MAGHERAFELT CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Loughinsholin |
| Diocese: | Armagh |
| Poor Law Union: | Magherafelt |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 8,291 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 7,275 |
| Topography: | Situated on the River Moyola this parish is generally fertile. |
| Towns: | Magherafelt (population of 1,436 in 1831) Castledawson (population of 674 in 1831) |
| Landowners in 1837: | The Salters’ Company |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1828 |
| Griffith’s Valuation: | 1859 |
| Census: | 1663 (Hearth Rolls), 1740 (Protestant Householders), 1766 (Religious Census), 1796 (Flax Lists), 1831 and 1901. |
| CHURCH REGISTERS | |
| Church of Ireland: | Baptisms 1718-1793 and from 1799; marriages from 1720 and burials 1716-1771 and from 1799. Castledawson (Diocese of Derry) – Baptisms and burials from 1846 |
| Presbyterian: | 1st Magherafelt – Baptisms 1703-1706, 1771-1780, 1813-1861 and marriages 1769-1782 Union Road, Magherafelt – United with Lecumpher in 1926. Castledawson – Baptisms and marriages from 1805. United with Curran in 1906. |
| Roman Catholic: | Magherafelt – Baptisms and marriages from 1834 |
| Methodist: | Castledawson – Baptisms from 1825 Magherafelt – Baptisms from 1825 |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1859: | |
| Churchwell Street, Magherafelt and Townparks of Magherafelt | |
| Church of Ireland: | Castledawson Street, Magherafelt |
| Presbyterian: | Main Street, Castledawson and Meeting House Street, Magherafelt |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1859 (in descending order): | |
| 1 Johnson; 2 Brown; 3 Stewart; 4 Keenan; 5 Bradley; 6= Keane and Lennox; 8 Steele; 9 Duncan; 10 Bell | |