Baronial Police Constables In Co. Down In 1818/19 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Down Index Copyright **************************************************************** File contributed for use in Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives by: James Ryan jim.ryan@circa.ie January 23, 2026, 12:18 am --------------------------------------------------------------------- This list of 69 Constables is extracted from the Grand Jury Presentment reports of 1818/19 for County Down. They were part of the Baronial Police or so called "Barnies" which were established by Acts of the Irish Parliament in 1787 and 1792. Name Location Rank Barony ========================================================================================== Adams James Rathfriland Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Upper Adamson James Gilford Sub-Constable Iveagh Anderson Thomas Sub-Constable Dufferin Bailey Stuart High-Constable/collector Upper Iveagh Lr. Barrett John R. Sub-Constable Newry Battersby John Dromore Sub-Constable Iveagh Bloxham Richard Sub-Constable Newry Bole William Sub-Constable Kinalarty Bradshaw Hercules High -Constable/collector Hillsborough Iveagh Brown William Dunmore Sub-Constable Kinalarty Cahoon Rodney Sub-Constable Castlereagh Clegg Joseph Rathfriland Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Upper Coates Henry Ballyculter Special-Constable Lecale Corbett Hugh Sub-Constable Iveagh Cousens Moses Scarva Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Lr. Doak James Drumarra Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Upper Ennis Joseph Carrobane High-Constable/collector Lecale Fee George Sub-Constable Iveagh Ferguson James Comber Sub-Constable Castlereagh Forde William Sub-Constable Newry Gerrard Thomas Castlewellan Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Upper Gibbony James Castlewellan Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Upper Gibson John Sub-Constable Newry Graham John High-Constable Lecale Hall John Sub-Constable Iveagh Harper Joseph Lisnatierny Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Lr Harper Robert High-Constable Dufferin Hawley James Sub-Constable ArdsLower Hull Richard Taughran Sub-Constable Iveagh Hutchinson William Bonecastle Sub-Constable Lecale Johnston Francis Comber Sub-Constable Kinalarty Jones James Warrenpoint Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Lr. Kennedy William Loughbrickland Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Lr. Keown William High-Constable Ards Lower Killen Hugh Ballynahinch Sub-Constable Kinalarty Lindsay Moses Sub-Constable Iveagh Lowden George Sub-Constable Dufferin Lowry James Drumreagh Sub-Constable Castlereagh Lucas Brownlow Saintfield Castlereagh Lynch Terence Hilltown Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Upper Macnamara Henry Sub-Constable Ards Lower Macoubrey John Ballynaglave Sub-Constable Kinalarty Mathews Thomas Killough Special-Constable Lecale McCamon William Drumgooland High-Constable/collector Kinalarty McConnell Robert High-Constable/collector Castlereagh McCullagh Alexander Sub-Constable ArdsLower McMechan John Castlewellan High-Constable/collector Upper Iveagh Upper McMurren Samuel Gervaghy Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Upper McVeagh John Sub-Constable Castlereagh Moore James Warrenpoint Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Lr. Moore Jas. Ptolemynows High-Constable/collector Dufferin Mullady Michael Sub-Constable Ards Lower Patterson Alex. High-Constable Ards Lower Patterson George Corbally High-Constable/collector Lecale Patton Thomas Kilmud High-Constable/collector Castlereagh Porter John High-Constable/collector Iveagh Ranson Samuel Saintfield Sub-Constable Castlereagh Rea Edward Rann Special-Constable Lecale Robinson John Anaghmore Sub-Constable Iveagh Seeds James Ballyculter Special-Constable Lecale Seeds Moses High-Constable Lecale Skinner William Hollymount Special-Constable Lecale Smith Joseph Drumnaqauil Sub-Constable Kinalarty Stephenson James High-Constable Newry Stuart Robert Rostrevor Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Lr. Swail Samuel Tullycarnon Special-Constable Lecale Thompson James Castlewellan Special-Constable Upper Iveagh Upper Watson John Ballintogher Special-Constable Lecale Yeaman Richard Sub-Constable Ards Lower Additional Comments: The duties of the High Constables included collection of the cess (or tax) that funded the Grand Jury activities. In return, they received a small proportion of the tax collected. Sub constables were paid a salary of £4 per year. Some of these men (if they met the required standards) may have been absorbed into the Royal Irish Constabulary after it was formed in 1822. The ranks are High Constable and Sub constable (which is called Special Constable in some baronies). Source: The document is in the National Library of Ireland (Call Number 12B 796). Further information on Grand Juries is available in Ryan, James (2025) Grand Jury Records as a source for Irish Family History. J. Gen. Soc. Irl. Vol 26, pp 103-112 see www.academia.edu/145288653