This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tyroneire Surnames: STITT, GILKINSON / GILKISON Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.tyr.general/6718.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If your people were of the Established Church (Church of Ireland), you may be able to find a *civil* record of their marriage (civil records of COI marriages were from 1845). I thought the following searches of your two surnames might be of interest to you. It may help you in your trying to find the right parish to search for church records. GILKINSON Griffith Valuation (GV)---------------- Tithe Survey # Householders Recorded; Civil Parish (Barony *); Poor Law Union; Year of Valuation; TITHE: Present In Parish; Year of Tithe Survey 5 DONAGHMORE DUNGANNON 1860 Yes 1815 1 KILLEESHIL DUNGANNON & CLOGHER 1860 Yes 1829 13 POMEROY COOKSTOWN & DUNGANNON 1860 Yes 1829 1 TERMONMAGUIRK (EAST OMAGH) OMAGH 1860 No 1825 20 Total Householders Recorded for GV * The name of the barony is listed where the civil parish is located in more than one barony - - - - - AND one alternate spelling GILKISON 1 BODONEY UPPER GORTIN 1859 No 1 DERRYLORAN COOKSTOWN 1860 No 1826 2 DRUMGLASS DUNGANNON 1860 No 1826 3 ERRIGAL KEEROGUE CLOGHER & DUNGANNON 1860 Yes 1833 7 Total Householders Recorded ----------- STITT in the Province of Ulster (9 counties) for GV Down 16 Antrim 4 Monaghan 2 Tyrone 1 Londonderry 6 Armagh 13 County Tyrone Griffith Valuation ------------- Tithe Survey # Householders Recorded; Civil Parish; Poor Law Union; Year of Valuation; TITHE:Present In Parish; Year of Tithe Survey 1 ARTREA COOKSTOWN 1860; Yes 1833 0 DONAGHENRY COOKSTOWN & DUNGANNON 1860; Yes 1834 1 Total Householders Recorded for GV Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.