Drumlegagh congregation has its beginnings in 1782 when it was known as 2nd Ardstraw and the first minister was the REV. THOMAS DICKSON; at that time it also included Castlederg (Dergbridge). The congregation has been known as Drumlegagh since 1913.
Surviving records of this congregation have been microfilmed by PRONI, Belfast: Baptisms 1865-1986; Marriages 1845-1930 (PRONI Ref. MIC.1P/303)
The condition of the original records, a degree of difficulty in discerning the handwriting and quality of filming make transcription challenging and wherever possible the Ardstraw tithe applotment books (1833 & 1834) and Griffiths Valuation (1858) have been consulted for confirmation of families and townland addresses. Original spelling has been retained.
| # | Date | Marriage |
| #1 | September 2 1845 |
JOHN GIVEN full age bachelor farmer Drumnaforbe. Father: GEORGE GIVEN farmer & ELIZABETH KILPATRICK full age spinster Drumlegagh. Father: DAVID KILPATRICK farmer Witnesses: ANDREW McFARLAND & JOHN McCROSSAN |
| #2 | September 17 1845 |
JAMES EAGER full age widower farmer Drumscra. Father: ROBERT EAGER farmer & MARY McGORMAN full age spinster Archill. Father: PATRICK McGORMAN farmer Witnesses: DAVID McGORMAN & JOSEPH McDERMOT |
| #3 | October 14 1845, 10 o’clock |
DAVID WATSON full age bachelor farmer Ballyrennan. Father: SAML. WATSON farmer & MARGT. STEWART full age spinster Invagh. Father: OLIVER STEWART farmer Witnesses: JOHN ANDERSON & SAMUEL STEWART |
| #4 | October 30 1845 |
JAMES MARSHALL full age widower farmer Shannoney .Father: JAMES MARSHALL farmer & ELIZA THORNTON full age spinster Drumlegagh. Father: WM. THORNTON farmer Witnesses: James KILPATRICK & JAMES THORNTON |
| #5 | February 6 1846, 1 o’clock |
JAMES SPROULE full age bachelor farmer Schreeovaghan. Father: JAMES SPROULE farmer & MARY BUCHANAN minor spinster Kirlish. Father: WILLIAM BUCHANAN farmer Witnesses: THOMAS SPROUL & WILLIAM SPROUL |
| #6 | September 22 1846, 10 o’clock |
THOMAS SIMPSON full age widower labourer Kilmore. Father: JOSEPH SIMPSON labourer & NANCY PATTERSON full age spinster Kilmore. Father: WILLIAM PATTERSON labourer Witnesses: CHRISTOPHER IRWIN & JOHN LOVE |
| #7 | December 3 1846 |
JAMES FIFFE full age bachelor farmer Archill, Parish of Ardstraw. Father: SAMUEL FIFFE farmer & MATILDA WILSON full age spinster Archill, Parish of Ardstraw. Father: ANDREW WILSON farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM FIFFE & JAMES YOUNG |
| #8 | No entry | |
| #9 | April 3 1848 |
THOMAS HENRY SPEER full age bachelor shopkeeper Castlederg. Father: WILLIAM SPEER farmer & MARGARET MAXWELL minor spinster Drumlegagh. Father: JOSEPH MAXWELL farmer Witnesses: ISAAC SPEER & JOHN GIVEN |
| #10 | May 3 1848 |
WILLIAM McFARLAND full age bachelor smith Aughacessy. Father: JAMES McFARLAND smith & ANNIE BOYD full age spinster Tavenny. Father: THOMAS BOYD farmer Witnesses: JAMES MITCHELL & ANDREW WILSON |
| #11 | August 11 1848 |
JAMES YOUNG full age bachelor farmer Archill Father: WILLIAM YOUNG farmer & MARGARET FIFFE full age spinster Derrygoon Father: JOHN FIFFE farmer Witnesses: JOHNSTON WILSON & JAMES FIFFE |
| #12 | November 12 1848 |
THOMAS PATTERSON full age bachelor farmer Killone. Father: ARON PATTERSON farmer & MARY HUNTER full age spinster Derrygoon. Father: WILLIAM HUNTER farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM PATTERSON & ROBERT GLENN |
| #13 | November 29 1849 |
JANE WILSON full age spinster Archill. Father: JAMES WILSON farmer & ROBERT McCAY full age bachelor farmer Goland. Father: JAMES McCAY farmer Witnesses: JOHNSTON WILSON & ROBERT IRWINE |
| #14 | October 4 1850 |
THOMAS KERR full age bachelor farmer Balynamullin, Parish of Cappagh. Father: THOMAS KERR farmer & MARGARET WHITE full age spinster Derrygoon, Parish of Ardstraw. Father: JOHN WHITE farmer Witnesses: GEORGE BOOTH & THOS. GAILEY |
| #15 | June 13 1851 |
ROBERT GLENN full age bachelor farmer Drumbarley. Father: JOHN GLENN farmer & JANE WILSON full age spinster Archill. Father: ANDREW WILSON farmer Witnesses: JAMES WILSON & JAMES GILLIS |
| #16 | August 5 1851 |
JAMES BARTON full age bachelor farmer Upper Badoney. Father: DAVID BARTON farmer & JANE McASKIE full age s Bomacatall Father: ANDREW McASKIE farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL CALDWELL & JOHNSTON BARTON |
| #17 | February 27 1852 |
WILLIAM WOODS full age bachelor farmer Ganvahullion. Father: JOSEPH WOODS farmer & MARY ANNE WOODS full age spinster Drumquin. Father: WILLIAM WOODS farmer Witnesses: HENRY O’NEILL & JOHN ALEXANDER |
| #18 | March 17 1852 |
WILLIAM FYFFE full age bachelor farmer Derrygoon. Father: JOHN FYFFE farmer & REBECCA MOODY full age spinster Drumlegagh. Father: SAMUEL MOODY farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM JOHN WATSON & JAMES FYFFE |
| #19 | March 29 1852 |
JAMES JOHNSTON full age bachelor farm servant Derrygoon. Father: PATRICK JOHNSTON labourer & MARY ANDERSON full age spinster maid servant Rateen. Father: DAVID ANDERSON labourer Witnesses: JOSEPH DAVID & JOSEPH GILLIS |
| #20 | July 22 1852 |
JAMES JACK 34 years bachelor farmer Grange. Father: JOHN JACK farmer & MARGARET JANE HOLMES 22 years spinster Derrygoon. Father: ANDREW HOLMES farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL MOODY & JAMES FIFE |
| #21 | September 8 1852 |
ANDREW WHITE full age bachelor farmer Derrygoon. Father: JOHN WHITE farmer & MARGARET GAILEY full age spinster Magheralough. Father: JOSEPH GAILEY farmer Witnesses: JOHN GAILEY & JOHN McFARLAND |
| #22 | September 8 1852 |
ROBERT GAILEY full age bachelor farmer Magheralough. Father: JOSEPH GAILEY farmer & MARY ANN WHITE full age spinster Derrygoon. Father: JOHN WHITE farmer Witnesses: JOHN GAILEY & JOHN McFARLAND |
| #23 | November 3 1852 |
WILLIAM YOUNG full age widower farmer Archill. Father: WILLIAM YOUNG farmer & MARGARET McFARLAND full age spinster Drumban. Father: ANDREW McFARLAND farmer Witnesses: ANDREW WILSON & WILLIAM WILSON |
| #24 | February 24 1853 |
WILLIAM SPROUL full age widower grocer Newtownstewart. Father: JAMES SPROUL farmer & MARGARET STEWART full age spinster Whitehouse. Father: JOHN STEWART farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL LOVE & ALEXANDER STEWART |
| #25 | October 15 1853 |
JOSEPH DOAK full age bachelor boot & shoemaker Maghrelough. Father: JOHN DOAK farmer & MATILDA GAILEY full age spinster Cavanaban. Father: ANDW. GAILEY farmer Witnesses: ROBERT GAILEY, Sen. & ROBERT GAILEY, Jun. |
| #26 | April 13 1854 |
JAMES THORNTON full age bachelor farmer Drumlegagh. Father: WILLIAM THORNTON farmer & MARGARET KILPATRICK full age spinster Invagh. Father: THOMAS KILPATRICK farmer Witnesses: ARCHIBALD DUNCAN & JOHN HILL |
| #27 | July 20 1854 |
JAMES ROBB full age bachelor farmer Drumbarley. Father: JAMES ROBB farmer & ANN McFARLAND full age spinster White House. Father: JAMES McFARLAND farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL GIBSON & ANDREW McFARLAND |
| #28 | August 22 1854 |
CHARLES IRWINE full age bachelor farmer Kilmore. Father: CHARLES IRWINE farmer & ELIZABETH WATSON 19 years spinster Kilmore. Father: JOHN WATSON farmer Witnesses: RICHARD ERWEN & WILLIAM FIFFE |
| #29 | September 20 1854 |
JOSEPH BREDEN full age bachelor carpenter Archill. Father: JOSEPH BREDEN farmer & MARTHA SCOTT full age spinster Cavendoragh. Father: DAVID Scott farmer Witnesses: THOMAS BREDEN & JOHN BUCHANAN |
| #30 | November 30 1854 |
WILLIAM KILPATRICK full age widower farmer Boyturn. Father: THOMAS KILPATRICK farmer & MATILDA KILPATRICK full age spinster Invagh. Father: THOMAS KILPATRICK farmer Witnesses: THOMAS MOORE & ROBERT HILL |
| #31 | March 7 1855 |
DAVID McGORMAN full age bachelor farmer Collaghey. Father: PATRICK McGORMAN farmer & BARBARA WATSON full age spinster Drumlegagh. Father: DAVID WATSON farmer Witnesses: ANDREW McGORMAN & ANDREW FYFFE |
| #32 | April 30 1855 |
JAMES ROULSTON full age bachelor farmer Cerlish. Father: JAMES ROULSTON farmer & REBECCA FIFFE full age spinster Drumlegagh. Father: JOSEPH FIFFE labourer Witnesses: ROBERT MITCHELL & DAVID ROULSTON |
| #33 | November 8 1855 |
WILLIAMS LYONS full age bachelor farmer Carnone [Co. Donegal]. Father: HENRY LYONS farmer & REBECCA McFARLAND full age spinster White House. Father: JAMES McFARLAND farmer Witnesses: JOHN JAMES McFARLAND & GEORGE McFARLAND |
| #34 | April 1 1857 |
JOHN McCAIN full age bachelor farmer Boylought Father: WILLIAM McCAIN farmer & MATILDA MOORE full age spinster Archill. Father: WILLIAM MOORE farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL MOODY & JAMES YOUNG |
| #35 | April 4 1857 |
ALEXANDER McGORMAN full age bachelor tradesman Aughasessy. Father: JOHN McGORMAN farmer & SUSAN LATIMER full age spinster Aughasessy. Father: JOHN LATTIMER soldier Witnesses: JOHN McDERMOTT & MATILDA McDERMOTT |
| #36 | September 17 1857 |
GEORGE RUTLEDGE full age bachelor farmer Garvetagh. Father: WILLIAM RUTLEDGE farmer & MARGARET McASKIE full age spinster Creevy. Father: JAMES McASKIE farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL GAILEY & WILLIAM IRWINE |
| #37 | October 8 1857 |
JOHN JAMES FIFFE full age bachelor farmer Archill. Father: ANDREW FYFFE farmer & ELIZA JANE WHITE full age spinster Maghralough. Father: MATTHEW WHITE farmer Witnesses: JOSEPH YOUNG & JAMES AIKEN |
| #38 | October 22 1857 |
SAMUEL PATTERSON full age bachelor labourer Maghralough. Father: WILLIAM PATTERSON labourer & MARGARET McASKIE full age spinster Maghralough. Father: JOHN McASKIE labourer Witnesses: ANDREW KNOX & WILLIAM AIKEN |
| #39 | February 11 1858 |
JOHN GORDON 20 years bachelor farmer Woodlands. Father: JOHN GORDON farmer & PHEBE McASKIE full age spinster Whitehouse. Father: JOHN McASKIE farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM McASKIE & JOSEPH McASKIE |
| #40 | March 17 1858 |
JOHN CALDWELL full age bachelor farmer Ratin, Parish of Ardstraw. Father: CUNNINGHAM CALDWELL farmer & ANNE MOORE full age spinster Glasmullagh, Parish of Ardstraw. Father: WILLIAM MOORE farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM McASKIE & DUNCAN McFARLAND |
| #41 | July 7? (illeg) 1858 |
WILLIAM CRAWFORD full age bachelor farmer Magherashanvally [Co. Donegal]. Father: JAMES CRAWFORD farmer & ELIZA JANE HINDMAN 18 years spinster Archill. Father: ROBERT HINDMAN farmer Witnesses: JOHN STEWART & HUGH WILEY |
| #42 | August 26 1858 |
DAVID WASON full age bachelor labourer Derrygoon. Father: DAVID WASON farmer & ELIZA PHILLIPS full age spinster Drumlegagh. Father: DAVID PHILLIPS labourer Witnesses: JAMES FYFE & JAMES WASON |
| #43 | November 24 1858 |
ROBERT GAILY full age bachelor farmer Carncorn, Parish of Ardstraw. Father: JOHN GAILY farmer & MARGARET GAILY full age spinster Cavanaban, Parish of Ardstraw. Father: ANDREW GAILY farmer Witnesses: ANDREW GAILY & ROBERT HILL |
| #44 | February 3 1859 |
HUMPHRY SMITH full age bachelor farmer Bomacatall. Father: JOHN SMITH farmer & REBECCA WATSON 19 years spinster Kilmore. Father: JOHN WATSON farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL CALDWELL & ALEXANDER PHILLIPS |
| #45 | July 13 1859 |
WILLIAM McASKIE full age bachelor farmer Creevy. Father: JAMES McASKIE farmer & MATILDA BROWN full age spinster Creevy. Father: DAVID BROWN farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL GAILY & JAMES McASKIE |
| #46 | July 19 1859 |
ALEXANDER JOHNSTON full age bachelor farmer Edenreagh. Father: JOHN JOHNSTON farmer & ELIZABETH WILSON 18 years spinster Archill. Father: ANDREW WILSON farmer Witnesses: ALEXANDER LEVINGSTON & MATTHEW McFARLAND |
| #47 | September 1 1859 |
MATTHEW McFARLAND full age bachelor farmer Aughasesy. Father: MATTHEW McFARLAND smith & MARY BAIRD full age spinster Derrygoon. Father: JOSEPH BAIRD farmer Witnesses: JAMES WILSON & JOHN McFARLAND |
| #48 | December 1 1859 |
JAMES C. WATSON full age bachelor farmer Caisty. Father: JOHN WATSON farmer & SARAH STEWART full age spinster Byturn. Father: JAMES STEWART farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM JOHN WATSON & JOHN PATRICK |
| #49 | November 29 1860 |
THOMAS FORBIS full age bachelor farmer Clare. Father: JOHN FORBIS farmer & ELIZABETH McCASKIE full age spinster White House. Father: JOHN McCASKIE farmer Witnesses: GEORGE FORBIS & JOSEPH McCASKIE |
| #50 | November 29 1860 |
WILLIAM PATTERSON 18 years & 6 months bachelor labourer Derrygoon. Father: WILLIAM PATTERSON labourer & JANE WASON 28 years spinster Derrygoon Father: JOHN WASON labourer Witnesses: GEORGE PINKERTON & THOMAS SIMPSON |
| #51 | January 24 1861 |
IRVINE McGLAUGHLIN full age bachelor shopkeeper Gortin. Father: WILLIAM HENRY McGLAUGHLIN farmer & MATILDA ANN McFARLAND full age spinster Aghacessy. Father: WILLIAM McFARLAND farmer Witnesses: FRANCIS GORDIN & ROBERT McKELVEY |
| #52 | February 14 1861 |
JAMES ROULSTON full age bachelor farmer Bomacatall. Father: MATTHEW ROULSTON farmer & MARGARET HUNTER full age spinster Kilmore. Father: HUGH HUNTER farmer Witnesses: ALEXANDER PHILIPS & GALBRAITH McFARLAND |
| #53 | March 7 1861 |
JOSEPH BAIRD full age bachelor farmer Derrygoon. Father: JOSEPH BAIRD farmer & ELIZA SCOTT full age spinster Cavendorough. Father: DAVID SCOTT farmer Witnesses: JOSEPH CROWE & JAMES BAIRD |
| #54 | December 26 1861 |
JAMES ORR full age bachelor farmer Carackadoes [Co. Donegal]. Father: WILLIAM ORR farmer & NANCY McCASKEY full age spinster Whitehouse. Father: JOHN McCASKIE farmer Witnesses: JAMES McCASKIE & JOSEPH McCASKIE |
| #55 | August 20 1863 |
GEORGE McFARLAND full age bachelor farmer Whitehouse. Father: JAMES McFARLAND farmer & ELIZABETH McCAY full age spinster Whitehouse. Father: JAMES McCAY farmer Witnesses: ANDREW McCAY & GALBRAITH McFARLAND |
| #56 | November 26 1863 |
DAVID DAVIS full age bachelor shoemaker Drumclamp. Father: WILLIAM DAVIS labourer & ANNE PATRICK full age spinster Creevy. Father: JOHN PATRICK labourer Witnesses: WILLIAM AIKEN & ROBERT PATRICK |
| #57 | May 5 1864 |
WILLIAM SCOTT full age bachelor shoemaker Magheralough. Father: JAMES SCOTT schoolmaster & ANN JANE STITT full age spinster Mechey. Father: RICHARD STITT labourer Witnesses: MOSES MAXWELL & SAMUEL SCOTT |
| #58 | October 26? (illeg) 1864 |
DAVID McRODDEN full age bachelor merchant Achill. Father: THOMAS McRODDEN farmer & ISABELLA MAXWELL full age spinster Drumlegagh. Father: JOSEPH MAXWELL farmer Witnesses: JOHN McCAY & ROBERT HINDMAN |
| #59 | December 1 1864 |
WILLIAM GORDON full age bachelor farmer Braid. Father: WILLIAM GORDON farmer & MARGARET McCASKIE full age spinster Whitehouse. Father: JOHN McCASKIE farmer Witnesses: GEORGE FORBES & JAMES WEIR |
| #60 | November 21 1865 |
JAMES HENDERSON 30 years bachelor farmer Scarvahern. Father: JOHN HENDERSON farmer & MATILDA STEWART 15 years spinster Whitehouse. Father: JOHN STEWART farmer Witnesses: ANDW. STEVENSON & ROBERT WILSON |
| #61 | December 7 1865 |
MATTHEW McFARLAND 30 years bachelor farmer Gortnacreight. Father: DAVID McFARLAND farmer & MARY WHITE 19 years spinster Maghralough. Father: MATTHEW WHITE farmer Witnesses: THOMAS HOOD & ROBERT SMITH |
| #62 | February 15 1866 |
MATTHEW BOYD 29 years bachelor farmer Drumlegagh. Father: JOHN BOYD farmer & MARGARET JACK 22 years spinster Drumlegagh. Father: JAMES JACK farmer Witnesses: ROBERT McILREA? & ROBERT HYNDMAN |
| #63 | August 30 1866 |
SAMUEL ACHESON full age bachelor farmer Glenglush. Father: SAMUEL ACHESON farmer & ANNE JANE KILPATRICK full age spinster Invagh. Father: THOMAS KILPATRICK farmer Witnesses: THOMAS ACHESON & G.K. GIVEN |
| #64 | November 25 1868 |
JOHN DONALDSON full age widower clergyman Pettigo, Co. Fermanagh. Father: WILLIAM DONALDSON farmer & ELIZABETH MAXWELL full age spinster Drumlegagh, Co. Tyrone. Father: JOSEPH MAXWELL farmer Witnesses: JOHN McCAY & JOHN M. ROBINSON M.D. |
| #65 | December 9 1868 |
THOMAS WHITTON full age bachelor farmer Derrygoon, Co. Tyrone. Father: Charles WHITTON farmer & MATILDA WILSON full age spinster Aughacessy, Co. Tyrone. Father: JOHN WILSON farmer Witnesses: JOHN WHITTON & DAVID WILSON |
| #66 | March 18 1869 |
ROBERT YOUNG 31 years bachelor farmer Dooish. Father: ANDREW YOUNG farmer & ELIZA JANE YOUNG full age spinster Archill. Father: JAMES YOUNG farmer Witnesses: DAVID WHITE & EDWARD WOODS |
| #67 | February 22 1870 |
JAMES WATSON full age bachelor farmer Killen. Father: JOHN WATSON farmer & SUSAN IRWIN 20 years spinster Kilmore. Father: JOHN IRWIN farmer Witnesses: ALEXANDER PHILLIPS & JAMES IRWIN |
| #68 | May 3 1870 |
ROBERT WHITE 23 years bachelor farm labourer Creevy. Father: MATTHEW WHITE labourer & MATILDA JANE McFARLAND full age spinster Archill. Father: JOSEPH McFARLAND labourer Witnesses: ALEXANDER PHILLIPS & THOMAS HUNTER |
| #69 | May 24 1870 |
JOHN LINDSAY 26 years bachelor shoemaker Cavandoragh. Father: JOHN LINDSAY labourer & MARY ROBINSON 22 years s servant Bridge Hill. Father: JOHN ROBINSON labourer Witnesses: JAMES SCOTT & JAMES A. KERR |
| #70 | October 20 1870 |
ESTHER STEWART full age spinster Boyturn. Father: JAMES STEWART farmer & ROBERT BLAIR 27 years bachelor farmer Caldhame. Father: ALEXANDER BLAIR farmer Witnesses: ARCHEY ANDERSON & O. S. STEWART |
| #71 | November 22 1870 |
JAMES NELSON 35 years bachelor scutcher Ross Hill. Father: THOMAS NELSON labourer & MARY ANNE BRADSHAW full age spinster servant Drumlegagh. Father: JAMES BRADSHAW labourer Witnesses: ISAAC HENRY & WILLIAM GLENN |
| #72 | November 24 1870 |
ANDREW WILSON 30 years bachelor farmer Archill. Father: ANDREW WILSON farmer & MARGARET JANE McFARLAND full age spinster Aughacessy. Father: JAMES McFARLAND blacksmith Witnesses: ALEXANDER MURPHY & JOHN WILSON |
| #73 | December 1 1870 |
JAMES AIKENS 22 years bachelor labourer Archill. Father: JAMES AIKENS farmer & SARAH JOHNSTON 18 years spinster Drumlegagh. Father: WILLIAM JOHNSTON labourer Witnesses: JOHN JOHNSTON & DAVID K. GIVEN |