Watson (Kilmanahan )
Thomas Wright Watson, Esq. of Kilmanahan Castle, was the eldest son of William-George Watson, Esq. of Chigwell, Essex, by Harriet his wife, daughter of Hugh Atkins, Esq. of Acton, Middlesex, and grandson of Thomas Watson, Esq., of Hayden Hall, near Ruislip, Middlesex, who was son of Thomas Watson, of London, and grandson of Robert http://www.archive.org/stream/selectionofarmsa00burk/selectionofarmsa00burk_djvu.txt Watson, of Cockfield Hall, co. Durham, In the 1870s Thomas Wright Watson of Kilmanahan and London owned 810 acres in county Tipperary and 1,339 acres in county Waterford.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmanahan Castle | Kilmanahan | Kilronan | Clonmel | Kilmacomma 15 | Glenahiry | Waterford |
OSI Ref: S142192
OS Sheet: 1 Discovery map: 74 |
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Archival sources
- Copy of confirmation of arms to the descendants of Thomas Watson of Haydon Hall, Co. Middlesex and to his grandson, Thomas Wright Watson of Kilmanahan Castle, Co. Waterford, March 9, 1857. Genealogical Office: Ms.108, pp.165-6 ; National Library of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- 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] : 469
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 172 (Tipperary), 178 (Waterford)