Newspapers - Down

The Anglo-Celt, Published in Cavan, county Cavan
26 Jan 1849

INCENDIARY FIRES AT DUNLEADY, AND HOLYWOOD
On Thursday evening, between five and six o'clock, the haystack of Mr James FERGUSON, of Dunleady, was discovered to be on fire. Information having reached Dundonald, the police stationed there hastened to the spot, succeeded in putting out the fire. On the same evening, a stack, the property of Miss SIMMS, who resides about a mile out of Holywood, was fired, but the flames, in a short time were got under.

The Ballymoney Northern Herald & Ulster General Advertiser as Published by the Coleraine Branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society (contributed by Stanley Nesbitt)
- # 62 - 127 4 Sept 1862 Aug 30, at York Street Presbyterian Church, Belfast, by the Rev. David Hanson, Mr Isaac McFerran, to Jane, youngest daughter of Mr. John Ferguson, Downpatrick.
- # 62 - 139 2 Oct 1862 Sept 26 at the Second Presbyterian Church, Ballynahinch, by the Rev. D. Edgar, Mr James M. Ferguson, Plantation, near Lisburn, to Susan, widow of the late Samuel Laird, of Boardmills.
Belfast Weekly News, Oct 21 1893
- Members of the Ulster Defence Union
  - Henry Ferguson, Hoggstown, Donaghadee
  - Thomas Ferguson, J.P., Edenderry, Banbridge
Cavan Observer, November 7, 1857
- Oct. 27, at Newtownards, county Down, William, son of the late Hugh FERGUSON, Esq., of Castleavery, to Eliza, daughter of the late George FERGUSON, Esq., of Ballyallcock.
Coleraine Chronicle as published by the Coleraine Branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society (contributed by Stanley Nesbitt)
- Marriages
  - 12 Jan 1856 At the 1st Presbyterian Meeting House, Newtownards, January 8, by Rev. Hugh MOORE, William R. PATTERSON, Esq. Grange, Magherafelt, to Margaret, fourth daughter of the late Hugh FERGUSON Esq. Castleavery, Newtownards.
Index to Gympie Times newspaper BDM notices [Australia]
- John, formerly of Gympie, died 18 Nov 1891 [Registrar-General's indexes reveal that he was the son of Thomas FERGUSON and Margaret nee KNEBLE]. In memoriam: John FERGUSON of Co. Down, who died 1891. Inserted by his daughter Maggie.
Irish Canadian
- Aug 31 1866, David Ferguson, Downpatrick
- May 1, 1872, William Ferguson, Downpatrick
Londonderry Sentinel - courtesy Stanley Nesbitt
- 35-77 25-Jul-35
  On the 16th inst., by the Rev. Robert Anderson, Mr. William Ferguson, of Clare, county Down, to Miss Margaret Smyth, of Banbridge, second daughter of the late Mr. Robert Smyth, of Strabane.
Newry Commercial Telegraph - Posted to NIR-DOWN-L by Alison Causton
- 25 Jan 1828: Married - On the 14th instant, in Waringstown Church, Mr. HAMILTON FERGUSON of Banbridge, to SARAH, only daughter of Mr. Soseph Brown, the Clare, near Waringstown.
- 29 Jan 1828: We have been authorised to contradict the account of the marriage of Mr. Hamilton Ferguson of Banbridge to Miss Brown, which appeared in the News Letter of Tuesday. It was forwarded to us in a letter, and accompanied by what we supposed to be a genuine signature. ‹ If we can discover the author of this fabrication he shall hear from us.²‹Belfast News-Letter.‹We copied the alleged marriage from our Belfast contemporary.
Down Recorder newspaper Indexes 1836-1886. Courtesy Ros Davies. Full transcript of the articles available from the South Eastern Library & Information Service in Ballynahinch.
- 25 Mar 1880
  - Thomas Ferguson, Esq. J.P., steward of Co. Down Hunts' Steeplechasers
- 5th June 1880 page 3
  - Death of Mr Thomas Ferguson, schoolmaster of Downpatrick Workhouse.
- 10th September 1881 pages 2,3
  - Address and presentation to Miss Lizzie Ferguson, Downpatrick. Her approaching marriage notice.
- 6 Jan 1900
  - Sherard Ferguson, Dunsford, given a book prize at school

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