Roman Catholic Baptisms 1825 to 1878, Glenravel & Braid, County Antrim

Records from the Baptismal Registers of Glenravel and Braid Roman Catholic Church in Racavan parish have now been added to our birth database and cover the period from 1825 to 1878. These entries include the Child’s name, Father’s name, Mother’s forename and Maiden name and Date of Baptism. About half of the entries also include the townland in which the family resided. 

Marriage records for the Roman Catholic parishes of Glenravel and Braid are already included in our marriage collection from 1864 to 1921.

The following are prevalent family surnames in these baptism records:-

Agnew, Boyle, Butler, Campbell (Camble), Carey, Casey, Connolly, Cushnahan (Cushnaghan, Cushnigan), Delargy, Doherty (Dougherty), Doods, Dornan, Downey, Duffin, Fife (Fyfe, Fyffe), Gillan (Gillian), Gribben (Gribbon), Hamill (Hamil, Hammill), Henry (Henery, Hendry), Higgins, Kelly, Kerr (Ker), Magaghan (Magahan, Magowan), Magill, McAlister (McAllister), McAteer, McAuley, McCambridge, McCann (McCan), McCarry, McCollum (McCollam), McCormick, McCurdy, McDonnell (McDonald), McErlain (McErlaine, McErlane), McGahan, McHenry, McIlhatton, McKeever, McKendry (McKenery), McKeown, McKillop, McLaughlin, McMullan (McMullen), McQuillan (McQuilan), McShane, Megraw, Miskelly, Mulholland (Mulhollan), Mullan (Mullen, Mullin), Murray (Murry), O'Boyle, O'Donnell, O'Hara, O'Loan, O'Neil (O'Neill, O'Neal), O'Raw (O'Rawe), Rally (Raly, Rawley, Rawly), Reid (Reide), Reilly (Reily), Reynolds, Robinson (Robison), Scullion  (Scullin, Scullen) & Walsh.

(Surnames in brackets indicate variations also recorded in the Register)

These baptisms are available by searching our Birth Records collection at  http://www.emeraldancestors.com/northern-ireland-ancestor-search

Microfilm copies of the registers are held in the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) under MIC 1D/70 R.C. Glenravel & Braid (Down and Connor diocese)  County Antrim and covers baptisms from 1825 to 1878.