County Down Province of Ulster

Thompson 55, Smith 53, Campbell 45, Patterson 41, Martin 35, Wilson 35, Graham 34, Johnston 34, Murray 33, Brown 31, Robinson 29, Hamilton 28, Bell 27, Scott 27, Boyd 25.

District Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths :

Castleragh: 368 Cregagh Road, Belfast BT 6 9EZ

Newtownabbey: 81 O·Neill Road, Glengormley, BT 36 7LX

Banbridge: Avonmore House, Church Square, BT 32 4AP

North Down: Town Hall, The Castle, Bangor BT 20 4BT

Down: 24 Strangford Road, Downpatrick BT 30 6SR

Newry & Mourne: Monaghan Road, Newry BT 35 8DL

Ards: 2 Church Street, Newtownards, BT 23 4AP

Local repositories

County Library : Windmill Hill, Ballynahinch BT24 8DH

Ulster Folk Museum, Cultra

Visitors & Hertitage Centre, I.A. Wilson, Town Hall, Bangor

Heritage Centre : Down Museum, Southwell Building, The Mall, Downpatrick

Ards Upper Historical Society Journal

Down and Connor Historical Society Journal

Lecale Miscellaney

Old Newry Journal

Seanchas Ardmacha

Newspapers : Down Recorder, Holywood Advertiser, Mourne Observer and Dromore Weekly Times, Newry Reporter, Newtownards Chronicle,

Newery, Donaghmore, Loughbrickland and Banbridge.

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