Wilson (Roxton)
In the 1870s James Darling Wilson of Roxton, Corrofin, county Clare, owned 1,184 acres in the county. He was a Justice of the Peace in county Clare in 1859 and it seems probable that he bought Roxton from the Bloods in the late 1850s. He still owned Roxton in 1906.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxton | Roxton | Rath | Corrofin | Corrofin 14 | Inchiquin | Clare |
OSI Ref: R259 874
OS Sheet: 25 Discovery map: 57 |
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 115
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 215
- 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] : 479