Carnteel Parish Church (St. James Church of Ireland) Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland: Members of the Vestry 1711-1725
Names of the members of Vestry who signed the minutes 1711-1725
Extracted from LDS FHL Film #1279327
Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com
The Vestry was in effect, a parish council that met in the vestry (minister’s room for keeping vestments) of the parish church to discuss and agree on parochial matters and finances.
This body oversaw the maintenance of the parish church and graveyard, the roads, support for the poor, orphans, etc.
The minutes record the names of parishioners and their duties, regardless of religious denomination.
The role of the Vestry is explained in detail in Dr. William Roulston’s Researching Ulster Ancestors: The Essential Researcher’s Guide to Early Modern Ulster (Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast, 2018)
***ORIGINAL SPELLING HAS BEEN RETAINED***
| SURNAME | GIVEN NAME |
| ACHESON | Geo. |
| ARTHUR | John |
| BAKER | John |
| BELL | Rich. |
| BRISBANE | John |
| CALDWELL | John |
| COOPER | Thos. |
| CRAWFORD | Robt. |
| CRAWFORD | Humphrey |
| CROSLIE | Henery |
| DOWGLASS | Wm. |
| DOWGLASS | Oliver |
| DUNLOP | Alex. |
| GOODFELLOW | James |
| GORDON | Geo. |
| HAMILTON | Wm. |
| HEWITT | Wm. |
| HUTCHINSON; Shantavney | Andrew |
| IRELAND | Thos. |
| KIRK | Andrew |
| KIRKPATRICK | Wm. |
| KNOWLES | John |
| LEYBURN | John |
| LITTLE | John |
| MAXWELL | Jas. |
| MCKEWON? | John |
| MCWILLIAMS | Wm. |
| MCWILLIAMS | John |
| MOORE | Acheson |
| MOORE | Samuel |
| MOORE | Allan |
| MURRAY | John |
| NESBITT | John |
| NISBIT | Andrew |
| PALMER | Jno. |
| POTTER | Thos. |
| SHAW | Collin |
| STEVENSON | Jno. |
| STEWART | Robt. |
| TAGGERT | Thos. |
| THOMPSON | Isaiah |
| TOALL | John |
| TOD | John |
| WILSON | Jas. |
| WILSON | John |