Church Census, 1826: Newtownhamilton Second Presbyterian Church, County Armagh.
The latest addition to our Church Census Collection lists over 650 names from the congregation of the Newtownhamilton Second Presbyterian Church in the parish of Newtownhamilton, County Armagh in 1826.
The census lists all members within a household including children, and identifies the townland in which the family resides. Occasional annotations on individual members of the congregation are also recorded.
Prevalent family surnames recorded in the census include: Allen, Andrew, Atcheson, Boyse, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Campbell (Cambel), Castles, Clugston, Cole, Conn, Crozier, Cully, Deaney, Dobbin, Donaldson, Glenny, Gordon, Graham, Hare, Horner, Ingram, Innis, Johnson, Kennedy (Kenedy), Maxwell, McCann, McCart, McClean, McConnell (McConnel), McIlroy, McRoberts, Melvin, Moore, Morrison, Nickle, Parr, Preston, Scott, Simpson, Sprott, Starret, Strain, Watson, West & Wilson.
These families primarily resided in Armagh Brague, Ballymoyer, Blackbank, Camley, Dungormany (Dongormally in Tullyvallen), Newtownhamilton and Tullyvallen.
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/443.