Landed Estates
University of Galway

Cottingham (Summerville)

Originally from Cheshire, many members of this family were clergymen. The Reverend James Cottingham of Ballyhaise, county Cavan, was born in 1677. His youngest son and namesake the Reverend James Cottingham was rector of Cavan and headmaster of Cavan Royal School. His only son James Henry Cottingham, born 1762, was resident at Summerville/Somerville, in the parish of Ballymachugh. He married Catherine Woollery of Barbados and their third son the Reverend Henry Cottingham, rector of Ballymachugh, held a townland in each of the parishes of Urney and Annagh in the 1850s. Reverend Henry did not marry but his older brother Major Edward Cottingham of Belfield, county Dublin, had a number of sons including Colonel Edward Roden Cottingham. The representatives of the Reverend H. Cottingham owned 381 acres in county Cavan in 1876.

Associated Families

Houses

Name Townland Civil Parish PLU DED Barony County Map Ref  
Hollywell Lavagh Ballymachugh Cavan Ballymachugh Clanmahon Cavan OSI Ref: N443863
OS Sheet: 38
Discovery map: 34
Summerville (Cavan) Moydristan Ballymachugh Cavan Ballymachugh Clanmahon Cavan OSI Ref: N428848
OS Sheet: 37
Discovery map: 34

Archival sources

  • Copy of confirmation of arms to the descendants of Major Edward Cottingham, second son of James Henry Cottingham of Summerville, Co Cavan and to the Major’s grandson, Captain Edward Roden Cottingham, 28 Apr 1902. GO MS 111: 116-117.; National Library of Ireland
  • Letters to John Maxwell-Barry, 5th Baron Farnham, from Capt. E. Cottingham, Dublin, mainly re the Orange and Protestant interest in Irish politics, 1828-1837. Ms. 18,610; National Library of Ireland
  • Letters from James Cottingham, Cavan, to Rev. Nixon, John Carroll, Dublin, and Hon. John Pomeroy, Dublin. 1780-1782. D1908/2/1; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • Rev. James Moore, master of the Free School at Cavan, to Dorset. Memorial asking that he be replaced as master by Rev. James Cottingham and provided with a government grant. [August 1754]. T3019/2398; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • Farnham Papers, include documents relating to members of the Cottingham family, who leased properties from Lord Farnham in Cavan, Manuscript Collection List 95; National Library of Ireland
  • Farnham Papers, include letters from E. Cottingham relating to Lord Farnham's election as an Irish representative peer, 1830-1831. T3422/B/2 & /5; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
  • Lease made between George Canning, Garvagh, county Londonderry, esquire, and John Leard, Ballyhaise, county Cavan, gentleman, in respect of that part of the lands of Raheg (Rahagg) containing 14 acres and 5 perches plantation measure, commonly called Part of Swan[zys] holding, being in the barony of Upper Loughtee, county Cavan. Lease to run for the natural lives of Robert Saunderson, Drumkeen, county Cavan, esquire, and Edward Cottingham and Henry Cottingham, sons of James Henry Cottingham, Somerville, county Cavan, esquire. Annual rent of £35.14.0 sterling. Tenant covenants that he will not dispose of more than 2 acres of the demised property without the permission of the lessor. Penalty for so doing. Lessee to do suit and service at the courts-leet and courts-baron of the manor of Ahileeduff. 1 May 1809. P017/0027; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
  • Fee farm grant made between James Pierce, 9th Baron Farnham, and Edward Roden Cottingham, Basset, Mount Basset, Hampshire, esquire. Recites original lease made on 17 June 1758 between John, 1st Baron Farnham, and Reverend James Cottingham for lives renewable forever. The lease was last renewed on 11 June 1835 and some of the named lives have now died. Cottingham now applies for conversion of the lease to a fee farm grant and Lord Farnham agrees to this. 21 December 1895. P017/0140; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
  • Lease made between Edward Roden Cottingham, Basset Mount, Bassett, Hampshire, retired Colonel, and William Mee, Railway road, Cavan, county Cavan, licensed vintner, in respect of tenement with house and buildings thereon situated in Railway road, townland of Drumavanagh (Drumnavanagh), Cavan. 11 March 1896. P017/0141; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
  • Disentailing deed made between Edward Roden Cottingham, H.M.S. Sans Pareil at present stationed at Sheerness, England, Captain in His Majesty's Royal Marine Artillery, and John Garnett Tatlow, 14 South Frederick street, city of Dublin, esquire. Cottingham grants to Tatlow the lands of Swellan, parish of Urney, barony of Upper Loughtee, county Cavan, and other lands, to which he is entitled in tail male under will dated 22 April 1814 of James Henry Cottingham, late of Sommerville, county Cavan, Barrister-at-Law. 24 April 1902. P017/0162; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
  • Renewal of lease made between John, 5th Baron Farnham, and Benjamin Blake Woodward, city of Dublin, esquire. Recites original lease dated 29 September 1747 made between John Maxwell, Farnham, county Cavan, esquire, and Henry Parr, Cavan, county Cavan, schoolmaster, in respect of the garden or tenement situated before the churchyard gate of Cavan in the Abbey Land. Earlier renewal made between Barry, 3rd Baron Farnham and 1st Earl of Farnham (created 22 June 1785) and Viscount Farnham (created 10 January 1781) and Reverend James Cottingham, D.D., on 31 October 1792. 26 February 1830. P013/006; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
  • Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Hamilton & Cottingham, 27 July 1852, Vol 18 (8), MRGS 39/008, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
  • Encumbered Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Livingstone, 30 Jun 1853, Vol 21 (57) & 6 May 1864, Vol 72 (52), MRGS 39/010 & MRGS 39/036, (microfilm copy in NUIG) - lands of Killyfana, parish of Annagh, original lease from Francis and Thomas White to Reverend James Cottingham; National Archives of Ireland

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