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The company bears the name of the founder, Thomas Ferguson (1820-1900), who was born at Clare, near the village of Waringstown in Co. Down, where his father John farmed. At that time the locality was a centre of Irish Linen hand weaving and this activity was commonly combined with farming.
[Thomas Ferguson Irish Linen]

John FERGUSON of Clare

1901 Census

• Residents of a house 3 in Lurgan Road (East Urban (Banbridge), Down)
  • Ferguson Howard 39 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Down Linen Merchant Read and write - Married -
  • Ferguson Jeannie 33 Female Wife Presbyterian Cork - Read and write - Married -
  • Ferguson Sally 69 Female Mother Presbyterian Co Antrim - Read and write - Widow -
  • Matier Jeannie 46 Female Visitor Presbyterian Co Monaghan - Read and write - Not Married -
  • McKeown Hannah 43 Female Servant Roman Catholic Co Antrim Cook Domestic Servant Read cannot write - Not Married -
  • Alderson Rose 33 Female Servant Roman Catholic Co Monaghan House Maid Domestic Servant Read and write - Widow -
  • McNulty Annie 27 Female Servant Episcopalian Co Down Parlour Maid Domestic Servant Read and write - Not Married -
• Residents of a house 17 in Marlboro Park (Windsor Ward, Antrim)
  • Ferguson Stanley 38 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Down Solicitor B.A. Read and write - Married -
  • Ferguson Edith Frances 33 Female Wife Presbyterian Belfast City - Read and write - Married -
  • Ferguson Thomas James 1 Male Son Presbyterian Belfast City - Cannot read - Not Married -
  • Donaghy Elizabeth 27 Female Servant Presbyterian Co Londonderry Nurse-Domestic Servant Read and write - Not Married -
  • Endicott Charlotte 21 Female Servant Church of Ireland Co Donegal General Servant-Domestic Read and write - Not Married -
• Residents of a house 6 in Ballyvalley (part of) (Banbridge Rural, Down)
  • Ferguson Norman D 34 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Down Linen Merchant Read and write - Married -
  • Ferguson Jessie M 34 Female Wife Presbyterian Midlothian - Read and write - Married -
  • Ferguson Thomas D 4 Male Son Presbyterian Down - Cannot read - Not Married -
  • Ferguson James D Male Son Presbyterian Down - Cannot read - Not Married -
  • Ward Catherine 40 Female Servant Roman Catholic Down Domestic Servant Read and write - Not Married -
  • Toner Minnie 24 Female Servant Roman Catholic Down Domestic Servant Read and write - Not Married -

1911 Census

• Residents of a house 5 in Lurgan Road (Banbridge East Urban, Down)
  • Ferguson Howard 50 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Down Retired Linen Merchant Read and write - Married - 17 - -
  • Ferguson Jeannie 43 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Cork - Read and write - Married - 17 - -
  • Ferguson Ellen 28 Female Parlour Maid Servant Roman Catholic Co Fermanagh Parlour Maid Domestic Servant Read and write - Single - - - -
  • Mcardle Mary 33 Female Cook Roman Catholic Co Louth Cook Servant Read and write - Single - - - -
  • Curran Margaret 25 Female House Maid Servant Roman Catholic Co Cavan House Maid Servant Read and write - Single -
• Residents of a house 16 in Deramore Park (Cromac, Antrim)
  • Ferguson Stanley 48 Male Head of Family Presbyterian County Down Bank Director Read and write - Married - - - -
  • Ferguson Edith Frances 44 Female Wife Presbyterian Belfast City - Read and write - Married - 12 5 5 Ferguson
  • Thomas James 11 Male Son Presbyterian Belfast City Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
  • Ferguson Stanley Carr 9 Male Son Presbyterian Belfast City Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
  • Ferguson Frances Ethel 7 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast City Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
  • Ferguson Sally Dickson 6 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast City Scholar Cannot read - Single - - - - Ferguson
  • Howard 2 Male Son Presbyterian Belfast City - Cannot read - Single - - - -
  • Kromm Agathe 23 Female Governess Baptist Germany Governess Read and write - Single - - - -
  • Blair Ellen 24 Female Servant Church of Ireland County Tyrone Housemaid-Domestic Servant Read and write - Single - - - -
  • McComish Bridget Agnes 36 Female Servant Roman Catholic County Down Cook-Domestic Servant Read and write - Single - - - -
  • Cunningham Mary 33 Female Servant Baptist County Monaghan Nurse-Domestic Servant Read and write - Single -
• Residents of a house 16 in Lurgan Road (Banbridge East Urban, Down)
  • Ferguson Norman Dickson 44 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Down Linen Man Factory Read and write - Married - - - -
  • Lenagh Elizabeth 37 Female Domestic Servant Table Maid Roman Catholic Co Armagh Domestic Servant Table Maid Read and write - Single - - - -
  • Casby Ann Elizabeth 33 Female Domestic Servant Cook Roman Catholic Co Louth Domestic Servant Cook Read and write - Single -
• Residents of a house 21 in Tullycar (Banbridge Rural, Down)
  • Ferguson Thomas Spencer 42 Male Head of Family Presbyterian County Down Linen Manufacturer Read and write - Married - 10 3 3
  • Ferguson Lucinda Evelyn 32 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Down - Read and write - Married - 10 3 3
  • Ferguson Florence 9 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Down Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
  • Ferguson Jessie Bannatyne 6 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Down Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
  • Ferguson Geraldine Eva Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Down - Cannot read - Single - - - -
  • Brodie Anna Myra 38 Female Governess Irish Church County Dublin Governess Read and write - Single - - - -
  • Sullivan Charlotte 29 Female Servant Irish Church England Nurse Domestic Servant Read and write - Single - - - -
  • Lamb Mary 28 Female Servant Roman Catholic County Louth Cook-Domestic Servant Read and write - Single - - - -
  • Carolan Alice 24 Female Servant Roman Catholic County Louth Parlour Maid Domestic Servant Read and write - Single -

References

1. The Linen Houses of the Bann Valley by Kathleen Rankin, Ulster Historical Foundation, 2007
2. Sinton Family Trees
3. FERGUSON family Banbridge / Dow Gen. notes c 1800 - 1958 PRONI T 1570
4. Clarke, R.S.J., Gravestone Inscriptions, County Down, Ulster-Scot Historical Society, Belfast