Reference Source
LEGG, Marie Louise (ed). ''Census of Elphin 1749''. Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission, 2004
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Estate Records Citing this Source
Found 84 estate records citing this source.
| Reference | Estate Name | Estate Description |
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| Holybrook, 474 | Ffolliott | The ffolliott family held lands in the parish of Aghanagh, barony of Tirerrill, County Sligo since t... |
| Stridagh, 575 | Jones (Streedagh) | The Jones family were granted lands previously in the possession of O'Connor Sligo. It is thought th... |
| Listed under St. John's Parish, 523 | Wynne | The Wynne family established themselves in Sligo in the later 17th century. They went on to become o... |
| Landowners in Drumcliff Parish, 557 | Gore Booth | The Gore Booth family were descended from Sir Francis Booth who was granted land at Ardtermon, bar... |
| Robert Duke, Aghanagh, 474 | Duke | The Duke family were granted lands in Sligo in the mid 17th century through the patronage of Richard... |
| William Ormsby of Castledargan, farmer, 515 | Ormsby (Castle Dargan) | The Ormsby family held property at Castledargan since the end of the 17th century. William Ormsby i... |
| Moneygold, 580 | Soden | In the 17th century granting of lands in Sligo, the Earl of Strafford received large grants of land... |
| Erritt, 400 | Barlow (Co Roscommon) | Jane Barlow is recorded as one of the principal lessors of property in the parish of Ardcarn, barony... |
| Oxhill, Ardcarn Parish, 437 | Peyton (Knockvicar) | The representatives of Charles Peyton are recorded as the owners of over 600 acres in county Roscomm... |
| Gilbert Roycroft of Canrawer, 66 | Roycroft | William Roycroft, whose address was Danesfort, Carrick-on-Shannon, held over 350 acres in county Ros... |
| Willsgrove, 368 | Wills (Castlereagh) | In 1703 two brothers, Caspar and James Wills, purchased part of the forfeited estate of King James I... |
| Rathmoyle, 352 & Emlagh, 361 | Irwin (Rathmoyle) | Richard, Robert and John Irwin were occupiers and lessors of property in the parish of Baslick, baro... |
| Denis O'Connor of Ballinagare, 32 & Daniel O'Connor of Clonalis, 342 | O'Conor Don | The O'Conor Don ancestral lands were in County Roscommon centred on Clonalis House near Castlerea.... |
| Castlerea, 336 | Young (Castlerea & Sligo) | The Young family held lands in the parish of Drumcliff according to the 1749 Census of Elphin. In 18... |
| Frenchpark, 394 | French /ffrench (Frenchpark) | Patrick French fitzStephen of Galway is recorded as the earliest member of the family to be associat... |
| Clegarna, 406 | Davis (Frenchpark) | William Davis was the lessor of property in the parish of Tibohine, barony of Frenchpark at the time... |
| Ballyfinigan, 365 | Compton (Willsgrove) | A manuscript in the Genealogical Office records suggests that properties at Ballyfinegan and Willsgr... |
| 225 | Incorporated Society | In the mid 19th century the Incorporated Society for the promotion of English Protestant Schools in... |
| 9 (Tully) & 55 (Lowfield) | Lawder (Tully) | Bryan Lawder, a farmer, was resident at Tully, parish of Elphin in 1749. The Lawder pedigree shows t... |
| 91 (Lavagh - Francis Hanly) | Hanly/Hanley | A family who lost most of their lands in the barony of Ballintober, county Roscommon, in the mid 17t... |
| 17 | O'Conor (Toomona) | The branch of the O'Conor family known as O'Conor Roe had extensive lands in county Roscommon which... |
| 24 | Dowell (Mantua) | The Dowell estate was in the parish of Shankill, barony and county of Roscommon. In 1749 Luke Dowel... |
| 36 (Lisdorn), 190 (Mote & Ballymurray) | Crofton (Mote Park) | The senior branch of the Crofton family settled at Ballymurray, county Roscommon in the 16th century... |
| 46 | Begg | The Beggs were resident in the parish of Aughrim, barony and county of Roscommon, in the mid 18th ce... |
| 48 (Carrickena - Owen & Susanna Lloyd) | Lloyd (Rockville) | Rockville, originally a Blackburn property, came into the possession of the Lloyd family following t... |
| 44 | Browne (Cloonfad) | Melvin writes that this was a wealthy branch of the Browne family. Catherine daughter of Martin Bro... |
| 48 (Rushill) & 140 (Carruclogher, Cloonfinlough) | Devenish | The Devenish family were resident in county Roscommon from the 17th century. By the late 18th cent... |
| 52 (Charlestown) | King (Drumsna) | The King family descend from the Reverend Edward King, Bishop of Elphin (1611-1639) who was granted... |
| 92 (Gillstown - John Stafford) | Cox | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Cox held land in the parish of Kilglass, barony of Ballin... |
| 97 (Mount Dillon) | Dillon (Mount Dillon) | John Dillon was transplanted from county Westmeath to county Roscommon in the 17th century. His des... |
| 116 (Strokestown) | Mahon/Pakenham-Mahon | In February 1666 Captain Nicholas Mahon was granted over 2,700 acres in the barony of Roscommon and... |
| 143 | Mahon (Cloonfree) | This branch of the Mahon family were established at Cloonfree, parish of Cloonfinlough, county Rosco... |
| 148 (Ballymartin) | Digby (Drumdaff) | Thomas Digby was resident at Ballymartin, parish of Rosccommon in 1749. In 1828 Thomas G. Digby was... |
| 148 (Englishtown), 279 (Rockfield - Christopher Irwin) & 283 (Coolmeen) | Mitchell (Castle Strange) | Cornet Thomas Mitchell from Scotland settled at Castlestrange, county Roscommon in the mid 17th cent... |
| 165 | Mapother | A Dorset family, established in county Roscommon since Elizabethan times, who intermarried with the... |
| 170 | Sandys | Edwyn Sandys Reynolds, a Protestant gentleman, resided at "Darham" in 1749. Robert Sandes was livin... |
| 171 (Hollywell - Barnaby Gunning) | Gunning Plunkett | The Gunnings were an English family who settled at Castlecoote in county Roscommon in the 17th centu... |
| 172 (Rocksborough), 310 (Oran & Newtown) & 314 (Leabeg) | Irwin (Beechwood) | Christopher Irwin of Newtown and Leabeg, barony of Ballymoe, county Roscommon was a younger brother... |
| 173 | Croghan (Kilbride) | In 1749 Charles Croghan and Luke Croghan were both resident in the parish of Kilbride and Owen Crogh... |
| 187 (Churchborough) | Kelly (Churchboro) | A branch of the Kelly family was resident at Churchboro on the church lands of Killinvoy, barony of... |
| 187 (Galy) | Burne | James Burne, a Quaker farmer, was resident at Galy in the parish of Killinvoy, barony of Athlone in... |
| 196 | Kelly (Kellybrook) | The townland of Kellybrook was in the 2 parishes of Killinvoy and St Johns, barony of Athlone, count... |
| 198 (St Johns) | Hodson (Athlone) | The Hodsons appear to have been resident at St Johns, near Athlone from at least the early 18th cent... |
| 198 (Kilmore) | Waller (Rookwood) | In 1778 Major Waller is recorded as resident at Rookwood and Kilmore. Robert Waller married Jane Or... |
| 204 | Talbot (Mount Talbot) | The Talbots were descended from a younger son of the Talbots of Malahide in the 16th century. They w... |
| 213 | Fallon (Ballina) | A branch of the the Gaelic chieftain family of O'Fallon was granted land at Ballina in the parish of... |
| 213 | Kelly (Turrock) | This family of Kellys had an estate in the parishes of Taghboy and Cam, barony of Athlone, county Ro... |
| 214 | Kelly (Muckloon) | In 1728 the Kellys settled at Muckloon, parish of Taghboy, barony of Killian, county Galway, which t... |
| 222 (Longfield) | Sproule | In the mid 19th century the Sproule estate was in the parish of Rahara, barony of Athlone, county Ro... |
| 222 | Dalton | The Westport Estate Papers document John Dalton of Rahara, barony of Athlone, county Roscommon in th... |
| 236 (Grange) | Lyster (Grange) | A branch of the Lysters resided at Grange, parish of Cam, barony of Athlone, county Roscommon in the... |
| 236 (Lysterfield) & 247 (Newpark) | Lyster (Lysterfield) | The Lyster estate was in the parishes of Cam, Kiltoom and Taghmaconnell, barony of Athlone, county R... |
| 251 (Clogher - Thomas French) | ffrench (Castle ffrench) | Originally known as Clogher and purchased by the ffrenches from the O'Kellys in 1636. Confiscated b... |
| 253 | Kelly (Clooncannon) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Edmond Kelly held the townland of Sonnagh, parish of Kilbegnet,... |
| 254 (Castlegar) & 256 (Balliglass) | Mahon (Castlegar) | The Mahons were settled at Castlegar from the early 18th century. In 1711 the Earl of Clanricarde l... |
| 256 (Anabeg) | Moore (Clonfert) | Hubert Moore is recorded as the occupier of property in the baronies of Cloonmacnowen, Kilconnell an... |
| 256 (Cregan - Bar Kelly) | Dillon (Clonbrock) | The Dillons were a Norman family who initially received grants of land in Westmeath and who later ac... |
| 260 | Cheevers (Killian) | The Cheevers family originally owned estates in counties Wexford and Meath. Following their transpl... |
| 267 (Ticooly) | O'Kelly (Gallagh & Ticooly) | The O'Kellys of Ticooly in the parish of Killosolan, barony of Tiaquin, county Galway, and later of... |
| 272 (Ballinglass - William Kelly) | D'Arcy (Ballinlass) | In the first half of the 19th century Nicholas D'Arcy owned land in the parishes of Aghascragh and T... |
| 277 (Tobervaddy) & 378 (Grange) | Ormsby (Tobervaddy) | A branch of the Ormsby family was settled at Toberavaddy in the parish of Fuerty, barony of Athlone,... |
| 295 | Kelly (Aghrane Castle/Castle Kelly) | The Kellys were settled at Castlekelly, Ballygar, barony of Killian, county Galway, from the late 17... |
| 315 (Coristoonamore - Richard Kirwan) & 375 (Ballymackeriley - Andrew McDermott) | O'Beirne/Byrne/Burns (Tinny Park) | Hugh Burns/O'Beirne held an estate in the parishes of Drumatemple, barony of Ballymoe, Kilglass, bar... |
| 316 (Bellamoe - Thomas & Francis Cuff) | Cuff | Sir James Cuff was granted the town and lands of Ballinrobe, barony of Kilmaine, county Mayo, under... |
| 324 | Burke (Glinsk) | Ulick Burke of Glinsk, parish of Ballynakill, barony of Ballymoe, county Galway, was created a baron... |
| 324 (Newtown - John Burke) | Nolan (Newtown) | In the mid 19th century Michael Nolan owned the townland of Newtown, parish of Ballynakill, barony o... |
| 324 (Corbally - Patt Dunn) & 384 (Ardkeenagh) | Plunkett (Castleplunket) | Joseph Plunket of Carrowreagh and Patrick Plunket of Braiscan are recorded as gentlemen in the Censu... |
| 325 (Carrol - Ardagh) | O'Carroll | Melvin refers to the transplantation of John Carroll to county Galway under Cromwell and that the C... |
| 325 | Burke (Keeloges) | The Burkes of Keeloges were a junior branch of the Burkes of Glinsk, county Galway. William Burke o... |
| 328 | Caulfeild (Dunamon) | The Dunamon estate was held under a lease for 500 years from John King, Lord Kingston to Thomas Caul... |
| 374 (Bryanfield) | Hawkes (Brierfield) | Charles Hawkes settled in county Roscommon in the late 17th century and was a younger son of Captain... |
| 378 (Runnymead) | Fallon (Runnamoat) | [In 1677 Edmund Fallon of Mote, county Roscommon was granted a small acreage in the barony of Tiaqui... |
| 384 & 386 | Kelly (Cargins) | Ignatius Kelly, son of Edmund Kelly of Castleruby, was residing at Carrigens at the time of the Cens... |
| 394 (French Park) | French /ffrench (Frenchpark) | Patrick French fitzStephen of Galway is recorded as the earliest member of the family to be associat... |
| 23 (Ballyoughter - John Goldsmith) | McCausland (Limavady) | The McCausland family of Drenagh or Fruit Hill, Limavady, county Derry, held almost 5000 acres in co... |
| 545 (Willybrook) | Ormsby Gore | Lord Harlech's estate held land in the baronies of Leyny, Tireragh and Tirerrill in county Sligo as... |
| 518 (Caracin) | Burrowes (Sligo) | In 1856 Alexander Burrowes offered for sale his estate at Carrowcrin, barony of Tirerrill. The sale... |
| 484 (Tanzyfort) | Cooper | The estate at Coopershill was founded by the Cooper family. In the mid 19th century Charles King O'H... |
| 418 (Clongoonagh) | Eccles | J.E. Eccles, a gentleman, is recorded as resident in the parish of Tumna, barony of Boyle, county Ro... |
| 420 (Husetown) | Mulloy | In the later nineteenth century the Mulloy estate was centred on the demesne of Hughestown, county R... |
| 446 (John Knott, Boyle) & 454 (Robert Knott, Knockado) | Knott (Battlefield) | The Knott family held lands in various parts of the barony of Corran. Lands at Emlanaghtan, in the p... |
| 451 (Drimdoe0 | Lillie/Lilly | The Census of Elphin of 1749 records John Lilly as resident at Drimdoe. The Lillie family held an e... |
| Michael Balfe, Lisaloy, parish of Baslick. 352 | Balfe | The Balfe family were settled at Heathfield in county Roscommon in the 18th century but had moved to... |
| 320 (Cregawon) | Marnell | In 1749 James Marnell is recorded as residing at Cregawon in the parish of Kilcroan, barony of Bally... |