BALLYWILLIN CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry and Antrim |
| Barony: |
Northeast Liberties of Coleraine in County Derry Lower Dunluce in County Antrim |
| Diocese: |
Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor |
| Poor Law Union: | Coleraine |
| Probate District: | Londonderry in County Derry Belfast in County Antrim |
| Area: |
3,056 acres in County Derry 1,616 acres in County Antrim (including 24 acres of Skerry Islands) |
| Population in 1831: | 2,219 |
| Topography: | Bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean this largely fertile parish lies three miles northeast of the town of Coleraine. |
| Towns: | Portrush, County Antrim (population of 337 in 1831) |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1831 |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1859 (Derry), 1861 (Antrim) |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders), 1796 (Flax Lists), 1831 and 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Ballywillan (Portrush) – Baptisms from 1826; marriages from 1825 and burials from 1827. |
| Presbyterian: |
Ballywillan – Baptisms from 1862 Portrush – Baptisms from 1843 |
| Roman Catholic: | Portrush and Bushmills – Baptisms from 1844 and marriages from 1848 |
| Methodist: | Portrush – Baptisms from 1831 |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1861: | |
| Glebe | |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1861 (in descending order): | |
| 1 Douglas; 2= Knox and Reid; 4 Stewart; 5 Black; 6= Campbell, Clarke, Kelly, McNeill and Rankin | |