Ireland

County Down

County Down, or An Dún in Irish, is one of the six counties in Northern Ireland. It is home to the No. 1 ranked golf course outside of the US and has beautiful natural landscapes. Our county town is Downpatrick and we have a population of approximately 531,665. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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What is a Parish? We classify a Parish by the Civil Parish geographical boundaries, the basis upon which the Griffith’s Valuation and other land and tax records were created in the 19th and 20th Century. Find my Parish

778 Group Members 495 Ancestors 4 Buildings 18 Timeline Events

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Ancestors from Down

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John Collins

Dromore (Down) +others Down DOB: 12th March 1838

Adam Thompson

Kilmood (Down) +others Down DOB: 1st January 1843

Margaret Thompson

Killinchy (Down) +others Down DOB: 7th September 1871

William Joseph Thompson

Killinchy (Down) +others Down DOB: 19th April 1893

Buildings from Down

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Home to John Moorhead and Ann Moorhead (Wigston) — Rose Cottage

St. Colman's Catholic Church & Parochial House

Timeline from Down

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1840

Robert Curran, Sr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1806-1871), wife Catherine (c. 1799-1879, their son Capt. Robert Curran, Jr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1836-1890)

1st Jan 1840

1820

McSherry Family (Seafarers, not family of Farmers of same village also named McSherry) of Killough, Co. Down, later of Belfast, c. 1807-1891

1st Jan 1825

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Down Message Board

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ROONEY, PATRICK Co Down, Saul emigrated about 1847

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The Fletchers

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Down Local Guide

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Stewart Last Name: Meaning and Origin

Antrim +others Down Derry Donegal Tyrone

Thompson Last Name: Meaning and Origin

Down +others Armagh Fermanagh

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