Scott (Willsboro)
In the mid-19th century Richard Scott held an estate in the parish of Lurgan, county Cavan, which came into his possession through his marriage in 1823 to Eleanor, the eldest daughter of Colonel Sankey of Fort Frederick. Richard was the fourth son of William Scott of Willsboro’, county Londonderry. The representatives of Thomas Scott of Willsboro' were recorded as the owners of over 4000 acres in County Donegal in the 1870s. The estate of the Lords O'Neill of Shane's Castle, County Antrim, also appear to have had an interest in this property. By 1876, the Fort Frederick estate in Cavan was back in the possession of the Sankey family when Eleanor’s cousin, A.W.G. Sankey of Fort Frederick, is recorded as the owner of 1,324 acres. Burke and others suggest that the Willsboro' branch of the Scott family derive from Gideon Scott, a clergyman serving with King William's forces in Ireland at the end of the seventeenth century, who purchased the Wilsboro' estate near Eglinton, County Derry.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Frederick | Enagh | Castlerahan | Oldcastle | Castlerahan | Castlerahan | Cavan |
OSI Ref: N579866
OS Sheet: 39 Discovery map: 35 |
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Archival sources
- Martin, King, French & Ingram solicitors' papers, include papers relating to Richard Scott and Elizabeth Sankey, includes case papers Scott v Delap, copy wills, accounts etc 1670-1850,1670-1901. D1550/7.; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Martin, King, French & Ingram solicitors' papers, include miscellaneous legal and testamentary papers, Scott and Sankey, including copy marriage settlement of 1856. c. 1820-1861. D1550/137; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Martin, King, French & Ingram solicitors' papers, include legal and testamentary papers Marriage settlement, Edward Sankey and Frances Cramer; settlement after Sankey's death, 1814. [18 July 1807]. Scott of Willsborough, Co. Londonderry, marriage settlements, Wills, title deeds, etc. [1844-1896]. 1807-1896. D1550/153/1; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 306 (Fort Frederick)
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Oldcastle Union, 14 (Fort Frederick)
- 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] : p.406 (Donegal)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.229 (Donegal)