Castleterra Civil Parish, County Cavan, Ireland Genealogy
Guide to Castleterra Civil Parish, County Cavan ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and burial records.
The following information is a starting point for records about the civil parish of Castleterra. The information is based on locations and records before 1922.
Historical Overview[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Castleterra is a parish in the barony of Upper Loughtree. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Kilmore, and in the patronage of the Bishop.
The Roman Catholic parish of Castletara follows the same boundaries of Castleterra and is in the diocese of Kilmore.
Localities[edit | edit source]
The parish of Castleterra is surrounded by the parishes of Annagelliff, Annagh, Drung, and urney. It is in the poor law union of Cavan.
To discover the townlands that are within boundaries of this parish, go to the following website:
http://www.thecore.com/seanruad
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Records[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries are located in Castleterra and Town Parks, with Roman Catholic cemeteries in both places.
Census[edit | edit source]
The purpose of a census was to gather information about people who lived in an area. While the government began census taking in 1821, only fragments exist before 1901. Censuses for 1901 and 1911 are available. Read more about the records in the Ireland Census article.
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Church records[edit | edit source]
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Catholic[edit | edit source]
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| Marriages | 1862-1880 |
Church of Ireland[edit | edit source]
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| Baptisms | 1800-1877 |
| Marriages | 1785-1910 |
| Burials | 1820-1877 |
Presbyterian[edit | edit source]
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Methodist[edit | edit source]
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Society of Friends[edit | edit source]
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Others[edit | edit source]
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Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Government registration of births and deaths began in 1864. Registration of Protestant marriages began in 1845, with all marriages being registered by 1864. Go to the Ireland Civil Registration article to read more about these records.
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Add any information on Genealogy here. De Breffny, Brian. Humphreys of Knockford, Co. Cavan. A short lineage of George Humphrey and his two sons William and George, covers years 1717-1918, Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol. XIII no. 2, 1981 pages 88-90. FamilySearch Library Ref. 941.5 B2i
Land records[edit | edit source]
The Registry of Deeds started in 1708. Land transactions were recorded, including immovable property passed on in a will and property given to a daughter at her marriage. Read more about these records in the Ireland Land and Property article.
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Probate dealt with the property of a deceased person. Read more about these records in the Ireland Probate Records article.
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School records[edit | edit source]
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Tax records[edit | edit source]
The valuation of property for tax purposes was started in the 1840s by Richard Griffith. A tax paid to the church, call Tithe Applotments, began in the 1820s. Read about these records in the Ireland Taxation and Ireland Land and Property articles. Add records for this parish that you know about.
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Further Reading[edit | edit source]
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