Hi List: I received a very kind, and informative, letter today, from Rev Kenneth Henderson, the pastor of Aughnacloy Presbyterian Church. He indicated that there is a significant difference between the Aughnacloy Records held at the church, and the records held at Proni. The differences are as follows. The period I was interested in was 1800-1830): a) Proni: Marriages: 1812-1822 ; Baptisms: 1812-1827; Burials: none be) Aughnacloy: Marriages: from 1842; Baptisms: from 1845; both are incomplete: Burials: No burial ground, although 1 minister and 1 missionary are buried on the church grounds. Rev Henderson advised most Presbyterians were probably buried in St James COI Cemetery in Aughnacloy. Rev Henderson also advised there is a cemetery on Skey Townland, which is where my Cobean ancestors originated from !! Does anyone know the name of this Cemetery on Skey ? Could someone kindly do a look up for burials at the St James and Skey Cemeteries and advise if there are any Cobeans/Cobanes/Cobains/Cobaens/Cabbains, etc buried there ? Rev Henderson also advised that Ahgnacloy grew out of an older congregation at Augalow. Is this the same church, or different from Aghaloo ? If different, where was it ? Is there a URL for it ? In summary, there is no cemetery at Aughnacloy, and the records held at Aughnacloy are very limited, and much more extensive records are held at Proni. Kindest Regards Jim White Naples, Florida
Hi Jim So pleased you got that information from Rev Henderson, he was also most helpful to me But The St James COI cemetery is news to me I will have to look into that as well. The Church at Aughnacloy has been there foe along time I will have to hunt the information out for you but when I asked would this be the same church my ancestors married in 1858/1862 period he advised that part of it would have been and gave me the date for the oldest part Will let you know Patricia New Zealand