AGHADOWEY CIVIL PARISH
| County: | Londonderry |
| Barony: | Coleraine |
| Diocese: | Derry |
| Poor Law Union: | Ballymoney & Coleraine |
| Probate District: | Londonderry |
| Area: | 16,348 acres |
| Population in 1831: | 7,634 |
| Topography: | Bounded on the northeast by the River Bann. Mountainous and barren in the west and fertile in the east this parish lies six miles southwest of the town of Coleraine. |
| Landowners in 1837: | The Ironmongers’ Company were the largest landholders. The Mercers’ Co., Bishop of Derry and Rev T Richardson were also proprietors. |
| RECORD SOURCES | |
|---|---|
| Tithe: | 1833 |
| 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 Kilrea |
| Presbyterian: | Aghadowey – Baptisms from 1855 Ballylintagh (dissolved 1883) –marriages only from 1872 Killaig – Baptisms 1805-1856 & from 1860 Marriages 1836-1843 & from 1865 (united with 2nd Garvagh or Main Street 1977) Ringsend – Baptisms from 1871 |
| Roman Catholic: | Coleraine – Baptisms begin 1843 |
| GRAVEYARDS AND TOWNLANDS WHERE FOUND IN 1859: | |
| Church of Ireland: | Aghadowey |
| Presbyterian: | Ballylintagh, Ballymenagh, Ballywillin and Killeague |
| TOP TEN SURNAMES IN 1859 (in descending order): | |
| 1= Dempsey and Mullen; 3 Kennedy; 4 Miller; 5 Wilson; 6 Boyd; 7= Smith, Thompson and Young; 10= Blair, Rankin and Stewart. | |