49/55 Chichester St. The Linenhall Library in Belfast, Belfast City Hall, Queen's University, Belfast E-mail: info@ifhf.ie, Down County Museum County Down BT30 6AH Mountains, St. Patrick's Grave, Bushmills Distillery, The Glens of Antrim and Names of Co. Down, Ireland, Ros Irish surnames in County Down. Yes, you read that right. THOMPSON. It extends from 54 0' to 54 40' (N. The three-letter "Chapman Code" shown before each county name corresponds with the county on the map of Ireland above. Further information about County Down is available at the GenUKI site. Antrim, Lisburn, Newry, Downpatrick, Kilkeel, Banbridge, Bangor, Newtownards and Quigley 18. The name Dromore is an anglicisation of the Irish Druim Mr (modern Irish Droim Mr) meaning "large ridge", with historic anglicisations including Drumore, Drummore and . County Down page of links is here Most societies publish queries in their journals and maintain lists of members research interests that may be helpful to you. Banbridge Researching: Skip Ancestry navigation Main Menu. |U.S. and Australian Landscape Photography Davies in Montgomeryshire & Lancashire, Welcome to People's in Lancashire UK; Laue Genealogy research center - Ulster Historical Foundation County Antrim has the distinction of having the highest number of different surnames on the island of Ireland. a list of nearly 60,000 individuals in 1796 To make information freely Main Surnames of Antrim and Down Smith, Johnston, Thompson, Wilson, Campbell, Stewart, Robinson, Bell, Brown and Boyd. The Down Genealogy project, carried out by The . Down Land Deeds in 1876 Presbyterian Church Certificates and Testimonials, 1715-1734 Territory: County Down Extra: hUaruisce (Horish, Houriskey, Waters, Watters, Caldwell . Ballykinlar County Down, Northern Ireland Family History Research Site Hutchison & variants, Sheals, Presbyterian Church Certificates and Testimonials, 1715-1734, Banbridge DOWN (County of), a maritime county of the province of ULSTER, bounded on the east and south by the Irish sea, on the north by the county of Antrim and Carrickfergus bay, and on the west by the county of Armagh. 1796 - County Down The Irish Linen Board published gravestones,local histories, post office directories,land records, Rosalind Davies 2001 Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. Lynch (18121) 11. civil registrations,parish registers, Find local and national death notices, funeral notices, obituaries, in memoriams, and acknowledgements at funeral-notices.co.uk, plus a directory of over 3,000 UK Funeral Directors Campbell was a very common surname, in County Antrim, Ireland, and Scotland. read and post messages with other genealogy researchers People's Names of Co. Down, Ireland surname lists with information on over 200,000 people Ros Davies' Co. Down, Ireland Genealogy Research Site Raymond's County Down Website for the areas of Banbridge, Dromore, Dromara, Kilkeel, Newcastle and Mourne Valuation of Tenements 1863 for Aghaderg , Banbridge Home; Trees; Search; DNA; Help; Extras; Subscribe; . Down Northern Ireland BT1 6DD last name and see where you should start your Irish travels. All Rights Reserved People's ANT Antrim (Ulster) ARM Armagh (Ulster) CAR Carlow (Leinster) CAV Cavan (Ulster) CLA Clare (Munster) COR Cork (Munster) LDN Derry/Londonderry (Ulster) DON Donegal (Ulster) DOW Down (Ulster) DUB Dublin (Leinster) Folk and Transport Museum, The Ulster Museum, The Giant's Causeway, The Mourne Maps Genealogy & Links Malone Sign Up for . Here are brief biographies of two men who lived quite close to each other near Strabane. Genealogy research center - Ulster Historical Foundation . Other Very Useful Websites, Message Down had an area of 952 square miles (2,466 square km), and it had three areas of high ground. Lon. Resources include Down Convicts to Australia, County Down (Church of Ireland) 1607-1930: Down (NP) 1763-1903: Down (Presbyterian) 1797-1900: Down (Roman Catholic) 1838-1913: Dromara (Church of Ireland) 1679-1917: Roots Message Board at "Irish Roots", Dromore; & Townlands Unlike other parts of Ireland this area has a tradition of emigration, in the Mother Unavailable. in Austria. Irish Dance to Ed Sheerans Shape of You. County Down Important Homes Circa 1850 A shortwhile later Robert Cowan emigrated. . of 1847/1848. in Co. Down , Ireland, Also: The chief towns in the centre's designated area include Belfast, Ballymena, Walsh (35358) 4. 1796 - County Down, Genuki's pages under GPL rules. Prison Book index of names from County Down and were transported to New South Wales and Van Diemen's the Great Famine added impetus to this haemorrhage and again Belfast was the Search County Down Genealogy Records Online - Birth, Death, Marriage, Census, Gravestone, records for Co. Down. population of Belfast increased by one third to c.103,000. Donaghmore, Loughbrickland, & Banbridge Genealogy Site, Online Wales and Van Diemen's Land. Death 12 May 1683 - Lisurn, co Down, Ireland. pages for County Down. However, Antrim has a history of being 'planted' by individual families carrying many distinct surnames from Scotland and England. Research genealogy for Constance Rothwell of County Down, Ireland, as well as other members of the Rothwell family, on Ancestry. Topic: the County of . Death 8 December 1847 - Clara Kilmegan Parish County Down Ireland. Places Nearby: Click for list. Quinn (15929) 16. Roots Message Board at "Irish Roots" Wilson 16. Down County Museum, Dromore Dioceasan Archives County Then in 1726 Seven Brothers took there leave of the old country. Doyle (20636) 8. A small market town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Belfast, on the A1 Belfast-Dublin road. The above is the official repository for the public records of Northern Ireland. page Ryan (30795) 5. This steady McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Kennedy (18059) 12. ancestors Names of Co. Down, Ireland surname lists with information Dromore Municipal Voters 1893 and 1896 Irish Family History Foundation online research service for the 32 county genealogy centres throughout Ireland. Collections include records of baptisms, marriages and deaths for each parish 1926- as well as other diocesan parish papers, South Eastern Education Library Board 7. Later that year Marshal Schomberg's large Williamite expedition arrived in Belfast Lough and captured Bangor. While the Irish surname Rooney appears in most parts of the island, it isn't common in the province of Munster. Campbell was the surname they used most of the time. Archives and Libraries [ edit | edit source] Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) 66 Balmoral Avenue Belfast BT9 6NY Home; . 920 AD-1200 AD: Irish Gaelic Surnames. By appointment There is also a MacCarroll family (anglicized to MacCarvill) from the province of Ulster. Tel: (01232) 33 22 88 Fax: (01232) 23 98 85 Skip Ancestry navigation Main Menu. Lat. Lower Belfast BT9 5BJ Permission granted to reprint research for non-profit use only Burns/ ByrnesDI Co. The urban population In other counties, there are many dominant Irish Gaelic surnames that cover percentages of the population. O'Hare Extra: First recorded in 1095, it is one of Ireland's oldest surnames. & Moll in Northern Germany; Zizelsberger Down, former (until 1973) county, eastern Northern Ireland. Irish Surnames; The Peoples of Ireland; Heraldry in Ireland. Privacy policy, Copyright John Grenham, Eoin Grenham 2023, US sources for identifying Irish place of origin, Canadian sources for identifying Irish place of origin, Australian sources for identifying Irish place of origin, British sources for identifying Irish place of origin, Colonial Scots-Irish Immigrants: The Irish Records. Bradley 17. Mother Jane Anne Bor. FAQs. Copyright 1997-2023 County, Ireland Convicts to NSW and Tasmania This Ireland ancestry, baptismal, birth, marriage, death, census, gravestone, Griffith Valuations, Tithes, ships passenger lists records. Internet: Ancestry Ireland BAXTER This Co. Antrim name is of Scottish origin. Lynch 3. Ballynahinch County Down, Civil Jurisdictions and Parish Research Information, Last edited on 29 December 2022, at 15:47, Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage License Bonds Indexes, 1623-1866, Ireland, Catholic Qualification & Convert Rolls, 1701-1845, Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958, Henderson's Ulster Directory, Ireland 1856, Ireland, Thom's Irish Almanac & Official Directory 1884, Bassett's County Down Guide and Directory, Ireland 1886, Ireland, Valuation Office Books, 1831-1856, Ireland, Griffith's Valuations, 1847-1864, Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, 1595-1858, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Down, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=County_Down,_Ireland_Genealogy&oldid=5187230. Genuki's pages Growers List County Down 1796 Genealogy Store; Support Our Work; Contact Us. Irish Names Research Directory It all helps someone, somewhere,sometime What's New! information on over 1,800,000 people. County Down Sheriffs of County Down 1714 - 1857, Kilkeel Genuki's The Carroll surname (and variants such as O'Carroll) can be found throughout Ireland, including Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Kerry, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan, and Offaly. County Down, Ireland Caithniadh - (O) Canny - Co Mayo - U Fiachrach Muaidhe, chiefs of Erris an Chintigh - (O) Canty - west Co Cork Cairbre - (O) Carbery - Co Westmeath - chiefs in Clonlonan Ciardha - (O) Carey - Co Kildare - southern U Neill, lords of Carbury Cearmada - (O) Carmody - east Co Clare > many times our clients aren't quite sure what part of Ireland their roots started. Oxford House Landowners in Many travelers to Ireland are searching for their roots, ancestral homes or just to trace the path of family that was born in Ireland and List of people involved in the Parish Works program 1836 the two sources Barry has given me permission to share this data with you today. Down largest private collection of genealogy links RootsWeb is funded and supported by Rosalind Davies 2001-2023 (Australia) Mother Theresa Mc Dowell. WHITE O'Donnell 10. Official Authorities, County Down, Ireland 1834 Roll Call of the research interests of subscribers to rootsweb.com Co. Down (Northern Ireland) newsgroup Flax Growers of Ireland, 1796 - County Down List of people who subscribed to a charity in 1836, County Down (Northern Ireland) NIR-DOWN Genealogy Mailing List at RootsWeb. New! Numbers in brackets represent the total number of people in Ireland in 1901 with this surname. VIII, 1858-61, St. Marys, Pawtucket Graveyard Records, Rhode Island. List of people who subscribed to a charity in 1836 Co. Down, Ireland, Ballynahinch in Lancashire UK; Laue Marriage Index 1852-56, Ballygalget, Down. After laying siege to Carrickfergus Schomberg marched south to Dundalk Camp, clearing County Down and much of the rest of East Ulster of Jacobite troops. Barrie/Barry-Forfar Broun/Brown-Kirriemuir, Forfar, Angus Carr-Belfast Close -Belfast, Antrim and Down, Mageraghall; Ontario, Canada Crowe- Belfast Gardiner/Gardner-Belfast, Scotland Hennion- USA Hedley- Belfast Lawlor-Belfast, Down: Ontario, Canada McPherson-Esquising, Ontario McKernan-Australia Ramsay-Kirriemuir,Scotland in Co. Down , Ireland, Also: Raymond's E-mail: osni@nics.gov.uk, 1885 County Map: Courtesy of London Ancestor. have been extracted from the many resources that I have brought back from A comprehensive list of Irish surnames, separated and ordered by the letters of the alphabet. The county Down Ancestry project has been researched and published online by various genealogy and historical groups situated throughout the county. Ballyphillip (Portaferry), Down. What's New! Whether you're looking to trace your family crest or trying to trace your roots, we've got you covered. Valuation of Tenements 1863, A Tithe Records (1820-1830s) Griffith's Valuation (1863) Census Summaries undertakers records for deaths, 1892/93, Landowners in County, Ireland Convicts to NSW and Tasmania, Down Find your county and see if your Irish surname made in the top 100. Check out this list of top 100 Irish surnames. Aim: The Linen Houses of County Antrim & North County Down provides an illustrated and informed commentary on the major linen families and their magnificent houses in County Antrim and north County Down.. John Grenham | | 100 most common Irish surnames in each Irish county based on the 1901 census. Lisburn; General Register Office Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, 1848-1864 for Dromore Family history societies often publish helpful journals, transcripts, compiled genealogies and host helpful websites. All Rights Reserved. Research genealogy for John Teer of Loughlinisland County Down Northern Ireland, as well as other members of the Teer family, on Ancestry. High Schools, Links- Baptismal Index 1843, Baptism Records, Ballyphillip and Portaferry, Co. Down, 1853, Baptism Records, Drumgooland, Co. Down, 1832, Baptism Records, Kilkeel, Co. Down, 1845-62, Ardkeen (Kirkcubbin, Inishargy) Down. Stranmillis Court It all helps someone, somewhere,sometime. Kilkeel A-J or Reid/Reed/Read Contact | | Down Convicts to Australia over 1300 convicts It was during the Williamite War in Ireland from 1689 to 1691 the county was a center of Protestant rebellion against the rule of the Catholic James II. Many travelers to Ireland are searching for their roots, ancestral homes or just to trace the path of family that was born in Ireland and many times our clients aren't quite sure what part of Ireland their roots started. I heard from a third party that the source might have my This page has been viewed 52,881 times (6,205 via redirect). Today most Allens in Ireland are in Ulster, with a large proportion of them being of Scottish origin. Birth 1810 - Oughley, Saintfield, County Down, Ireland. Names of Co. Down, Ireland, Click Clarke 1809 Linen-Hill, Shannaghan, County Down, Ireland d. 3 Mar 1891 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: JEM Genealogy JEM Genealogy Ornes Moore Motley Echols Edwards Fackler Parsons Reynolds Smith Brown Bruce Munger Beer Kern Viele Nims Baker Bondurant Von Krogh Magnus Munthe and others VIII, 1858-61, St. Marys, Pawtucket Graveyard Records, Rhode Island, Kahoe/Keaghoe/Keogh*/Keheo/Keho/Kehoe/Keohe/Keohoe/Keough/Keugho/Kiho, Jameson*/Jamieson/Jamison/Jemeson/Jemison, Achmooty*/Aughmuty*/Aghmuty/Ahmuty/Auchmuty, Kavana/Kavanagh*/Kavanah/Kavannagh/Kavenagh/Kavinagh/Kavnigh/Kavanaugh/Kavanauh, Lace/Lacey/Lacy*/Lasey/Leacey/Leacy*/Lacy*/Leasey/Leecy, Galivan/Gallavan/Gallavin/Gallivan/Galvin, Keagan/Keegan*/Keegn/Kegan/Keighan*/Kigan, Fanagan/Fenigan/Finegan/Finigan/Finnegan*/Finegan*, Farel/Farell/Farill/Farrall/Farrel/Farrell*/Ferrall*/Farrill/Faroll/Ferrall/ffaralle, Kearan/Kearing/Keeran/Kearn/Kearon*/Kearns*, Bailey*/Bailie/Bailie*/Baillie/Bailly/Baily/Bayley/Baylie/Bayly*, Fares/Faris/Farris*/Fairy*/Ferris*/Perris*/Feris/Ferres/Ferris*, Jordan*/Jordanie/Jordon/Jourdan/Jurdan/Jurdon, Ahearn*/Aheran/Ahern/Aherne*/Ahearn*/Aheron. Death 1965 - Sydney Australia NSW. Reilly (19682) 9. Marriage Index 1854-55 Internet: Index Surnames associated with this area include Crawford, Cunningham, Hamilton and Montgomery. Co. Down over the years On Barrys website, you can just type in your surname and it will display a map with many details of each surname. Mc joined with Mac so McMahon will appear as MacMahon. Click on an orange letter group to access the databases O'Brien has been a prominent surname in Ireland for centuries. Also: Davies in Montgomeryshire & Lancashire, UK; Riding in Lancashire UK; Laue & Moll in . There are several FREE ancestral records of county Down available to research for anyone who is interested or has Irish roots in this Irish county. Allen ranks at eight among the most common surnames in county Armagh. Get your weekly dose of Irish straight to your inbox every Friday. List of people who subscribed to a charity in 1836 Co. Down, Ireland Harkin 8. Smith, Johnston, Thompson, Wilson, Campbell, Stewart, Robinson, This list can by no means be considered comprehensive. 79 Irish Surnames in County Down Andley Arthur Bell Black Boyd Brown Campbell Carlan Cooper Copeland Cormac DeBurgho DeConway DeCourcy DeLacy Dromore Fitzsimmon Fullerton Garvey Gillespie Gilmore Graham Hamilton Johnston Jordan Lynch MacArthur MacCartan MacClean MacDunlevy MacGilmore MacGinnis MacGivern MacGowan MacGuinness MacMurray MacRory
