Hi, Livio-
Interesting. This record seems to say (imply) that Anthony McAndrew was still alive at the time of his son Thomas's marriage. However, an earlier Oct. 18, 1836 marriage record in this string (yesterday) between John Rogers and Anthony's daughter, Margaret MacAndrew(s), indicated that Anthony was deceased! How is that possible?!
As to the witnesses, I'd say they were Patrice (Patrick) Kelly and James Fallon (Falloon). I have no known Kelly connections, but this latter reference is completely unexpected. I have direct lineals for the Falloons, going back as recently as my maternal grandmother, Kathleen (b: 1917). There's also another James Falloon in the Family Tree already, but he's collateral - a 2nd great uncle born in 1893 (offspring from a 2nd marriage by my 2x great grandfather, Samuel Falloon). Anyway, that "already known" James came long after this 1839 marriage event occurred...
You've given me a lot to think about here. The James Falloon from this marriage record would have to have been, what, at least 16 to 20+ years old to be a witness, no? Meaning of "majority" age?! That would've made him born in the early 1820's,
at the very earliest. Perhaps even much sooner than that. Samuel Falloon's father, John, born ca. 1799, was my 3x Great-grandfther, and had come over to Canada from Ireland in the earlier 1800's, but after much trying I haven't been able to establish a definitive (exact) time frame for that. I think this is due to massive destroyed ship records from that era (via fire). I wonder if James was a brother to John? If so, this could nevertheless (possibly) give me more clues in further tracking down John.
Thanks very much for all of this. Again, you've given me much to think about here - as if I don't have enough of that already!
Mark
