Ballygowan period, and subsequent to the introduction of the Belfast & County Down Railway in 1850, that the village began to grow. Ballygowan railway station opened on 10 September 1858, but finally closed on 16 January 1950. After the railway closed in 1950 the village became an attractive "dormitory" town and the ensuing 50 years have seen rapid growth. On Monday, 15 September 2014, the remains of The Baron Bannside (better known as The Rev. Ian Paisley) were buried in the graveyard attached to Ballygowan Free Presbyterian Church. Lord Bannside was a former First Minister of Northern Ireland and a former
Anthony Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford issue: "I would like to see it approached on a Caribbean-wide basis." Lord Gifford married first on 22 March 1965 Katherine Ann Mundy daughter of Dr Max Mundy of 75 Bedford Gardens, London. They divorced in 1988 and had two children: Lord Gifford married secondly on 24 September 1988 Elean Roslyn Thomas daughter of Right Reverend Bishop David Thomas of Kingston, Jamaica. They divorced and had one daughter: Lord Gifford married Tina Natalia Goulbourne daughter of Clement Nathaniel Goulbourne, on 11 April 1998. Anthony Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford Anthony Maurice Gifford, 6th Baron Gifford, QC (born 1 May 1940) is