Coleraine, Limavady, Londonderry and Magherafelt Church Records

[Christopher]

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The Coleraine Branch of the NI Family History Society commenced a Project filming local Church Records in 2000. 
This project, originally undertaken as the Branch Millennium Project, has been completed. The objective was to obtain copies of all the Church records held by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in Belfast, of churches in the council areas of Ballymoney, Coleraine, Limavady and Moyle. There was a considerable financial commitment involved; each film copy costs £13.30, and the Branch is very appreciative of the generous financial assistance provided by Coleraine Borough Council, The Northeast Education and Library Board, and the Cultural Diversity Programme of the Community Relations Council, towards the cost of the project. The project was later extended to cover the Registrar districts of Ballymena, Magherafelt and Londonderry, and is now virtually complete. There are now 212 church record films, relating to almost 300 churches, available for inspection and research by residents of, and visitors to, the middle and north of the Province.

These Church records are available at the Coleraine Library at Queen Street for research purposes.

[cleoparies]

Hi:  I am interested in the Magherafelt area.  Innisrush in particular.  Since I live in Canada, how would I access these records?  Can I do so over the Internet on a fee basis such as Scotlands People?  Thanks for the information.  Jackie

[Leep]

H! I live in Australia and having problems looking for any info on my ggrandmother can you help steer me in the right direction.

ggrandmother: Elizabeth King McMillian
born abt 1856
lived on Macilvennon Estate Colerain.

She came to Australia in 1877as a FREE passenger.

Thanks for your help

Leep

[Anthony]

Hi Leep. There was a Miss King a School Teacher living in Coleraine in 1870.

Also two M' Millan living in Londonderry 1870.

John M' Millan Grocer Ferryquay St.

A M' Millan Baker Bishop St.

Sorry thats all i have.


                                                    Anthony

[Christopher]

Hiya Leep,

I found these links posted in 2001. Macilvennon Estate is obviously not a housing estate as we know them today. There is a McIlvennon Road in the Coleraine Borough Council area. I could not find the name in Griffiths Valuations and although I tried McIlv still got no result. The Estate appears to have been a smaller one and I am not sure if PRONI have records for it. http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/landed.htm

I suggest that you send a message to the Coleraine Historical Society. They make no mention of the Estate on their site but may know something about the place http://www.colerainehistoricalsociety.co.uk/html/home.html Let us know if they post a reply.  Broken Link

http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NIR-DERRY/2001-01/0980123262
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NorthernIrelandGenWeb/2001-05/0991180588

All the Best, Chris

[Christopher]

Hi:  I am interested in the Magherafelt area.  Innisrush in particular.  Since I live in Canada, how would I access these records?  Can I do so over the Internet on a fee basis such as Scotlands People?  Thanks for the information.  Jackie

Hiya Jackie,

The old expression is "suck it and see" Many librarians spend a reasonable amount of time replying to genealogical queries. It appears to be part of the service offered by libraries. It may not happen in the smaller libraries throughout the north of Ireland but Coleraine may be sufficiently large for a query to be answered.

Post the question you have asked Rootschatters as above. Also ask about the ancestors in whom you are interested. Please post details of the outcome of your message to the library.

All the Best, Christopher

[cleoparies]

Hi Christopher:  Thanks I shall try it and keep you posted.  Jackie