Mackey/Harbison of Terrydoo, Limavady

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   In 1858, according to the Griffiths Valuation, there was a James Harbison in the townland of Ballycrum where he rented a 42 acre farm which is comparitively large by Irish standards of the time.

Regards

[aghadowey]

Griffith's Valuation lists the landlord as the Marquis of Waterford- the Waterford estate came up for sale in 1871 (although not all sold at that time). Description of the tenement- herd's house & land. From the amount of rent due each year it would seem that the land was not the best quality.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=placeSearch

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   The herd's house and land was mountain grazing which he shared with other farmers. He also held his own "house, offices and 42 acres of land" also from the Waterford estate.

Regards

[aghadowey]

Sale catalogue for The Estate of John H. De La Poer, Marquis of Waterford
LOT 80- Part of the Townland of Ballycrum
James Harbison 76 acres 1 rod 9 perches

Freeman's Journal, 13 Dec.1871 lists those portions of the Estate sold-
LOT 80- Part of the lands of Ballycrum, containing 244a 2r 35p statute measure, held in fee-simple; net rent, 249l 12s 6d; Ordnance valuation, 2£3l 5s. Sold to Mr. Scott at 7,000l, in trust.

Terrydoo Clyde is LOT 76 and includes a James Mullan (64a 1r 27p)

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   There is also a will of a James Harbison, who died in 1889, of Drumramer complete with image. Drumramer is the townland between Ballycrum and Terrydoo Walker and Terrydoo Clyde. See  http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_WillsCalendar/WillsSearch.aspx

Regards

[aghadowey]

James Herbison/Harbison's Will is quite interesting and mentions wife, sons Thomas, James, Matthew, daughters Martha, Nancy, Jane, Eliza "who emigrated" and Catherine.
http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_WillsCalendar/WillsSearchImage.aspx?id=195497

[taramcdsmall]

Hi there,

This looks like a good match for Martha Mackey

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Donegal/Corkermore/Urbal/479048/

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Galway/Urbal/1168346/


This is the marriage of John Mackey to Margaret Jane McNight
Name: John Mackey
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1883
Registration district: Stranolar
Volume: 2
Page: 327

Tara

[terrydoo73]

Your post is very interesting about James Harbinson but we cannot find the connection to our Stewart or John - would he have been a brother of Stewart?  We do not recognise any of the family members either.

[terrydoo73]

Having spoken to an older member of the family there is a question mark over whether Stewart Harbison had 2 wives - before Nancy Mullan we think there was a first wife who might have died.  We also believe that Nancy died too after her marriage as there is no mention of her again in the 1901 census.  How would I find out if any of this is true??