Upton (Coolatore)
O’Brien writes that the townland of Coolatore (733 acres) was purchased by Arthur Upton in 1825. The Uptons family were originally from Devon and a number of Arthur’s ancestors were Anglican clergymen. A John Upton was granted 539 acres in the barony of Rathconrath in 1669. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) he is recorded as holding the land in fee. In the 1870s he was still the owner. He died in 1889 and the property was inherited by his son Henry Arthur Shuckburgh Upton. Henry and his wife Victoria were both resident in the censuses of 1901 and 1911.
Associated Families
No associated families were found for this estate
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolatore | Coolatoor | Kilcumreragh | Athlone | Kilcumreragh 14 | Westmeath |
OSI Ref: N239440
OS Sheet: 31 Discovery map: 48 |
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Archival sources
- Upton Papers, created by Henry Arthur Shuckburgh Upton, FRSAI, MRIA, 1870-1947. Upton had a keen interest in genealogy and local history and was interested in the landed families of Westmeath and surrounding counties. Includes some records of management of the estate at Coolatore.; Royal Irish Academy Library
- Henry Arthur Shuckburgh Upton Papers, 1880-1940, include various documents relating to H A S Upton's estates in county Westmeath and county Louth, 1895-1919. Ms 49,598; National Library 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: 87
- 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] : 455
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''15th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Records Ireland,'' 1825. Vol XVI, Appendix I, Grants under Acts of Settlement: 218
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Athlone Union, 3
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 360
Modern printed sources
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: National Library Report on Private Collections Report on the Tandy Papers (from 1718), deposited by Major M. P. Tandy, Coolatore, Moate, Co. Westmeath, in the National Library of Ireland, relating to the Tandy, Upton, Irwin, Jessop, Dunne or O'Duinne and Rochfort families and to lands in Cos. Westmeath and Leix. No. 410
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1904: 610
- O'Brien, Donal. ''The Houses and Landed Families of Westmeath''. The author, Athlone (2nd edition 2015): 54