Ballymoney Civil Parish, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Genealogy

Guide to Ballymoney Civil Parish, County Antrim, Northern Ireland ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and burial records.

The following information is a starting point for records about the civil parish of Ballymoney. The information is based on locations and records before 1922.

History
Ballymoney is a market and post town, a parish and the head of a union. Its partly in the northeast liberties of Coleraine, county Londonderry and partly in the barony of Kilconway, but mostly in the barony of Upper Dunluce, county Antrim.

The parish comprises the ancient parishes of Ballymoney, Dunlop, Kilmoil, and Tullagore. The parish is a rectory in the diocese of Connor.

In the Roman Catholic divisions Ballymoney parish is the head of a district, comprising also the parish of Dunluce.

There are also places of worship for Presbyterians.

Localities
To find the town-lands within this parish visit the following website: List of town-land in the County Antrim. Surrounding parishes are: Derrykeighan, Dunlace, Finvoy, Kilraghts, Ballyrashane, Kildollagh, and Macosquin.

Maps and gazetteers
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Cemeteries
Add references to indexes to gravestones or monumental inscriptions.

Census
The purpose of a census was to gather information about people who lived in an area. While the government began census taking in 1821, only fragments exist before 1901. Censuses for 1901 and 1911 are available. Read more about the records in the Ireland Census article.

Church records
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Catholic
Name(s) of ecclesiastical parish, records, availability, archive, online indexes, notes.

Church of Ireland
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Presbyterian
Name(s) of ecclesiastical parish, records, availability, archive, online indexes, notes.

Methodist
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Society of Friends
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Others
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Civil Registration
Government registration of births and deaths began in 1864. Registration of Protestant marriages began in 1845, with all marriages being registered by 1864. Go to the Ireland Civil Registration article to read more about these records.

Genealogy
Bennett, Thomas G. A Mystery Bible Sheet. Archibald Barrett Moore b. 9 Feb. 1848 Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, moved to Brookfield Urmston, Cheshire. marri. 31 Oct. 1875 and in their wedding gift Bible he has written births for Smith, births for children of Allen Drury and wife Margery. 1636-1660. Irish Ancestor vol.V.no.2. 1973 page87-88. Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i v5-6.

Land records
The Registry of Deeds started in 1708. Land transactions were recorded, including immovable property passed on in a will and property given to a daughter at her marriage. Read more about these records in the Ireland Land and Property article.

Probate records
Probate dealt with the property of a deceased person. Read more about these records in the Ireland Probate Records article.

School records
Read more about these records in the Ireland Schools article.

Tax records
The valuation of property for tax purposes was started in the 1840s by Richard Griffith. A tax paid to the church, call Tithe Applotments, began in the 1820s. Read about these records in the Ireland Taxation and Ireland Land and Property articles.