Creggens

Robyn,

There’s just 1 Arthur Criggan listed in the tithes for Loughgall in 1828. He was farming in the townland of Ardress West.

http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/armagh/tithe-applotments/loughgall-parish.php#.WxOuRRR9eg0

By the time of Griffiths Valuation in 1864, there was a James Cregan living there. Possibly a relation of Arthurs? He did not have a farm but lived in a farm labourer’s cottage (plot 43a) on the late John Dodd’s farm. (Today that’s on Ardress West Rd, near Vallely’s Bar).

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml

The Valuation revision records show James’ deleted in 1875. So he may have died around that time. I do see a possible death in the statutory records. A Jamees Creegan died 2.6.1875 aged 60, registered Armagh. You can view the original certificate on-line on the GRONI website, using the “search registrations” option:

https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk

You will need to open an account and buy some credits. It costs £2.50 (sterling) to a view a certificate.

There were no Creggans living in Ardress West in 1901:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Tullyroan/Ardress_West/

I assume the family was RC. Loughgall RC baptisms start in 1835 and marriages in 1833. They are on-line free on the National Library site:

https://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx