Ardstraw (First) is a very old congregation; the first recorded minister was the REV. WILLIAM MOORCROFT who was installed in 1655 and was also in charge of work at Badoney in 1659.
Surviving records of this congregation have been microfilmed by PRONI: Baptisms 1837-90; Marriages 1837-1939 (PRONI Ref. MIC.1P/50)
The condition of the original records, a degree of difficulty in discerning the handwriting and quality of filming make transcription challenging and wherever possible the Ardstraw tithe applotment books (1833 & 1834) and Griffiths Valuation (1858) have been consulted for confirmation of families and townland addresses.
#1 |
June 11 1845 |
JOHN JACK minor bachelor farmer Magheracolton. Father: ANDREW JACK farmer & MARY NELSON minor spinster Carnkenny. Father: ROBERT NELSON farmer Witnesses: ARTHUR FOSTER & ROBERT McCAY |
#2 |
July 24 1845 |
JOSEPH FORSYTHE full age bachelor farmer Crochan? Father: JAMES FORSYTHE farmer & MARY ANNE FORSYTHE minor spinster Meahey. Father: JOHN FORSYTHE farmer Witnesses: JOHN WRAY & WILLIAM CROW |
#3 |
September 9 1845 |
JAMES WALLACE full age widower mason Magheryshanvally [Co. Donegal]. Father: JAMES WALLACE miller & MARY PINKERTON full age spinster Kilstrole. Father: WILLIAM PINKERTON farmer Witnesses: THOMAS CRAWFORD & ANDREW MONTEITH |
#4 |
September 25 1845 |
ROBERT ROLLESTON full age widower farmer Meahey. Father: THOMAS ROLLESTON farmer & NANCY WILSON full age spinster Carnkenny. Father: WILLIAM WILSON farmer Witnesses: JOSEPH WHITE & J. GORMLEY |
#5 |
November 28 1845 |
JOHN HAMILTON minor bachelor farmer Milltown. Father: PATRICK HAMILTON farmer & REBECCA GRAY minor spinster Magherycolton. Father: JOHN GRAY farmer Witnesses: JOSEPH HAMILTON & WILLIAM NOBLE |
#6 |
March 20 1846 |
JAMES NELSON full age bachelor labourer Magherycolton. Father: JAMES NELSON labourer & REBECCA BROWN full age spinster Mulvin. Father: ROBERT BROWN weaver Witnesses: ALEXANDER PARKER & JOSEPH HUNTER |
#7 |
May 19 1846 |
THOMAS COCHRAN full age bachelor labourer Clady Blair. Father: ROBERT COCHRAN weaver & MARY KILPATRICK full age spinster Peacock Bank. Father: JAMES KILPATRICK weaver Witnesses: ARTHUR CUMMINS & ROBERT KNOX |
#8 |
October 14 1846 |
JOHN LOVE full age bachelor farmer Ballyfoliart. Father: SAMUEL LOVE farmer & FRANCES WILSON full age spinster Scarvagherin Father: JOSEPH WILSON farmer Witnesses: THOMAS SEYMOUR & JOSEPH WILSON |
#9 |
October 22 1846 |
ROBERT DUNCAN full age bachelor farmer Meaghy. Father: WILLIAM DUNCAN farmer & ELIZA DUNN full age spinster Churchtown. Father: ROBERT DUNN farmer Witnesses: CHARLES HOEY? & JOHN KERNAGHAN |
#10 |
February 23 1847 |
EDWARD JOHNSTON full age bachelor farmer Glen Ross. Father: JOHN JOHNSTON farmer & MARY ANN OLIVER full age spinster Caisty. Father: THOMAS OLIVER Witnesses: RICHARD JONES & JOHN CALDWELL |
#11 |
April 29 1847 |
ANDREW FORSYTH full age bachelor farmer Magheracolton. Father: JOHN FORSYTHE farmer & ELIZA MARY TYNAN full age spinster Clady Johnston. Father: JAMES TYNAN farmer Witnesses: ROBERT CUMMINS & CHARLES SEMPLE |
#12 |
May 24 1847 |
JOHN MORE full age bachelor labourer Glenglush. Father: CUNNINGHAM MORE weaver & SARAH ATCHESON minor spinster Glenglush. Father: JAMES ATCHESON labourer Witnesses: JOHN DICK & THOMAS SEYMOUR |
#13 |
June 13 1847 |
JOSEPH BARTIN full age bachelor farmer Largeybeg. Father: ANDREW BARTIN farmer & MARY ATCHESON minor spinster Fyfin. Father: WILLIAM ATCHESON Witnesses: ROBERT FAR.....? & MOSES CALDWELL |
#14 |
February 17 1847 |
GEORGE WEIR full age bachelor farmer --------? Father: WILLIAM WEIR farmer & ANN WASON full age spinster Caisty. Father: JOHN WASON farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM JOHN WATSON & ROBERT WATSON |
#15 |
March 21 1847 |
ALEXANDER WILSON full age bachelor farmer Ardstraw. Father: DAVID WILSON farmer & ELIZABETH MOOR full age spinster Ardstraw. Father: JOSHUA MOOR FARMER Witnesses: JOHN PORTER & THOMAS SEYMOUR |
#16 |
April 3 1847 |
THOMAS BROWN 21 years bachelor labourer Urbelreagh. Father: JOSEPH BROWN weaver & CATHERINE HILL 22 years spinster Burnaghs. Father: SAMUEL HILL weaver Witnesses: JOHN HILL & THOMAS SEYMOUR |
#17 |
June 15 1848 |
PATRICK MOODY 21 years bachelor farmer Drumlegagh. Father: SAMUEL MOODY farmer & JANE STUART 21 years spinster Erganagh. Father: JOSEPH STUART farmer Witnesses: ROBERT CRAIG & CHARLES ......? |
#18 |
June 16 1848 |
SAMUEL KING 21 years bachelor labourer Carnkenny. Father: JAMES KING labourer & ISABELLA HAMILTON 24 years spinster Magheracolton. Father: MATTHEW HAMILTON labourer Witnesses: ROBERT McCLINTOCK & THOMAS SEYMOUR |
#19 |
November 23 1848 |
ROBERT EVANS full age bachelor farmer Ballyfoliart. Father: WILLIAM EVANS farmer & ELIZA GRAHAM 19 years spinster Ballyfoliart. Father: JOHN GRAHAM farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM ANDERSON & JOHN ALLEN |
#20 |
December 26 1848 |
JAMES DONNEL full age bachelor labourer Milltown, Ardstraw. Father: MOSES DONNEL labourer & MARTHA KING 19 years spinster Newtownstewart. Father: GEORGE KING weaver Witnesses: JAMES HILL & ROBERT McBRIDE |
#21 |
January 25 1849 |
SAMUEL KEATLEY full age bachelor farmer Shearon [Co. Donegal?] Father: WILLIAM KEATLEY farmer & MARY LOVE full age spinster Ballyfoliart. Father: SAMUEL LOVE farmer Witnesses: JAMES IRVINE & THOMAS SEYMOUR |
#22 |
February 13 1849 |
EDWARD WHITE 25 years bachelor Cloghore? Father: JAMES WHITE weaver & FRANCES ATCHESON 20 years spinster Kinkitt Father: SAMUEL ATCHESON farmer Witnesses: ALEXANDER? STEWART & WILLIAM ATCHESON |
#23 |
April 20 1849 |
DAVID GRAY 21 years bachelor labourer Killen. Father: MATTHEW GRAY labourer & ELIZA McCUTCHEN 17 years spinster Glencush. Father: JOHN McCUTCHEN labourer Witnesses: CHARLES McCUTCHEN & THOMAS SEYMOUR |
#24 |
June 7 1849 |
CHARLES RAMSAY full age bachelor farmer Townland of Killen....s? Father: WILLIAM RAMSAY farmer & ELIZA GRAHAM full age spinster Ballyfoliart. Father: JAMES GRAHAM farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM CRAIG & THOMAS SEYMOUR |
#25 |
July 19 1849 |
SAMUEL KERR full age widower farmer Meaghy. Father: JOHN KERR farmer & ELIZABETH IRWIN full age spinster Brucklass. Father: CHARLES IRWIN farmer Witnesses: ROBERT HOOD & NATHANIEL ALLEN |
#26 |
December 20 1849 |
JOHN ISAAC HILL full age bachelor farmer Ballymalarty. Father: JAMES HILL farmer & SARAH WATSON full age spinster Caistey. Father: SAMUEL WATSON farmer Witnesses: JOHN CALDWELL & JOHN ANDERSON |
#27 |
January 11 1850 |
SAMUEL SEMPLE full age bachelor farmer Glenglush. Father: WILLIAM SEMPLE farmer & JANE HENDERSON full age spinster Fyfin. Father: JOHN HENDERSON farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM ROSS & MATTHEW KNOX |
#28 |
January 25 1850 |
JAMES IRWIN 22 years bachelor farmer Killen. Father: JAMES IRWIN farmer & ELIZA HENDERSON minor spinster Fyfin. Father: JOHN HENDERSON farmer Witnesses: JOHN PORTER & WILLIAM SEMPLE |
#29 |
January 31 1850 |
WILLIAM ATCHESON 22 years bachelor farmer Fyfin. Father: WILLIAM ATCHESON farmer & ANN CUMMINS 22 years spinster Clady Johnston. Father: JAMES CUMMINS farmer Witnesses: ROBERT KNOX & ROBERT KEYS |
#30 |
May 14 1850 |
JOSEPH KERR full age widower farmer Carnkenny. Father: JOHN KERR farmer & CATHERINE FOSTER full age spinster Newtownstewart. Father: FRANCIS FOSTER farmer Witnesses: JAMES H. ALLEN & JAMES TURNER |
#31 |
May 23 1850 |
JAMES RITCHEY 22 years bachelor labourer Killen. Father: JAMES RITCHEY farmer & MARY JANE FAREN minor spinster Glenglush. Father: WILLIAM FAREN farmer Witnesses: THOMAS SEYMOUR & JOHN RITCHEY |
#32 |
June 20 1850 |
JAMES WILSON full age bachelor farmer Carnkenny. Father: WILLIAM WILSON farmer & FRANCES CRAWFORD full age spinster Carnkenny. Father: JOSIAS CRAWFORD farmer Witnesses: JOSEPH PATRICK & JOHN GRAHAM |
#33 |
August 19 1850 |
WILLIAM KILPATRICK full age bachelor farmer Castlebane. Father: JAMES KILPATRICK farmer & ELIZA KERR full age spinster Killin. Father: JAMES KERR farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM McCORMICK & ALEXANDER DEAN |
#34 |
November 28 1850 |
WILLIAM CRAWFORD full age bachelor farmer Carnkenny. Father: JOSIAS CRAWFORD farmer & MARY GRAHAM full age spinster Ballyfolliart. Father: JOHN GRAHAM farmer Witnesses: ROBERT EVANS & MATTHEW MACAY |
#35 |
December 6 1850 |
JAMES KNOX full age bachelor farmer Killen. Father: ROBT. KNOX farmer & JANE BAIRD full age spinster Killen. Father: MOSES BAIRD farmer Witnesses: ROBERT HENDERSON & JOHN PATRICK |
#36 |
January 13 1851 |
WILLIAM JOHN McGIR full age bachelor farmer Cashedin. Father: SAMUEL McGIR farmer & MARGARET POLLOCK 18 years spinster Listymore. Father: WILLIAM POLLOCK farmer Witnesses: ROBERT PORTER & ANDREW POLLOCK |
#37 |
January 14 1851 |
SAMUEL CAMPBELL full age bachelor merchant Newtownstewart. Father: STEWART HUGH CAMPBELL farmer & ELIZABETH WILSON full age spinster Cavandoragh. Father: ANDREW WILSON farmer Witnesses: ROBERT WILSON & JACOB ROSS |
#38 |
January 23 1851 |
ROBERT McGEE full age bachelor farmer Ardstraw. Father: JAMES McGEE farmer & SARAH WATSON full age spinster Clady Blair. Father: WILLIAM WATSON farmer Witnesses: JOHN C. ENTRICAN & JOHN CUMMINS |
#39 |
February 13 1851 |
WILLIAM CLYDE full age bachelor farmer Tullymuck. Father: JOHN CLYDE farmer & ISABELLA WASON full age spinster Kaistey. Father: JOHN WASON farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM JOHN WATSON & CHARLES ROBINSON |
#40 |
March 4 1851 |
WILLIAM LIVINGSTON full age bachelor farmer Donamona. Father: JAMES LIVINGSTON farmer & SARAH ANN RIPPY 18 years spinster Tavenagh? Father: JOHN RIPPY farmer Witnesses: HUGH PATTON & SAMUEL MOODY |
#41 |
May 1 1851 |
SAMUEL ROSS full age bachelor Glenock. Father: ROBERT ROSS farmer & ANN WILSON full age spinster Cavandoragh. Father: JOSEPH WILSON farmer Witnesses: ROSS HOOD & ROBERT WILSON |
#42 |
June 5 1851 |
JOHN PATRICK full age bachelor farmer Lislafferty. Father: JOSEPH PATRICK farmer & MARY ANN CALDWELL full age spinster Lislafferty. Father: EDWARD CALDWELL farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL MOODY & JOSEPH PATRICK |
#43 |
June 5 1851 |
JAMES WOODS full age bachelor labourer Killen. Father: GEORGE WOODS labourer & SAMUEL WASON full age spinster Caistey. Father: JOHN WASON farmer Witnesses: JOHN WASON & THOMAS SEYMOUR |
#44 |
January 29 1852 |
JAMES MICHIE full age bachelor gamekeeper Barons Court. Father: PAUL MICHIE farmer & MARY MOOR full age widow Lurgeybeg. Father: JAMES MOOR farmer Witnesses: CHARLES SEMPLE & JOSEPH BAIRD |
#45 |
January 30 1852 |
ROBERT SYMPSON full age bachelor labourer Glennock. Father: JAMES SYMPSON farmer & NANCY EVANS minor spinster Newtownstewart. Father: SAMUEL EVANS farmer Witnesses: ROBERT LAIRD & ANDREW PARK |
#46 |
August 19 1852 |
JAMES CAMPBELL minor bachelor labourer Ballyfoliart. Father: JOHN CAMPBELL pensioner & FANNY ACHESON 21 years spinster Glenglush. Father: JAMES ACHESON labourer Witnesses: JAMES ACHESON & THOMAS .....? (illegible) |
#47 |
September 15 1852 |
WILLIAM SEMPLE full age bachelor farmer Glenglush. Father: WILLIAM SEMPLE farmer & ELIZA PORTER full age spinster Erganaugh. Father: DAVID PORTER farmer Witnesses: DAVID PORTER & DAVID JOHNSTON |
#48 |
January 28 1853 |
ANDREW IRWIN full age bachelor farmer Tullywhisker. Father: SAMUEL IRWIN farmer & ISABELLA MILLER full age spinster Ardstraw Father: DAVID MILLER farmer Witnesses: JOHN LYONS & THOMAS MILLER |
#49 |
February 24 1853 |
JAMES READ full age widower farmer Lisnatonny. Father: THOMAS READ farmer & REBECCA FAREN 19 years spinster Glenglush. Father: WILLIAM FAREN farmer Witnesses: ROBERT KEYS & JOSEPH BARTIN |
#50 |
March 7 1853 |
MATTHEW SMYTH full age bachelor farmer Glenglush? Father: ROBERT SMYTH farmer & ELIZABETH CALDWELL 19 years spinster Drumclamph. Father: NATHAN CALDWELL farmer Witnesses: Thomas Smyth & Andrew Pollock |
#51 |
March 25 1853 |
ROBERT CUMMINS full age bachelor farmer Clady Johnston. Father: JAMES CUMMINS farmer & MARGARET ATCHESON full age spinster Glenglush Father: WILLIAM ATCHESON farmer Witnesses: ALEXANDER BAIRD & ROBERT KEYS |
#52 |
August 23 1853 |
WILLIAM DUNCAN full age bachelor farmer Lurganbuoy. Father: GEORGE DUNCAN farmer & JANE ALEXANDER full age spinster Crew. Father: SAMUEL ALEXANDER farmer Witnesses: ROBERT CRAIG & WILLIAM KNOX |
#53 |
December 9 1853 |
THOMAS CRAIG full age bachelor farmer Fern. Father: CHRISTOPHER CRAIG farmer & MARY CRAIG full age spinster Ballyrenan. Father: ROBERT CRAIG farmer Witnesses: JAMES CRAIG & JOHN McCREA |
#54 |
January 12 1854 |
JOSEPH HAMILTON full age bachelor farmer Magheracolton. Father: MATTHEW HAMILTON farmer & NANCY McINTIRE full age spinster Meahey. Father: ROBERT McINTIRE farmer Witnesses: ANDREW DEAN & WILLIAM HAMILTON |
#55 |
February 17 1854 |
SAMUEL NEIL 22 years bachelor labourer Carnkenny. Father: JOHN NEIL weaver & ROSANNA McMULLIN 18 years spinster Carnkenny. Father: JOHN McMULLIN weaver Witnesses: MATTHEW NEILSON & JAMES ELLIOTT |
#56 |
March 16 1854 |
JOSEPH PATRICK full age bachelor farmer Lislafferty. Father: JOSEPH PATRICK farmer & MARGARET WATSON 17 years spinster Maheracolton. Father: JOHN CALDWELL farmer Witnesses: JOSEPH BAIRD & JOHN CALDWELL |
#57 |
April 23 1854 |
JAMES SHANON full age bachelor labourer Gillygooly. Father: ANDREW SHANON weaver & ELIZA McGINLEY full age spinster Scion. Father: ROBERT McGINLEY labourer Witnesses: JAMES MCCOLGAN & JAMES MOORE? |
#58 |
May 23 1854 |
WILLIAM McFARLAND 22 years bachelor farmer Drumduff. Father: ANDREW McFARLAND farmer & JANE CALDWELL 21 years spinster Ratin. Father: CUNNINGHAM CALDWELL farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM .....? (illegible) & ANDREW McFARLAND |
#59 |
June 13 1854 |
GEORGE HUNTER full age bachelor farmer Scion. Father: GEORGE HUNTER farmer & ISABELLA CUMMINS full age spinster Clady Johnston. Father: JAMES CUMMINS farmer Witnesses: JAMES McGOFFIN & SAMUEL .......? (illegible) |
#60 |
July 5 1854 |
JAMES HENERY 21 years bachelor labourer Scion. Father: JOHN HENERY labourer & SARAH McCOLGAN 21 years spinster .........? Father: JOHN McCOLGAN labourer Witnesses: JOHN WALLACE & THOMAS NELSON |
#61 |
November 16 1854 |
JOHN FAULKNER full age bachelor farmer Aughnahoo. Father: IRWIN FAULKNER farmer & ELIZABETH MORTLEN full age spinster Tiveny. Father: CHARLES MORTLEN farmer Witnesses: ANDREW TAYLOR & GEORGE RUTLAGE |
#62 |
December 26 1854 |
WILLIAM JAMES RUSSELL full age bachelor farmer Cloghcorr. Father: RICHARD RUSSELL farmer & MARY MILLAR full age spinster Ardstraw. Father: DAVID MILLAR farmer Witnesses: JOHN SPROUL & THOMAS MILLER |
#63 |
January 4 1855 |
MATTHEW BROWN full age bachelor innkeeper Beagh. Father: WILLIAM BROWN farmer & REBECCA WATSON full age spinster Caisty. Father: JOHN WATSON farmer Witnesses: JAMES DUNLOP & JAMES McCONNELL |
#64 |
February 8 1855 |
WILLIAM MARTIN full age bachelor farmer Drumdroit. Father: WILLIAM MARTIN farmer & JANE KERR full age spinster Killin. Father: JAMES KERR farmer Witnesses: ALEXANDER DEAN & JAMES WILEY |
#65 |
March 8 1855 |
ANDREW CUNNINGHAM 21 years bachelor Carnkenny. Father: DAVID CUNNINGHAM farmer & ELIZABETH KERR 19 years spinster Carnkenny. Father: JOSEPH KERR merchant Witnesses: ANDREW TAYLOR & JOHN LAFFERTY |
#66 |
April 19 1855 |
JAMES FAREN full age bachelor farmer Glenglush. Father: WILLIAM FAREN farmer & MARY BARTIN full age spinster Lurgeybeg. Father: ANDREW BARTIN farmer Witnesses: THOMAS ATCHESON & ROBERT KEYS? |
#67 |
April 26 1855 |
WILLIAM McCLINTOCK FULL age bachelor farmer Ardstraw. Father: JOHN McCLINTOCK farmer & CATHERINE BRANIGAN full age spinster Brucklas. Father: DANIEL BRANIGAN farmer Witnesses: THOMAS SPROUL & JOHN LAIRD |
#68 |
May 31 1855 |
ANDREW MILLER full age bachelor farmer Milltown. Father: DAVID MILLER farmer & ELLEN McCONNELL full age spinster Kilstrole. Father: CHARLES McCONNELL tradesman Witnesses: MATTHEW McCAY & HUGH SMITH |
#69 |
June 1 1855 |
ROBERT BARNHILL full age bachelor mechanic Tiveny. Father: WILLIAM BARNHILL farmer & JANE HUSTON full age spinster Killen. Father: SAMUEL HOUSTON farmer Witnesses: JOHN BARNHILL & JOHN MONTEITH |
#70 |
August 24 1855 |
JOHN BARTIN full age bachelor farmer Clocherny. Father: DAVID BARTIN farmer & ANNE JANE MAYBERRY 19 years spinster Aughafad. Father: JAMES MAYBERRY farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM McASKIE & JAMES DUNN |
#71 |
November 22 1855 |
WILLIAM CLARK 21 years bachelor labourer Kilstrole. Father: JOHN CLARK labourer & SARAH McMULLIN 19 years spinster Carnkenny. Father: JOHN MCMULLEN labourer Witnesses: JOHN KERNAGHAN & WILLIAM CRAWFORD |