The first minister of Sandholes was REV. HUGH MAGILL who was installed in 1753.
The following records for the congregation have been filmed by the staff of PRONI, Belfast, where they may be consulted: Baptisms, 1863-70; Marriages 1845-70. PRONI Ref. MIC1P/42
The condition of the original records, a considerable degree of difficulty in discerning the handwriting and at times, poor quality of filming make transcription challenging and wherever possible, the Ballyclog tithe applotment book (1826) and Griffiths Valuation (c1860), Index to Townlands and Towns, Parishes and Baronies in Ireland (1851) and Heather, Peat and Stone-O’Kane have been consulted for confirmation of families and townland addresses. Original spelling has been retained.
| No. | Date | Marriage |
| #1 | April 11 1845 |
DAVID DICKEY 21 years bachelor labourer Cookstown. Father: JAMES DICKEY labourer & SARAH HOGSETT 21 years spinster Killyneedin. Father: ALEXR. HOGSETT farmer Witnesses: JAMES MITCHELL & THOMAS DICKSON |
| #2 | June 12 1845 |
MATHEW TRIMBLE 25 years bachelor farmer Moree. Father: HUGH TRIMBLE farmer & SARAH REA 35 years spinster Tolvin. Father: WILLIAM REA farmer Witnesses: ROBERT DICKSON & THOMAS DICKSON |
| #3 | August 21 1845 |
WILLIAM HARRIS 23 years bachelor mechanic Scotch Town. Father: JOHN HARRIS farmer & CATHERINE PATTERSON 21 years maid mantuamaker Downs. Father: JAMES PATTERSON farmer Witnesses: ANDREW PATTERSON & THOMAS DICKSON |
| #4 | November 1 1845 |
WILLIAM McWHIRTER 24 years bachelor farmer Skenargate. Father: THOS. McWHIRTER farmer & MARY JANE PARKS 22 years spinster Skenargate. Father: THOMAS PARKS farmer Witnesses: JAMES DAVIDSON & JAMES MITCHELL |
| #5 | November 14 1845 |
WILLIAM WILSON 21 years bachelor farmer Armagh. Father: WILLIAM WILSON farmer & NANCY DAVIDSON 25 years spinster Skenarget. Father: JAMES DAVIDSON farmer Witnesses: JAMES DAVIDSON & JOHN ARMSTRONG |
| #6 | November 19 1845 |
CHARLES HAGGIN 34 years widower Rockdale. Father: HUGH HAGGIN farmer & ELISABETH DOUGLIS 30 years spinster Rockdale. Father: WILLIAM DOUGLIS farmer Witnesses: JAMES MITCHELL & THOMAS BRIGGS? |
| #7 | December 3 1845 |
ISAAC HERVEY 33 years bachelor merchant Banbridge. Father: JOHN HERVEY farmer & HARRIAT DICKSON 19 years spinster Killyneedin. Father: ROBERT DICKSON navy surgeon Witnesses: FORBES G. SEATON & S. FREEMAN |
| #8 | December 14 1845 |
JAMES HAWTHORN 38 years bachelor farmer Cross. Father: ROBERT HAWTHORN farmer & ELIZABETH McCRUM 26 years spinster Kiltyclogher. Father: JAMES McCRUM farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM HAWTHORN & JAMES FERGUSON |
| #9 | January 13 1846 |
HENRY MASON 24 years bachelor farmer Killycarp. Father: JAMES MASON farmer & CATHERINE QUAIN 21 years spinster Killycarp. ALEXANDER QUAIN farmer Witnesses: ANDREW PATRICK & JOHN PATRICK |
| #10 | January 14 1846 |
JOHN HYDES 22 years bachelor labourer Tullyard. Father: SANDERS HYDES farmer & MARY HOGSETT 23 years spinster Tullyard. Father: JAMES HOGSETT farmer Witnesses: THOMAS HOGSETT & JOHN STEWART |
| #11 | February 3 1846 |
JOHN McWHERTER 22 years bachelor farmer Skenargate. Father: THOMAS McWHERTER farmer & MARGARET ANNE GIBBANY 21 years spinster Aughnagrogan. Father: PATRICK GIBBANY farmer Witnesses: RICHARD TWINAN? & THOMAS McWHERTER |
| #12 | February 5 1846 |
SAMUEL HANNAH 24 years bachelor farmer Donaghrisk. Father: JOHN HANNAH farmer & MARY RICHINSON 18 years spinster Donaghrisk. Father: THOMAS RICHINSON farmer Witnesses: DANIEL BRADY & JOHN COWAN |
| #13 | March 13 1846 |
JOHN MAGILL 23 years bachelor farmer Ballycroy. Father: ROBERT MAGILL farmer & MARY ANNE WHAN 24 years spinster Claggin. Father: SAMUEL WHAN farmer Witnesses: SAMUEL WHAN & JAMES McNIECE |
| #14 | March 25 1846 |
JAMES BRINES 21 years b labourer Downs. Father: JAMES BRINES farmer & JANE REID 22 years spinster Killycorp. Father: MOSES REID farmer Witnesses: ROBERT McWATERS & JOHN HAMMAN |
| #15 | June 2 1846 |
THOMAS BOYD 25 years bachelor engineer Drinley. Father: ROBERT BOYD farmer & ANNE JANE TAGGART 25 years spinster Cady. Father: JOHN TAGGART farmer Witnesses: JOHN HENDERSON & WM. BLACK |
| #16 | July 28 1846 |
DAVID PATTERSON 31 years bachelor farmer Downs. Father: JAMES PATTERSON farmer & ISABELLA MURDOCK 22 years spinster Kiltyclougher. Father: ROBERT MURDOCK farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM HARRIS & MATT. MAINS |
| #17 | August 11 1846 |
JOHN BANKS 21 years bachelor farmer Low Cross. Father: WILLIAM BANKS farmer & MARY BARNES 17 years spinster Tatykil. Father: JAMES BARNES farmer Witnesses: DAVID MACKY & JAMES BARNES |
| #18 | November 16 1846 |
JOHN BOYD 21 years bachelor labourer Cookstown. Father: EDWARD BOYD farmer & CATHERINE MOORE 21 years spinster Tullyodonnel. Father: ROBERT MOORE farmer Witnesses: THOMAS FLEMING & SAMUEL WEIR |
| #19 | January 26 1847 |
GEORGE PURVIS 21 years bachelor labourer Tolvin. Father: OLIVER PURVIS labourer & MARY WILSON 21years spinster Tolvin. Father: JAMES BROWN farmer Witnesses: MARK McLAUGHLIN & JOHN HAMILTON |
| #20 | March 9 1847 |
JAMES IRVINE full age bachelor farmer Mullaghmore. Father: JAMES IRVINE farmer & MARY BEGGS 19 years spinster Annahavil. Father: WM. BEGGS farmer Witnesses: JOSEPH BEGGS & JOSEPH GEDDES |
| #21 | April 1 1847 |
GEORGE MEBIN 23 years bachelor farmer Anagh. Father: SAMUEL MEBIN farmer & ANNE WILSON 23 years spinster Ballycroy. Father: JAMES WILSON tradesman Witnesses: JAMES ALLEN & JAMES WILSON |
| #22 | May 11 1847 |
JAMES HUTCHINSON full age bachelor farmer Ballygurk. Father: JAMES HUTCHINSON farmer & ANNE HAMILTON full age spinster Lammy. Father: WILLIAM HAMILTON farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM BRYSON & WILLIAM HAMILTON |
| #23 | July 31 1847 |
JOHN GRAY full age bachelor farmer Dunaghy. Father: DANIEL GRAY farmer & JANE HOGSETT full age spinster Killyneedin. Father: WILLIAM HOGSETT farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM SLOAN & CHARLES HOGSETT |
| #24 | August 24 1847 |
JOHN THOMPSON full age widower farmer Tullyharn. Father: ROBERT THOMPSON farmer & HANNAH LITTLE full age spinster Finvey. Father: ALEXANDER LITTLE farmer Witnesses: HUGH LITTLE & ROBERT LITTLE |
| #25 | September 12 1847 |
ROBERT MOFFETT full age bachelor farmer Ballygrugan. Father: ARCHIBALD MOFFETT farmer & MATILDA ANNE MOOREHEAD full age spinster Kilcronagh. Father: JOHN MOOREHEAD farmer Witnesses: ROBERT MOFFETT & MICAEL (sic) MULLIGAN |
| #26 | March 7 1848 |
THOMAS McCRACKEN full age bachelor labourer Derryraghan. Father: PATRICK McCRACKEN farmer & NANCY TAGGART full age spinster Cady. Father: JOHN TAGGART Farmer Witnesses: illegible |
| #27 | March 28 1848 |
THOMAS BRIGGS full age bachelor labourer Rockdale. Father: THOMAS BRIGGS farmer & MARIAH McELDOON full age spinster Rockdale. Father: THOMAS McELDOON farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM HUTCHINSON & SARAH BRIGGS |
| #28 | May 9 1848 |
JOSEPH GEDDES full age bachelor minister of the gospel Shivey. Father: JOHN GEDDES farmer & ELLEN H. BROWN full age spinster Cookstown. Father: WILLIAM BROWN farmer Witnesses: JOHN WILSON & HAMILTON B. WILSON |
| #29 | September 12 1848 |
THOMAS BIRCH full age bachelor farmer Aughliss. Father: ROBERT BIRCH farmer & ELIZABETH HAMILTON full age spinster Lamy. Father: JAMES HAMILTON farmer Witnesses: JOSEPH BIRCH & JAMES WILSON |
| #30 | November 15 1848 |
JOSEPH GIBSON full age widower Coagh, Parish of Tamlaght. Father: JOSEPH GIBSON farmer & JANE WILSON full age spinster Coolhill, Parish of Drumglass. Father: LOFTUS WILSON farmer REV. ROBERT HOLMES & JOHN WILSON |
| #31 | November 16 1848 |
JAMES WOLF full age bachelor farmer Kildress, Parish of Kildress. Father: SAMUEL WOLF farmer & MARY REID full age spinster Movay, Parish of Desertcreate. Father: JOHN REID farmer Witnesses: GEORGE FORDE & JOHN REID |
| #32 | November 28 1848 |
THOMAS CHAMBERS full age bachelor weaver Sherrygroom, Parish of Donaghenry. Father: JAMES CHAMBERS farmer & SARAH LITTLE full age spinster Sherrygroom, Parish of Donaghenry. Father: JOHN LITTLE farmer Witnesses: JOHN BURROWS & JAMES WATT |
| #33 | January 5 1849 |
JAMES McWILLIAMS 19 years bachelor farmer Lispherty, Parish of Killishil. Father: JAMES McWILLIAMS farmer & ELISABETH MILLER full age spinster Drumballyhue, Parish of Desertcreat. Father: SAMUEL MILLER farmer Witnesses: JOHN BUCHANAN & JAMES MILLER |
| #34 | January 19 1849 |
SAMUEL ROBINSON full age bachelor farmer Anahavil, Parish of Desertcreate. Father: GEORGE ROBINSON farmer & MARY MAGILL full age spinster Ballycroy, Parish of Desertcreate. Father: ROBERT MAGILL farmer Witnesses: HUGH LITTLE & JAMES WHAN |
| #35 | February 13 1849 |
ROBERT WATTS full age bachelor farmer Gorticar, Parish of Desertcreate. Father: ANDREW WATTS farmer & ELISABETH McCORD full age spinster Anagh, Parish of Desertcreate. Father: BEATY McCORD farmer Witnesses: ROBERT HENRY & WILLIAM LINDSEY |
| #36 | May 25 1849 |
SAMUEL BROWN full age bachelor innkeeper Stewartstown. Father: WILLIAM BROWN innkeeper MARY KILPATRICK full age spinster Letterclary. Father: JAMES KILPATRICK mechanic Witnesses: THOMAS WAGH, M.D. & JOHN BARCLEY |
| #37 | October 3 1849 |
SAMUEL ERVINE 30 years bachelor farmer Donaghy. Father: WILLIAM ERVINE farmer & ELISABETH BEATY 18 years spinster Lisnanane. Father: JOSEPH BEATY farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM EARLY & GEORGE BEATY |
| #38 | October 4 1849 |
THOMAS MEBIN full age bachelor farmer Anagh. Father: SAMUEL MEBIN farmer & SARAH JANE MAINS full age spinster Anagh. Father: SAMUEL MAINS farmer Witnesses: ROBERT MAINS & WILLIAM HENRY |
| #39 | November 8 1849 |
WILLIAM HENRY full age bachelor farmer Anagh. Father: WILLIAM HENRY farmer & MARTHA McKEE 18 years spinster Kiltyclay. Father: JAMES McKEE farmer Witnesses: ROBERT RIDDICK & ROBERT HENRY |
| #40 | January 1 1850 |
ROBERT NEWBANKS full age bachelor farmer Murnell. Father: WILLIAM NEWBANKS farmer & MARY McWATERS full age spinster Gortireagh. Father: ANDREW McWATERS farmer Witnesses: WILLIAM STERLING? & WILLIAM BURNSIDE |
| #41 | February 26 1850 |
ROBERT JACKSON full age bachelor farmer Mulnagore. Father: WILLIAM JACKSON farmer & ANN McCULLAGH full age widow Finvey. Father: ALEXANDER LITTLE farmer Witnesses: JAMES NEICE & HUGH LITTLE |
| #42 | March 11 1850 |
GEORGE GORDON full age bachelor farmer Anaghanamin. Father: JOHN GORDON farmer & REBECCA BAIRD full age spinster Tullyard. Father: MATHEW BAIRD farmer Witnesses: JOHN CANNING & ROBERT BAIRD |
| #43 | March 14 1850 |
JAMES HANNAH full age widower farmer Donaghrisk. Father: JOHN HANNAH farmer & ELISABETH WADDLE full age spinster Gortavilly. Father: THOMAS WADDLE farmer Witnesses: JOHN COWAN & SAMUEL CARR |
| #44 | March 28 1850 |
THOMAS ATCHISON full age bachelor farmer Shivey. Father: THOMAS ATCHISON farmer & SARAH McCRUM full age spinster Kiltyclogher. Father: JAMES McCRUM farmer Witnesses: ROBERT MEANS & WILLIAM ATCHISON |
| #45 | April 23 1850 |
ROBERT MOFFETT full age bachelor farmer Ballygrugan. Father: ROBERT MOFFETT farmer & JANE FERGUSON 18 years spinster Ballyreagh. Father: ANDREW FERGUSON farmer Witnesses: JOHN McIVER & JAMES FERGUSON |
| #46 | September 24 1850 |
SAMUEL SMYTH full age bachelor farmer Ballymenagh. Father: THOMAS SMYTH farmer & MARGRET ECCLES full age spinster Gortavilly. Father: ROBERT ECCLES farmer Witnesses: JOSIAH ECCLES & JAMES PARKS |