Templecorran Civil Parish, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Genealogy

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

History
www.libraryireland.com/topog/T/Templecorran-Lower-Belfast-Antrim.php Templecorran, or Broad island, is a parish in the union of Larne, barony of Lower Belfast, county of Antrim, province of Ulster. This parish is a vicarage in the diocese of Connor, forming part of the union of Ballynure and of the corps of prebend of Kilroot in the cathedral of Connor. There are chapels for Presbyterians, Independents and Methodists.

Localities
List the names of town-lands in this civil parish. List the names of the surrounding parishes. List the names and give a description of a district, poor law union, etc.

Maps and gazetteers
Read more about maps and gazetteers. Here is a Map of county Antrim

Cemeteries
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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
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Church of Ireland
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Presbyterian
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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.

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.