Arms licenses granted to persons in Ireland since Aug. 1832

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Return to an order of the Honourable The House of Commons
Dated 18th. February 1836,for

A return of the names and residence of each person in Ireland, to whom licenses have been granted to keep arms.

While we humbly certify and return and we humbly certify that we cannot return the names and residences of the magistrates by whom the licenses  to keep arms. The names and residences are not entered in the registry, nor is there any documents in the office of the clerk of peace from which such return could be made.

J & R. Craig
Clerk of the Peace, County Down

Barony of Ards

Names of persons to whom Licenses have been granted to keep arms Residences of persons to whom Licenses have been granted to keep arms The number and description of arms registered by each
John Brown Bangor One fowling piece
Hugh Bowden Portaferry One single barrelled fowling piece
John Ennis Kirkstown One musket
William Gowdy Lougheriescourse Two guns, one pistol
Hugh McWhinney Ballygraney One musket
John Miller Drumhirk One gun
Thomas McClements Ballyholme One musket
Thomas McCullough Bangor Two fowling pieces
William Paisley Drumhirk One fowling piece
William Ritchie Bangor One fowling piece and one pistol
Robert Shaw, Jun. Fishquarter One single barrelled fowling piece
Robert Shaw Kircubben One double barrelled fowling piece
Henry Savage Newtonards Two guns and one pistol
Henry Watson " One gun
Henry Wightman Ballygrot One fowling piece
Henry, E. Whitlaw Newtonards One gun

Barony of Dufferin

John Crossan                                           Ballywoolen One gun
Robert Cultragh Killinchy Woods Same
John Downey ? Same
Andrew Donnan Tullyveery Same
Nathaniel Herron Raffray One fowling-piece
Jacob Haslett Tullymacknows Same
John Long Ballydown One gun
Finlay Morrow Ballyalgin Same
Gawn Meloin Ballymacreely Same
Hugh Mahony Same Same
John Moore Tullymacknows One gun, one fowling-piece and two pistols
Cornelius Magreevy Barnemaghery One gun
Daniel Magreevy Same Same
James McDowell Cluntagh Two guns
Robert McDowell Same Same
Hugh McHarry Ballymacreely A gun
William McKee Tullymacknows Two guns
David McKee Lisnaw One firelock
Samuel McCleery Clay One gun
Samuel Osborne Same One pistol, one sword and one cimeter
Robert Patterson Corporation of Killileagh One gun
William Patterson Killileagh Same
James Reid Ardigon Same
Hamilton Ringland Cluntagh One blunderbuss
James Seay Lisnaw One gun
Mathew Wilson Ballydown One musket

 Barony of Kinnelarty

 

James Arnold Ballymacarn One gun and one pistol
James Brown Same Two guns two pistols
James Bleakley Clough One gun
James Bingham Redemon Two guns and one pistol
James Brown Knocksticken One gun
John Bassett Raleagh One gun (fowling-piece)
James Cochran Drumaghlis Two guns
William Cleland Same One gun
Gabriel Cilcock Drummatticonner One gun and one pistol
William Copeland Same One gun
James Cochran Knocksticken Same
John Davison Drumaness Two guns and two pistols
Rev. J. C. Gordon Seaforde One double-barrelled gun and a case of pistols
William Gamble Clough One gun
Hugh Harper Same One gun and one pistol
William Kingan Ballymacarn Same
Arthur Lindsay Clough Same
John Mulholland Ballynahinch One gun
David Mack Ballymacarn One gun and one pistol
James McCormick Burren One gun and one bayonet
William McCully Ballynahinch One gun and one pistol
Daniel McNally Clough One gun
Francis Nixon Same Same
Henry O'Neill Drumkeera Same
Hugh Purdy Drumaghlis Same
James Palmer Drumgavelin One gun and one pistol
John Robb Magheratinpany One gun
James Stott Burren One gun and one bayonet
James Savage Drumaroad One gun
William Tannahill Ballymaglave One double-barrelled gun and one single
James Thompson Edendariff One gun
Robert Thompson Ballykine "

Barony of Lecale

Samuel Alder, clerk Saul One gun
John Bell Carga Three guns and two swords
John Barnet Strangford Two guns and two pistols
William Bean Downpatrick One gun
Andrew Bigham Lismore Same
William Braney Ross Same
William Bower Downpatrick Two pistols and one sword
William Carson Rathmullan One gun
Thomas Coulter Kilchif Same
John Crangle Ballydonity Same
John Connan Ballykinlar Same
Thomas Croskerry Magheracramnoney One gun and one pistol
Edward Corriston Kilough One gun
Robert Casement Quoile Two guns
John Cochran Downpatrick One gun
Thomas Croskerry Same One gun and two pistols
Bernard Carville Balintogher One gun
Patrick Connor Ballywalter Same
Samuel Cumming Downpatrick Same
George Coulter Same Same
James Crawford Same Same
Hugh Croskerry Same One gun and one pistol
Rev. Cornelius Denvir Same One fowling-piece and one case of pistols
William Davis Same One gun
Thomas Edgar Down Demesne One gun and one pistol
William Graham Ballyplant Same
Hugh Gilchriest Sheepland Same
Rev. J.F. Gordon Downpatrick One gun and two pistols
James Hutton Belles Hill One gun, one pistol, one sword and one bayonet
James Hanna, clerk Ballyregan One gun
Adam Hughes Welchestown One gun and two pistols
John Hastings Downpatrick Two guns and two pistols
John Johnston Ballyviggis One gun
James Johnston Ballee One gun and one pistol
William Jordan Downpatrick One gun
Robert Keaghey Ballyculter One gun, two pistols and one sword
William King Moneycarrah One gun and one bayonet
William Keown Downpatrick Two pistols
John Lewis Ballee Four guns and one sword
William Laverty, sen.   One gun and one sword
Thomas Loyd Downpatrick One gun, one pistol and one sword
Robert Martin Ballydugan One gun
William Magean Castlescreen Same
Robert Mason Waterask Same
Roger Magenis Woodgrange Same
James Martin Downpatrick Same
James Murnan Upper Strangford Same
Robert Mack Quoile Same
James Merrown Ballywarren Same
Thomas Martin Ringford Same
Daniel Megraw Tullymurray One gun and two pistols
James McMechan Ballynagross One gun
Henry McNamara Downpatrick Same
James McCauley Same Two pistols
William McCoubrey Same Three guns and three pistols
Patrick McMullan Crew Two guns and one pistol
John McClean Demesne of Down One gun
William McKibbin Ballyplunt Same
Hugh McMullan Ballykilbeg Same
William McConn Killough One gun, one pistol and one sword
David McKelvey Downpatrick One gun
William Nesbitt, jun. Same Same
Peter Orr Ballykeel Two guns
William Orr Kilclief One gun and one pistol
William Orr Welchestown One gun (musket) and one pistol
Henry Pillson Downpatrick Two guns and two pistols
Edward Patterson Same One gun and two pistols
James Quail Same Same
William Rowan Same Two pistols
James Rielly Same Same
James Russell Ballystrew Two guns, one pistol and one sword
Samuel Robinson Magheracramnoney Two guns and one pistol
Andrew Ritchie Ballyhossett One gun and one pistol
Patrick Hanaghan Downpatrick One gun
Edward Smith Ballydugan Same
George Saul Downpatrick Two guns and two pistols
Samuel Stewart Ballyhossett One gun
Edward Smith Downpatrick One gun and one pistol
Thomas Shanks Ballywarren One gun
Hunter Shaw Downpatrick One gun and two pistols
Henry Smith Dunsford Two guns
Hugh Stockdale Castlemaughan One gun and one pistol
Henry Smith Lesinoghan One gun
Hugh Turnley Downpatrick Two pistols
John Taylor Same One pistol
William Thompson Ballyrenan Two guns, two pistols and three bayonets
John Torney Scaddens Two guns and one pistol
Hugh Venny Crawley's Quarter One gun (a musket)
John Wilson Ardglass Three pistols, three swords
John White Ballee One gun
George Young Downpatrick Two pistols

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C. McCartney
Clerk
County Down