Use the Join us button to contact others, via our discussion list, who may be researching your interests.
Please consider donating to the web site: use the Donate button.

August 1818 Garvagh Church Visitation List

This is the second half of the 1818 list.

Family numbers have been added thus F142. These are for the HTML version and are not original numbers. This half continues the same numbering sceme of the July list.

A list of the families composing Cong. taken on a rounde of visiting Augt 18 1818
And the following line in written vertically:
Names of the Persons belonging till His congregation 1818.
'belonging till' - very common usage in Ulster-Scots speech.

Parish of Errigale

Gortfadd (Gortfad)

C 81 15

F142
Jno McConnel
Agnes his wife
Willm
Alexr
Serah
Mary
Mary Miller


F243
Widow Woodburn
Jas
Wm
Jno
Geo


F244
Danl McCaghey
Jane his wife
Maryann
Margt
Jno

-- page 1 ends here ---

F245
Mathew Woodburn
Isabella, his wife
Jno
Robt
Mathew
Jas
Geo


F246
Jas Willson
Jennet his wife
Jane
Mary
Margt
Jas
Isabella
Elizabeth


F247
Widow Wilson
Jno
Agnes
Maryann


F248
Willm Woodburn
Mary his wife

The page corner is torn so only the 'ry' can be seen of Mary. It could therefore be another name! Chances are it's Mary as it happens to be the commonest name!

Gortnamoyagh (Gortnamoyagh)

Gortnamoyagh Hill remains. C 78 15

F249
Thos Johnston
Isabella his wife
Agnes
Ann
Jas
Elizabeth
Saml
Jennet


F250
Widow Johnston
Jno
Jas
Willm
Jane


F251
Jas Johnston
Margt his wife
Martha
Jas
Thos
Mary
David

-- page 2 ends here ---

F252
Saml Johnston
Elizabeth his wife
David
Jno
Jas
Margt


Liscall (Liscall)

C 81 16

F253
Mathew Driss
Elizabeth his wife
Alexr
Serah
Isabella
Robt
Elinar
Eliza
Math
Jas

Driss is written 'Drifs' - the old English f .
There is curly bracket } which connects Elinar and Eliza. Could they be twins?

F254
Jno Creighton
Margt his wife
Rabeca


F255
Jno Bruce
Ann his wife
Jas
Agnes
Jane
Jno
Mary

-- page 3 ends here ---

F256
Hugh Ranken
Ann his wife
Chas
Maryann
Martha
Agnes


F257
Saml Caskey
Mary Ann his wife
Mary
Margt
Rabeca


Balluan Glar____? (Boleran)

The name is bisected by the page edge - difficult to read. But the itinery would fit Boleran C 80 19

F258
Hugh Logan
Mary Ann his wife
John
Susan
Mary Ann

The name here apears to be Mary Ann, two names, not Maryann as usually written. However the ink is particularly faint here and neither can be read with complete certainty.

F259
Jas Logan
Hugh
Jas
Mary ann

Mary ann - lower case, with a space.

F260
Susanna Goald
Elizabeth
Thos
Letilia
Agnes

-- page 4 ends here ---

F261
Alexr Goald
Margt his wife
John
Jas
Alexr
Wm
Henrietta

Henrietta it indeed appears to be.

F262
Ann Goald Canning
Jas
Letitia
Elizabeth
John
Ann

Goald striked through, Canning added. Presumably correcting an error.

F263
Wm Goald Canning
Agnes his wife
Maryann

Why he should have confused the Goalds and the Cannings is not clear.

Carraghglass

Carraghglass written, of course Carraghglafs.
Exact position of townland not known but the Curraghglas river flows south of Ringsend.

F264
Robt McCurdey
Mary his wife
Jno
Hugh
Elizabeth
Mary
Saml


F265
Jas McCurdey
Agnes his wife
Robt

-- page 5 ends here ---

Finagh

So far has proven unlocatable!

F266
Adam McPherson
Serah his wife
Robt


F267
Alan Willson
Mary his wife
Agnes
Elizabeth
Mary ann
Margt
Saml

Mary ann: space and lower case a. James Brown now appears unsure as to whether it's one name or two, or is the usage changing?

Bellragh (Belraugh)

Now a small village C 79 20
The Townland name is half off the page.

F268
Widow McPherson
Mary
Jno
Elizabeth
Serah
Jane
Margt


F269
Joseph McPherson
Jas Do
Robt
Saml
Thos
Adam


F270
Widow McPherson
Thos
Joseph

-- page 6 ends here ---

Carr (Cah)

Scotch Cah, Irish Cah, Crosshill Cah and Cah Wood are all around C 83 18

F271
Jno Martin
Susanna his wife
John
Susann
Agnes

Susanna - uncommon, but it seems to be so.

F272
Hugh Kelly
Jennet his wife
Agnes
Hugh
Jane
Maryann
Eliza


Lisboy (Lisboy)

now a small village. C 84 19

F273
Willm Gilmore
Margrat his wife
Saml
Mary ann


Aghadowey (Aghadowey)

Aghadowey C 86 21 is is only on this and 1825 visitation lists.

F274
Jas Cochran
Mary his wife
Margt
Robt
Elizabeth
Jane
Isabella
Jas
Martha


F275
Robt Willson
Mary his wife
Mary ann
Robt
Eliza
Jane
Willm


F276
Robt McNeal
Margt his wife
Jane
Agnes
Robt

That last name: the way it's written looks more like Rett or Bett, or Kett or..
But really Robt's more likely.

-- page 7 ends here ---

Moneycarey (Moneycarrie)

Moneycarrie Bridge C 86 19

F277
Samuel Smyth
Mary his wife
Mary
John
David
Willm
Saml


F278
John Millen
Margt his wife
Jane
Serah
Mary
Mathew
Willm

Millen - or Miller? Although the name Millen occurs nowhere else (except, maybe in 1825 list where there is a Hilton that could be read as Millen) there are Millens in Macosquin to this day.

F279
Saml Gilmore
Mary his wife
Reachel Nive__
Elizabeth
Mary Sample

Reachel Nive__: the second name has been added.
Mary Sample is added to the right of the family and may or may not be separate.

Ballygalley (Ballygawley)

Ballygawley C 87 20 is Ballygawley in 1825 list.

F280
Danl McAlister
Mary his wife
Margt
Mary
Danl
Hill
Agnes
Jas
Archd

-- page 8 ends here ---

Tamnamore (Tamny More)

now a small village. C 82 17

F281
Mica Burnside
Mary his wife
Willm

The names are faded and difficult.

F282
Willm Huseton
John his son


F283
Isabella Miller
Alex her son
Mary
Robert
Willm


F284
Jno McIntosh
Elinar his wife
Ann
Margt


F285
Archd Wallace
Frances his wife
Willm
Thos
Mary
Robt


F286
Jas McCook
Serah his wife
Nathaniel
John
Mary
Jas
Thos


F287
Widow Canning
Margt
Chas
Jas
Geo

-- page 9 ends here ---

Garva (Garvagh)

The town of Garvagh C 84 16

F288
Robt Canning
Mary his wife
Mary Jane
Thos
Letitilia
Elizabeth

Letitilia it is written. Presumably he meant Letitia!

Metican (Mettican)

Mettican Bridge is at C 84 17.

F289
John Moore
John
Jennet
Cochran

There is a deal of crossover of surnames into forenames, here Cochran is crossing over.

F290
Alexr Davison
Isabella his wife
Robt
Willm
Alexr


F291
Jas Marks

Ann his wife

Jennet

John

Thos

John squeezed in at he bottom and Thos to the side of the family.

F292
John Baveridge
Isabella his wife
John
Willm
Jas


F293
Jno Miller
Mary his wife
Willm
Alex

Inshaleen (Inshallen)

C 85 17

F294
Jas Kilroy
Margt his wife
Willm
Jas
Mary
John
Agnes
Margt
Thos
Isabella Boyle

-- page 10 ends here ---

F295
Widow McMillan
Jane
Isabella


F296
Jas Gilmore
Isabella
Alexr
Willm

A note in a different hand is added beside the family 'Grandfather of James Gilmore and Wm Gilmore'. One would suspect this is a later genealogist who has got hold of the notes.

F297
Hugh McMillan
Reachel his wife
Mary
John
Margrat
Reachel
Hugh
Susann


F298
Thos Gilmore
Mary his wife
Robt
Thos
Jas
Willm


F299
Thos Harper
Cathren his wife
Thos
John


F300
George Craig
Elizabeth his wife
Robt
John


F301
John Craig
Isabella his wife
Ann
Robt
Elizabeth
John
Agnes
Jas
Willm
Mary

-- page 11 ends here ---

F302
Robt Gilmore
Mary his wife
Mary
Robert
Torrance
Jennet
Margt
John

A note in the same hand as Jas Gilmore above, added in the same way, says 'Ancestor of Archibald Gilmore - Grandfather and family'.

F303
George Stewart
Margrt his wife
Serah
Mary Jane


F304
Joshua Boyd
Margt his wife
Eliza
John
Mary
Martha


F305
Robt McDowel
Christian his wife
Hugh
Martha

McDowel is faint and nearly unreadable. But there's no mistaking his wife's name Christian.

F306
Arthur Huseton
Mary his wife
Joseph
John

Arthur, for such it certainly is, is not a common name hereabouts!

F307
Thos Smyth
Frances his wife
Jas
Thos
George
Arch'd
Eliza

The names are faint. Is that Arch'd. Probably.

F308
Archd Boyd
Mary Do

-- page 12 ends here ---

F309
Willm Woodburn
Jennet his wife
Jane
Stewart


F310
John Gilmore
Lilley his wife
Thos
Margt
Agnes


F311
Alexr Gilmore
Anne his wife


Mulnabron.

F312
Jas Gray
Mary his wife
Susanna


F313
Jas Gray
Elizabeth his wife


F314
Saml McMillan
Elizabeth his wife
Daniel
Willm


F315
Alexr McCauley
Serah his wife
Jane
John
Jas
Eliza
Suxanna
Alexr
Agnes

Alexr added at the botom and Agnes at the side.

-- page 13 ends here ---

F316
Willm Gray
Jane his wife
Jane
Jas


F317
Margt Thompson
Elinar
John
Mary


F318
Willm Hill
Mary his wife
Margrat
Joseph
Mary
Elinar
Serah
Agnes


F319
Robt Gray
Elizabeth his wife
Elizabeth
Mary
Jane
Robt

Elizabeth has been crossed through, then re-inserted, below.

F320
John Hill
Mary his wife
Margt
Mary
Jno
Agnes
Jennet


F321
Alex Brown
Martha his wife
Margrat
Willm
Elizabeth
Hugh
Martha

A curly bracket embraces Margrat, Willm and Elizabeth

-- page 14 ends here ---

Killeyvalley (Killyvalley)

Does not appear on latest 1:50,000 OS map but is at C 857153

F322
Thos Nickle
Jennet his wife
Jno
Agnes
Robt
Jennet
Mary


F323
Widow Nickle
Geo Nickle
Martha his wife
Isabella
Agnes


F324
Widow Nickle
Elinar
Mary
Seray
Margt


F325
Geo Young
Abigal his wife
Geo.
Robt
Chas

F326
Geo Young Junr
Jane his wife
Robt Do

The last three are added beside Geo Young and Abigail, probably a separate residence.

-- page 15 ends here ---

F327
Jas McGoogan
Ann his wife
Andr
Mary
Ann
Agnes
Jas
Serah
Geo


F328
David Dunlop
Serah his wife
Jas
Jane
Jno
Serah


F329
Jno Dunlop
Margt his wife
Jno


F330
Widow Holmes
Elinar
Margt


F331
Wm McMillan
Elizabeth his wife

McMillan. It actually looks more like McMilling, the name hits the centre fold of the notebook. The 'his wife' after Elizabeth has the same problem. McMillan is a common name in the area and there's nothing else even close.

F332
Jno Knox
Frances his wife
Hugh
Jno
Adam
Maryann
Brice
Isabella


F333
Thos Turner
Jane his wife
Isabella
Joseph
Thos
Willm
Alexr


F334
Joseph Turner
Jennet his wife
Jennet

Added beside Thos Turner.

F335
Mrs. Fisher
Archd
Margt
Matilda
Mary
Serah Jane
Margt

The family has been multiply Xed out.

-- page 16 ends here ---

Ballynameen

There are too many Ballysomethings in the area. It is not Ballyleme C 84 10as other listings have this and Ballynameen. Same reasoning for Ballymenagh C 85 13

F336
Mrs Cook
Archd
Isabella


F337
Andrew Campabell
Ruth his wife
Rabeca Jane


F338
Robert Speers
Margt his wife
Elizabeth
Maryann
Jane
Elinar
Margt
Agnes

The name - is it Speers - is difficult to make out.

F339
Jas McCallery

Margt his wife

Jno

Danl

Jane

Agnes

Jas

F340
Jas McIntosh
Margt his wife
Agnes
Maryann
Margt
David
Willm
Jane

Willm and Jane have been added beside the family.

-- page 17 ends here ---

Garva (Garvagh)

The town of Garvagh C 84 16 - but this is the second listing in the visitation.

F341
Robert Gilmore
Martha his wife
Thos
Jas
Jno
Robt
Elizabeth Pattuck

Pattuck? That's what it looks like. No others here of similar name.

F342
John Gilmore
Agnes his wife
Robt
Jas


F343
Geo Woodburn
Agnes his wife
Geo
Jane
Agnes
Willm
Robt
David


F344
Henr Mullan Senr
Henr Do. Junr
Margt his wife
Mary
Jas
Jno
Matthew
Henr


F345
Alexr Smyth
Jas
Cathren
Mary
Alexr
Willm
Jane


F346
Ann Kane
Margt Rians
Jane
Margt

-- page 18 ends here ---

F347
John Wallace
Mary Wallace


F348
Mrs Fullerton
Thomasina
Elizabeth
George
Mary
Jas
Serah


F349
John Cook
Margt his wife
Agnes


F350
John Hunter
Martha his wife


F351
Willm Craig
Susanna his wife
Jas
Isabella Lindsay


F352
Mrs Walker
Saml Campabell


F353
Mrs Lindsay
Agnes
John
Scot


F354
Elizabeth Lindsay Widow
David
Martha his wife
Mary
Willm
Jas

-- page 19 ends here ---

F355
Miss Eliza Clerk
Frances
Barbara Patterson
Frances


F356
Mrs. Woodburn
Mathew Hemphill


F357
Alexr Kennedy
Martha his wife
Maryann
Elizabeth
Willm
Pegey Jane
Agnes

F358
Mrs Hamilton
Jno
Hugh
Willm


F359
Thos Whiteside
Ann his wife
Willm
John
Thos
Maryann


F360
Ruben Tom
Maryann Lindsay

-- page 20 ends here ---

F361
Mathew Mullan
Ann his wife
Jane
Jno
Henr
Letitia
Mary
Jas
Willm
Mathew
Cermich
David
Robert

Cermich: an unusual name,but it's difficult to see how else to read this.

F362
Mrs. Murdock
Willm
Jane
Elizabeth


F363
Mrs. Mulholand


F364
Geo Canning
Jennet
Geo


F365
Hugh Gamble
Mary his wife
Cathren


F366
David Miller
Elizabeth his wife
John
Jane
Ann
Willm
Mary

After Mary James Brown has written 'Elizabeth wife' and on the next line 'Purviance'. He is not given to adding wives maiden names, so is this what he has done here, if so - why?

There was an Alexander Purviance who was a magistrate in Garvagh, during the so-called "Battle of Garvagh" in 1813. Purviance is such a rare name that this must be his family.


F367
Saml Patterson
John
Thos
Mary
Elizabeth Logan

-- page 21 ends here ---

F368
Andr Dunlop
Jane his wife
Elizabeth
Constantia
Hugh


F369
John Bigam
Margt his wife
Robt
Serah Jane
Jas
Corn
David
Robert


Then there is a word of whichn only the end is readable - doe, cound be -rdoe

F370
Widow Ranken
Agnes Ranken

F371
Hugh Dunlop
Constantia his wife
Reachel
Mary
Hugh
Chas
Constantia
Martha


F372
Jas Dalhouse
Willm
Martha
Mary


F373
Thos Gray
Mary his wife
Jane
Mary


F374
Robert Gray
Mary his wife

-- page 22 ends here ---

F375
Robt Mullan
Mary his wife
Willm
Martha
Elizabeth

F376
Jas Ward
Reachel his wife
John
Thos
Agnes
Pegey Jane
Reachel


F377
Jas Woodburn
Jno


F378
John McDowel
Martha his wife
Margrat
Serah


F379
Mrs. Mary Elder
John
Margt Dougherty
Serah Smyth

F380
Mrs. Mathews
Benjamin
Eliza
Pegey
John
Mary Ann

-- page 23 ends here ---

Top of page

Page Information


Page's Author: Richard John Torrens
Data collected and initially transcribed by Lavonne Bradfield.
Document URI: https://genealogy.torrens.org /BannValley/church/GarvaghP1/Visits/1818aug.html
Last modified: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:50:42 GMT
© 2000 - 2026 Richard John Torrens