CARNTEEL PARISH VESTRY BOOK REGISTRATIONS
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The Vestry Book of Carnteel parish, Church of Ireland church in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone,
Northern Ireland, reads a bit like the minutes of church meetings, decribing the need to repair the
church property and sometimes naming individuals in the community. The name "McFarland" appeared
in the Vestry book only in the 3 Names Legends copied below. Other Names Legends were dated as earliy
as 1711, so the first "McFarlands" probably
came to Armaloughy townland from Scotland about 1700. The images below were
scanned from photocopies of Mormon microfilm #1279527. The most recent of 3 scanned pages bearing
the name "Andrew McFarland" (1795-1801) is reproduced to readable scale below. The other two
such pages (1748-1754 and 1771-1778) are reproduced as smaller un-readable icons but also as readable
text. If the reader is viewing these pages from a CD or DVD, clicking on the image will call up a
readable bitmap image. This writer (Tom McFarland in 2008) is concerned only with the 2-3 people
named "Andrew McFarland", but other names are reproduced as text, as a service to persons who
might google this page while researching these surnames.
The rector of the Carnteel church (William Long in 2008) comments in part on
this list, as follows:
The list in question is from the General Vestry Book; that's to say, the list of persons who register as
Church of Ireland members. They must be 18 years of age or over and have subscribed to church funds.
As registered vestry persons, they are entitled to be voted on to the Select Vestry; that is, a party
of 12 members and others, whose job it is to look after the well-being of the church and its properties.
This is an annual election; though, to be honest, the same folk are elected year on year! In the
18th and 19th centuries, it's fair to say that many vestry members were pretty well-heeled. |
To the right of the name "Andrew McFarland", below in a green box
and magnified at the right, is a footnote added by the transcriber of
these names. The footnote appears to read "B'Gawley weaver";
However, Evelynn Cartwright, viewing the same microfilm, feels that this
foot note reads "of Garvey weaver", Garvey being a location about 3 miles south of Ballygawley |
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Names as signed in Vestry Book from 1795 to 1801 |
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John Robinson Rector 14th Ap 1795 |
Thos. Peden |
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Geo. Galbraith |
John Montgomery |
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Wath : Mont : Moore |
Thos. Montgomery |
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Thos. Forsyth |
Robt. Cole |
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Alex. Erwin |
Means Thompson |
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Edwd. Moore |
Wm. Gibson |
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Robt. Sloan |
Wm. Starrock Rector Ap 1798 |
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Geo. McWilliams |
Geo. McWilliams |
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J. Davison 30th Sept 1795 |
Jas. Falls |
Presbyterian Minister 27 July 97
28 March 96, 25 April 96, 17 April 97 |
William Fr Speer |
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John Falls |
Jos. Forsyth |
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Henry Falls |
Armar Marshall |
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Thos. Falls Jr. |
Thos. Armstrong |
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Alex. Jackson |
Wm. Curry |
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Robt. Miles |
Thos. Coote |
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Jas. Betty |
Jas. Irwin |
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Thos. Findlater |
Falls ? Robinson |
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Robt. McFarland McCarland? |
Wm. Watson |
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William Breckinredy |
Wm. Neilson |
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Edwd. Gillespie |
Andrew McFarland B'Gawley weaver |
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John Henderson |
Franas O'Neil |
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Acheson Moore |
Robt. Miles |
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Ralph Semple |
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Hugh McDowell |
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Vestry Book registrations from 1748 to 1754 |
Vestry Book registrations from 1771 to 1778 |
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Names signed in Vestry Book from 1748 to 1754 |
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Moses Campbell |
Saml Eccles |
John Forsyth
of Aughnacloy merchants |
Geo Moore |
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John Williams |
Thos. Thompson |
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John Kerr |
Wm Colisay |
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Constantine O'Neil |
John Dalimer |
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Thos Leech |
Geo Livingston |
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Ch Congreve |
Christopher Fleming |
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Jas Askin |
Robt McConnell |
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Thos Doustard |
John Beains |
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Edwd Moore |
John Montgomery |
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Jas Hanna |
Val Campbell ? |
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Henry Cooper |
Uriah Wm Warnock |
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John Rea |
Andrew McFarland |
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Acheson Moore (his last appearance at Vestry was 1749 |
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John Clark |
Francis Harvey |
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Robt Montgomery |
Jas Hughes |
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John Stewart |
Geo Collins ? 1756 |
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Jas Findly |
Wm Ireland
Geo Martin |
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John Gibson |
Barnaby Mercer
John Murray |
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Thos Forsyth |
Hugh Hamilton
John Douglas |
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John Falls |
Jos Gibson
Rich Douglas |
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Jos Forsyth ? |
Barnaby Boyl
Wm Cooper |
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Thos Forsyth |
Wm Murray
Alex Beggs |
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Wm Warnock |
Collins |
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Names as signed in Vestry Book from 1771 to 1778 |
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Geo Galbraith |
Jos Marshall |
Acheson Moore
of Aughnacloy merchants |
And McFarlane |
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David Johnston |
John Neilson |
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John Anderson |
Jas Neilson |
Jas Richardson
of Aughnacloy merchants |
Wm Warnock |
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Leslie Auchenleck |
Henry Falls |
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Robt Cooper |
Robt Miles |
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Wm Miles |
David Findley |
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John Watson |
Acheson O'Neil |
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Thos Bell |
Jas Bradford |
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Edwd Scanlan |
Jas Brown |
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Thos Forsyth J.P. |
John Cooper |
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Wm Dunkin J.P. |
John McWilliams |
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Jas Falls |
Thos Cammock
of Aughnacloy merchants |
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Wild McDowell |
Moses Beans |
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John McWilliams |
Wm Hardy |
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Anthony Thompson |
John Hughes |
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Saml Casson |
Alex Moore |
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Geo McWilliams |
Jas McMaster |
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Wm Bell |
John Bell |
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Jos Beanes |
Moses Beans |
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Jas Rea |
Jos Gibson
of Aughnacloy |
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Jas Falls |
Thos Beden |
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John Jackson |
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