Surviving records for Desertcreat Parish Church have been microfilmed by the staff of PRONI, Belfast, where they may be consulted:
Baptisms, 1812-73 and 1879-1995; marriages, 1812-71; burials, 1812-1960; vestry minutes, 1740-1901; confirmation lists, 1828 and 1840: PRONI Ref: MIC1/9; MIC583/1
Notes on attendances, baptisms and marriages and a list of clergy, 1829-46: PRONI Ref: CR/1/10
Confirmation list, 1870: PRONI Ref: DIO/432/D5//7/1
The condition of the original records, a degree of difficulty in discerning the handwriting and at times, poor quality of filming make transcription challenging and wherever possible, the Desertcreat (1825) tithe applotment book 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 | May 23 1845 |
ROBERT GOURLEY 21 years bachelor labourer Lammy. Father: HUGH GOURLEY farmer & ELIZA BOYD 22 years spinster servant Lisnanane. Father: SAMUEL BOYD labourer Witnesses: THOMAS McCRACKEN & JOHN McELVENNY |
| #2 | June 19 1845 |
WILLIAM DOUGLASS 23 years bachelor farmer Tolvin. Father: JAMES DOUGLASS farmer & JANE JOHNSTON 22 years spinster farmer’s daughter Grange. Father: JOHN JOHNSTON farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM BLAIR, Cookstown & ANDREW PATTERSON, Killymoon |
| #3 | July 29 1845 |
WILLIAM JAMES McCRACKEN 22 years bachelor servant Derryraghan. Father: JAMES McCRACKEN farmer & ANNE MORTON 18 years spinster weaver Annahavil. Father: JAMES MORTON labourer Witnesses: JOHN TURTLE, Sherrygrim & MARGARET MANSFIELD, Sherrygrim |
| #4 | August 10 1845 |
JAMES RIDICK full age bachelor labourer Oughterard. Father: ROBERT RIDICK labourer & MARY HETHERINGTON 18 years spinster Oughterard. Father: ROBERT HETHERINGTON miller Witnesses: HUGH JOHNSTON, Dunaghy & ISABELLA JOHNSTON |
| #5 | August 31 1845 |
ANDREW MOORE 27 years bachelor weaver Oughterard. Father: DANIEL MOORE weaver & MARGARET JOHNSTON 34 years widow Oughterard. Father: ROBERT CADDOO weaver Witnesses: HENRY TAYLOR, Tulnagal & JOHN GILKESON, Oughterard |
| #6 | November 14 1845 |
GEORGE MEWHARTER 42 years bachelor labourer Urbalreagh, Donaghendry. Father: WILLIAM MEWHARTER & ISABELLA ANDERSON 30 years spinster Grange. Father: JAMES ANDERSON miller Witnesses: ALEXANDER McCOEY, Killycolp & JOSEPH MEWHARTER, Sessiagh |
| #7 | December 28 1845 |
WILLIAM MOORE full age bachelor farmer Allen. Father: WILLIAM MOORE farmer & CHARLOTTE O’NEILL full age spinster Allen. Father: HUGH O’NEILL farmer Witnesses: JOHN THOMPSON, Allen & DAVID OLIVER, Ballymully |
| #8 | January 1 1846 |
SAMUEL GILLIS 25 years bachelor farmer Dromore, Parish of Arboe. Father: JOHN GILLIS farmer & ANNE JANE GILLIS full age spinster Allen. Father: ROBERT GILLIS farmer Witnesses: JOHN KENNAN, Stewartstown & THOMAS McKIBBEN, Gortigill |
| #9 | January 2 1846 |
JAMES COOPER full age widower carpenter Gortagowan. Father: ARTHUR COOPER labourer & MARGARET DONNELLY full age spinster Tullylagan. Father: EDWARD DONNELLY dealer Witnesses: HUGH BURNS, Downs & WILLIAM EARLY, Gortagowan |
| #10 | January 15 1846 |
WILLIAM GRIMSHAW 22 years bachelor farmer Tammock, Parish of Donaghmore. Father: HENRY GRIMSHAW farmer & MATILDA BUCHANAN full age spinster Drumballyhugh. Father: ROBERT BUCHANAN farmer Witnesses: JOHN BUCHANAN, Drumballyhugh & JAMES BUCHANAN, Drumballyhugh |
| #11 | January 26 1846 |
ROBERT McCRACKEN full age bachelor labourer Derryraghan. Father: PATRICK McCRACKEN labourer & JANE RUDDY minor spinster Derryraghan. Father: ROBERT RUDDY shoemaker Witnesses: MARGARET CADDLE, Derryraghan & JAMES STEWART PURVIS, Tullyard |
| #12 | January 29 1846 |
ROBERT BLACK full age bachelor ploughman Glebe Cross. Father: JOSEPH BLACK farmer & ANNE JANE MILLER minor spinster Killyneedan. Father: NATHANIEL MILLER labourer Witnesses: THOMAS BRIERS, Annahavil & JAMES STEWART PURVIS, Tullyard |
| #13 | March 5 1846 |
JAMES CLEMENTS full age bachelor pensioner Kiltyclogher. Father: HUGHIE CLEMENTS farmer & SARAH MURRAY full age spinster Kiltyclogher. Father: EDWARD MURRAY farmer Witnesses: GEORGE BLOOMER, Cookstown & MARY MURRAY, Kiltyclogher |
| #14 | March 25 1846 |
ALEXANDER ROGERS full age bachelor shopkeeper Moree. Father: WILLIAM ROGERS farmer & LETITIA CROSS full age spinster Tullaghmore, Parish of Donaghmore. Father: JOHN CROSS farmer Witnesses: JAMES CROSS, Tullamore & ELIZA FORDE, Derry |
| #15 | April 14 1846 |
SAMUEL DENNISON (signed as DENISON) full age widower ploughman Donaghrisk. Father: ROBERT DENISON labourer & JANE BRADLEY alias GAVIN full age widow Donaghrisk. Father: JOHN GAVIN labourer Witnesses: JAMES ARMSTRONG & SAMUEL FERGUSON |
| #16 | June 22 1846 |
THOMAS HAMILTON 21 years bachelor butcher Cookstown. Father: THOMAS HAMILTON butcher & MARY ANNE McGRA 22 years spinster Grange. Father: HUGH McGRA labourer Witnesses: ROBERT HOGG & JAMES YOUNG |
| #17 | July 12 1846 |
JOSEPH McCONNELL full age widower weaver Drummock, parish of Killyman. Father: JOHN McCONNELL weaver & MARY TAYLOR full age spinster Derryraghan. Father: WILLIAM TAYLOR farmer Witnesses: JOSEPH McIVER & WILLIAM EARLEY |
| #18 | July 16 1846 |
JOHN DIVOR (signed as DEVOR) 32 years bachelor constable Rock. Father: SAMUEL DEVOR (sic) farmer & ANN BROWNLEE 25 years spinster Stewartstown. Father: JOHN BROWNLEE constable Witnesses: JOHN BROWNLEE & WILSON FARIS |
| #19 | August 6 1846 |
ROBERT HAWKSHAW 20 years bachelor servant Lammy. Father: ISAIAH HAWKSHAW constable & CATHERINE HAMILTON 19 years spinster Lammy. Father: ROBERT HAMILTON labourer Witnesses: JOSEPH LINDSAY & RACHEL HAMILTON |
| #20 | August 17 1846 |
JAMES MILLIGAN 17 years bachelor weaver Gortagowan. Father: THOMAS MILLIGAN labourer & MARGARET BLAIR 18 years spinster Killygarvan. Father: THOMAS BLAIR weaver Witnesses: JAMES CAMPBELL & ROBERT EDMONDS |
| #21 | September 29 1846 |
THOMAS COOKSON full age bachelor labourer Lisnanane. Father: HENRY COOKSON soldier & MARGARET FLEMING otherwise HAMILTON full age widow Lammy. Father: JAMES FLEMING farmer Witnesses: THOMAS McMANUS & JOHN McELVENNY |
| #22 | October 17 1846 |
ALEXANDER MILLER 65 years widower farmer Allen. Father: JAMES MILLER farmer & ANNE JANE TRIMBLE 40 years spinster Strews. Father: JOSEPH TRIMBLE farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL TRIMBLE & JOHN McELVENNY |
| #23 | November 24 1846 |
ROBERT WILKINSON 22 years bachelor labourer Cahoo. Father: ROBERT WILKINSON labourer & ISABELLA KEMPTON full age spinster Tullyhogue. Father: ANDREW KEMPTON labourer Witnesses: WM. KEMPTON & JOSEPH WILKINSON |
| #24 | January 12 1847 |
HUGH KEARNS 25 years bachelor weaver Gortnaskea. Father: HUGH KEARNS weaver & ELIZABETH GRAHAM full age spinster Moree. Father: JOHN GRAHAM farmer Witnesses: THOMAS GRAHAM & WILLIAM KEARNS |
| #25 | January 19 1847 |
GEORGE DAVISON 19 years bachelor labourer Derrygortanea. Father: JAMES DAVISON farmer & MARY ANN BUCHANAN 20 years spinster Drumballyhugh. Father: JOHN BUCHANAN farmer Witnesses: GEORGE HUTTON & THOMAS MULHOLLAND |
| #26 | July 20 1847 |
JONATHAN BROWN full age widower pensioner Gortagammon. Father: WILLIAM BROWN farmer & ELIZABETH FERGUSON full age spinster Cloghfin. Father: JAMES FERGUSON farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL FERGUSON & THOS. BROWN |
| #27 | July 22 1847 |
MARK McLAUGHLIN full age bachelor labourer Tolvin. Father: ANDREW McLAUGHLIN cooper & CATHERINE GRAHAM full age spinster Stewartstown. Father: SAMUEL GRAHAM labourer Witnesses: CHARELS (sic) HAGGART? & ANNA GRAHAM |
| #28 | September 1 1847 |
THOMAS FARLEY full age spinster farmer Ballyfaddy, Magherafelt. Father: JOHN FARLEY farmer & ELIZA BLACK full age spinster Gortacar Glassy. Father: HENRY BLACK farmer Witnesses: JOHN BLACK & WILLIAM BLACK |
| #29 | September 14 1847 |
JOHN ROBSON full age bachelor farmer Ballynahone (Parish of Termoneeny). Father: ROBERT ROBSON farmer & MARGARET McCREA full age spinster Donaghrisk. Father: EDWARD McCREA farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM R. PATTERSON & WILLIAM ALLEN |
| #30 | November 26 1847 |
JOHN MEJEMPHSEY full age bachelor farmer Tully. Father: HENRY MEJEMPHSEY farmer & REBECCA ESPY minor spinster Rockdale. Father: JOSEPH ESPY butler Witnesses: JOSEPH ESPY & ROBERT MEJEMSEY |
| #31 | January 4 1848 |
ROBERT McMURRAY 21 years bachelor stonemason Lisnanane. Father: WILLIAM McMURRAY mason & SARAH JANE WRIGHT 21 years spinster Lisnanane. Father: JAMES WRIGHT labourer Witnesses: THOMAS McCRACKEN & THOMAS BRIERS |
| #32 | January 22 1848 |
ROBERT KING 22 years bachelor labourer Anahavil. Father: THOMAS KING farmer & ANNE MAYNES full age widow Anahavil. Father: JOHN BURROWS farmer Witnesses: JOHN BURROWS & ROBERT WILKINSON |
| #33 | February 25 1848 |
JAMES FARR full age bachelor shoemaker Donaghrisk. Father: THOMAS FARR pensioner & SARAH QUIN full age spinster Shankey. Father: ROBERT QUIN farmer Witnesses: EDWARD QUIN & WILLIAM HAWTHORN |
| #34 | September 19 1848 |
STEWART GLENN full age bachelor servant Killymoon. Father: WILLIAM GLENN farmer & ANNE JANE MORRISON full age spinster Sessiagh. Father: SAMUEL MORRISON pensioner Witnesses: WILLIAM McCORD & JOHN MORRISON |
| #35 | September 26 1848 |
WILLIAM MAY full age widower labourer Gortfad. Father: WILLIAM MAY farmer & SARAH WILEY full age spinster Tirnaskea. Father: JAMES WILEY farmer Witnesses: ISAAC WYLIE & HENRY IRWIN |
| #36 | October 4 1848 |
JOHN MALLON 21 years bachelor labourer Drumraw. Father: REDMOND MALLON labourer & MARTHA TAGGART 20 years spinster Donaghrisk. Father: WILSON TAGGART labourer Witnesses: THOMAS CASY & JAMES DAWLEY |
| #37 | November 7 1848 |
WILLIAM WICKLOW full age bachelor labourer Donaghrisk. Father: WILLIAM WICKLOW labourer & MARGARET McWILLIAMS minor spinster Gortalowry. Father: MICHAEL McWILLIAMS labourer Witnesses: SAMUEL CAR & THOMAS CASEY |
| #38 | November 15 1848 |
JOHN MAGEE 56 years widower farmer Drummond (Clonfeacle). Father: WILLIAM MAGEE farmer & ANNE IRVINE 36 years spinster Anahavil. Father: JAMES IRVINE farmer Witnesses: ROBERT HAMILTON & MARY HAMILTON |
| #39 | November 17 1848 |
THOMAS HENDERSON 22 years bachelor farm servant Donaghendry. Father: ROBERT HENDERSON thatcher & ELIZA SMITH 17 years spinster Grange. Father: NATHANIEL SMITH whitesmith Witnesses: ROBERT GRIFFIN & HUGH KIRLAND |
| #40 | November 21 1848 |
GEORGE FERGUSON 22 years bachelor labourer Anahavil. Father: GEORGE FERGUSON labourer & ELEANOR MITCHELL 26 years spinster Glencon (Tullaniskin). Father: ALEXANDER MITCHELL labourer Witnesses: JOHN MOFFETT & WILLIAM ATCHISON |
| #41 | December 12 1848 |
WILLIAM ELISON full age bachelor farmer Brackagh (Termonmagurk). Father: GEORGE ELISON farmer & SARAH MULLIGAN full age spinster Oughterard. Father JAMES MULLIGAN farmer Witnesses: JOSEPH McCORMICK & AGNES MAY |
| #42 | January 19 1849 |
HENRY JOHNSON minor bachelor shoemaker Moree. Father: JOHN JOHNSON shoemaker & JANE WALLACE full age spinster Gortavale. Father: JAMES WALLACE weaver Witnesses: JAMES ALLEN & WILSON MACKAY |
| #43 | February 1 1849 |
EDWARD PURDY 29 years bachelor pedlar Cookstown. Father: WILLIAM PURDY carpenter & ELIZABETH MALLON 25 years spinster Ballymully. Father: THOMAS MALLON farmer Witnesses: JOHN MALLON & JAMES McGEAGH |
| #44 | March 1 1849 |
OLIVER TURKINGTON 25 years bachelor farmer Killygarvan. Father: OLIVER TURKINGTON farmer & AGNES NOUGHER full age spinster Killygarvan. Father: WILLIAM NOUGHER farmer Witnesses: JAMES TURKINGTON & WILLIAM STEVENSON |
| #45 | June 26 1849 |
THOMAS CASEY full age bachelor miller Rock Lodge. Father: THOMAS CASEY miller & MARY CORR full age spinster servant Rock Lodge. Father: PATRICK CORR farmer Witnesses: JOHN WHITE & SAMSON WILEY |
| #46 | October 18 1849 |
DAVID BLAIR full age bachelor pensioner from H.M. 2nd Regt. Loughry. Father: ROBERT BLAIR gardener & ANNE FOSTER full age spinster Grange. Father: JAMES FOSTER farmer Witnesses: DAVID BLAIR & SAMUEL BARCLEY |
| #47 | December 6 1849 |
JOHN ARBUTHNOT full age bachelor labourer Grange. Father: WILLIAM ARBUTHNOT labourer & SARAH FALLS full age spinster Grange. Father: WILLIAM FALLS labourer Witnesses: JOHN MURRAY & WILLIAM FALLS |
| #48 | December 14 1849 |
HENRY ALLEN GRIFFITH full age widower Lieutenant R.N. Killycolp. Father: RICHARD GRIFFITH esquire & MARY LETITIA KNOX full age widow Killowen in the Diocese of Derry. Father: SAMUEL KYLE esquire Witnesses: JOHN LITTLE & HENRY KYLE |
| #49 | January 8 1850 |
THOMAS DOUGHERTY full age bachelor labourer Tullyhogue. Father: THOMAS DOUGHERTY labourer & MARGARET PATTON full age spinster Gortgammon. Father: WILLIAM PATTON labourer Witnesses: WM. DOUGHERTY & WILLIAM PATTON |
| #50 | January 15 1850 |
HAMILTON PATTERSON full age assistant county surveyor Cookstown. Father: MARK PATTERSON farmer & ELLEN WILSON minor spinster Allen. Father: ANDREW WILSON surveyor Witnesses: CHARLES CLARKE & ANDREW WILSON |
| #51 | January 18 1850 |
WILLIAM GAULT full age bachelor farmer Anahavil. Father: ALEXANDER GAULT farmer & MATILDA WRAY 20 years spinster Glencon. Father: ROBERT WRAY farmer Witnesses: WM. WILSON & JOHN MOFFATT |
| #52 | March 28 1850 |
THOMAS McVEAGH full age bachelor labourer Rouskeyroe. Father: JAMES McVEAGH labourer & MARGARET FERGUSON full age spinster Desertcreat. Father: JAMES FERGUSON labourer Witnesses: SAMUEL EDMONDS & ROBT. CRAWFORD |
| #53 | August 6 1850 |
ALEXANDER BUCHANAN full age bachelor farmer Corkill. Father: ALEXANDER BUCHANAN farmer & LETITIA WILDMAN full age spinster Moree. Father: WILSON WILDMAN farmer Witnesses: JAMES BUCHANAN & JAMES SMYTH |
| #54 | August 1 1850 |
THOMAS SAMPSON full age bachelor weaver Dunaghy. Father: RALPH SAMPSON weaver & MARY HAMILTON full age spinster Lammy. Father: ROBERT HAMILTON farmer Witnesses: FRANCIS HILL & ALEXANDER McCRACKEN |
| #55 | August 8 1850 |
JAMES McGEAGH (signed as McGOAGH) full age bachelor labourer Donaghrisk. Father: DAVID McGEAGH & RACHEL DOGHERTY full age spinster Tullyhogue. Father: THOMAS DOGHERTY labourer Witnesses: ROBERT FLEMING & DAVID FORREST |
| #56 | August 20 1850 |
WILLIAM CHAMBERS full age bachelor farmer Gortagowan. Father: JAMES CHAMBERS farmer & MARY JANE BEATTY full age spinster Lisnanane. Father: JOSEPH BEATTY farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM EARLEY & JAMES McCRACKEN |
| #57 | October 24 1850 |
JAMES McFADDEN full age bachelor weaver Sherrygrim. Father: SAMUEL McFADDEN labourer & MARY ANNE WILKINSON full age spinster Desertcreat. Father: ROBERT WILKINSON sexton Witnesses: JOHN BURROWS & ROBERT McCULLAGH |
| #58 | December 20 1850 |
JAMES STEVENSON full age bachelor weaver Derrytrasnagh. Father: EDWARD STEVENSON farmer & MARGARET ANNE NOUGHER 17 years spinster Killygarvan. Father: WILLIAM NOUGHER farmer Witnesses: JAMES TURKINGTON & RICHD. STEVENSON |