Religious Census of 1766
This was ordered by the government to be done, in March and April of that year, by the parochial clergy of the Established Church. The resolution, passed in the Irish House of Lords, prescribed - ‘that the several archbishops and bishops of this kingdom shall be and are hereby desired to direct the parish ministers in their respective dioceses to return a list of the several families to the House on the first Monday after the recess, distinguishing which are Protestants and which are Papists, and also a list of the several reputed Popish priests and friars residing in their parishes’. The returns were arranged in alphabetical order, within each diocese, and stamped with a running number. The returns were arranged in alphabetical order, within each diocese, and stamped with a running number. Many of these were only numerical returns but some give the names of the heads of families. All the originals returns were destroyed in 1922, but transcripts survive for 8 parishes in Co. Armagh, 4 parishes in Co. Antrim, 6 parishes in Co. Down, 13 parishes in Co. Londonderry, 9 parishes in Co. Tyrone, 2 parishes in Co. Cavan, 6 parishes in Co. Donegal, and 3 parishes in Co. Monaghan. Some survive for other parts of Ireland. A transcript copy of the returns of Protestant Householders is available in Search Room at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. The following is a list of returns I have examined. No "Ms" are listed in those returns surviving for Co. Antrim.
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CO. DOWN NAME Mulligan, Hugh [P] Mulligan, Joseph [P] Mulligan, Charles [P] Mulligan, Hugh [P] Mulligan, John [P] Mulligan, James [P] Mulligan, Danl [P] Mulligan, James [P] Mulligan, James [P] Mulligan, James [P] Mulligan, Samuel [P] |
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PARISH Seapatrick Seapatrick Seapatrick Seapatrick Seapatrick Seapatrick Seapatrick Seapatrick Seapatrick Seapatrick Seapatrick |
BARONY Lower Iveagh Lower Iveagh Lower Iveagh Lower Iveagh Lower Iveagh Lower Iveagh Lower Iveagh Lower Iveagh Lower Iveagh Lower Iveagh Lower Iveagh |
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CO. FERMANAGH NAME Mulligan, Bryan [C] Mulligan, James [C] |
TOWNLAND Cavancarragh Forthill |
PARISH Derryvullan Derryvullan |
BARONY Lurg/Tirkennedy Lurg/Tirkennedy |
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CO. LONDONDERRY NAME Milliken, Samuel [D] Milliken, Andrew [D] Milliken, William [D] Milliken, James [D] Milliken, James [D] |
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PARISH Ballynascreen Ballynascreen Ballynascreen Ballynascreen Magherafelt |
BARONY Loughinsholin Loughinsholin Loughinsholin Loughinsholin Loughinsholin |
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CO. LOUTH NAME Mulligan, Pat. [C] Mulligan, Bryan [C] Mulligan, William [C] |
TOWNLAND Mullaghaten |
PARISH Carlingford Darver Darver |
BARONY Lower Dundalk Louth Louth |
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CO. TYRONE NAME Mulligan, Thomas [D] Mulligan, Fran. [P] Milikin, Will. [P] Mulligan, Willm [P] |
TOWNLAND Edernagh Ballygroogan Drumard Drumey |
PARISH Artrea Derryloran Tullyniskan Tullyniskan |
BARONY Upper Dungannon Upper Dungannon Middle Dungannon Middle Dungannon |
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CO. WICKLOW NAME Mulligan, John [P] |
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PARISH Wicklow |
BARONY Arklow |
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