Does anyone know where I can find vital records, particularly birrths / baptisms for the townlands of Slaghtybogy and Maghera, (and also any other VR's or substitutes for the Parish of Maghera )in the 1700's? Many thanks, Jim

Hi Jim - What surnames are you researching? You might want to compose an addendum with the surnames in caps on the subject line. Perhaps you, and others, might be interested in the following books for research/background: 1. "Tracing Your Irish Ancestors," John Grenham (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1997), is a reader-friendly, comprehensive reference by expert Grenham with detailed explanations of all types of records available, (censuses and census substitutes) to include voter's lists, military, journals, directories, graveyard inscriptions, and a chapter on each county in the whole of Ireland. 2. Irish Immigrants in the Land of Canaan: Letters and Memoirs from Colonial and Revolutionary America, 1675-1815 by Kerby A. Miller, Arnold Schrier, Bruce D. Boling, and David N. Doyle (Paperback - Mar 27, 2003). Also available in hardback. Excerpt - page 568: "... , Pa., to John, Robert, and James Johnson, Slaghtybogy, c/o James Barclay, Maghera, Co. Derry, 27 November 1767. 3. Colby, Col., "Ordnance Survey Memoir of the County of Londonderry" (Dublin 1837). 4. PRONI (Public Record Office of Northern Ireland), "A Register of Trees for Co. Londonderry, 1768-1911 (Belfast 1984), includes names of tenant planters. 5. Spinning-Wheel Premium Lists. Microfiche index in National Archives (Dublin). Names and parishes of those granted spinning-wheels by the government on the basis of areas planted with flax, comprising, in the case of Co. Londonderry, over 8,000 names. 6. In the mid-to-late 1990s, Angelique Day and Patrick McWilliams produced many reference books on the 1830's "Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland" to include at least two on Co. Londonderry. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "james0319" <james0319@aol.com> To: <irl-ulster@rootsweb.com>; <ireland-l@rootsweb.com>; <irl-surnames-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 8:12 AM Subject: [IRELAND] Parish of Maghera,Co.Londonderry 1700's Vital Records > Does anyone know where I can find vital records, particularly birrths / > baptisms for the townlands of Slaghtybogy and Maghera, (and also any other > VR's or substitutes for the Parish of Maghera )in the 1700's? Many > thanks, Jim >