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Election of the Board of Guardians, Strabane Poor Law Union, Counties Tyrone, Northern Ireland & Donegal, Ireland for 1845-46

Extracted from the Tyrone Constitution April 18, 1845
Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com

 

This file of the NAMES OF ELECTED GUARDIANS OF STRABANE POOR LAW UNION, COUNTIES TYRONE & DONEGAL 1845-6 forms part of the vast archive of 4,000+ pages of genealogical records relating to COUNTIES TYRONE, DONEGAL, LONDONDERRY & FERMANAGH provided without charge or subscription by CoTyroneIreland Welcome to the Premier Website & Research Tool for Cos. Tyrone, Donegal, Londonderry & Fermanagh Genealogy (cotyroneireland.com) A complete list of records pertaining to FAMINE RECORDS FOR COUNTIES TYRONE & DONEGAL on this website can be found at the foot of this file.


 

THE WORKHOUSE WAS SITUATED IN THE TOWN OF STRABANE

The abandoned Strabane Workhouse, Derry Road, Strabane, Co. Tyrone

 

Strabane Poor Law Union covered the following parishes in -

CO. TYRONE: Ardstraw (part) Camus (all), Donagheady (part), Leckpatrick (all) Urney (part)

CO. DONEGAL: Clonleigh (all) Donaghmore (part) Raphoe (part) Raymoghy (part) Taughboyne (part) Urney (part)

 

STRABANE UNION – ELECTION OF BOARD OF GUARDIANS:

The following is a list of the Electoral Divisions in the Union, and of the Guardians who have been elected and returned for the same, for the present year:

Guardians returned for the year ending March 1846

Strabane Union (Cos. Tyrone and Donegal)

Ex-officio Guardians -

Chairman: Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P.

Vice-chairman: Benjamin G. Humphrey, Esq

Deputy Vice-chairman: John Humphreys, Esq.


 

ELECTED GUARDIANS

CO TYRONE

DIVISION GUARDIAN
Strabane Mr. Robert Sproule
Mr. Andrew Blair
Camus Mr. Robert Smyly
Glenmornan Mr. John Dunn
Ballymagorry Mr. John Porter
Dunalong Mr. Robert Alexander
Mountcastle Mr. Francis O’Neill
Ballyneanor Mr. James Craig
Donemana Mr. Wm. McCrea
Douglasburn Mr. James Quin
Newtownstewart Mr. Samuel Hood
Baronscourt Mr. Joseph Maxwell
Churchlands Vacant
Altaclady Captain Auchinleck
East Urney Mr. Andrew Stewart
West Urney Mr. James Cunningham


 

ELECTED GUARDIANS

CO DONEGAL

DIVISION GUARDIAN
Cloghard Mr. William Baird
Castlefinn Mr. John Taylor
Figgart Mr. William Witherow
Raphoe Mr. William Hamilton
Feddyglass Mr. George Lowry
Trentaghmucklagh Mr. James Rodgers
St. Johnstown Mr. James Browne
Clonleigh North Mr. James McBeth
Clonleigh South Mr. George Knox

Further records of the GREAT FAMINE 1845-50 can be found at:

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