Hopkins (Baronet)
Sir Francis Hopkins (1756-1814), MP for Kilbeggan 1798-1800, was created a baronet in 1795. He was the son of Francis Hopkins and his wife Martha Burton. He was succeeded by his only son Sir Francis 2nd Baronet who in a report of 1839 stated that he had purchased two properties in county Westmeath since 1836 (Parliamentary Papers -Report from Select Committees of the House of Lords, (1780-1849) Vol 11, 234). One of these was Rochfort House and demesne. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the Hopkins estate was in the parishes of Moylisker, Mullingar and Dysart. His sister Anna Maria was married to Nicholas Loftus Tottenham of Glenfarne Hall, county Leitrim and inherited his estate as she is recorded in 1876 as the owner of 2,588 acres in county Westmeath.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Tudenham Park/Rochfort | Rochfort Demesne | Moylisker | Mullingar | Belvidere 80 | Westmeath |
OSI Ref: N418471
OS Sheet: 26 Discovery map: 48 |
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Archival sources
- Rent rolls of the estates of Sir Francis Hopkins in Cos Meath, Westmeath and in the city of Dublin, 1795-1796, 1800 and 1839. Ms 3195; National Library of Ireland
- Detailed abstracts of will of Hopkins of Mullingar, Co Westmeath and other counties 1695-1797. GO Ms 141 54-56 and GO Ms 139, 247-249; National Library of Ireland
- Pedigree of Hopkins Bts of Co Meath and Rochfort, Co Westmeath, c 1630-1847. GO Ms 112, 3; National Library of Ireland
- Map of Rochfort demense in the barony of Fartullagh and County of Westmeath, c late 18th century or early 19th century. 21 F 48 (1); National Library of Ireland
- A rent ledger and a workmen's account book of the estate of Sir F. Hopkins at Rochfort, Co. Westmeath, 1853 to 1870 and 1855 to 1859. Mss. 4821 to 4822; National Library of Ireland
- Crofton Papers. Rent rolls of the estates of Sir Francis Hopkins in counties Meath, Westmeath and in the city and county of Dublin, 1795-96, 1800 and 1839. Ms 3195; National Library of Ireland
- Crofton Papers. A Rent Roll of the Estate of Sir Francis Hopkins Baronet in the Counties of Meath, Westmeath County & City of Dublin for the half year ending May 1796. Ms 3195/2; National Library of Ireland
- Crofton Papers. A Rent Roll of the Estate of Sir Francis Hopkins Baronet in the Counties of Meath, Westmeath County & City of Dublin for the half year rending November 1795. Ms 3195/1; National Library of Ireland
- Crofton Papers. Rent Roll of the Estate of Sir Francis Hopkins Baronet for November 1800. Ms 3195/3; National Library of Ireland
- Crofton Papers. Rental and particulars of part of the estate of Sir F. Hopkins, Bart, situate in the County of Meath. Ms 3195/5; National Library of Ireland
- Crofton Papers. A Rent Roll of the Estate of Sir Francis Hopkins from November 1800 to May 1803. Ms 3195/4; 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: 86
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Mullingar Union, 148 (Rochfort)
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 366
Modern printed sources
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Supplementary Report on the Tottenham Papers (from 1617), formerly the property of Major H. W. L. Tottenham, Tudenham, Mullingar, now in the National Library of Ireland, relating to the Rochfort, Hopkins, Sherlock and Tottenham families, and to lands in Cos. Mayo, Leitrim, Fermanagh, Dublin, Meath and Westmeath. No. 311 and No. 200
- ''Studies'': JAMES, David and HOPKINS, Francis. ''An Irish Visitor to the Court of the Shah of Persia in 1835: Extract from the Unpublished Diary of Sir Francis Hopkins of Athboy''. LX, No. 238 (Summer, 1971), 139-154