Key to Church Record Column Headings, amended 2004

1. st Column=Name of Groom
2. nd Column=Date of Marriage (dd/mm/yyyy)
3. rd Column (A-S-O) Age-Status-Occupation
   • • F = of Full age (i.e. over 21) or else actual age is stated
   • S = marital status of the groom. i.e.
     • b = bachelor
     • w = widower
   • O = occupation coded below
4. th Column = Place of residence
5. th column = Name of Father
6. th Column = Occupation of father, coded below
7. th Column = Name of Bride
8. th Column (A-S-O) Age-Status-Occupation
   • F = of Full age (i.e. over 21) or else actual age is stated
   • S = marital status of the bride. i.e.
     • s = spinster
     • w = widow
   • O = occupation, coded below
9. th Column = Place of residence
10. th Column = Name of Father
11. th Column = Occupation of father, coded below
12. th Column = Witnesses to marriage
13. th Column = Page and number of marriage

Codes for occupations:

Townland names

Townland names, certainly for the earlier records, were seldom written, so they had no spelling. Which accounts for the very variable reported versions of the spellng. Add that to the fact that many townlands have beed deserted and the names lost. That all makes them very difficult to locate. The Garvagh Church visitation records (see main index) can be of great assistance in this. If you wish to discuss these and other points, join the Bann Valley mailing list.

Data collected and transcribed by Lavonne Kennedy Arburn
HTML corrected and edited by Richard Torrens
Last amended 3rd November, 2000.