Edgeworth
Burke writes that the Edgeworth family had been in Ireland since at least the reign of Elizabeth I. Documents in the National Library associate them with Longford in 1620. Sir John Edgeworth was High Sheriff of Longford in 1646 and M.P. 1646-49. His grandson, Richard, is described as ''of Edgeworthstown". He was the father of the educationalist Richard Lovell Edgeworth and the grandfather of the novelist, Maria Edgeworth. At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s, Charles S. Edgeworth, son of Richard Lovell Edgeworth by his third marriage to Elizabeth Sneyd, was among the principal lessors in the parishes of Granard, Mostrim and Templemichael in the barony of Ardagh and Clonbroney in the baronies of Granard and Longford. In the 1870s, the Edgeworthstown estate was owned by Antonie Eroles Edgeworth, the son of Charles half-brother, Francis Beaufort Edgeworth, and amounted to 3000 acres. In November 1870 he offered some townlands in the barony of Granard for sale in the Landed Estates Court. Michael Pakenham Edgeworth, Charles’ youngest half-brother and a well -known botanist, was the owner of over 1500 acres in County Longford at the same time.
Associated Families
No associated families were found for this estate
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamstown House (Longford) | Ballymacwilliam | Templemichael | Longford | Corboy | Longford |
OSI Ref: N165760
OS Sheet: 14 Discovery map: 41 |
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Archival sources
- Agreement of family of Sir John Edgeworth, deceased, late of Lisard, Co Longford, with Richard Edgeworth of London, for composition of charge on estate of Arthur Hamilton of Castle Hamilton, Co Cavan, 10 July 1730. D 26,455.; National Library of Ireland
- Papers relating to the financial affairs of Lovell Edgeworth, including bonds, receipts and some correspondence, c. 1830-1843. Ms.22,474.; National Library of Ireland
- Lease in perpetuity by James I to Francis Edgeworth of lands at Cranelaghmore, Cranelaghbegg, Lissan, Rinvanny and other areas in Co. Longford; Feb. 28, 1620. D.26,424.; National Library of Ireland
- Deeds relating to the estate of Richard Edgeworth, mainly lands at Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford; including assignments, mortgages, leases; 1723-44. D. 26,441-52.; National Library of Ireland
- Household account book of Maria Edgeworth of Edgeworthstown, with some references to relief of distress, 1841-1846. Ms. 23,311; National Library of Ireland
- Will of Richard Edgeworth, relating to property mainly at Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford; Dec. 27, 1726. D. 26,453; National Library of Ireland
- Papers relating to property in Co. Longford and elsewhere of the Edgeworth family. C. 3513-28: D. 15,899-16, 017; 20,445; M. 1482-1506; 3422-30; T. 5549-60; National Archives of Ireland
- Rental book of the Edgeworth estates in Co. Longford, giving details of tenancies, etc. and including a "Scheme of improving bogs by the Dutch", 1753-62. M.1504.; National Archives of Ireland
- Lease in perpetuity, James I to Francis Edgworth, landes including Lissan, Cranelaghmore and Cranelaghbeg, County Longford, 1620. D. 26,424.; National Library of Ireland
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Edgeworth, 8 Nov 1870, Vol 99, MRGS 39/047, (microfilm copy in University of Galway Library); National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Granard Union, p.8 (Edgeworthstown House)
- 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.144
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: p.53
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1912: p.204
- MCGUIRE, James & QUINN, James (eds.) ''Dictionary of Irish Biography''. Cambridge University Press, 2009: Keown, Edwina. Maria Edgeworth. https://doi.org/10.3318/dib.002882.v2
- MCGUIRE, James & QUINN, James (eds.) ''Dictionary of Irish Biography''. Cambridge University Press, 2009: Moore, John S. Richard Lovell Edgeworth. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3318/dib.002884.v2
- Teathbha: Journal of the County Longford Historical Society: Morris, Martin. Commemorating Richard Lovell Edgeworth. Vol. 3 (2008), pp.88-89.
- Teathbha: Journal of the County Longford Historical Society: Elizabeth Carr's Edgeworthstown sketches [1819]. Vol.3, 3 (2008).
- Teathbha: Journal of the County Longford Historical Society: O'Farrell, Fergus. Maria Edgeworth and the local scene: a review. Vol. 2, 1(1980), pp.57-60.
- Teathbha: Journal of the County Longford Historical Society: Illingworth, Ruth. Kenneth Edgeworth, astronomer, 1880-1972. Vol.3, 3 (2008), pp.3-5.
- ''Éire-Ireland'': Kelleher, Margaret. 'Philosophick views'': Maria Edgeworth and the Great Famine. Vol.32, 1 (1997), pp.41-62.
- Gillespie, R. & Moran, G. (eds) Longford: essays in county history. (Dublin: 1991): Dunne, Tom. A gentleman's estate should be a moral school : Edgeworthstown in fact and fiction, 1760-1840. pp.95-121.