DONAGHEADY PARISH REGISTERS
The earliest surviving registers for this church are dated 1697 – 1723, however at this stage I have not attempted to extract any entries from them as many pages are very difficult to read.
The next period is 1753 – 1765 and these begin with the following notes :
Andrew Hamilton, D. D. died, Sept. 22d 1753, rector of Donoghkiddy about 64 years – must have been inducted at the age of 20, in the 1st or 2d year of William & Mary, 1608, or 1609.
1753. 14 baptisms this year, after Dr. Hamilton’s Death – No register came to the present Rector’s Hands, but a very imperfect one, confusedly kept in two Vestry Books, to the year 1732, or there about.
(signed) Geo Bracegirdle, Rector.
BAPTISMS
BAPTISED |
CHILD’S NAME |
PARENTS |
TOWNLAND |
1754 April 17 |
Charles |
legit Son of William Hamilton |
Aghabrack |
1754 May 3 |
Mary |
legit Daughter of Hugh Hamilton |
Claudstown |
1754 May 16 |
Frederic |
legit Son of Mr Wm. Hamilton |
Stoneyfold |
1754 Sept. 23 |
James |
legit Son of William Hamilton |
Glennagoorland |
1754 Sept. 23 |
James |
legit Son of George Hamilton |
Claudstown |
1754 Dec. 16 |
George |
legit Son of Mr Wm. Hamilton |
Stonyfolds |
1754 Dec. 30 |
Margaret |
legit Dr. of James Hamilton |
Gorteleck |
1755 |
|
No Hamilton entries |
|
1756 Jan. 18 |
William |
Son of James & Elizabeth Hamilton |
Glennagoorland |
1756 June 13 |
Kitty |
Dau of Henry & Bridget Hamilton |
Liscleen |
1757 March13 |
Elizabeth |
Daughter of William Hamilton |
Stoneyfolds |
1857 |
|
1 private Baptism at the age of 15 Months |
|
1758 |
|
Illegible |
|
1759 June 10 |
John |
son of George & Jane Hamilton |
Claudstown |
1760 |
|
No Hamilton entries |
|
1761 Feb. 8 |
John |
of William & Catherine Hamilton |
Glennigoorland |
1761 April 5 |
Elizabeth |
of George & Rebecca Hamilton |
Claudstown |
1761 May 10 |
Rachel |
of James & Rebecca Hamilton |
Stoneyfolds |
1761 May 17 |
Hugh |
of Joseph & Mary Hamilton |
Claudstown |
1762 Jan. 17 |
George |
of James & Elizabeth Hamilton |
Glennagoorland |
1763 March27 |
Margaret |
of William & Sarah Hamilton |
Claudstown |
1763 Dec. 4 |
Ann |
of Joseph & Sarah Hamilton |
Claudstown |
1764 June 3 |
Martha |
Dr. of Thomas & Catherine Hamilton |
Claudstown |
1764 July 8 |
Ann |
Dr. of George & Catherine Hamilton |
Glennagoorland |
1764 Nov. 18 |
Robert |
Son of (Robert crossed out) William & Catherine Hamilton |
Claudstown |
1765 March 7 |
Ann &(?) Elizabeth |
Dr. of James & Catherine Hamilton |
Outermurgh |
1765 April 21 |
Rachel |
Dr. of James & Mary Hamilton |
Dunnimana |
1765 May 26 |
Belinda |
Dr. of James & Elizabeth Hamilton |
Glennygoorland |
MARRIAGES
1754 December 12 |
Archibald Read of Tamlaghtfinlagan [Co. Londonderry]& Isabel Hamilton of this parish |
1755 September 29 |
George Boyd & Catherine Hamilton, both of this Parish |
1756 November14 |
John Knobbs of Greystone & Sarah Hamilton of Gloudstown, both in Donoghkiddy, with Banns |
1757 April 27 |
James Young, Bachelor, & Margaret Hamilton, Spinster, both of Donoghkiddy, with License |
1758 December 24 |
Arthur White, Bachelor, of Dunnimanar, & Sarah Hamilton, of Grange, Spinster, both of the Parish of Donoghkiddy, after publication of Banns |
1761 January 23 |
Andrew Dunn of Cullan, Bachelor, & Jane Hamilton of Gortereagh, Spinster, in this parish with License |
1761 January 25 |
Samuel Erwin, Widower, of Benone, & Mary Hamilton of Leitrim, Spinster, after publication of Banns |
1763 September 22 |
William Caldwell, Bachelor, of Ballybogan, Lifford, or Clonleigh [Co. Donegal], & Jane Hamilton, Spinster, of Glennagoorland, Donoghkiddy, with License |
1764 September 22 |
Robert Cary of Clohogal, Bachelor, & Ann Hamilton of Prospect, Spinster, of this parish, with License |
BURIALS
A note in the Burial register of 1754:
The reason for so few Burials are enter’d , is, an indecent custom of interring without sending to the Minister to attend – That the papists should, always, & the Presbyterians, generally, omit it, is not to be wonder’d; but it is astonishing, that those, who are of the Establish’d Church, should chuse to bury their deceased Friends’ like Dogs.
1756 November 13 |
John Hamilton of Castlemellon |
1756 November ? |
William Hamilton of Achabrack |
1757 March 13 |
Child of William Hamilton of Glenagoorland |
1757 March 19 |
Child of William Hamilton of Glennagoorland |