The MAIN Bann Valley Genealogical Site hosted by Richard J. Torrens.
Ireland Atlas of townlands
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I sent copies of the complete visitation records I had received from First Garvagh to Richard J. Torrens. These records list all the surnames from First Garvagh. The records are in extremely poor condition and in some cases, very difficult to read. Over the years they have become faded and in some cases, unreadable.
Family numbers have been assigned by Richard to those records that did not have any in the original visitations.. Theses number will be useful in discussing and comparing the families. Richard also rewrote the HTML's and are now on the Torrens site. He has added additional comments to these records. He has also taken the townlands listed in these records and has updated them to a present site or townland. I am extremely grateful to Richard for the hours he has spent on these records.
1796
July 1818
August 1818
1825
1840 Book One and
Book Two
1850.
I will be happy to scan pages from the above visitation provided the pages read clearly. Email your request.
The original wills were destroyed in a fire. The only remaining evidence of a will is the index. However, the dates give an individual a rough estimate as to the death of the individual. I have cross-referenced many of the wills with the records from First Garvagh and there are many links.
Note:The information used on the following parishes has been copyrighted and belongs to The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast and the information used has been granted to me to use on this site.
Parish of Desertoghill
Parish of Errigal
OS map of Desertoghill and Errigal
