Parish of Newry
Millican, Milligan, Millikan, Milliken, Millikin, Mullican, Mulliken, Mullikin etc.
Parishes of Newry
The parish of Newry lies within the old Diocese of Newry and Mourne (united with the Diocese of Dromore) with the main part in County Down and the remainder in County Armagh. In County Down, it is bounded on the north by the parish of Donaghmore, on the northeast by the parish of Drumballyroney, and to the east and southeast by the parishes of Drumgath and Clonallan, and in County Armagh by the parish of Killevy on the west.
There are two Established Churches of Ireland in Newry that hold early parish registers, St. Mary�s Church of Ireland and St. Patrick�s Church of Ireland. The latter used to be the parish church until St. Mary's was built in the town in 1810 and St. Patrick�s then became the Chapel of Ease to cater for the overflow of parishioners. St. Mary�s Church holds baptismal registers 1804-14, 1817, 1819 and 1822 onwards; marriages 1784 onwards; burials 1784 onwards; vestry minutes 1775 onwards. St. Patrick�s baptismal registers begin in 1847; the early marriages are included under St. Mary�s; and burials from 1862.
The earliest Presbyterian Church registers are found under Newry 1st Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church, which has baptisms 1779-97 and 1809 onwards; marriages 1781-95 and 1808 onwards, and list of communicants 1810-42. It was the original church and remained the main Presbyterian Church of Newry for over 100 years, unto the Orthodox Presbyterians split off and built a new Church, now called 1st Newry Presbyterian Church. It has a register of baptisms from 1829 onwards and marriages from 1830.
Newry 2nd Presbyterian Church (Downshire Road) baptisms begin in 1849 and marriages in 1845 with Ryan�s Presbyterian Church baptisms surviving from 1851 and Katesbridge (United with Blaydon in 1936) holding baptisms from 1866 and marriages from 1867. The records below only cover Newry First Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church with additional Headstone Inscriptions added towards the end.
St. Patrick�s Church of Ireland
Marriage 1784-1800
October 3, 1800
Marriage of Mr. James Mulligan, grocer, of Sugar Island, Newry, to Miss Matilda Mason, second daughter of Mr. Mason of William Street, Newry.
Newry First Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church
Baptisms 1779-97, 1809-1870: Marriages 1781-95, 1808-45
March 19, 1809
Baptism of Olivia Baldwin Mulligan daughter of James Mulligan of Sugar Island, Newry.
July 28, 1811
Baptism of Montagu Baldwin Mulligan son of James Mulligan of Sugar Island, Newry.
September 4, 1814
Baptism of Maria Eleanora Mulligan daughter of James Mulligan of Sugar Island, Newry.
November 17, 1816
Baptism of William Edward Mulligan son of James Mulligan of Canal Street, Newry.
February 16, 1817
Baptism of Margaret Milliken daughter of Samuel Milliken of Newry.
October 29, 1817
Baptism of Mary Anne Miliken daughter of John Miliken of Boat Street, Newry.
August 6, 1819
Baptism of Julia Skelton Mulligan daughter of James Mulligan of Newry.
February 10, 1821
Baptism of Jane Miliken daughter of John Miliken of Boat Street, Newry.
September 1, 1823
Marriage of Jane Milligan and Israel Elliott at Newry.
Witnessed by Hugh Skeffington & John Kenny.
March 4, 1825
Baptism of Margaret Miliken daughter of John Miliken of Boat Street, Newry.
[Source: PRONI CR4/1]
St. Patrick�s Church of Ireland Graveyard
Memorial to John Millikins
Of Boat Street, Newry,
Who died November 20, 1817,
Aged 84 years,
Husband of Anne Millikins.
Also in the same Graveyard
Family burial plot of James Mulligan merchant of Newry, c.1850
Extract of Indenture between Isaac Corry and James Mulligan
This Indenture made the 3rd day of February 1789 between Isaac Corry of Newry in the County of Down Esq., of the first part and James Mulligan of Sugar Island and the County of Armagh, merchant ...... release and confirm onto the said James Mulligan in his actual possession now ...... all that tenement or plot of ground situated on the east side of Canal Street ... bounding on the north by Henry McKinstry�s tenement on the east by Linen Hall wall and the south Street on the Linen Hall wall, on the south by the house and garden in the possession of Thomas Cummin and on the west by Canal Street.
Witnessed by Roger Montgomery and Samuel Reid.
[Source: PRONI T618/32]
Note: Extract made by Bryce Milligan at PRONI in 2008.
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