Burton (Clifden & Mungret)
In 1780 Edward William Burton of Clifden was High Sheriff of county Clare and William Burton of Clifden held the same position in 1800. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Edward W. Burton held five townlands in the parishes of Killinaboy and Rath, barony of Inchiquin, county Clare and William Burton held four townlands in the parish of Killinaboy, barony of Inchiquin. In the 1870s William W. Burton of Dublin owned 2,133 acres in county Clare. The Dictionary of Irish Biography states that Sir Frederic William Burton, R.H.A., water-colour painter and Director of the National Gallery, was born at Clifden House, Corofin, Co. Clare, on 8th April, 1816 though he himself, in the 1891 UK Census stated that he was born in county Wicklow. He was the third son of Samuel Frederick Burton by his wife, Hannah Mallet, of Dublin. His family were, in any case, associated with Clifden house. Samuel Burton of Mungret, county Limerick, was a son of Edward William Burton of Clifden. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Dr Edward Burton and Major Charles Burton held a number of townlands in the parish of Mungret, barony of Pubblebrien, county Limerick. In the 1870s Edward Burton of London owned 595 acres in county Limerick.
Associated Families
Archival sources
- Burton Papers – financial papers and rentals of Burton family of Clifden, 1793-1846. MS 769 & MS 8683; National Library of Ireland
- Papers in the Chancery case of Burton v Burton, re lands in Co Clare demised by William Burton, 1886. M.5431; National Archives of Ireland
- Blood Papers, relating to the Bloods of Roxton and Applevale, include deeds, correspondence, copy wills, genealogical papers, etc, 18th-20th centuries. Includes reference to William Burton of Adelphi. PC 677 (see RPC 465 NLI); National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Corrofin Union, 44 (Clifden)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 108
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: II, 487 & 195 (Clifden & Adelphi)
- HUSSEY DE BURGH, U. H. ''The Landowners of Ireland. An alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or £500 valuation and upwards in Ireland''. Dublin: Hodges, Foster and Figgis, 1878. [available online at www.askaboutireland.ie] : 63
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 107 &147
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 215
- WILSON, William. ''The Post-Chaise Companion or Travellers Directory Through Ireland''. The author: Dublin, 1786 : 150 (Clifton)
Modern printed sources
- WEIR, Hugh W. L. ''Historical, Genealogical and Architectural notes on some Houses of Clare''. Whitegate, county Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1999. : 73-74
- Ó MURCHADHA, Ciarán (ed.). County Clare Studies: Essays in memory of Gerald O’Connell, Seán Ó Murchadha, Thomas Coffey and Pat Flynn. Ennis: The Clare Archaeological and Historical Society, 2000: FLYNN, Pat. A Figure of the Past, Frederick Burton’s Irish Years. 248-252