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Church Census of Dromore Presbyterian Church, County Tyrone, 1830.

10 December 2012
 

This Church Census Collection lists over 700 names from the congregation of the Dromore Presbyterian Church in the parish of Dromore, County Tyrone. The precise date when the census was undertaken is not recorded but would have been circa 1830 based on its position in the Registers.

The format varies somewhat throughout the census but generally lists all members within a household including children, and identifies the townland in which the family resides. In some instances the ages of the children are also noted.

Prevalent Presbyterian family surnames recorded in the census include: Alexander,  Allen, Anderson, Armstrong, Buchanan, Caldwell , Cernaghan, Cunningham, Curry,  Ewing, Ferguson, Gaynne,  Gay , Gilmour (Gilmore), Given (Givern), Graham,  Gwynne, Guy, Guyn, Johnson, Knox, Lyttle,  McAuley,  McKeraghan, Moody, Moore,  Park, Patterson , Rutledge, Scott,  Sherrard, Simpson, Smith, Sproule, Stevenson, Wallace, Warnock, Wylie (Wylay).

The residences of these families in and around Dromore Parish are recorded as follows (Spelling has been recorded as written in the original records):

Aghadarra, Aghadulla, Aghee, Aughnamo, Bidonagh, Carnaleagh, Corbally, Cornamuckla, Corraciskan, Corryneagh, Coyagh, Cranny, Curraghamulkin, Dromore, Drumderg, Drumkonnis, Drumlesh, Drumsheil, Drumskinny, Edenagun, Esker, Galbally, Gardrum, Gilmerstown, Goland, Grannan, Harp, Kildrum, Lisgarry, Lisnadden, Mullabane, Mullananey, Munnalboy, Nockaravin, Oughill, Rekernbeg, Shanmulla, Shineena, Tattysallagh, Trillic, Tulladona.

Copies of the census extracts are available to members through our Look Up facility and can be found at PRONI under microfilm reference MIC 1P/247a.