LISSAN 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: | 11,767 acres in County Derry 12,917 acres in County Tyrone |
| Population in 1831: | 6,163 |
| Topography: | Situated in the valley of the Ballinderry River this parish which is bounded on the north by Slieve Gallion (1,623 feet) lies three miles to the northeast of the town of Cookstown. |
| Landowners in 1837: | The See of Armagh and the Drapers’ Company were the chief landlords. |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1827 |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1859 (Derry), 1860 (Tyrone) |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders), 1796 (Flax Lists), 1831 and 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Baptisms 1753-1795 and from 1804; marriages 1744-1793 and from 1817 and burials 1753-1795 and from 1803. |
| Presbyterian: | Claggan – Baptisms and marriages from 1848. United with Orritor in 1958. |
| Roman Catholic: | Lissan – Baptisms and marriages from 1839 |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1860: | |
| No graveyards recorded in 1860. | |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1860 (in descending order): | |
| 1 O’Neill; 2= Bell, McGlone and Mallon; 5= Conlan, Corr, Donnelly and Quinn; 9= Crooke and McCullagh | |