Parish of Magheralin
Millican, Milligan, Millikan, Milliken, Millikin, Mullican, Mulliken, Mullikin etc.
Parishes of Magheralin & Moira
The parish of Magheralin is located in the Diocese of Dromore and is bounded on the northwest by that part of the parish of Shankill in Co. Armagh (part of the parish of Magheralin extends into Co. Armagh), on the north by the parish of Moria, on the east by the parish of Dromore and on the south by the parish of Donaghcloney. The Church of Ireland holds baptisms from 1692 onwards, marriages from 1696 to 1782 and 1768 to 1845, and burials from 1692 onwards. The vestry minutes begin in 1692. Part of the parish was annexed in 1721 to serve the new town of Moira, built by Sir John Rawdon. The church was built in 1723 on land given by Arthur Hill, earl of Hillsborough, and has baptismal, marriage and burial registers covering 1725-56 and 1823-1871, and vestry minutes from 1758 to 1899.
The history of Presbyterianism in the Magheralin-Moira area appears to date from the late seventeenth century, when in 1692, the congregation attempted to call the Rev. Matthew Hartridge of Ahoghill, but the Presbytery would not let him move. The Rev. Samuel Ferguson was ordained towards the end of 1693 and died on November 2, 1703. About 1730 the Presbyterians were deprived of their place of worship, the location of which is obscure, but with the financial help granted by the General Synod of Ulster, they built a meeting house in Moira in 1738.
This new Meeting House however passed under the control of the Seceders in 1747 and from this period onwards, two congregations existed. The small Synod of Ulster congregation, having obtained a minister in Rev. Joseph Mitchell on October 29, 1751, complained that their Meeting House was seized by the Seceders and that they had been at considerable expense in a law-suit for its recovery. In 1748, some of the Seceders worshipped in an out-building at Fortwilliam, Lurganville (near Ballyknock). The old Meeting House is now Moira Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church, which has no early baptismal or marriage registers. Moira Presbyterian Church only has baptismal registers from 1866 and marriage registers from 1845.
Magheralin Church of Ireland
Baptism, Marriages, Burials 1692-1830
[Unclear] 1699
Baptism of John Mulligan son of William Mulligan of Ballyknock.
January 12, 1706
Baptism of Mary daughter of Mulligan�s daughter.
October 16, 1784
Baptism of James Miligan son of Robert Miligan, Kilfullert.
May 3, 1829
Baptism of David Millikin son of James and Ruth Millikin, Drumnaferry.
Moria Church of Ireland
Baptisms, Marriages, Burials 1725-1756
April 26, 1730
Baptism of Margaret daughter of [illegible] of Ballyknock.
Witnessed by John Mulligan and Alex Wilson.
[Source: PRONI MIC/79]
The following extract is taken from the Comber Church of Ireland.
November 6, 1747
Marriage of David Mulligan of Machralin (Magheralin) and Mary Saunders of Donaghadee.
[Source: PRONI MIC/1/18/1]
Magheralin Church of Ireland
Baptisms 1692-1871
Marriages 1692-1782; 1785-1845
Burials 1692-1863
MIC.1/18; T.679/365-380; MIC. 1/35; DIO.1/14/6; T.1571872 � 1
Moira Church of Ireland
Baptisms 1725-1756; 1823-1871
Marriages 1725-1756; 1823-1845
Burials 1726-1756; 1823-1877
MIC.1/79-80; DIO.1/14/8; T.2645/1
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