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Register of Vestrymen, Donagheady Parish Church (Church of Ireland), Earlsgift, Donemana, Co. Tyrone 1870

Extracted from History of Donagheady Parish - E.T. Dundas (c1980)
Transcribed, compiled and submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com
Donagheady Parish Church, St. James’ Church of Ireland, Earl’s Gift, Donemana, Co. Tyrone

Meetings were held at Donemana in May and June 1870 “for the purpose of receiving claims to be registered in the list of Vestrymen by male members of the Irish Church of the full age of 21 and who shall have signed a declaration that they are a member of the Church of Ireland”. They alone had the right to vote for Synodsmen to attend at Diocesan Synod:

# VESTRYMEN ADDRESS OCCUPATION
1. JAMES DUNN Donemana Grocer and Publican
2. THOMAS THOMPSON Binelli Farmer
3. ANDREW DUNN Glenagoorland Farmer
4. DAVID ROBINSON Donemana Saddler
5. JAMES DUNN Glenagoorland Farmer
6. WILLIAM DUNN Glenagourland Farmer
7. GEORGE CALLAGHAN Carnagribben Farmer
8. JAMES CALLAGHAN Carnagribben Farmer
9. THOMAS ELLIS Benowen Farmer
10. WILLIAM McNAMEE Creghan Clerk and School-master
11. ROBERT EGAN Benowen Farmer’s Son
12. JOHN BROLLY Benowen Sexton and Shoemaker
13. JOHN HYLANDS Creghan Farmer
14. JAMES DUNN Auchtermoy Farmer
15. JOHN DUNN Donemana Publican’s Son
16. ANDREW McKIMMIN   Grocer and Publican
17. JOSEPH RAWLINS Tullyard Curate of this Parish
18. ANDREW DUNN Glenagourland Farmer
19. JAMES BAIRD Creghan Farmer
20. JAMES GALBRAITHE Stoneyfalls Farmer’s Son
21. WILLIAM GALBRAITHE Terkernaghan Farmer’s Son
22. JAMES HONE Church Hill: Labourer
23. JAMES COLHOUN Donemana Tailor
24. WILLIAM BLACK Benowen Farmer
25. HYLAND McCONNELL Glenagourland Farmer’s Son
26. JAMES HASLETT Rusky Farmer’s Son
27. CHARLES ROSS Ballachalare Labourer
28. ROBERT ELLIS Benowen Farmer
29. ROBERT THOMPSON Glenagourland Farmer
30. SAMUEL DUNN Donemana Grocer and Baker’s Son
31. JAMES TROAN (THRONE) Terkernaghan Farmer
32. JOHN WILLIAMS Silverbrook Farmer
33. ROBERT POLLOCK Castlewarren Farmer’s Son
34. JOSEPH HUGHEY Acheyfad Farmer
35. JOHN GALBRAITHE Terkernaghan Farmer’s Son
36. ROBERT McKAY Castlewarren Farmer’s Son
37. JOHN ELLIS Castlewarren Farmer’s Son
38. JAMES POLLOCK Cavanacreagh Farmer
39. JAMES HYLANDS Creghan Farmer’s Son
40. GORGE CAMPBELL Fawney Labourer
41. ROBERT GALBRAITHE Terkernaghan Farmer’s Son
42. JOHN McCONNELL Glenaghourland Farmer
43. ANDREW NIXON Castlewarren Farmer
44. JOHN ELLIS Tyboe Farmer’s Son
45. THOMAS ALFORD Glenagourland Farmer
46. ALEXANDER RODDY Glenagourland Farmer
47. JOHN SWAN Donemana Grocer and Publican
48. JAMES WHITESIDE Lisnarragh Horse Dealer
49. JOHN FORBES Lisnaragh Farmer
50. JAMES HOPKINS of Loughash Farmer’s Son
51. THOMAS McGARRIGLE Barron Farmer
52. JAMES MEROIN (MARTIN?), Tullyard Shoemaker
53. JOHN MONTEITHE Donemana Labourer
54. DAVID ELLIS Benowen Farmer
55. THOMAS POLLOCK Glenagourland Shoemaker
56. JAMES JAMIESON Glenagourland Farmer
57. JOHN NIXON Castlewarren Farmer
58. GEORGE POLLOCK (Big George) Castlewarren Farmer
59. THOMAS DUNN Glenaghourland Farmer
60. JAMES MONTEITHE Drain Farmer
61. JOHN MEHAFFY Ballynenor Farmer
62. WILLIAM WHITESIDE Tyboe Shoemaker
63. JOHN McCANE Castlewarren Farmer
64. ANDREW WALKER Drain, Donemana Farmer and Mason
65. BARRE BERESFORD HYNDMAN Donemana Watchmaker
66. WILLIAM ROBINSON Donemana Gardener
67. JOHN McDONALD Drain  
68. ANDREW FERGUSON Creghan Farmer’s Son
69. JAMES BROWN Fawney Blacksmith
70. DAVID McMICHAEL Gortileck Farmer
71. WILLIAM TROAN (THRONE) Terkernaghan Farmer
72. JAMES POLLOCK Castlewarren Farmer’s Son
73. THOMAS POLLOCK Castlewarren Farmer’s Son
74. SAMUEL RUTH Tyboe Farmer
75. JAMES ELLIS Drain Farmer
76. WILLIAM KELLY Rusky Shoemaker
77. JOHN KELLY Donemanagh  
78. ROBERT DUNN Drain Labourer
79. JOHN COLHOUN Donemana Tailor
80. JOHN HARRAN Stonyfalls Farmer
81. GEORGE POLLOCK Castlewarren Farmer
82. EDWARD DUNN Tyrconnelly Farmer
83. HENRY DANTON owner of a farm in Leitrim Farmer
84. JAMES, DUKE OF ABERCORN Baron’s Court Owner of Property

(signed) JOSEPH RAWLINS, Curate

 

The meeting for the election of Synodsmen took place on June 6, 1870 and the following were elected:

SYNODSMEN:

Name Area
MR HENRY DANTON Raspberry Hill and Leitrim
MR ANDREW DUNN Glenagoorland
MR THOMAS THOMPSON Benelli
CHARLES SEATON, ESQ., J.P. Black Park


 

Election of a Select Vestry and Three Parochial Nominators was held January 13, 1871 and the following were elected:

SELECT VESTRY:

Name Area
MR ANDREW DUNN Glenagoorland
CHARLES SEATON, J.P. Black Park
MR JOHN DUNN Donemana
MR JAMES TROAN (THRONE) Terkernaghan
MR ANDREW McKIMMON Donemana
MR JAMES DUNN Aughtermoy


 

PAROCHIAL NOMINATORS:

Name Area
MR JAMES DUNNE, Senior Donemana
CHARLES SEATON  
HENRY DANTON  


 

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