Parish of Bangor Millican, Milligan, Millikan, Milliken, Millikin, Mullican, Mulliken, Mullikin etc.

The Parish of Bangor

The parish of Bangor is the located in the Diocese of Down and is bounded on the north by the Irish Sea, on the west by the parish of Holywood, on the east by the parish of Donaghadee and on the south by the parish of Newtownards. The earliest registers of Bangor Abbey Church of Ireland and Groomsport Church of Ireland were destroyed in 1922. St Comgall�s Church of Ireland has baptisms from 1803, marriages from 1805 and burials from 1815. One of the oldest Millikin headstones in Ireland is found in Bangor Abbey graveyard and its inscription is noted at the end of this page.

There are six Presbyterian churches in the parish; Bangor 1st & 2nd, Ballygilbert, Ballygrainey, Conlig and Groomsport. 2nd Bangor has earliest register of baptisms beginning 1829, followed by Ballygrainey from 1830, Groomsport and Ballygilbert from 1841, Conlig from 1845 and 1st Bangor from 1852 onwards. 1st Bangor�s marriage register begins in 1808 with an index 1808-1845; 2nd Bangor begins 1829 followed by Ballygrainey in 1838, Groomsport in 1841, Ballygilbert in 1843 and Conlig in 1850. I have only searched the registers of 1st Bangor so far.

Bangor (St. Comgall�s) Church of Ireland

December --, 1813
Baptsim of Anne daughter of Hugh Milikin and Mary Louis.

January --, 1829
Baptism of Eliza daughter of Patrick and Ruth Milligan.

[Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, CR1/87]

Bangor First Presbyterian Church

Baptisms 1852-70: Marriages 1808-44

October 30, 1818
Marriage of Jane Campbell alias Millican of Ballyholme and Robert Gray of Ballymacormick.

December 30, 1827
Marriage of Anne Millican and Samuel McConnell [of Carrickfergus?].

May 12, 1834
Marriage of Catherine Millican of Newtownards and James McVey of Ballyskeagh.

August 12, 1842
Marriage of Susanna Millican of Newtownards and William Walker of Ballymullan.

February 11, 1843
Marriage of James Millican of Newtownards and Margaret Finlay of Ballysallagh.

May 18, 1844
Marriage of Grace Millican and Hugh W. Johnson both of Ballyleidy.

February 19, 1852
Baptism of Hamilton Johnson (b. 18 Feb., 1852) son of Hugh Johnson & Grace Millican in Ballyleidy.

September 4, 1853
Baptism of Child of Hugh Johnson & Grace Millican in Ballyleidy.

January 15, 1854
Baptism of Margaret Eliza Johnson (b. 13 Jan., 1854) daughter of William Johnson & Sarah Millican in Ballyleidy.

July 4, 1869
Baptism of Hugh Anderson (b. 13 May, 1869) son of James Anderson & Anne Milligan in Ballymagee.

[Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Mic.1P/23]

Bangor Abbey Graveyard

[Worn altar-tomb of red limestone, beside the next]
Here lyeth the body of Iannet REE, leat wife of Robert MILIKIN, of Belyholem,
With whom she lived 40 years in married state and bore him 8 childrin, thre of which lyeth here, viz:-
Iohn Milikin aged 9 years, Hennry aged 10 years & Iohn aged one year.
She departed this life the 22 Febr. 1706 in the 61 year of her age.
Here lyeth the body of mrs. Marion Millikin als CRGMBELL [sic],
who departed this life ye 4th of Iully 1729 aged 54 years.

[One the same alter-tomb]
Erected by Clarke Pollock in memory of his father John Pollock
who departed this life May the 13th 1788 aged 51 years.
Also his mother Abigail Pollock alias Gibbison
who departed this life August the 24th 1812 aged 81 years.

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[Rather worn altar-tomb of red limestone beside the above]
Here lyeth the body of Robert MILIKIN, cloathier of Belieholem in the parish of Bangor
Who departed this life the 28 of April 1712 aged 74 years.
Job 14 Chap, vers 11 & 12.
�As the waters feal from the sea & the flounds decayeth & drayeth up, so man lyeth doun & riseth not until the Havens be no more.
The shall not awake nor be raised out of the there sleep�.
Also ye body of Kuintin MILLIKIN who died May ye 1 1734 aged 79 years.
Also of Jane Ritchey alias McClement a native of Stranraer, Scotland, who died 6th November 1821 aged 42 years.
Also of Francis Ritchey, her husband, of Bangor who died in Montreal A.D. 1822 aged 92 years.
Also of Samuel Ritchey his father who died A.D. 1832 aged 92 years, and
his first wife Eliza Ritchey alias Gibbison who died A.D. 1794 aged 55 years.
Also his second wife Grace Ritchey alias Tate, who died A.D. 1838 aged 92 years.

Epitaphs on tombs are praises vainly spent.
Their own good name was their best monument.

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Erected by Alexander MILLIKIN, of Ballyleidy, in memory of his mother
Margaret Milliken, alias Linken, who died 20th June 1830 aged 70 years.
Also of his daughter Margaret Milliken, who departed this life 30th April 1842 aged 22 years.
Also of his daughter Elizabeth Milliken who departed this life 4th June 1842 aged 14 years.
Grieve not for us, our glass is run
It was the Lord, his will be done.
When Christ appears wee hope to rise
Unto that life that never dies.
The above Alexr. Milliken died 28th April 1862 aged 71 years.

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