Magilligan Civil Parish, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Genealogy

Ireland County Derry  Magilligan Civil Parish

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

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Cemeteries
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Census
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Repository : Public Record Office for Northern Ireland PRONI Reference : MIC1P/215/1  Dates : 1813-1923  A list of members of the congregation, 1814-15; with details of new members added to the congregation up to c.1836; minutes of committee and session, 1823-8; rules for seating the meeting house, 1819; lists of members of committee, 1814-45; and details of the founding of the church, c.1813. 1851-1920: Volume containing a copy of the details on the founding of Magilligan Presbyterian Church and a census of the congregation, c.1850, with details up to 1876. 1846-91

Church records Read general information about church records. Catholic Name(s) of ecclesiastical parish, records, availability, archive, online indexes, notes. Church of Ireland Name(s) of ecclesiastical parish, records, availability, archive, online indexes, notes. Presbyterian Repository : Public Record Office for Northern Ireland PRONI Reference : MIC1P/215/1 Level : Item Access : Open Title : 1813-57: Session book of Magilligan Presbyterian Church, Co. Londonderry, containing baptisms, 1814-54 and 1857; marriages, 1814-45; a list of members of the congregation, 1814-15; with details of new Dates : 1813-1923 Description : 1813-57: Session book of Magilligan Presbyterian Church, Co. Londonderry, containing baptisms, 1814-54 and 1857; marriages, 1814-45; a list of members of the congregation, 1814-15; with details of new members added to the congregation up to c.1836; minutes of committee and session, 1823-8; rules for seating the meeting house, 1819; lists of members of committee, 1814-45; and details of the founding of the church, c.1813. 1851-1920: Session book of Magilligan Presbyterian Church, Co. Londonderry, containing baptisms, 1851-1920; lists of communicants, 1854-1911; session minutes, 1872-77 and 1899-1905; accounts, 1851-6; and some deaths, 1890s. 1813-76: Volume containing a copy of the details on the founding of Magilligan Presbyterian Church and a census of the congregation, c.1850, with details up to 1876. 1846-91: Marriage register of Magilligan Presbyterian Church, Co. Londonderry. 1892-1923: Marriage register of Magilligan Presbyterian Church, Co. Londonderry.

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Civil Registration
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Land records
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Probate records
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School records
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Tax records
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