Magherascouse

Magherascouse is a rural townland near Ballygowan in County Down,[1] Northern Ireland. It has an area of 1286.45 acres (5.206 km2).[2][3][4] It is situated in the civil parish of Comber[5] and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower,[6] located 2 miles south of Comber. It lies within the Ballygowan Electoral Division[7] which is part of the Ards and North Down Borough Council.[8]

Demography

1901 Census

On Census Day (Sunday 31 March 1901) the population of Magherascouse was 431 from 81 households(excluding 8 uninhabited houses).[9]

  • 49.7%(214) Male
  • 50.3%(217) Female


  • 8.6%(37) reported Catholic
  • 88.9%(383) were Protestant
  • 7%(30) reported as attending Church of Ireland or Irish Church
  • 81.9%(353) reported Presbyterian
  • 2.6%(11) reported as other

1911 Census

On Census Day (1 May 1911) the population of Magherascouse was 353 from 67 households.[10][11]

  • 48.4%(171) Males
  • 51.6%(182) Females


  • 15%(53) reported Catholic
  • 84.1%(297) reported Protestant
  • 6.5%(23) reported as attending Church of Ireland or Irish Church
  • 77.6%(274) reported Presbyterian
  • 0.8%(3) reported as other

1926 Census

On Census Day (Midnight of 18-19 April 1926) the population of Magherascouse was 342 from 72 households(excluding 3 uninhabited houses).[12]

  • 51.8%(177) Males
  • 48.2%(165) Females

1937 Census

On Census Day (Midnight of 28 February-1 March 1937)[13] the population of Magherascouse was 302 from 78 households.[14]

1951 Census

On Census Day (Midnight of 8-9 April 1951) the population of Magherascouse was 310 from 78 households(excluding 5 uninhabited houses).[15]

  • 50.6%(157) Males
  • 49.4%(153) Females

See also

References
  1. "Nisra 1926 Census Magherascouse County Down" (PDF).
  2. "Category:Magherascouse, County Down - Wikimedia Commons". commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  3. "Townlands.ie land area Magherascouse". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  4. "Nisra 1926 Census Magherascouse Land Area" (PDF).
  5. "Comber townlands". freepages.rootsweb.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  6. Down, ITS New Media Ltd-Newry, Co. "Magherascouse, Comber Parish, County Down, Northern Ireland". www.emeraldancestors.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Nisra 1926 Census Magherascouse Electoral Division" (PDF).
  8. "Townlands.ie Ballygowan Electoral division". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  9. "1901 Census national archives".
  10. "1911 Census national archives".
  11. "NISRA 1926 & 1911 Census Population Magherascouse" (PDF).
  12. "NISRA 1926 Census Population Magherascouse" (PDF).
  13. "NISRA Census Day 1937" (PDF).
  14. "NISRA 1951 & 1937 Census Population Magherascouse" (PDF).
  15. "NISRA 1951 Census Population Magherascouse" (PDF).


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