DESERTOGHILL CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Coleraine |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | Ballymoney & Coleraine |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 11,466 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 4,701 |
| Topography: | This parish, which lies one mile southeast of the town of Garvagh, is situated in the foothills between the Bann Valley and the mountains of north Derry. |
| Landowners in 1837: | The Ironmongers’ Company and Mercers’ Company. |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1832 |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1859 |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders), 1796 (Flax Lists), 1831 and 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Pre-1870 none. Now joined with Errigal |
| Presbyterian: | Moneydig – Baptisms from 1857 |
| Roman Catholic: | Kilrea – Baptisms, marriages and burials from 1846. |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1859: | |
| Ballynameen | |
| Church of Ireland: | Moyletra Kill |
| Presbyterian: | Moneydig |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1859 (in descending order): | |
| 1= Bradley, Kane and Stewart; 4 Campbell; 5 Torrens; 6 Holmes; 7 Dimond; 8= Boyd and Gilmore; 10 Morell | |