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1740
Protestant Householders' Returns
In
1740 a list of Protestant Householders was compiled
for Ireland. Within Ulster transcripts of names
and places are available for counties Antrim, Armagh,
Down, Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone. The transcripts
are arranged by county, barony and parish. As far
as I know, townlands are not given except for the
baronies of Keenaght and North West Liberties in County
Londonderry.
I
think that the persons who compiled this information
were the Hearth Tax collectors. This was in contrast
to the later 1766 Religious Census which was compiled
by the local rectors. Because the compilers of the
1740 returns were tax collectors the areas surviving
for a county reflected the "Walks" which
they followed. For example in County Antrim the Dunluce
Walk covered the baronies of Cary, Dunluce and Kilconway
as well as the baronies of Coleraine and North East
Liberties in the adjoining county of Londonderry.
Below
you will find databases of names listed in the 1740
Protestant Householders' Returns for the parishes
in the baronies of Cary, Dunluce, Kilconway and Toome
in Co. Antrim and all of the parishes in Co. Londonderry.
Remember that each database is a transcript of a transcript
which, to some extent, compromises its accuracy.
If
you have not already done so you should read the paper
on Databases
before searching the databases.
| 1740
Protestant Householders' Returns for the Baronies
of Cary, Dunluce, Kilconway and Toome. |
Excel |
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| 1740
Protestant Householders' Returns for the County
of Londonderry |
Excel |
PDF |
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