Cuming/Cumming
In 1878, Major Robert John Cuming of Crover, county Cavan, owned 1,118 acres in the county. He was the son of Hugh Cuming of Dublin, a public notary and the nephew of William Cuming (1769-1852), portrait painter. In the mid-19th century Robert J. Cuming held land in the parishes of Castlerahan and Drung while other land in the parish of Drumlumman was held by Robert Cummins. The author, Edward William Dirom Cuming, was a member of this family.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crover House | Crover | Ballymachugh | Cavan | Ballymachugh | Clanmahon | Cavan |
OSI Ref: N464866
OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: 34 |
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| Cornahilt Lodge | Cornahilt | Castlerahan | Oldcastle | Ballyjamesduff | Castlerahan | Cavan |
OSI Ref: N527908
OS Sheet: 38 Discovery map: 35 |
Archival sources
- Drafts and copies of wills and deeds with associated correspondence, relating to the family of Cuming of Crover and also of Cork, 1896-1911. D27,109.; National Library of Ireland
- Title deeds to property of the Cuming family, including Cuming wills, 1673-1849. D2064; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Cumming, 22 June 1864, Vol 73 (35), MRGS 39/036, (microfilm copy in NUIG) - premises town of Kingscourt; National Archives 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] : 111
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Cavan Union, 76; Oldcastle Union, 12
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 217
Modern printed sources
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on Dawson Papers, in possession of the Reverend G.C. Dawson, Kilronan, Cloghran, Co Dublin, containing wills, correspondence and miscellaneous papers, relating to the families of Dawson, Cuming and Lee, 18th-19th centuries. No 439A.