Madden (Hilton Park)
The Madden family came to Ulster following the marriage in 1635 of John Madden of Maddenton, county Kildare and Elizabeth daughter and heir of Charles Waterhouse of Manor Waterhouse, county Fermanagh. Their grandson was the Reverend Samuel Madden of Manor Waterhouse and Spring Grove (Roslea Manor), county Fermanagh and of Maddenton (Hilton), county Monaghan, author and founder member of the Dublin Society, known as ‘Premium Madden’ for his gift to Trinity College, Dublin. In 1734 the Reverend Samuel purchased the county Monaghan estate from the granddaughters of Sir Robert Forth. He was succeeded by his third son John Madden of Maddenton (Hilton), county Monaghan and Manor Waterhouse. John’s son, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Madden, succeeded to the property following his father death in 1791. In 1781, Samuel married Katherine, daughter and heiress of the Reverend Charles Dudley Ryder, Provost of Tuam and son of Archbishop John Ryder of Tuam. Their eldest son, Colonel John Madden, succeeded to the Maddenton and Manor Waterhouse properties while their second son Charles Dudley Madden lived at Roslea Manor, county Fermanagh. In the mid-nineteenth century the county Monaghan estate of Colonel Madden’s son, another John, was located in the parish of Currin, barony of Dartree and also in the parishes of Clones, Clontibret and Killeevan. In 1876 he is recorded as owning 4,644 acres in the county while his cousin John Madden of Rosslea Manor owned 629 acres. McParlan records Mr. Madden as a non-resident proprietor in county Leitrim in 1802. In the 1850s John Madden held land in the parish of Cloone, barony of Mohill. He held lands in Leitrim on long leases from the Archbishops of Tuam and by virtue of his 1864 marriage to a member of the Clements family. In the 1880s Bateman refers to John Madden of Hilton Park as the owner of over 3500 acres in county Leitrim and 4,600 acres in county Monaghan. In 1864 he married Caroline Clements, sister of Robert 4th Earl of Leitrim and the Madden children benefited under the will of William Sydney 3rd Earl of Leitrim, who was assassinated in 1878. About 1780 the name of the family residence was changed from Maddenton to Hilton and Shirley writes that ‘The greater part of it was burnt in 1803’. Hilton Park is still occupied by the Madden family who have an estate of over 600 acres. See http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/madden.htm.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Park | Hilton Demesne | Currin | Clones | Currin | Dartree | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H488208
OS Sheet: 16 Discovery map: 28A |
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| Green Cottage | Corcummins | Killeevan | Clones | Newbliss | Dartree | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H498220
OS Sheet: 16 Discovery map: 28A |
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| Aghafin House | Aghafin | Clones | Clones | Clones Rural | Dartree | Monaghan |
OSI Ref: H524297
OS Sheet: 12 Discovery map: 28A |
Archival sources
- Leitrim Papers, Manuscript List 49; National Library of Ireland
- Papers relating to the Madden family of Co Monaghan. D.20,557-58, M.3473, T.11,142-43; National Archives of Ireland
- Madden family history compiled by John Madden of Hilton Park, 1880s. MIC388; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Madden Papers, mainly relating to the estates and political activities of the Madden family of Hilton Park, Clones, include rentals of the Co Leitrim estates and papers re the Ryder estate in Co Galway, 1610-1935. D3465, MIC594; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Title deeds and leases relating to the lands in the barony of Dartrey (mainly in the parish of Currin), Co. Monaghan, acquired by Sir Robert Forth from Art oge MacMahon [the future Hilton Park estate, sold by Forth's descendant, Mrs Hamilton, to Rev. Dr Samuel ('Premium') Madden in 1734. [35 items] D3465/A/1; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Conveyance from Bedell Stanford to Colonel John Madden of the two Annaghs/Annies [part of the Hilton Park demesne], Co. Monaghan, together with a large number of wills and other title deeds of the Stanford family back to 1745, including: the will of John Stanford of Dublin, 1745, the will of Bedell Stanford of Belturbet, Co. Cavan, 1774, and the will of Elizabeth Stanford of Belturbet, widow, 1797. 1810. D3465/A/7; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Madden Estate - Public Notices, blank and undated. Ref. 1985:69a-i; Monaghan County Museum
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 305
- 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] : 300
- McPARLAN, James. ''Statistical Survey of the county of Leitrim''. Dublin: Royal Dublin Society, 1802. : 110.
- BATEMAN, John. ''The great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland''. London: Harrison, 1883. : p.294
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Clones Union, 50, 67
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 446 (Hilton Park)
- ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOKS, County Monaghan: I, 275
- SHIRLEY, Evelyn Philip. ''The History of the County of Monaghan''. London: Pickering and Co, 1869: 190-192
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 88
Modern printed sources
- BURKE, Sir Bernard. ''A genealogical and heraldic history of the Landed Gentry of Ireland''. London: Harrison & Sons, 1912: 447.
- MULLIGAN, Kevin V. ''The Buildings of Ireland South Ulster, Armagh, Cavan and Monaghan'', (New Haven and London, 2013): 352-356
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Madden Papers, includes reference to will of Archbishop John Ryder, 1774. No. 9
- BENCE-JONES, Mark. ''A Guide to Irish Country Houses''. Revised ed. London: Constable, 1988. : 153
- COLLINS, Peter. ''County Monaghan Records in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland''. PRONI, Belfast, 1998: 99-120
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 766-768