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Title: Cromwell land grants
Post by: Crabby on Sunday 07 February 10 03:43 GMT (UK)

A contentious issue!


Can anyone assist me on the notion that Cromwell gave land grants to his troops?

Is there any list of names of troops who may have received a land grant? 

Crabby
Title: Re: Cromwell land grants
Post by: Pat Reid on Sunday 07 February 10 07:17 GMT (UK)
He most certainly did.
If you do a google or Bing search on "Ireland Cromwell land grants", you will find plenty of info.
examples:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/11917/11917-h/11917-h.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantations_of_Ireland
Title: Re: Cromwell land grants
Post by: rymer on Wednesday 09 June 10 14:37 BST (UK)
He gave land to the Goff family who then moved to Waterford.  He also wiped out the original Wexford population and restocked from the mainland so a lot of today's Wexford people are descent from the land grants.
Title: Re: Cromwell land grants
Post by: Crabby on Thursday 10 June 10 06:46 BST (UK)

Helo Pat and Rymer

Thank you for your response:  I will see what I can find on the web site.

Crabby
Title: Re: Cromwell land grants
Post by: Katharine75 on Saturday 26 June 10 05:01 BST (UK)
Crabby, are you looking for any name in particular?

Try Google Books: The Irish and Anglo Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland or a supplement to Irish Pedigrees by John O'Hart. Originally published 1884.
Around about page 415 you will find a list titled Soldiers of the Commonwealth in Ireland.

You might find what you are looking for there.

I am looking for information on the name Gore or sometimes spelt Gower, and I would also be interested in any lists for land grants that people come across.
Title: Re: Cromwell land grants
Post by: Crabby on Monday 28 June 10 04:12 BST (UK)
Good morning Katherine

Quote from: Katharine75 on Saturday 26 June 10 05:01 BST (UK)
Crabby, are you looking for any name in particular?

Try Google Books:

I am looking for the Family EDMONDS from whom I may be descended.

This could be the line -
Richard Henry EDMONDS b c1790
married
Catherine FURLONG b April 1793

one of their sons was named-
George Gilbert EDMONDS - b 1825-1830 d 1906
He is my great grandfather and he is buried near where I live.

Thank you for your interest

Crabby
Title: Re: Cromwell land grants
Post by: Barbara Eyre on Monday 13 September 10 02:50 BST (UK)
If anyone has a copy of this book ... can you look on page 414 and list anyone with the surname: EYRE please?  Naturally, the page I need in Google books isn't in the preview. 

Although, there are some listed on page 384 for the "49 Officers".