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Thank you, joemc.  "Fountain Villa" was the one of the group of three that is closest to the corner of Chapel Road and the roundabout.  Several years ago, a gentleman from Derry City (perhaps named Biggins) took photos of the family houses in Waterside as well as at Castlerock and sent them to me.  The second house in was "Fountain Hill House," which was owned and occupied by Robert Cooke, brother-in-law to William McCarter, Sr., and the third house in was "Clifton Manse."

aghadowey: I've managed to locate the wills.  How do I locate "Fountain Villa" in the Valuation Revision books?  It appears that I need a variety of place names that are unfamiliar to me.  I know that the property is located in Waterside, County Derry, but the parish names, etc., to search?  I'd also like to locate the Valuation Revision book entries for "Bruce Villa" in Castlerock, which was a small village on the coast.  This was the home of William McCarter, Jr., his wife and my great-aunt.

Just found your posting.  In 1875, Fountain Villa, Waterside, Derry, was the home of William J. McCarter, JP, and his wife, Mary.  They were the grandparents of my great-aunt, Norah (McCarter) Warbeke.  You've correctly made a connection to J J Cooke, in that Cooke was the brother of Mrs. William McCarter, but I'm not aware that the Cookes owned the property; I believe that W J McCarter's will identified him as owner when he died from an accidental drowning.  I can consult my files to see whether I can locate any references to household servants by name.  W J McCarter was a capitalist, President of the Londonderry Gas Works, and a director of the northern branch of the RR.  His son, William, owned and operated a peat farm for heating fuel.