772-1832 approx. They include the following baptisms for the children of Joseph and Anne Elkin Crozier of Moorfield.

13 Aug1823 - James
28 Feb 1825 - Robert
28 Jan 1827 - Elizabeth
20 Mar 1829 - Mary
19 July 1831 - Christian (this was actually a girl called Christine

Joseph, who married Catherine Donald (or Donnell, or O'Donnell) was born in 1837.

Some of the children of Hugh and Jane Henderson Donnell or O'Donnell of Cabragh also appear as follows:

24 April 1831 - James
2 Mar 1834 - Jane
6 Nov 1825 - Isabella
7 Aug 1828 - Mary

Catherine was born in 1845.

The marriage of Hugh O'Donnell and Jane Henderson is recorded on 27 October 1821.

The records of Derryvullan Parish (Irvinestown) record the births of the following children of Joseph Crozier and Catherine Donnell:
 31 October 1869 - Anne Jane
16 Feb 1874 - Joseph

New stuff

I've put in a few links to various online records plus a new page about skeletons!

A basic family history

Welcome to this new blog created for descendants of the Crozier family of Moorfield, Trillick.

As a starting point you can find some basic information on the family history and we'll see what more we can add to it, moving forward and backwards in time.