Baptismal records for Newtownards Fourth Presbyterian Church in the parish of Newtownards, County Down have now been added to the birth database. This church was originally located at Court Street and later moved to its present location in South Street.

These entries cover the period 1855 to 1864 inclusive, and include the Child’s name, Father’s name, Mother’s maiden name, date of Baptism and date of Birth.

The following are prevalent family surnames in these records:-

Aiken, Anderson, Apperson, Barber, Beattie, Bell, Burns, Cochrane, Crangle, Doggart, Finlay, Francis, Glenn, Greer, Hamilton, Hare, Harvey, Hyles, Keers, Kennedy, Lawther, Long, Lowry, Mackay, Martin, Mawhinney, McCroskery, McDowall, Kirk, McGimsey, McKee, McMillen, Miller, Morrison, Nesbitt, Paisley, Porter, Russell, Scott, Shaw, Stevenson, Stewart, Thompson, Warnock, Wilson.

Microfilm copies of the registers are held in the Public Records Office (PRONI) under MIC 1P/389, Newtownards Fourth Presbyterian Church, County Down.