Bolton (Nenagh)
In the 1870s George Bolton, Crown Solicitor, owned over 4,300 acres in county Tipperary and 303 acres in county Limerick. He also owned 618 acres in county Kildare, 579 acres in King's county (Offaly) and 265 acres in Queen's County (Laois). '' The Freeman's Journal'' of 19 Dec 1849 records the marriage of George Bolton, junior, of Nenagh and Henrietta J.M., daughter of Rowan P. Cashel of Silvermines Cottage, county Tipperary. Griffith's Valuation records George Bolton living in a house valued at £20+ in Summerhill, Nenagh, held from Malachy Ryan. The King's Inn Admission papers record George Bolton junior, third son of George Bolton of Kilebeg, Queen's County (Laois) and Catherine Standish, 1824.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annagh | Annagh | Dorrha | Birr No 2 | Riverstown 6 | Lower Ormond | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: N012 080
OS Sheet: 2 Discovery map: 53 |
Archival sources
- Hamilton & Craig, solicitors' collection, includes Land Judges' Court Rental, estate of George Bolton, lands in Co Tipperary, including Nenagh & King's Co (Offaly), 30 Oct 1896. Small Accs. Index 1/65, Rental 59; 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: 159
- 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] : 43
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Lower Ormond, 150 (Nenagh North)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 272 (Annagh)
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.46