ARBOE CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry and Tyrone |
| Barony: | Loughinsholin in County Derry Dungannon Upper in County Tyrone |
| Diocese: | Armagh |
| Poor Law Union: | Magherafelt in County Derry Cookstown in County Tyrone |
| Probate District: | Londonderry in County Derry Armagh in County Tyrone |
| Area: | 1,358 acres in County Derry 32,146 acres in County Tyrone (of which 21,000 acres is Lough Neagh) |
| Population in 1831: | 8,148 |
| Topography: | A fertile parish, in the valley of the Ballinderry River, situated on the western shore of Lough Neagh, 5 miles northeast of the town of Stewartstown. |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1826 |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1859 (Derry), 1860 (Tyrone) |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1796 (Flax Lists), 1831 and 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Baptisms 1775-1813 & from 1824 Marriages 1773-1812 & from 1825 Now joined with Ballinderry |
| Presbyterian: | Ballygoney – Baptisms from 1834 (united with Coagh in 1931) |
| Roman Catholic: | Ardboe – Baptisms and Marriages from 1827 |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1860: | |
| Farsnagh (Tyrone) | |
| Church of Ireland: | Aghacolumb (Tyrone) |
| Roman Catholic: | Mullanahoe (Tyrone) |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1860 (in descending order): | |
| 1 Devlin; 2 O’Neill; 3 Quinn; 4 Hagen; 5 McGuigan; 6= Campbell and Corr; 8 Donaghy; 9 McKeon; 10= Donnelly and Hamilton | |