BADGER FAMILY CHRONICLES

© Christopher Earls Brennen

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Datafile 2C. Badger Marriages

The first part of this section is a listing of some of the Badger marriages in various records. Details of some of these are included in the second part of this section.

First Name(s)	Surname	Area	Year	Ref.	Ch.
Joan	Badger	Knockvicar, Ireland	1614	[a]
Susan	Badger	Co.Down	1689	[a]
James	Badger	Magherafelt	1774	[d]
Robert	Badger	Magherafelt	1775	[d]
Robert	Badger	Magherafelt	1780	[d]
William	Badger	Magherafelt	1782	[d]
Thomas	Badger	Castledawson	1809	[e]
Robert	Badger	Lecumpher	1825	[f]
Nathaniel	Badger	Co.Derry	1827	[a]
Edward	Badger	Cookstown	1829	[c]
Robert	Badger	Magherafelt	1831	[b]
Thomas	Badger	Magherafelt	1839	[c]
Betty	Badger	Lecumpher	1839	[f]
Mary	Badger	Magherafelt	1844	[c]
John	Badger	Magherafelt	1845	[c]
John	Badger	Magherafelt	1845	[c]
Eleanor	Badger	Cookstown	1845	[c]
Mary	Badger	Lecumpher	1845	[f]
Nancy	Badger	Lecumpher	1845	[f]
James	Badger	Magherafelt	1846	[c]
Ann	Badger	Magherafelt	1846	[c]
Henry	Badger	Magherafelt	1846	[c]
Jane	Badger	Magherafelt	1847	[c]
Edward	Badger	Magherafelt	1848	[c]
Jane	Badger	Magherafelt	1848	[c]
Nancy	Badger	Magherafelt	1848	[c]
William	Badger	Dungannon	1849	[c]
William	Badger	Cookstown	1849	[c]
James	Badger	Co.Roscommon	1851	[a]
Mary	Badger	Magherafelt	1852	[c]
John	Badger	Magherafelt	1853	[c]
Margaret	Badger	Magherafelt	1853	[c]
John	Badger	Magherafelt	1853	[c]
Eliza	Badger	Magherafelt	1853	[c]
Mary	Badger	Magherafelt	1853	[c]
Sally	Badger	Magherafelt	1854	[c]
James	Badger	Magherafelt	1855	[c]
Elizabeth	Badger	Magherafelt	1856	[c]
George	Badger	Magherafelt	1857	[c]
John	Badger	Cookstown	1857	[c]
Robert	Badger	Magherafelt	1857	[c]
Robert	Badger	Magherafelt	1858	[c]
James	Badger	Cookstown	1858	[c]
Mary	Badger	Cookstown	1858	[c]
Robert	Badger	Magherafelt	1860	[c]
William	Badger	Magherafelt	1860	[c]
John	Badger	Magherafelt	1860	[c]
Mary	Badger (or Read)	Magherafelt	1862	[c]
Sarah	Badger	Magherafelt	1866	[c]
Eliza Jane	Badger	Magherafelt	1867	[c]
Sophia	Badger	Magherafelt	1868	[c]
William	Badger	Cookstown	1870	[c]
James	Badger	Magherafelt	1870	[c]
Margaret	Badger	Magherafelt	1871	[c]
Sarah	Badger	Dungannon	1871	[c]
Margaret	Badger	Magherafelt	1872	[c]
John	Badger	Dungannon	1873	[c]
Rachel	Badger	Magherafelt	1875	[c]
Jenny	Badger	Magherafelt	1875	[c]
Elizabeth	Badger	Saltersland	1876	[g]
Eliza	Badger	Magherafelt	1878	[c]
Mary	Badger	Saltersland	1878	[g]
James	Badger	Magherafelt	1878	[c]
James	Badger	Lecumpher	1878	[f]
James	Badger	Magherafelt	1880	[c]
Sarah	Badger	Cookstown	1881	[c]
Elizabeth	Badger	Magherafelt	1883	[c]
Ellen	Badger	Magherafelt	1886	[c]
Matilda	Badger	Magherafelt	1887	[c]
Bella	Badger	Belfast	1888	[c]
George	Badger	Newtownards	1889	[c]
Nathaniel	Badger	Cookstown	1893	[c]
Matilda	Badger	Magherafelt	1894	[c]
Edward	Badger	Magherafelt	1898	[c]
Edward	Badger	Magherafelt	1898	[c]
Mary Anne	Badger	Magherafelt	1899	[c]
William	Badger	Magherafelt	1900	[c]
Sarah	Badger	Magherafelt	1902	[c]
Elizabeth	Badger	Cookstown	1902	[c]
Thomas James	Badger	Antrim	1903	[c]
Mary Jane	Badger	Magherafelt	1903	[c]
Annie	Badger	Saltersland	1903	[g]
Jane	Badger	Dungannon	1905	[c]
Thomas	Badger	Cookstown	1905	[c]
Margaret	Badger	Magherafelt	1906	[c]
William James	Badger	Magherafelt	1907	[c]
Sara Jane	Badger	Cookstown	1907	[c]
Elizabeth Ann	Badger	Cookstown	1907	[c]
Margaret	Badger	Lecumpher	1907	[f]
William	Badger	Magherafelt	1908	[c]
Elizabeth	Badger	Belfast	1910	[c]
William	Badger	Ballymoney	1910	[c]
Thomas W.	Badger	Coleraine	1911	[c]
Sarah	Badger	Antrim	1911	[c]
Samuel John	Badger	Lecumpher	1911	[f]
Lizzie	Badger	Lecumpher	1911	[f]
Anna Bella	Badger	Lecumpher	1914	[f]
Thomas James	Badger	Antrim	1915	[c]
John	Badger	Magherafelt	1916	[c]
Edward	Badger	Magherafelt	1920	[c]
Minnie	Badger	Magherafelt	1922	[c]
Edward	Badger	Antrim	1923	[c]
Alice	Badger	Magherafelt	1925	[c]
Mary Ann	Badger	Magherafelt	1928	[c]
Elizabeth Jane	Badger	Magherafelt	1928	[c]
Robert	Badger	Magherafelt	1929	[c]
Shiela Arabella	Badger	Magherafelt	1929	[c]
Lucy	Badger	Magherafelt	1931	[c]
[a] LDS Records.
[b] Civil registration.
[c] Emerald Ancestors.
[d] Records of First Magherafelt Presbyterian Church, Co.Londonderry.
[e] Records of Castledawson Presbyterian Church, Co.Londonderry.
[f] Records of Lecumpher Presbyterian Church, Desertmartin, Co.Londonderry.
[g] Records of Saltersland Presbyterian Church, Ardtrea.

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The second part of this section contains details of some of the marriages listed above:

• Joan Badger was born in Roscommon about 1568. She married John Evatt in 1614 in Knockvicar, Roscommon, Ireland, and died in Roscommon before 1618. John was born in England in 1568 and died in County Roscommon, Ireland, in 1634.
• Susan Badger, born in 1668, was married in 1689 in County Down to Isaac R. Carson, born in 1664. Isaac died on Feb.19, 1739.
• James Badger and Agnes Willie were married on Dec.11, 1774, in First Magherafelt Presbyterian Church; both belonged to that Congregation.
• Robert Badger of the congregation of First Magherafelt Presbyterian Church and Margaret Graham of the Congregation of Maghera were married on Jan.14, 1775, in First Magherafelt Presbyterian Church.
• Robert Badger and Margaret Paul were married on Sep.24, 1780, in First Magherafelt Presbyterian Church; both belonged to that Congregation.
• William Badger of the congregation of First Magherafelt Presbyterian Church and Martha Johnston of the Congregation of Cookstown were married on May 20, 1782, in First Magherafelt Presbyterian Church.
• Thomas Badger and Isabella Lie?? were married on Apr.5, 1809, in Castledawson Presbyterian Church.
• Robert Badger and Mary Cousley were married on Jun.7, 1825, in Lecumpher Presbyterian Church, Desertmartin.
• Nathaniel Badger, born in 1799 in Antrim, Ireland, was married to Sarah Clarke, born in 1800, in Ballyeglish, Co.Derry, in 1827. They both died in Kansas (see below).
• Edward Badger was married to Sarah Harris in Desertlyn Church of Ireland, Cookstown, on Nov.24, 1829.
• Robert Badger was married to Jean Badger in Castledawson Presbyterian Church on Jun.20, 1831.
• Thomas Badger was married to Sarah Taylor in Castledawson Presbyterian Church of Ireland on Dec.30, 1839.
• Betty Badger and David McKee were married on Sep.2, 1839, in Lecumpher Presbyterian Church, Desertmartin.
• Mary Badger was married to Henry Cunningham in Desertmartin Church of Ireland on Sep.10, 1844.
• John Badger, full-age bachelor weaver of Curran (father: John Badger, farmer) was married to Sarah Canning, minor spinster of Tubberhead (father: William Canning, farmer) in Curran Presbyterian Church, Maghera, on Aug.2, 1845. Henry Badger was a witness.
• Eleanor Badger was married to Robert Wright in Ardtrea Church of Ireland, Cookstown, on Aug.31, 1845.
• Mary Badger and James Reid were married on Mar.28, 1845, in Lecumpher Presbyterian Church, Desertmartin.
• On Jul.31, 1845, in Lecumpher Presbyterian Church, Desertmartin, John Douglas, full age, bachelor, schoolmaster of Parsonstown (father: Ha?? Douglas, farmer) was married to Nancy Badger, full age, spinster, of Megargy (father: Robert Badger, farmer).
• James Badger was married to Mary Marshall in Woods Chapel, Church of Ireland, Artrea, on Feb.13, 1846.
• Ann Badger, age 18 spinster of Broagh (father: Edward Badger, farmer) was married to John Kissack, age 20 bachelor farmer of Upperlands (father: David Kissack) in Curran Presbyterian Church, Maghera, on Aug.2, 1846.
• Henry Badger was married to Nancy Bradley in Curran Presbyterian Church, Maghera, on Oct.23, 1846.
• Jane Badger, age 24 spinster of Tubberhead (father: William Badger, farmer), was married to James Vance, aged 26 bachelor farmer of Ballynogher (father: dead) in Curran Presbyterian Church, Maghera, on Jan.21, 1847.
• Edward Badger, full-age widower labourer of Ballinahone (father: John Badger, weaver), was married to Marianne Winton, full-age spinster servant of Moyasset (father: Thomas Winton, farmer) in Curran Presbyterian Church, Maghera, on Mar.13, 1848. Thomas Winton was a witness.
• Jane Badger, age 20 spinster of Curran (father: John Badger, weaver) was married to David Porter, age 24 bachelor farmer of Slattybogie (father: James Porter, farmer) in Curran Presbyterian Church, Maghera, on Nov.29, 1848.
• William Badger (father Nathaniel Badger) was married to Mary Jane Murray in Killyman Church of Ireland, Killyman, Dungannon, on Jan.4, 1849.
• William Badger was married to Arabella Simpson in Cookstown Second Presbyterian Church of Ireland on May 31, 1849.
• James Badger (father Robert Badger) married Mary Clark (father David Clark) in Boyle, Co.Roscommon, on Jun.27, 1851.
• Mary Badger was married to George Ferryer in Castledawson Presbyterian Church of Ireland on Dec.17, 1852.
• John Badger (father Thomas Badger) was married to Elizabeth Wright (father George Wright) in Woods Chapel, Church of Ireland, Artrea, on May 10, 1853.
• Margaret Badger was married to Thomas Kane in Maghera Church of Ireland on May 13, 1853.
• John Badger, full-age bachelor farmer of Ballygrooby, parish of Ardtrea (father: William Badger, farmer) was married to Ann Huston, full-age spinster of Gortade (father: James Huston, farmer) in Maghera Church of Ireland on Oct.13, 1853.
• Eliza Badger, full-age spinster of Broagh (father: Edward Badger, farmer) was married to John Woods, full-age bachelor farmer of Curran (father: Robert Woods, farmer) in Maghera Presbyterian Church on Oct.14, 1853.
• Mary Badger was married to Henry James Early in Tobermore Presbyterian Church, Kilcronaghan, on Sep.3, 1853.
• Sally Badger, age 21 spinster weaver of Ballinahone (father: John Badger) was married to James Bradley, age 25 bachelor labourer of Ballinahone in Curran Presbyterian Church on Aug.28, 1854. Henry Badger was a witness. (Other record says Ardtrea Church of Ireland, Cookstown, on Aug.25, 1854.)
• James Badger was married to Elizabeth Hogg in Saltersland Presbyterian Church, Ardtrea, on Jul.17, 1855.
• Elizabeth Badger (daughter of Robert Badger) was married to James Orr in Magherafelt Registry Office on May 2, 1856.
• George Badger was married to Elizabeth Gordon in Magherafelt Church of Ireland on Jun.12, 1857.
• John Badger, full age, widower, grocer of Moneymore (father: William Badger, farmer) was married to Jane Crooks, full age, spinster, of Ballymenagh, parish of Derryloran (father: William Crooks, farmer) in Molesworth Third Presbyterian Church, Cookstown, on Feb.24, 1857. William Badger of Ballygrooby and James Anderson of Ballygrooby were witnesses.
• Robert Badger (son of Robert Badger) was married to Mary Brown (daughter of Peter Brown) in Moneymore Second Presbyterian Church on Jun.30, 1857.
• Robert Badger (son of John Badger) was married to Matilda Kissick (daughter of Samuel Kissick) in Castledawson Presbyterian Church on Mar.26, 1858.
• James Badger was married to Sarah Hamilton in Tamlaght Church of Ireland, Tamlaghtmore, Arboe, on May 11, 1858.
• Mary Badger was married to Henry Barnes in Molesworth Third Presbyterian Church, Cookstown, on Nov.19, 1858.
• Robert Badger (son of Thomas Badger) was married to Mary Anne Church (daughter of Thomas Church) in Woods Chapel, Church of Ireland, Artrea, on Jun.19, 1860.
• William Badger was married to Rachel McNeight in Magherafelt Church of Ireland on Oct.12, 1860.
• John Badger was married to Mary Flood in Magherafelt Registry Office on Feb.8, 1860.
• James Vance (son of Adam Vance) was married to Mary Read (or Badger) (daughter of Robert Badger) in Magherafelt Registry Office on Feb.14, 1862.
• Sarah Badger (daughter of the widowed Robert Badger) was married to Andrew McFarland (son of Walter McFarland) in Moneymore Second Presbyterian Church on Nov.22, 1866.
• Eliza Jane Badger (daughter of Robert Badger) was married to William Wilson (son of Joseph Wilson) in Kilcronaghan Church of Ireland on Feb.11, 1867.
• Sophia Badger was married to Thomas Johnson in Magherafelt Church of Ireland on May 29, 1868.
• William Badger, full age, bachelor, farmer of Ballygrooby (father: William Badger, farmer) was married to Jane McGuckian, full age, spinster of Ballydonnell, parish of Ballinderry (father: William McGuckian, farmer) in Ballinderry Church of Ireland on Feb.15, 1870. Richard McGuckian and Rolland Cummings were witnesses.
• James Badger, full age, widower, farmer of Druminard, parish of Tamlaght, (father: Robert Badger, farmer) was married to Maria Carnaghan, full age, spinster of Druminard (father: James Carnaghan, farmer) in Moneymore Second Presbyterian Church on Jan.12, 1870. Samuel Carnaghan and Mary Rankin were witnesses.
• Margaret Badger was married to Henry Brown in Magherafelt Church of Ireland on Mar.27, 1871.
• Sarah Badger was married to Hugh T. Weir in Minterburn Presbyterian Church on Jun.30, 1871.
• Margaret Badger was married to James Carnaghan in Castledawson Presbyterian Church on Feb.22, 1872.
• John Badger was married to Jane Donaghey in Coalisland Roman Catholic Church on Aug.9, 1873.
• Rachel Badger was married to Robert Moore in Magherafelt Registry Office on Sep.7, 1875.
• Jenny Badger was married to David Johnson in Tobermore Baptist Church on Jan.8, 1875.
• On Sep.13, 1876, in Saltersland Presbyterian Church, John Hill, full age, bachelor, farmer of Gilnahirk (father: Hugh Hill, farmer) was married to Lizzie Badger, 18, spinster, of Druminard (father: James Badger, farmer).
• Eliza Badger was married to John McCracken in Curran Presbyterian Church, Maghera, on Sep.6, 1878
• On Dec.27, 1878, in Saltersland Presbyterian Church, William Finlay, full age, bachelor, farmer of Clontnicully (father: William Finlay, farmer) was married to Mary Badger, minor, spinster, of Druminard (father: James Badger, farmer).
• On Apr.2, 1878, in Lecumpher Presbyterian Church, Desertmartin, James Badger, full age, bachelor, farmer of Megargy (father: William Badger, farmer) was married to Eliza Latimer, full age, spinster, of Cranny (father: John Latimer, farmer).
• James Badger was married to Mary Jane Cousley in Castledawson Presbyterian Church on Nov.10, 1880.
• Sarah Badger was married to John Bell in Cookstown Registry Office on Mar.14, 1881.
• George Badger, born in Belfast, Ireland was married in Grandville, Kent, Michigan, on Jun.14, 1881, to Lucy Chamberlain DeCamp.
• Elizabeth Badger, full-age spinster of Broagh (father: John Badger, farmer) was married to Thomas Richardson, full-age widower farmer of Killiberry (father: William Richardson, farmer) in Maghera Presbyterian Church on May 15, 1883.
• Ellen Badger was married to Charles Evans in Woods Chapel, Church of Ireland, Artrea, on Jul.3, 1886.
• Matilda Badger, full-age spinster of Broagh (father: John Badger, farmer) was married to William Speer, full-age bachelor farmer of Drumlamph (father: John Speer, farmer) in Maghera Presbyterian Church on Oct.28, 1887. Thomas and Elizabeth Richardson were witnesses.
• Bella Badger was married to Patrick Duffy in Belfast Roman Catholic Church on Jul.12, 1888.
• George Badger was married to Fanny Jackson in Bangor First Presbyterian Church on Oct.15, 1889.
• Nathaniel Badger was married to Mary McVey in Albany Presbyterian Church, Arboe, on Jan.5, 1893.
• Matilda Badger was married to Henry Lennox in Woods Chapel, Church of Ireland, Artrea, on Mar.30, 1894.
• Edward Badger was married to Mary Caulfield in Ballyscullion Church of Ireland on Mar.8, 1898.
• Edward Badger was married to Elizabeth Allen in Moneymore First Presbyterian Church on Aug.10, 1898.
• Mary Anne Badger was married to William Lyons in Magherafelt Registry Office on Nov.22, 1899.
• William Badger was married to Jane Kane in Moneymore First Presbyterian Church on Aug.22, 1900.
• Sarah Badger was married to John Alexander Mawhinney in Moneymore First Presbyterian Church on May 20, 1902.
• Elizabeth Badger was married to Robert James Forde in Albany Presbyterian Church, Arboe, on Jun.25, 1902.
• Thomas James Badger was married to Mary Jane Hutchinson in Randalstown Second Presbyterian Church on Jun.22, 1903.
• Mary Jane Badger, spinster of Brough (father: John Badger, farmer) was married to Robert James Porter, full age bachelor farmer of Carrricknakeilt (father: David Porter, farmer) in Moneymore First Presbyterian Church on Nov.30, 1903. Maggie Badger was a witness.
• On Sep.16, 1903, in Saltersland Presbyterian Church, Wm. James Stewart, full age, bachelor, solicitor of Ballymena (father: Robert Stewart, Dromennat?) was married to Annie Badger, full age, spinster, hospital nurse of Druminard (father: James Badger, farmer)
• Jane Badger was married to Anthony Hughes in Dungannon Roman Catholic Church on Jan.26, 1905.
• Thomas Badger was married to Elizabeth Purvis in Arboe Church of Ireland on Feb.8, 1905.
• Margaret Badger was married to George Paul in Magherafelt Registry Office on Mar.8, 1906.
• William James Badger was married to Jeannie Duncan in Saltersland Presbyterian Church, Ardtrea, on Mar.29, 1907.
• Sara Jane Badger was married to Joseph Wilson Sampson in Magherafelt First Presbyterian Church on Mar.27, 1907.
• Elizabeth Ann Badger, full-age, spinster, of Gortagilly (father: James Badger, merchant) was married on Feb.1, 1907, in Presbyterian Church, Ballygoney, Arboe, to Hugh Thompson, full-age, bachelor, merchant of Magherafelt (father: William Thompson, merchant).
• On May 28, 1907, in Lecumpher Presbyterian Church, Desertmartin, Lennox Paul, full age, bachelor, carpenter of Cranny (father: Robert Paul, farmer) was married to Margaret Badger, full age, spinster, of Megargy (father: James Badger, farmer).
• William Badger was married to Dina Elizabeth Ewing in Desertmartin Church of Ireland on Feb.26, 1908.
• Elizabeth Badger was married to Samuel Hastings in St.Anne's Church of Ireland, Belfast, on Nov.14, 1910.
• William Badger was married to Margaret Jane Paul in Kilrea First Presbyterian Church on Jul.14, 1910.
• Thomas W. Badger was married to Margaret L. Mayrs in Crossgar Presbyterian Church, Macosquin, on Jun.7, 1911.
• Sarah Badger was married to James Lone in Duneane Church of Ireland, Antrim, on Oct.3, 1911.
• On Jan.24, 1911, in Lecumpher Presbyterian Church, Desertmartin, Samuel John Badger, full age, bachelor, farmer of Gortagilly (father: James Badger, deceased farmer and merchant) was married to Lizzie Badger, full age, spinster, of Bally?forly? (father: William Badger, deceased farmer).
• On Mar.20, 1914, in Lecumpher Presbyterian Church, Desertmartin, Francis Gilmour, full age, bachelor, mason of Derrygarve (father: Arthur Gilmour, butcher) was married to Anna Bella Badger, full age, spinster, of Dunarnon (father: James Gilmore??, farmer).
• Thomas James Badger was married to Mary Ann Scott in Drummaul Church of Ireland, Antrim, on Aug.6, 1915.
• John Badger (born in 1890 in Magherafelt) was married to Margaret Matilda Campbell (born in 1890) in Magherafelt St.Swithin's Church of Ireland on Nov.17, 1916.
• Edward Badger was married to Elizabeth Lennox in Magherafelt Registry Office on Jan.15, 1920.
• Minnie Badger, maid, of Killyberry (father: ?? Badger, farmer) was married to James Evans, bachelor, farmer, of Derrygarve (father: Henry Evans, farmer) in Castledawson Presbyterian Church on Jun.7, 1922. Alice Badger was a witness.
• Edward Badger was married to Bessie Bowman in Magherafelt Church of Ireland on Dec.26, 1923.
• Alice Badger, full age, spinster of Killyberry (father: Edward Badger, farmer) was married to John Evans, full age, farmer of Derrygarve (father: Henry Evans, mason) in Castledawson Presbyterian Church on May 29, 1925. Lucy Badger was a witness.
• Mary Ann Badger was married to John Clarke in Magherafelt Registry Office on Jan.14, 1928.
• Elizabeth Jane Badger was married to William Ross in Tobermore Presbyterian Church, Kilcronaghan, on Aug.8, 1928.
• Robert Badger was married to Amy Lena Cowan in Woods Chapel, Church of Ireland, Artrea, on Feb.22, 1929.
• Shiela Arabella Badger was married to William A. Redmond in Magherafelt First Presbyterian Church on Sep.18, 1929.
• Lucy Badger was married to James Evans in Knockloughrim Presbyterian Church on Dec.23, 1931.

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Last updated 3/5/04.

Christopher E. Brennen