'Moneyrea Meeting House' County Down.

[MsFoster]

Hi everyone,

A couple were married in:

Moneyrea Meeting House according to the ceremony of the Moneyrea congregation by licence by me Richard Lyttle.

Any ideas which church that is? I was thinking the Moneyreagh Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church.  It's been around in that area since 1719.

Thank you so much in advance.

[ShaunJ]

Richard Lyttle was indeed minister of the non-subscribing Presbyterian Church in Moneyrea.

https://www.booksireland.org.uk/store/familia-articles/rev-richard-lyttle-home-rule-protestant

"The original meeting house was a barn-like building built in 1719" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneyreagh

[MsFoster]

Richard Lyttle was indeed minister of the non-subscribing Presbyterian Church in Moneyrea.

https://www.booksireland.org.uk/store/familia-articles/rev-richard-lyttle-home-rule-protestant

"The original meeting house was a barn-like building built in 1719" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneyreagh

Thank you so much Shaun! 

[Kiltaglassan]

Have you looked at the PRONI Historical Maps viewer?
Use it to search and browse seven historical OSNI maps.

https://apps.spatialni.gov.uk/PRONIApplication/

If you type ‘Moneyreagh’ in ‘Find address or place’ box and then click top right ‘Layer List’ and choose map.

Map 1846-1862 shows Unitarian Meeting House
   1900-1907 shows        “      “   “
Map 1919-1963 shows Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church

KG

[MsFoster]

Have you looked at the PRONI Historical Maps viewer?
Use it to search and browse seven historical OSNI maps.

https://apps.spatialni.gov.uk/PRONIApplication/

If you type ‘Moneyreagh’ in ‘Find address or place’ box and then click top right ‘Layer List’ and choose map.

Map 1846-1862 shows Unitarian Meeting House
   1900-1907 shows        “      “   “
Map 1919-1963 shows Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church

KG

Thank you so much KG! That would explain the 'Independent' on the census record, instead of Presbyterian. I'll bookmark that link for further research, thank you.