Charley (Boylagh)
John S. Charley was among the principal lessors in the parish of Templecrone, Barony of Boylagh, at the time of Griffiths Valuation. He married Mary Foster, daughter of Francis Foster, Roshin House, Burtonport. In 1863 over 2000 acres in the parish of Templecrone, barony of Boylagh, County Donegal, previously owned by Francis Foster, was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court. The tenure details indicated that the original lease, dating from 1738, was between William Conyngham and David Williams but had later devolved to Robert Johnston. In the 1870s Charley was recorded as the proprietor of over 6000 acres in County Donegal. His address was noted as Finaghy House in Belfast. The Charley family had been noted linen entrepreneurs in Belfast since the eighteenth century. In 1901 the Congested Districts Board completed the purchase of much of the Charley estate in west Donegal.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roshin Lodge | Roshin | Templecrone | Glenties | Rutland | Boylagh | Donegal |
OSI Ref: G726153
OS Sheet: 41 Discovery map: |
Archival sources
- Rolls chamber order relating to the estate of J. S. Charley, deceased, Dec. 12, 1898. T.139.; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Will extracts of John Charley of Finaghy, Co. Antrim, Oct., 1844, Elizabeth Jane Charley. July, 1854 and Mary Anne Charley, Oct., 1866, with plaintiff's claim (Chancery) relating to the estate of J. S. Charley, 1883. T.137-138.; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Deeds, Case Papers and Correspondence relating to Charley, Rosses, Co. Donegal, Matter of the Estate of John Stouppe Charley, 1866-1901. D1326/11/13.; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Will, Codicil and grant of John Stouppe Charley, 18 July 1878. T.1009/613.; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Pre-marriage settlement between J.S. Charley, Francis and Charlotte Foster and Mary Foster, Roshin, County Donegal, August 1851. T.1677/8/1.; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Foster & Charley, 19 Nov 1863, Vol 70, MRGS 39/035, (microfilm copy in University of Galway Library); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.224.
- 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.79
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''14th Annual Report of the Congested Districts Board for Ireland [Cd.2757], 1906'': p.127.