Cox
At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Cox held land in the parish of Kilglass, barony of Ballintober North, county Roscommon, including Gillstown from the Blakeneys. In the 1870s Thomas Cox, of Gillstown, Strokestown, owned over 400 acres in county Roscommon.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverhill | Bunreagh | Killummod | Boyle | Croghan 25 | Boyle | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M863957
OS Sheet: 10 Discovery map: 33 |
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| Gillstown | Gillstown | Kilglass | Strokestown | Ballygarden 99 | Ballintober North | Roscommon |
OSI Ref: M968 836
OS Sheet: 23 Discovery map: 33 |
Archival sources
- Guinness Mahon & Co Collection, includes deed of appointment of Gerald S. Guinness as receiver over property of Thomas Cox of Co Roscommon, 10 May 1889. Small Accs. Index 59, D.5897; National Archives of Ireland
- Bodkin Papers, include reference to Cox of Hillsgrove, Co Roscommon, 1820-1985. Acc No. 1155 ; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 315
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Boyle Union, 76.
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Strokestown Union, 3 (Ballymartin) & 12 (Gillstown)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Roscommon: II, 184 & 203 (Gillstown)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 386
- LEGG, Marie Louise (ed). ''Census of Elphin 1749''. Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission, 2004: 92 (Gillstown - John Stafford)