Halpins of Co. Wicklow, Portarlington and Dublin City - Part 2

[J.M. Flannery]

Do you know there are ledgers in NAI for every County in Ireland, indicating lists to Dog Licences, Tree Licences, (if you wanted to cut down a tree, you had to prove you planted that tree). Persons having Licenses to keep arms - the Arms licences for Wicklow are ‘Lost’.
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1844 Loise = Ballinakill, Baronies of Culltnagh, Upper Ossory and Maryborough West, gives 433 names,              with occupations, residences and types of arms. NLI ILB 04 P12.
1847 Loise = List of Voters in Queen’s Co. up to 1847 9mainly 1838-470. Gives approx. 1000 names by               barony, with occyupation, residence, location of freehold etc. NLI ILB 04 P12.
Church of Ireland Records:
Maryborough (Portlaoise) Earliest Records – Birth 1793- : marriages 1794- : Deaths 1794- :
Status Local Custody; Indexed by LOFHR to 1899. The Catholioc registers have been indexed by the Laoise/Offaly Family History Research Centre. A search of the index will be conducted by the center for a fee.
Ryan, James G. Irish Records- Sources for Family and Local History. (1988) Laoise pp343-355
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List of Registered Voters in the Co. of Wicklow year ending January 1843. Barony of Newcastle p.156: 
No of affidavit = 28: Halpin, James: Residence = Wicklow:  Situation of Property = Wicklow: Value = 50: 
Qualification = Freehold:  Place & date of Registry = Wicklow, 30th March 1841.
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Headstone Rathnew Cemetery who? .I know they lived on Church Hill and had no issue. This was the last of the Halpin name to live in Wicklow Town. They lived on Church Hill.
"In Memory of | ANNE CLAIR HALPIN | 1933 – 1988 | also her husband | JAMES RAYMOND HALPIN | 1899 – 1990 | Together now forever”. I think her maiden name was Phibbs, I know she was a model."

In the 1911 census for all Ireland, there are 411 families of Eaton. 2825 Cotter: 10 Halberts, none born in Wicklow. 18 families of Stopford. Nil in Wicklow

Julia

[J.M. Flannery]

In 1668 Wicklow had about twice as many houses as Arklow, indicating a higher degree of prosperity – 140 houses in Wicklow and 68 in Arklow. In the civil parish of Wicklow there were 121 houses eligible for hearth money Taxes (17th century equivalent to the Civil Rates) which was assessed on the number of hearths (fireplaces) in each building. Among the prosperous residents of the town were, George Chapman, with hearts: Christopher Mawman with hearths: William Warren, Stephen North, John Halbert, Captain Flowers and Thomas Eliot. John Hacket’s house was the most substantial residence, with 8 hearts. 76 houses out of 100 in Wicklow town had one hearth.
Ref. Stan O’Reilly, ‘The Hearth Money Rolls for the County of Wicklow, 1668’ in WHSJ 1.6. (1993) pp 41-6. Liam Price, The Hearth Money Rolls for County Wicklow’ in JRSAI series 7, I, (1931 pp. 164-178. G.O. Ms. 677. Rolf Leober, ‘Settlers’ Utilisation of the Natural Resources’ in WH&S p.302.

Found in my many notes. Julia

[J.M. Flannery]

Any one living in the vicinity of Roundwood, Co Wicklow might be interested in their notice in the Wicklow People.
"Roundwood & District Historical and Folklore Society will hold their next meeting on Monday March 29th in the Old School, Roundwood at 8.30 p.m. Jim Rees will give a l
talk on Robert Halpin. Everyone is welcome."
Julia

[BillW]

Those old records, like the hearth tax, are the types of sources that we need. My latest are not quite so old but I did find a Thomas Halbert in Newcastle and two Cotters, one at a very interesting date of 1781.

Extracts from A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, 1837, freely made available online at http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/.

NEWCASTLE, a parish, in the barony of NEWCASTLE, county of WICKLOW, and province of LEINSTER; containing, with the post-town of Newtown-Mount-Kennedy (which is separately described), 4517 inhabitants, of which number, 130 are in the two villages of Upper and Lower Newcastle.
Of the numerous other seats and villas, that add so much to the charms of this delightful district are ....  Kilmullen, of Thos. HALBERT, Esq.

*RATHNEW*, a parish and village, in the barony of NEWCASTLE, county of WICKLOW, and province of LEINSTER, at the junction of the roads from Dublin, Rathdrum, and Bray to Wicklow; containing, with the post-town of Ashford and village of Bolinalea (both separately described), 3718 inhabitants, of which number, 544 are in the village of Rathnew.
The principal seats are ..... and Coolawinney, of R. COTTER, Esq. It is a rectory, in the diocese of Dublin and Glendalough, forming part of the union and corps of the prebend of Wicklow in the cathedral of St. Patrick, Dublin: the tithes amount to £377. 1. 6 1/2.

I think I have found elsewhere that this man's name was Richard Cotter.  I don't think he was a churchman.  It must have been an old rectory

[Found by Cara from records of Wicklow Gaol] http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/irl-wicklow/2003-05/1053248026

15th May 1781

On Wednesday evening, the 9th, prisoners in the upper gaol at Wicklow set
fire to their straw in the hopes of escaping from their confinement in the
confusion which would naturally be a consequence. In a few minutes the
volunteer company of Wicklow foresters were assembled and following the
sample of the officers Captain Foulkes and Lieutenant COTTER at the risk of
their lives extinguished the flames, which has with alarming violence burst
out of the front windows, secured nine prisoners who were on the point of
escaping and safely lodged them in the lower gaol.

Bill

[halpinr]

Photo's of
Captain Robert Halpins grave and The Bridge Tavern
Robert

[halpinr]

Captain Robert Halpin grave and Bridge Tavern
hope this works
Robert

http://www.photobox.ie/album/334306078

[kenneth cooke]

You've all been busy while I was sleeping (in Australia) and I wake to find six new posts.
Just a comment on Julia's post- M'borough records-B from 1793, M & D from 1794. So it doesn't look as if we'll find the Marks & Pagets now.
Re the licences (I've posted this before)-
Q.Co- 1810 John Halpen of Woodville took out a game licence, from Faulkner's
Dub. Journal.
Ken

[J.M. Flannery]

You are all doing great work tying in everything. I'm afraid I can only add snippets. Perhaps you already have the headstone inscription.

Church Hill Churchyard:
“Here lyeth ye bodys of THOMAS | & MARTHA EATON & of TANNAT |
EATON their son who depart’d | this life the 30th day of Sepr. 1755 | to whose
memory this monument | is erected | (Note:  This stone was originally part of a
marble monument within the Church but was removed owing to its dangerous condition.)

AG 1743 | Here lieth the bo | dy of ELINOR HALBERT | & ANN HALBERT Novemr | 20th
1749

Edward Gregg, nurseryman, was related to the Halpin family, hotel proprietors & stationers.
Relationships in Wicklow c 1851. Wicklow Harbour (chapter 2-Age of improvement p.23).

c 1901 = b6 Church Street, Wicklow 62/48.
Shop – Medical Hall, 2 windows in front of 2nd class house, 5 rooms occupied by 1 person.
No out offices.
Gregg, Francis Bland, head, C of I age 45 yrs. General Medical Practitioner. Sedgwick School of Medicine and College of Surgeons, Ireland, single

C 1911:  b1 Church Street 65/52
Medical Hall, 3 windows in front of 2nd class house, 5 rooms occupied by 1 person.
1 out office = 1 store
Gregg, Francis B, head, C of I age 62 yrs. Born Wicklow, Medical Practitioner (I cannot read the initials) single.
Julia

[J.M. Flannery]

 Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of the Queen [Out of Copyright]

WICKLOW County Extractions   (1 Acre & Over)
     
      Owner Name   Owner Residence-1873-75
      _________    ____________________

(p99)   Halpin,  R.     xxxx         London

Brownrigg, H. J. [Reps. Of]   xxxx         xxxx
Brownrigg, William H.      The Strand      Bray