Hello Gordon, Very few Presbyterian congregations in Ireland kept burial registers and only just a handful in Ulster. All families of a parish historically had burial rights in the parish graveyard which was in most cases, attached to the parish church (Church of Ireland); it was not until the 1860s-80s that Catholics and Presbyterians gained their own graveyards. Generally, the C of I burial register did not include the deaths and burials of Catholic and Presbyterian families. See my file http://www.cotyroneireland.com/misc/bells.html where the rector of Stewartstown, Co. Tyrone refused the church bell be tolled during the burial of a Presbyterian Surviving records for Benburb Presbyterian Congregation have been filmed by the staff of PRONI (Public Record Office of Northern Ireland), Belfast where they may be consulted: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/proni-guide-church-records CLONFEACLE PARISH, Co. Tyrone PRESBYTERIAN: BENBURB BAPTISMS, 1874-1985; MARRIAGES, 1827-8 and 1845-1936; COMMITTEE MINUTES, 1858-1923 PRONI, Belfast Refs: MIC1P/60 & MIC1P/460 Trust this clarifies the (rather sad) situation, Len Swindley
Len, Apropos, Benburb Presbyterian Church, Clonfeacle Parish, Co. Tyrone Marriages 1845-62<https://www.cotyroneireland.com/churchrecord/benburbpres.html> a v. useful list - thanks. Do you have anything on burials at this church, same time frame? Gordon Wilkinson, (Currently in Perth) Sent from Gordon's iPad - [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 🇦🇺 From: Jim McKane <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 7:44:10 PM To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List Subject: CoTyroneIreland.com - New Content - Benburb Presbyterian Church, Clonfeacle Parish, Co. Tyrone Marriages 1845-62 Benburb Presbyterian Church, Clonfeacle Parish, Co. Tyrone Marriages 1845-62<https://www.cotyroneireland.com/churchrecord/benburbpres.html> Thanks again to Len Swindley for another great addition to CTI! Jim McKane South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
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