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Election of Poor Law Guardians for Strabane Union, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland 1858

Extracted from the Belfast Morning News, April 13 1858
Transcribed, compiled and submitted by Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
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Strabane Poor Law Union covered the following parishes in -

CO. TYRONE: Ardstraw (part) Camus (all), Donagheady (part), Leckpatrick (all) Urney (part)

CO. DONEGAL: Clonleigh (all) Donaghmore (part) Raphoe (part) Raymoghy (part) Taughboyne (part) Urney (part)

The workhouse was situated in the town of Strabane

STRABANE UNION – ELECTION OF BOARD OF GUARDIANS –

The following is a list of the Electoral Divisions in the Union, and of the Guardians who have been elected and returned for the same, for the present year:

Co. Tyrone

DIVISION GUARDIAN RESIDENCE
Strabane Andrew BLAIR Strabane
Strabane James GRAHAM Strabane
Camus Thomas BROWNE Drumnabuoy
Glenmornan Montgomery SINCLAIR Holyhill
Ballymagorry Wm. McCREA Farmhill
Dunalong Robert ALEXANDER Sandville
Mountcastle Francis O’NEIL Mountpleasant
Ballyneanor David WALKER Tirconolly
Dunamanagh David CRAIG Binnelly
Douglasburn James QUINN Douglasburn
Newtownstewart William McCLOY Newtownstewart
Baronscourt James STEWART Boyturn
Churchlands Samuel DUNN Ardstraw Bridge
Altaclady James R. AUCHINLECK Mulvin
East Urney John KNOX Stephenstown
West Urney James CUNNINGHAM Cormickilly


Co. Donegal

DIVISION GUARDIAN RESIDENCE
Cloghard Oliver LECKY Gortnamuck
Castlefin William TAYLOR Grahamsland
Figart Robert RUSSELL Burnside
Raphoe William SMITH Raphoe
Feddyglass Harvey TAYLOR Craighadoos
Trentamucklagh Joseph PATTERSON Galdinagh
St. Johnston Alex. WHITE Clashygowan
Clonleigh North John McBETH Monien
Clonleigh South John BLAIR Keelogs