KILREA CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Part Coleraine and part Loughinsholin |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | Ballymoney |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 6,313 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 4,262 |
| Topography: | This parish extends for six miles along the western banks of the River Bann. |
| Towns: | Kilrea (population of 973 in 1831) |
| Landowners in 1837: | The Mercers’ Company |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1826 |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1858 |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders), 1796 (Flax Lists), 1831 and 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Baptisms from 1801; marriages 1802-1805 and from 1829 and burials 1802-1804 and from 1829. Now joined with Aghadowey. |
| Presbyterian: | 1st Kilrea – Baptisms 1825-1859 and from 1862 and marriages from 1825 2nd Kilrea – Baptisms from 1840. United with Boveedy in 1923. |
| Roman Catholic: | Kilrea – Baptisms, marriages and burials from 1846. |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1858: | |
| Church of Ireland: | Church Street, Kilrea |
| Presbyterian: | Church Street (1st), Kilrea and Maghera Street (2nd), Kilrea. |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1858 (in descending order): | |
| 1 Bradley; 2 Dimond; 3= Darragh and Gordon; 5 McKay; 6 Henry; 7 Campbell; 8 Hegarty; 9 Hunter; 10= Irwin and McGregor | |