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  • 1642-1643: Muster Roll. PRONI T.563/1
  • 1642: Muster Roll, Donaghadee. PRONI T.3726/1
  • 1659: Pender's 'Census'. ,
  • 1661: Books of Survey and Distribution. PRONI T.370/A & D.1854/1/18
  • 1663: Subsidy Roll. NAI M. 2745. Also NLI Pos 206; PRONI T.307; LDS film 1279356
  • 1669: Newry & Mourne Poll Tax Returns. PRONI T1046
  • 1708: Householders in Downpatrick town. The City of Downe, R. E Parkinson
  • 1720: Down and Antrim landed gentry RIA 24 k 19
  • 1722-1970: Records of Southwell Charity School Downpatrick. PRONI D/2664.
  • 1740: Protestant Householders (Partial). PRONI T.808/15258
  • 1766: Kilbroney, Seapatrick, Inch, Shankill. NLI Ms 4173
  • 1777: Freeholders Register. PRONI DOW 5/3/1 & 2
  • 1780: Freeholders Register. PRONI DOW 5/3/1 & 2
  • 1789: "Deputy Court Cheque Book" (votes cast). PRONI D.654/A3/1B
  • 1790: Freeholders Lecale barony, c.1790. PRONI T.393/1
  • 1795: Freeholders Register. PRONI DOW 5/3/1 & 2
  • 1796: Spinning-Wheel Premium List.
  • 1798: Persons who suffered losses in the 1798 rebellion. Propertied classes only. NLI I 94107
  • 1799-1800: Militia Pay Lists and Muster Rolls. PRONI T.1115/4A C
  • 1813-1821: Freeholders. PRONI T.761/19
  • 1815-1846: Downpatrick electors. NLI Ms 7235
  • 1821: Some extracts. NAI Thrift Abstracts.
  • 1823-38: Tithe Books .
  • 1824: Freeholders. PRONI T.761/20
  • 1837: Valuation of Newry town (heads of households). Parliamentary Papers 1837, Reports from Committees, Vol. II (1), Appendix G
  • 1837: Marksmen (illiterate voters) in parliamentary boroughs: Newry and Downpatrick. Parliamentary Papers 1837, Reports from Committees, Vol. II (i), Appendix A
  • 1841-1861: Religious censuses: Aghaderg. RCB Library Ms 65
  • 1851: Some extracts. NAI Thrift Abstracts.
  • 1851: Presbyterians only: Loughinisland Family Links, Vol. 1 Nos 5 & 7, 1982/83
  • 1852: Poll Book (votes cast). Incomplete. PRONI D.671/02/5 6 D.671/02/7 8; LDS film 993158
  • 1861: Loughinisland Presbyterians only. Family Links, Vol. 1 Nos 5 & 7, 1982/83
  • 1863-1864: Griffith's Valuation .
  • 1868: Census of the C. of I. parish of Shankill, Cos Armagh & Down. Local clergyman
  • 1873: Census of the congregation of the Church of Ireland parish of Knockbreda, Co. Down. Also 1875; with Church of Ireland registers
  • 1901: Census.
  • 1911: Census.