| ar | architect |
| ac | clerk to attorney |
| ba | barister |
| b | bleacher |
| bk | baker or bookmaker |
| bs | blacksmith |
| bt | butcher |
| bu | butler |
| c | carpenter |
| ca | captain |
| cme | captain of military engineers |
| cho | Clerk in the Holy Order |
| cle | clergyman |
| ck | clerk |
| co | cook |
| col | collector |
| cm | cabinet maker |
| cp | cooper |
| dm | dress maker |
| dr | doctor |
| f | farmer |
| fo | foreman |
| fr | I failed to record |
| esq | esp=esquire |
| fm | fm=fireman |
| fo | foreman |
| fs | farm service |
| g | Gentleman |
| gd | gardener |
| gk | game keeper |
| gm | grocery merchant |
| gr | grocer |
| gw | general work |
| hm | house maid |
| ik | inn keeper |
| l | laborer |
| la | land agent |
| lb | linen bleacher |
| lc | letter carrier |
| ld | a lady |
| ll | land |
| lm | land merchant |
| ln | linen draper (all male) |
| lw | lawyer |
| ld | linen draper |
| ll | land lord |
| lmd | ladies maid |
| lp | lapper |
| ls | land stewart |
| lw | lawyer |
| m | merchant |
| m | merchant |
| ma | mailman |
| man | manuf(acturer) |
| mas | mason |
| md | medical doctor |
| mi | miller |
| ml | milliner, for a woman |
| mm | millman |
| ms | minister |
| na | not available, not entered |
| nl | nailer |
| nw | needle worker |
| pb | pubendary |
| ph | physican |
| pm | policeman |
| pmb | Presbyterian minister |
| pn | pensioner |
| po | porter |
| pp | pauper |
| pr | pensioner |
| pt | painter |
| pu | publican |
| s | smith |
| sa | sewing agent |
| sc | scutcher |
| scm | school master |
| sd | soldier |
| se | service |
| sh | shoe maker |
| sk | shop keeper |
| sl | solicitor |
| sm | Stone mason |
| st | stewart |
| sv | servant |
| sx | sexton |
| t | teacher |
| tl | tailor |
| tm | trade merchant |
| trm | tradesman |
| w | weaver |
| wd | woolen draper |
| ww | wheel wright |
| xco | ex constable |
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.