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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Derry (Londonderry) => Topic started by: aghadowey on Wednesday 22 June 11 12:16 BST (UK)
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Church Records
General history of various denominations in regard to records (http://www.rootschat.com/links/05s2)
Some church records in PRONI (http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yURw5BhLMNIC&pg=PA97&dq=londonderry+church+records)
BANN VALLEY GENEALOGY site (http://www.torrens.org.uk/Genealogy/BannValley/church/contents.html) (church records)
Information on various denominations (http://www.from-ireland.net/gene/churchrecrds.htm)
Maghera & District Genealogy website (http://www.magheragenealogy.org)- includes many church records new link 14/11/11 still under construction and more records will likely be added in the future but well worth a look
An alphabetical list of people buried in the Lavey Churchyards www.lmi.utvinternet.com/lgyards.htm
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Church of Ireland records
Diocese of Derry & Raphoe website: www.derry.anglican.org
PRONI microfilmed records (dates not shown):
www.proni.gov.uk/index_to_church_of_ireland_records-2.pdf
Church records (scroll down page for Derry):
http://irelandgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.ancestry.com/Old/coirecs.html
Church of Ireland Parish Abstracts: www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,294730.0.html
Dungiven & Bovevagh Parish Churches (http://dungivenbovevaghparishes.com/history/dungiven-history/)
St. Columb's Cathedral, Derry (http://www.stcolumbscathedral.org/page5.html)
Glendermott Parish Church (http://glendermott.derry.anglican.org/Main_frameset.htm)
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Roman Catholic records
PRONI microfilmed records: www.proni.gov.uk/index_to_roman_catholic_records-6.pdf
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fianna/county/derry/ldyrc.html
St. Columb's, Long Tower, Derry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Columba%27s_Church,_Long_Tower)
Limavady R.C. Diocese website (http://www.derrydiocese.org/limavady.asp)
St. Patrick's, Draperstown (http://www.interment.net/data/nire/derry/stpat/patrick.htm)- list of some burials
Roman Catholic Parishes, 1836 (http://www.from-ireland.net/): Introduction, Abbreviated Name Suggestions, Parish Index, Parish Priest Index
Click on Records, then Roman Catholic Parishes
Derry Diocese website - http://www.derrydiocese.org/parishes.asp NEW 5/8/11
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Presbyterian records
PRONI microfilmed records (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index_to_presbyterian_records-2.pdf) (dates not shown)
1866 Gortnessy Presbyterian Church list of members (http://members.webone.com.au/~sgrieves/cemeteries_ireland_2.htm#Glendermott%20Old%20Cemetery)
Banagher Presbyterian Church history (http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/index.php?id=813) and gravestone inscriptions (http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/index.php?id=931)- other information from links on left side of page
Maghera Presbyterian Church records (http://magheragenealogy.org/index.php/churches.html) NEW 9/2011
Boveedy Presbyterian Church gravestone inscriptions (http://magheragenealogy.org/index.php/genealogy/69-boveedy-presbyterian-graveyard.html) NEW 9/2011
Drumachose Presbyterian Church- link for baptismal records query (http://www.drumachose.org.uk/)
Carlisle Road Presbyterian Church, Derry city www.crpci.org.uk Founded 1838
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Graveyards/Cemeteries
Ireland's Gravestone Index (http://www.irish-world.com/gravestones/index.cfm)- pay site but search is free and can be quite useful (although there are some errors with people being listed twice in wrong parishes)
Glendermott Old Cemetery (http://members.webone.com.au/~sgrieves/cemeteries_ireland_2.htm#Glendermott%20Old%20Cemetery)
Ballyoan Cemetery- 45 Rossdowney Rd, Londonderry, BT47 6ST. Telephone: 028 7131 1517
City Cemetery- Lone Moor Rd, Londonderry, BT48 9LA. Telephone: 028 7136 2615
Altnagelvin Cemetery- Church Brae, Altnagelvin, Londonderry, BT47 3QG. Telephone: 028 7134 3351
List of transcribed gravestone records (http://www.from-ireland.net/references-transcribed-graveyards-derry/) New link
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Cemeteries each council has a duty of responsibility for the maintenance of their respective public cemeteries. There are also a number of burial grounds within the Northern Area that are owned and maintained by individual churches. The following is a list of public cemeteries and burial grounds managed by the council areas.
Coleraine Borough Council Area
6.2 There are five main cemeteries, which are currently in operation in the Coleraine Borough Council Area:
a) Coleraine Cemetery
b) Portstewart Cemetery - see also here (http://www.proni.gov.uk/your_family_tree_series_-_27_-_local_authority_burial_records.pdf)
c) Agherton Cemetery
d) Ballywillan Cemetery
e) Kilrea Cemetery
6.3 The Council is also responsible for the maintenance of number of old burial grounds.
Limavady Borough Council Area
6.4 The Council is responsible for the Enagh Cemetery, within Limavady town.
Coleraine Borough Council website maintains 10 old burial grounds (including Agivey Burying-ground) and Ballylintagh Burying-ground): www.colerainebc.gov.uk/show.php?id=245
1910 Ulster Directory- Coleraine: Coleraine Cemetery, Shellhill--John Graham, caretaker
Agherton Burying Ground - pictures (http://www.ferrum.edu/bpohlad/Agherton_Parish_022205/index.htm)
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Coleraine Library church records on microfilm-
Church of Ireland- Ballykelly (Tamlaghtfinlagan), Castlerock (Chirst Church). Christ Church (Londonderry), Clooney, Coleraine (St. Patrick's), Coleraine (Killowen), Culmore, Cumber Upper, Derg, Desertmartin, Dunboe (St. Paul's), Dungiven, Fermoyle, Glendermott, Kilcronaghan (Tobermore), Kildollagh (St. Paul's), Kilrea, Learmount, Macosquin (Camus), Maghera, Magherafelt, Magilligan (Tamlaghtard), Portstewart (Agherton), Templemore (St. Columb's), Termoneeny (Knockloughrim), Woods Chapel
Roman Catholic- Aghanloo, Ballinascreen, Banagher, Bellaghy (Ballyscullion), St. John's (Killowen, Coleraine), Donaghedy, Donamanagh, Draperstown, Drumachose, Dunboe, Dungiven (St. Patrick's), Faughanvale & Comber, Finlagan, Garvagh (Errigal), Glendermott (Waterside), Greenlough (Tamlaght O'Crilly), Killylough, Kilrea (St. Anne's), Lavey (Termoneeny), Limavady (St. Mary's), Macosquin, Maghera, Magilligan, Portglenone, Tamlaght
Presbyterian- Aghadowey, Ballyarnett, Ballykelly, Ballylintagh, Ballyrashane, Ballywatt, Balteagh, Banagher, Boveedy, Bovevagh, Castledawson, Churchtown, 1st Coleraine, 2nd Coleraine (New Row), 3rd Coleraine (Terrace Row), Crossgar, Cumber Lower, Cumber Upper, Curran, Derramore, 1st Derry, 2nd Derry (Strand Rd.), 4th Derry (Carlisle Rd.), Dromore, Drumachose, 1st Dunboe, 2nd Dunboe, Faughanvale, 1st Garvagh, 2nd Garvagh (Main St.), Gortnessy, Kilfennan (Great James St.), Killaig, 1st Kilrea, 2nd Kilrea, Knowhead, Largy, 1st Limavady, 2nd Limavady, Macosquin (also known as Englishtown), Maghera, Magilligan, Moneydig, Myroe, Portstewart, Ringsend, Swatragh, Tobermore, Waterside (Derry)
Reformed Presbyterian- Ballyclabber, Bready, Clarendon Street, Drumbolg, Faughan, Limavady
Methodist- Castledawson, Coleraine, Magherafelt, Portstewart
Baptist- Coleraine
Congregational- Coleraine
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View maps for location of County Londonderry graveyards- you can filter by denomination and other N.I. counties are also available.
http://historyfromheadstones.com/index.php?londonderry