Landed Estates
University of Galway

Langton (Bruree)

The Langton family were settled at Bruree, county Limerick, from at least the early 18th century. They intermarried with the Newman and Stavelly families. At the time of Griffith's Valuation James Langton held an estate in the parish of Bruree, barony of Connello Upper, county Limerick, including the village of Bruree. Earlier, circa 1840, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Book refers to James Langton of France holding land in the parish. In November 1853 the estate of James Langton amounting to over 1,200 acres and including the village of Bruree was advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates' Court. The village of Bruree was advertised for sale again in August 1874. The owners included Henry Crofton Stavely who in 1855 had married Maria Augusta Langton and emigrated to Australia. see http://www.staveley-genealogy.com/dublin.htm

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Bruree Lodge Bruree Bruree Kilmallock Bruree 25 Connello Upper Limerick OSI Ref: R553 302
OS Sheet: 39
Discovery map: 65
Photo of Bruree Lodge
Bruree House Garroose Bruree Kilmallock Bruree 25 Connello Upper Limerick OSI Ref: R550 296
OS Sheet: 39
Discovery map: 73
Photo of Bruree House

Archival sources

  • Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Langton, 22 Nov 1853, Vol 25 (7), MRGS 39/010, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Craig, Bell, Tillinghast, Harrison, Stavely & Falkner, 7 Aug 1874, Vol 116 (28), MRGS 39/053, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Business Records Survey - Records of Michael McMahon & Son, Estate & Insurance agents, Ennis, include rentals of the [Langton later Studdert] estate, 1726-1915. CL3/52; National Archives of Ireland

Contemporary printed sources

Modern printed sources