Beresford (Woodhouse)
In the 1870s Robert H. Beresford was the owner of over 2000 acres in county Waterford. Almost 200 acres of his estate in the barony of Decies-without-Drum was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court in June 1874. The Uniacke estate at Woodhouse, Stradbally, was inherited by the Beresfords in the 1850s. The ITA Survey notes that this occurred through the marriage of Colonel Beresford to Frances C. Uniacke.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhouse (Stradbally) | Woodhouse | Stradbally | Kilmacthomas | Stradbally 51 | Decies without Drum | Waterford |
OSI Ref: X359971
OS Sheet: 32 Discovery map: 82 |
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Archival sources
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Beresford, 12 June 1874, Vol 115, MRGS 39/052, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Irish Tourist Association Survey Files, Barony of Decies without Drum; Waterford County Library
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 298 (Woodhouse)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 173
- 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] : 31
- SLATER, Isaac. ''Royal National Directory of Ireland: List of the principal seats''. (Manchester: 1894) : xxxiv, 312 (Woodhouse)
Modern printed sources
- ''Decies: Journal of the Waterford Archaeological and Historical Society'': PEACOCK, H.R.R. ''The Woodhouse, Stradbally papers, 1668-1904. XXIII (1983), pp. 25-29
- ''Irish Times'': YEUNG, Isobel. The billionaire who fell in love with Ireland. [profile of Jim Thompson, owner of the Woodhouse estate]. 25 September 2014.