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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Derry (Londonderry) => Topic started by: Ringading on Friday 28 September 18 12:18 BST (UK)
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Hi all,
Once again returning for more of your insight. Are you aware of any searchable information online in relation to the worshipable order of Mercers, circa 1850 as to their tenants.
And if so where would this information be housed, would it be the guildhall or Proni.
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Do you mean the Mercers' Company (Worshipful Company of Mercers)?
https://www.mercers.co.uk/history
Contact details on their website but you can also check PRONI's e-catalogue.
It may be easier to do searches with a particular townland.
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HI
Once again rootschat deliver, many thanks Agadhowy.
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Hi Ringading
What name/townland were you looking for - I have a tenant list for 1843 with over 900 names
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HI
I am looking for the town land of Moneymore, with the name Campbell, any information that is there would be appreciated.
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Hi Ringading
There is no townland of Moneymore in the Mercers estate, but the tenant list does include 10 Campbells in Fallahogy, Lislea, Lisnagrot, Moynock & Tirnageeragh townlands. Moneymore is a townland covering part of the nearby town of Maghera which was owned by the Bishop of Derry and rented to the Clark family at that time. Moneymore would be better known as the name of a town south of Maghera on the estates of the Drapers Company. There were Campbells in both these towns in 1859 in Griffith Valuation (search online at http://askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch ) so I would check to see which is your family before proceeding. You can also check for them in 1831 in the census (online at http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ ) as there were Campbells in both Maghera and Moneymore then too.
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Hi, thank you so much for this, however, just one point, I understood the nearest town to Moneymore was Maghereafelt, not maghera, in fact my gt,grandfather was born in Magheraelt. Am I missing something here. Sorry to be so obtuse. Help.
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Hi, thank you so much for this, however, just one point, I understood the nearest town to Moneymore was Maghereafelt, not maghera, in fact my gt,grandfather was born in Magheraelt. Am I missing something here. Sorry to be so obtuse. Help.
I think you might be confusing the registration district of Magherafelt with the town itself?
Similar query re: Moneymore recently with links to maps of townlands posted-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=801043.msg6586646#msg6586646
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Thank you for information you have given, I have taken several days to ponder on this ( always good ). To explain my actions, in the absence of any other information, my investigations have led me to a family of Campbell living at the correct time, based in the appropriate town area of Magherafelt. It is true that this might not be the correct family, however, if as you say, you have evidence of a further ten people, living within what could be the correct area, I would be delighted to have the opportunity to be able to investigate those.
As you stated ten people, it might help whittle them down to a Cristian name of James. I have found the help and support from rootschat to be both helpful and very informative so a very big thank you guys.
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Hi Ringading
The 10 people I mentioned were only within the Mercers Estate - four other estates cover the south Derry area of which Magherafelt is the main town with many more Campbells. A quick look at the census for 1831 (see link in my previous post) shows 19 households where James Campbell is the head of the family, including two in Maghera town (both Presbyterian). The town Campbell households in the census in Moneymore town (in the Parishes of Ardrea and Desertlyn) are headed by Anne and George respectively. There is also a James Campbell living in Magherafelt town itself on Charity Street. This family was Church of Ireland and included 4 males and 6 females (names of family members not recorded in 1831 census). Of the 19 families, 8 were Presbyterian, 6 Church of Ireland and 5 Roman Catholic. If you know what Church your family belonged to this will help cut down the options.
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Hi Ringading
What name/townland were you looking for - I have a tenant list for 1843 with over 900 names
Could I be so bold to ask for a look up of families by name of Sweeny and Tohill on the estate in Culnagrew townland?
I came across your post trying to source records for the Mercers' estate.
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No problem - only one, a "Widow Sweeny" is listed, but no Tohills in 1843. There was a Peter Toghill in Culnagrew in 1768 paying rent of £7: 2s: 4 1/2d. There are no Sweenys in the earlier rental.
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No problem - only one, a "Widow Sweeny" is listed, but no Tohills in 1843. There was a Peter Toghill in Culnagrew in 1768 paying rent of £7: 2s: 4 1/2d. There are no Sweenys in the earlier rental.
Brilliant stuff. Thankyou very much ;D