KILLOWEN CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Coleraine |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | Coleraine |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 1,806 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 2,906 |
| Topography: | Forming part of the suburbs of the town of Coleraine this parish is situated on the west bank of the River Bann. |
| Towns: | Waterside, a suburb of the town of Coleraine |
| Landowners in 1837: | Clothworkers’ Company who held it by lease from the Irish Society |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1830 |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1859 |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders), 1796 (Flax Lists), 1831 and 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Baptisms and marriages from 1824 and burials 1825-1830 and from 1843 |
| Presbyterian: | Various unsuccessful attempts were made to establish a congregation at Killowen between 1842 and 1868 |
| Roman Catholic: | Coleraine – Baptisms from 1843 |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1859: | |
| Church of Ireland: | Killowen Street, Coleraine |
| Roman Catholic: | Churchland |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1859 (in descending order): | |
| 1 Miller; 2 Anderson; 3= Doherty, Gibson, Kane, Kerr and McLoughlin; 8= Andrews, Campbell, Curry, Henry and Smith | |