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DEVITT HALL COUNTY DOWN - JAMES DEVITT
« on: Thursday 03 August 17 11:41 BST (UK) »
James Devitt was recorded as the father at the wedding of his son Clotworthy Dobbin Devitt to Jane Buck in Dublin 6th Oct 1816.  A newspaper article states that James was from Devitt Hall County Down

From the English Census records my 3 x great grandfather Clotworthy Dobbin Devitt was born in Antrim around 1790 and his father was stated as James a Farmer on his 2nd marriage to Jane Willats 07/06/1851

Clotworthy's first marriage was to Jane Buck at St Mary's Dublin in 1816 and they had 10 children.  Jane died in 1832 with Cholera.  I have traced 4 children who were living in England and a further 2 from newspaper articles. 
Andrew abt 1818 died 1841
Anna Maria b.1823
John Furlong b.1824 d. 1905 my 2 x great grandfather
Daughter b.1827
Alicia b.1831 d.1894
Walter Worthy b.1824 d.1910
All of these children were born in Dublin

Does anyone know of a Devitt Hall in County Down??

Regards
Maggie. 


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Re: DEVITT HALL COUNTY DOWN - JAMES DEVITT
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 03 August 17 17:35 BST (UK) »
Not the answer you were looking for, but while searching for Devitt Hall came across this on Mary Lennon's great site : http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/ at Eddies Extracts:

Eddies Roll of Honour - Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Gallipoli 01/11/1915 DEVITT Anthony Dalkey, Co. Dublin Co. Dublin Ireland Dublin Dalkey 10137 Private Killed in Action Gallipoli 29/06/1915

Eddies Roll of Honour - Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Flanders 01/07/1916 DEVITT Christopher Dalkey, Co. Dublin Co. Dublin Ireland Dublin 8753 Private Killed in Action France & Flanders

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Re: DEVITT HALL COUNTY DOWN - JAMES DEVITT
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 06 August 17 10:13 BST (UK) »
try ulster architectural history society

some devitt marriages  all too late but no births or burials from https://www.ancestryireland.com/
DEVITT   JAMES   1850   father BERNARD   Armagh   
DEVITT   JAMES   1851      Down   
DEVITT   JAMES   1851      Down   
DEVITT   JAMES   1851   father WILLIAM   Antrim   
DEVITT   JAMES   1869      Down

no trace in Belfast street directories up to 1819 http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk

a will did exist for a James in Cullin.  Cullin townlands existed in Cavan, Fermanagh, Meath. see https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_which suggests Co Fermanagh.

 by ear rather than spelling Deveight House   Blaris   .   in Lisburn; death of Dr Emerson Wilson Henry , brother of W. Tennent Henry 10 Dec 1881   DR

then I found in Ros Davies Co Down website  this is her message board http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/WORDS/RollCall.htm#D
James   DEVITT   ?   of Devitt Hall, Co. Down; father of Rev. Clotworthy Devitt Esq. of the General Post Office , Dublin, married Jane Buck the only daughter of Andrew Buck
Esq. eminent Attorney of this City(Dublin)   terry.murfitt ' at ' virginmedia.com

Genes Reunited has birth index for tree holders entries, you join to contact tree holders
James   Devitt   1810   Unk ...   No   Elizabeth   Find out more
James   Devitt   1800   Ireland ...   No   Anthony   Find out more
James   Devitt   1799   Ireland ...   No   Andrew   Find out more
James   Devitt   1795   Ireland ...   No   Steve   Find out more
James   Devitt   1790   Ireland ...   No   Victoria   Find out more
James   Devitt   1788   Doolan, Clare, Irela...   No   Arthur   Find out more
James   Devitt   1788   Co Clare, Ireland ...   No   Paul   Find out more
James   Devitt   1760   Ireland ? ...   No   Paul Find out more

I didnt give up and tried again searching for Devitt in Ulster 1790 +or- 50 years
William   Devitt   1820   Belfast County Antri...   No   David   Find out more
Clotworthy   Devitt   1787   Antrim County Antrim...   No   Paul Find out more
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Re: DEVITT HALL COUNTY DOWN - JAMES DEVITT
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 06 August 17 12:11 BST (UK) »
Wow!! thank you so much for all the information, however irrelevant it maybe, you really have searched for me and a big thank you for spending so much time.

Clotworthy Devitt birth 1787 in Antrim looks very promising, guess that's all that you have managed to find, but you never know with this little bit of information I maybe able to go further

Thanks and Regards
Maggie