The founding of Brigh congregation is believed to be 1630 when the Rev. ARCHIBALD HAMILTON was inducted into the charge, but was later ejected.
Surviving records for Brigh congregation have been microfilmed by the staff of PRONI, Belfast, where they may be consulted: Baptisms, 1837-1925; Marriages, 1837-1920; Burials, 1884-1912; Session minutes, 1826-82; Committee minutes, 1835-41 and 1885-1930; Communicants’ roll, 1842-1929 (from 1889 arranged by townland); Family worship lists, 1854-81; Collections, 1840-42. PRONI Ref.:MIC1P/13; D1759/1D/1
The condition of the original records, a great degree of difficulty in discerning the handwriting and at times, poor quality of filming make transcription challenging and wherever possible, the Ballyclog tithe applotment book (1826) and Griffiths Valuation (c1860), Index to Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies in Ireland (1851) and Heather, Peat and Stone-O’Kane have been consulted for confirmation of families and townland addresses. Original spelling has been retained.
| # | Date | Marriage |
| #1 | September 30 1845 |
HUGH ROBERT ROBSON full age bachelor farmer Eary. Father: ROBERT ROBSON farmer & ELLEN ROBSON full age spinster Brigh. Father: ALEX. ROBSON farmer Witnesses: CHARLES ANDERSON & W. S. FERGUSON |
| #2 | October 13 1845 |
ALEXANDER FERGUSON full age bachelor farmer Tullybuoy. Father: ALEXANDER FERGUSON farmer & SUSAN IRVINE full age spinster Lisbuoy. Father: WILLIAM IRVINE farmer Witnesses: JOHN IRVINE & ALEXANDER FERGUSON |
| #3 | January 30 1846 |
JOHN TAYLOR full age bachelor farmer Feyroy. Father: JAMES TAYLOR farmer & ELIZA McVEY full age spinster Eary. Father: JOHN McVEY farmer Witnesses: GEORGE ELDER, Elagh & JOHN FERGUSON Lisnagler |
| #4 | December 10 1847 |
ROBERT SIMPSON 35 years widower farmer Collatinny. Father: JOHN SIMPSON farmer & JANE McATEER 35 years spinster Cilconey. Father: WILLIAM McATEER farmer Witnesses: EDWARD SIMPSON & JANE SIMPSON |
| #5 | January 4 1848 |
GEORGE SLIMINS 26 years widower farmer Ballygoney. Father: JOHN SLIMINS farmer & MARIA FERGUSON 20 years spinster Cratley. Father: WILLIAM FERGUSON farmer Witnesses: ANDREW DUNN & ANDREW FERGUSON |
| #6 | January 28 1848 |
ALEXANDER BLACK 26 years widower farmer Downs. Father: WILLIAM BLACK farmer & GRIZELLA HENDERSON 29 years spinster Anaghone. Father: JOHN HENDERSON farmer Witnesses: JOHN HENDERSON & JOHN BLACK |
| #7 | September 12 1848 |
WILLIAM CROZIER full age bachelor farmer Tullyard. Father: JOHN CROZIER farmer & MARY JANE VANCE 16 years spinster Innevall. Father: JAMES VANCE farmer Witnesses: JOHN CUMMING & JOHN TAGART |
| #8 | December 21 1848 |
EDWARD NICHOL full age bachelor farmer Ochil. Father: JAMES NICHOL farmer & ELIZA ABERNETHY full age spinster Drumard. Father: JAMES ABERNETHY farmer Witnesses: ROBERT HETHERINGTON & R. ABERNETHY |
| #9 | March 26 1849 |
SAMUEL HAMILTON full age bachelor farmer Tamlaghtmore. Father: HENRY HAMILTON farmer & MARY SPEDDIE full age spinster Mullaghglass. Father: ROBERT SPEDDIE farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL RAINEY & JAMES MARTIN |
| #10 | April 3 1849 |
JOHN SEATON full age bachelor farmer Lisnahall. Father: JOHN SEATON farmer & SARAH JANE KILPATRICK 17 years spinster Leck. Father: THOMAS KILPATRICK farmer Witnesses: JOHN JAMES KELLS & ALEXANDER SEATON |
| #11 | May 1 1849 |
JAMES DAVISON full age bachelor farmer Dunmullan. Father: JAMES DAVISON farmer & MARY MOORHEAD full age spinster Tullyconnell. Father: JAMES MOORHEAD farmer Witnesses: ANDREW DAVISON & WM. JOHN PORTER |
| #12 | June 21 1849 |
GEORGE PATTON full age widower farmer Lurgybuoy. Father: JOSEPH PATTON farmer & HANNAH RAINEY full age spinster Gortigal. Father: ROBERT RAINEY farmer Witnesses: DAVID RAINEY & ROSS BELL |
| #13 | November 29 1849 |
JOHN DONNELLY full age bachelor labourer Ochill. Father: JAMES DONNELLY farmer & JANE McMANUS full age spinster Ochill. Father: JOHN McMANUS farmer Witnesses: THOMAS Mc…………..? (illeg) & ROBERT MAY |
| #14 | January 22 1850 |
JAMES MARSHALL full age bachelor weaver Ballymaguire. Father: JAMES MARSHALL weaver & ANNE McCORD full age spinster Ballymaguire. Father: WILLIAM McCORD weaver Witnesses: JOHN IRWIN & BENJAMIN BOOTH |
| #15 | January 27 1850 |
HUGH GRAHAM full age bachelor weaver Cratley. Father: THOMAS GRAHAM farmer & SARAH HARKNESS full age spinster Cratley. Father: ALEXANDER HARKNESS farmer Witnesses: JAMES LESLIE? & WILLIAM HARKNESS |
| #16 | February 26 1850 |
JOHN MARSHALL full age bachelor weaver Ballymaguire. Father: JAMES MARSHALL weaver & CATHERINE McVEAGH full age spinster Mullaghglass. Father: ROBERT McVEAGH farmer Witnesses: JAMES ESPY & GEORGE BROWN |
| #17 | February 29 1850 |
JOHN SIMPSON full age bachelor farmer Kingsmill. Father: ROBERT SIMPSON farmer & MARGARET MILLAR full age spinster Ballynardeon. Father: WILLIAM MILLAR farmer Witnesses: JOHN BLAIR & DAVID IRWIN |
| #18 | April 5 1850 |
JOSEPH WEIR full age bachelor police constable Coalisland. Father: THOMAS WEIR farmer & ELIZA MANEELY full age spinster Ballyblagh. Father: JAMES MANEELY farmer Witnesses: JAMES CREIGHTON & ARCHIBALD McCONEGHAN? |
| #19 | June 7 1850 |
WILLIAM TOMB full age widower sadler Coleraine. Father: HAMILTON TOMB farmer & MARIA SLOAN full age spinster Anaghone. Father: JAMES SLOAN farmer Witnesses: HENRY CARDWELL & JOHN McGAVARAN |
| #20 | August 20 1850 |
SAMUEL CREIGHTON full age bachelor farmer Mullaghglass. Father: ROBERT CREIGHTON farmer & ELLEN ANDERSON full age spinster Ballymaguire. Father: JOSEPH ANDERSON farmer Witnesses: THOS. HAMILTON & JOSEPH ANDERSON |
| #21 | August 22 1850 |
JOSEPH MAJOR full age bachelor farmer Tamnalennon. Father: JOSEPH MAJOR farmer & SARAH PARK 20 years spinster Tamnalennon. Father: WILLIAM PARK weaver Witnesses: JOHN McCRUM & ALEXANDER BENNISON |
| #22 | January 6 1851 |
WILLIAM COSBY full age bachelor weaver Soran. Father: WILLIAM COSBY labourer & ISABELLA KNOX full age spinster Dufflis. Father: WILLIAM KNOX labourer Witnesses: JOHN McCORD & ROBERT FERGUSON |
| #23 | January 12 1851 |
JAMES JOHNSTON FULLERTON full age bachelor farmer Lisachrin. Father: STEWART FULLERTON farmer & JANE MINA STEWART full age spinster Gortnaskea. Father: SAMUEL STEWART farmer Witnesses: JOHN FULLERTON & SAMUEL FERGUSON |
| #24 | January 31 1851 |
JAMES MOFFAT full age bachelor servant Lisnight. Father: JOSEPH MOFFAT labourer & SARAH FERGUSON full age spinster Stewartstown. Father: WILLIAM FERGUSON labourer Witnesses: WILLIAM DINNING & HENRY DINNING |
| #25 | March 4 1851 |
ROBERT THOMAS FERGUSON full age bachelor farmer Cratley. Father: WILLIAM FERGUSON farmer & SARAH ANDERSON full age spinster Dufflis. Father: WILLIAM ANDERSON farmer Witnesses: ALEXANDER FERGUSON & SAMUEL WALKER |
| #26 | March 18 1851 |
EDWARD BROWN full age bachelor farmer Killavoy. Father: ANDREW BROWN farmer & ELIZABETH ABERNETHY full age spinster Aghalargue. Father: HUGH ABERNETHY farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM ABERNETHY & WILLIAM BROWN |
| #27 | April 21 1851 |
ROBERT MEGAW full age bachelor writing clerk Stewartstown. Father: ISAAC MEGAW farmer & MARGARET SLOAN full age spinster Aughone. Father: JOHN SLOAN farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM BERKELY & SAMUEL DUNLOP |
| #28 | October 14 1851 |
GEORGE DAVIDSON full age bachelor farmer Legmurrin. Father: JAMES DAVIDSON farmer & ANNE FLYNN full age spinster Ballymagowan. Father: CHARLES FLYNN farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM FLYNN? & ELIZA HOPPER |
| #29 | October 14 1851 |
JOHN HARKNESS full age bachelor farmer Cratley. Father: JAMES LESLIE (sic) farmer & ELIZA LESLIE full age spinster Leck. Father: ALEXANDER HARKNESS (sic) farmer Witnesses: ALEX. MAHOOD & THOMAS McCORD |
| #30 | December 23 1851 |
ROBERT BELL full age bachelor schoolmaster Curglasson. Father: ROBERT BELL farmer & SARAH MOORE full age spinster Curglasson. Father: JOHN MOORE farmer Witnesses: THOMAS GLASGOW & JOHN McMASTER |
| #31 | February 12 1852 |
ROBERT HENRY 20 years bachelor farmer Little? Bridge. Father: JAMES HENRY farmer & MARY JANE IRVINE full age spinster Lisbouy. Father: ADAM IRVINE farmer Witnesses: ARCHIBALD FERGUSON & ROBERT ESPY |
| #32 | August 4 1852 |
JOHN JOHNSTON full age bachelor labourer Ochill. Father: JOHN JOHNSTON labourer & SARAH HEANEY full age spinster house maid Stuart Hall. Father: JOHN HEANEY farmer Witnesses: ROBERT JOHNSTON & SARAH GRAHAM |
| #33 | August 27 1852 |
WILLIAM MEGAW full age bachelor land steward Stewartstown. Father: ISAAC MEGAW farmer & JANE JUNK full age spinster Gortigal. Father: ROBERT JUNK farmer Witnesses: ROB. MEGAW & JOHN CHAMBERS |
| #34 | August 30 1852 |
ALEXANDER LOY full age widower farmer Tullilig. Father: WILLIAM LOY farmer & MARGARET McILWAIN full age spinster Liskittle. Father: JAMES McILWAIN farmer Witnesses: W. McCONNELL & MARGARET McCONNELL |
| #35 | October 14 1852 |
WILLIAM McKEOWN full age bachelor labourer Ochill. Father: THOMAS McKEOWN farmer & SARAH MARTIN full age spinster Ochill. Father: SARAH (sic) MARTIN farmer Witnesses: THOMAS DONNELLY & ROBERT MAY |
| #36 | October 30 1852 |
JAMES MANEELY full age widower farmer Ballyveeny. Father: JOHN MANEELY farmer & SARAH WITHERHEAD 18 years spinster Derrybard. Father: ALEXANDER WITHERHEAD farmer Witnesses: THOMAS HENDERSON & JOHN McKINNEY |
| #37 | December 30 1852 |
SAMUEL MAY full age bachelor farmer Back. Father: JAMES MAY farmer & MARY MEGAW full age spinster Lynnyglass. Father: ISAAC MEGAW farmer Witnesses: HUGH KELSO & JOHN BRYAN |