Landed Estates
University of Galway

Burnside

The Burnside family settled at Corcreevy, county Tyrone, after the War of 1641. In 1797, Matthew James Burnside married Anna Maria, the daughter of Captain William Smyth of Ballynure, parish of Killevan, barony of Dartree, county Monaghan and six townlands of the Ballynure estate passed to them. In the mid-19th century their son the Reverend William Smyth Burnside (born 1810) held lands in the parishes of Aghnamullen and Killeevan, county Monaghan. In 1835, the Reverend Burnside married Anne daughter of John Henderson of Grange, county Tyrone and they had a number of children. In 1876, his estate was 549 acres in size.

Associated Families

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Archival sources

  • Papers relating to the estates of the Burnside family in Co. Fermanagh and to the related families of St. George and Sterne, late 19th c. D.16,433; M.2743; T.7462-4; National Archives of Ireland
  • Conveyance of lands numbered 3 to 5 on plan C annexed to an inquisition of 31 March 1838. Consideration £11 7 0 Archibold Burnside of Clones, gent., to The Ulster Canal Company, for lands at Teehill, Co. Monaghan, 1838. COM/1/8/21; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • William Robinson Monaghan Co. Monaghan Gent Matthew James Burnside Corcreevy Co. Tyrone. Anne Maria Burnside otherwise Smith his wife William Forster Esq. Ballynure Co. Monaghan Alexander Dawson Esq. Co. Louth, A trustee named and appointed by the said Matthew James Barnside and William Forster. Deed of Partition for one year. Consideration money £100. Labroe Killygone Drumreenagh Cappog, Co. Monaghan, 6 June 1825. D2469/76; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland

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