Church Records
Most church records are held by the individual churches or deposited in PRONI, PRONI have microfilm copies of most records and these can be viewed at their location in Belfast. In addition Coleraine Family History Society have copies of these microfilms relating to north and mid Antrim which are viewable in their library. There is also a project to transcribe them for society members www.colerainefhs.org.uk
A list of Church Records for North and Mid Antrim listed by Civil Parish is available at www.billmacafee.com/churchrecords/churchrecordsnorthmidantrim.pdf For Mid Antrim area, see parishes: Ahoghill, Ballyclug, Connor, Craigs, Glenwhirry, Kirkinriola, Newtowncrommelin, Portglenone, Racavan, Rasharkin, Skerry
St Patrick's Church of Ireland Ballymena [Kirkinriola] (Connor diocese) marriages, 1807, 1809, 1819, 1822-41 transcribed at http://irishgenealogy.net/files/Ballymena-Marriages- 1.html baptisms, 1789-1805, 1809, 1815-25; transcribed at http://irishgenealogy.net/files/Ballymena-Christening- 1.html
1st Presbyterian Church Ballymena 9000 baptisms from 1812 indexed by church members and searchable by request www.firstballymena.org/church/churchRecords.php
3rd Presbyterian Church Ballymena (West Church) baptisms 1829-1864 indexed by pay site Emerald Ancestors www.emeraldancestors.com
www.rootsireland.ie (pay site) AHOGHILL RC baptisms 1864-1900 BALLYCLUG CofI baptisms 1841-71 burials 1841-71 BALLYMENA (KIRKINRIOLA) CofI baptisms 1788-1871 burials 1780-1871 BALLYMENA (KIRKINRIOLA) RC baptisms 1836-99 burials 1852-87 PORTGLENONE RC baptisms 1864-99
More rootsireland.ie (Ulster Historical Foundation) Alistair just sent recently, some may be duplicates.
Ballymena Baptist marriages 1865-1921 Ballymena Church of Ireland baptisms 1788-1870, marriages 1833-1974, burials 1780-1871 Ballymena Congregational marriages 1896-1921 Ballymena Civil Marriages 1845-1969 Ballymena Methodist marriages 1863-1921 Ballymena Non-Subscribing Presbyterian marriages 1849-1863 Ballymena Presbyterian marriages 1809-1989 Ballymena (Kirkinriola) RC baptisms 1787-1899, burials 1840-1887 Ballymena RC marriages 1675-1983 Glenravel (Skerry) RC baptisms 1825-1955 Portglenone RC baptisms 1855-1899 Randalstown RC baptisms 1662-1946 Rasharkin RC baptisms 1807-1899 Ballymena Reformed Presbyterian marriages 1863-1921 Ballymena Christian Brethern marriages 1875-1976 Ballymena Moravian marriages 1864-1921 Ballymena Union Prayer marriages 1869-1921
Civil Records (Births, Deaths & Marriages) www.nidirect.gov.uk/archive-for-family-and-local-history
Griffith's Primary Valuation of Tenements 1848-1864 (Co.Antrim 1864) www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation
Valuation Revision Books (VAL/12/B) 1864-1933 www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/val12b.htm
Census of Ireland 1901/1911 www.census.nationalarchives.ie
1851 Census Country Antrim Fragments (includes parishes of Craigs & Newtowncrommelin) www.searchforancestors.com/locality/ireland/census1851
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (Belfast) online catalogue contains 1000s of references to Ballymena, notably records of schools, court, land www.proni.gov.uk
Graveyard Records of Aughnahoy RC Portglenone, 1st Presbyterian Broughshane www.discovereverafter.com
631 admissions to Ballymena Workhouse, 13th May to 8th July 1847 www.billmacafee.com/sourcesotherrecords.htm
Ballymena Library (local studies) microfilm copies of Ballymena Observer, Ballymena Guardian, Ballymena Weekly Telegraph, Mid-Ulster Mail, Belfast News Letter and Irish News. Also copies of local maps.
Ballymena and the Great War www.freewebs.com/snake43/index.htm
Mid Antrim in the Second World War http://ballymena1939-45.webs.com
WWI Roll of Honour see Presbyteries of Ahoghill & Ballymena also United Free Church Cullybackey http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~econnolly/rohpci/