1740 Protestant Householders' Returns for North Antrim

In 1740 a list of Protestant Householders was compiled in parts of counties Antrim, Armagh, Down, Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone. It is 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 County Londonderry.

The tables below cover the baronies of Cary, Dunluce Lower and Upper, and Kilconway and one version is sorted primarily by surname and the other by barony and parish.

Note that in each table there is a column which lists the original spelling of surnames recorded in the returns and a column with a modern-day or more common spelling selected by me. The table is sorted by common spelling which means that various spellings of a particular surname are kept together. Incidentally, you may not agree with some of my interpretations. Feel free to make up your own mind.
 

1740 Protestant Householders' Returns sorted by Surname, Barony and Parish	>>>
1740 Protestant Householders' Returns sorted by Barony, Parish and Surname	>>>