| Laragh, Co. Monaghan There
are several leases involving the OLIVER family and the townlands of Laragh & Creevy.
I expect to put it all together in the next week or so and then to add
a link for the explanations.It may also be that it will be another bit
of the puzzle that links the JACKSONs of Urcher with the JACKSONs of Ballybay.
This has long been a mystery. |
December 9, 2006 |
| Oliver family
traces in Co. Armagh I have put together a map showing all the known
townlands where OLIVER family members left traces, whether in leases,
or BMD records. Beneath the map, is a ten page chart organized alphabetically
by townland with a brief description of the information. The accuracy
is only as good as the sources, and they are many and varied. |
December 4, 2006 |
Tullymore & Umgola,
Parish of Armagh, Co. Armagh
Tables
of information relating to research on OLIVERs
I have been remiss in updating this page, but behind the scenes much
has been added. The tables relating to the OLIVER family contain 15 hyperlinks
to tables with hundreds of entries. The Map of Tullymore & Umgola contains
all the research I have to date on the OLIVER family there. I look forward
to hearing from others. The page on Killynure has
also had a new version of the townland map added and other information corrected
and updated. I have also added the 1833
will for Isaiah OLIVER |
December 1, 2006 |
| DEEDs
Page Over the past five days I have posted more than two dozen deeds
or marriage agreements relating to the OLIVER part of the family. |
October 29, 2006 |
| 1781
June 23 A Marriage document of Isabella OLIVER & Andrew DILWORTH.
He comes from the townland of Derryloren, Co. Tyrone & she comes from
Cookstown, Co. Tyrone. |
October 25, 2006 |
| 1766
January 10 Indenture between Joseph JOHNSTON & John OLIVER |
October 25, 2006 |
| Patteson Family
Photos Photos are now labeled. |
October 25, 2006 |
| Letters page All
the letters have now been entered and many have had updated footnotes.
There are now 215 annotated letters on the letters page. Whew! |
October 24, 2005 |
| Letters page Another
dozen letters from Eliza JACKSON to her son Sir Thomas JACKSON have been
entered into the letters page as individual entries. I am now up to March
11, 1896 |
October 23, 2006 |
| Patteson Family
Photos Thanks to Dawn DOMLEO of Swaziland who emailed me the info
and her brother (Rod PATTESON) who did the research, I now know more
about the DICKIE-PATTESON links. See end of page for comments. |
October 19, 2006 |
| Biography
of Thompson BROWN I have added a significant photo - taken some time
in the mid-1890s -showing all ten children of Thompson BROWN & Elizabeth
JACKSON. I have also added a recently discovered obituary for Thompson
BROWN as well details of his birth. |
October 18, 2006 |
| Letters from Eliza
Oliver to her son Sir Thomas Jackson. These letters are still at
the top of this page in one huge document, but another dozen of them
have had their footnotes updated and have been entered into the letters
page as single letters in order of date. I am now up to March 1895, with
30 more pages to go. |
October 13, 2006 |
| Pages
40-END of the 1876 Coroner's Casebook kept by Robert Hamilton REED Names mentioned: Dr. JOLLY; Hugh BROLLY; Margaret BROLLY; James HAMILTON
Esq.; Edward McCREEDY; James LEONARD; William WRIGHT; Dr. Richard HENRY;
Charles McENROE; Minnie McCABE; Charles SIMPSON; William SLOWEY; Patrick
KEARNS; James KEARNS; Michael CARROLL; Ellen GUNN; Mr. GRIMES; David BEGGS;
Isabel BEGGS; Mary McGINNES; Mary MEIGHAN; Charles McGUINESS; Eleanor McCABE;
John CLARKE; Anne McCLARRY; Robert PATTESON; Constable WILLIAMSON; Mary
BRADY; Louisa McGEOGH; William CLARKE; Elizabeth REYNOLDS; Mary MOFFITT. |
October 12, 2006 |
| Pages
33-39 of the 1876 Coroner's Casebook kept by Robert Hamilton REED Names
mentioned: Dr. HENRY; Dr. HOSKINS; Anne JORDON; Mr. TINEN; Mary Anne
McCUSKER; Mr. ARMSTRONG; James ARMSTRONG; George KNIGHT; Robert KANE;
Dr. Richard HENRY; Anne CAMPBELL; John McCRORY; Margaret LESTER; Betty
LESTER; James McCORMICK; John MULLIGAN; Anne MULLIGAN; Anne SHERRY; John
LEARY (LOWRY?); Robert LOWRY (LEARY?); Margaret DONELLY; Dr. Robert REED;
Patrick GUNN; Mick McCALL; Dr. Andrew JOLLY; Margaret GRAHAM; Constable
COONEY; John KELLY; Michael GARTLAND; Owen McPHILLIPS; Susan McPHILLIPS;
Dr. REED; William BARRY; John BERRY; Susan BERRY; John McGARRY; Frances
CON[?]; Mary WAUGH (alias McCABE); Dr. STEWART; Alice HARRISON; James PLUNKETT;
Mary SMITH. |
October 12, 2006 |
| Pages
32-33 of the 1876 Coroner's Casebook kept by Robert Hamilton REED Names
included: William DARETY; Dr. HENRY; Patrick BRIDES; Ellen CLARKENS (possibly
CLARKSON); Pat (Patrick) REILLY; Bridget CONOLLY; Alick REILLY; Tom SMITH;
Eleanor CLARKSON; John RUDDEN; Michael REILLY; MURPHY's; Richard ATKINSON
(or ATEENSON); Willie CLARK's; GRIFFITHs girl; Peter McDONALD; Michael
REILLY; Fanny Anne STEENSON; Jane GRIFFITH; Mary MURPHY; Dr. William
O'REILLY; Dr. Richard HENRY; Margaret McKENNA; Martin MURPHY; Patrick
McKENNA; Matthew BREADY. |
October 11, 2006 |
| Pages
27-31 of the 1876 Coroner's Casebook kept by Robert Hamilton REED Names
included: Sarah AGNEW; Mr. SWEENEY; Peter McCABE; Mary McCABE (two inquests);
Owen KEENAN; Frances KELLY; Eliza SMITH; Patrick McCAUL; William HEIL;
Mary McKERNEY; William Andrew PATTERSON; Dr. IRWIN; James FOY; Robert
COULTER; John LAWLOR; Susan McPHILLIPS; [Jemmy?] McKERNAN; Mary REILLY;
Catherine SHERRY; Mary McGUINESS; Margaret MORRIS; Anne PLUNKETT; Ellen
McGINLIN; Constable McDONALD; Moses GRIMES; Dr. REED; Mary SUMERILL; John
SUMERILL; Dr. Robert REED; Mary McKENNA; Mary Jane SWAN. |
October 11, 2006 |
| Pages
25-27 of the 1876 Coroner's Casebook kept by Robert Hamilton REED Names
included: John McADAM; James SWIFT; Anne HOINS; Matilda KENYS; Mary OWENS;
Anne McKENNA; Sylvester McCAGE; Mrs. DODDS; Owen McCABE; James WINTERS;
Ellen CONOLLY; Margaret COONEY; Thomas McADAM; Margaret McDOWELL; Bridget
BREADY; Matthew TUBMAN; Anne HAMILL; Dr. WOODS; Andrew TRIMBLE; Mary
O'HARE; [Jimry?] STEWART; Head Constable HAVERTY; Mary CONLON; Surgeon
YOUNG; Constable KEENAN; Constable CRAVEN; Leticia CONLON; John CAMPBELL;
Richard ARMSTRONG; George WAUGH. |
October 10, 2006 |
| Letters Another
11 letters from Eliza Jackson to either her son Thomas JACKSON or his wife
Amelia Lydia DARE have been posted chronologically. I am now up to 1892. |
October 9, 2006 |
| Pages
22-24 of the 1876 Coroner's Casebook kept by Robert Hamilton REED of
Co. Monaghan Names mentioned: Dr. R. HENRY; Bridget McGINN; May REILLY;
James REILLY; Catherine McCORMICK; Patrick GUNN; Mr. THOMASON; Dr. Alexander
HENRY; Margaret FINIGIN; Patrick FINIGIN; Dr. Wm. O'REILLY; Catherine
McKENNA; Patrick MURPHY; John McQUILLAN (or McQUILLEN); Rose MURPHY. |
October 9, 2006 |
| Pages
19-22 of the 1876 Coroner's Casebook kept by Robert Hamilton REED of
Co. Monaghan Names include: Dr. R. HENRY; Dr William O'REILLY; John
BOYLAN; Joseph MOORE; Patrick HUNT; Robert GRAHAM; John McDONALD; Thomas
REILLY; Constable James FINEGAN; Constable HUNT. |
October 8, 2006 |
| Pages
16-19 of the 1876 Coroner's Casebook from County Monaghan kept by Robert
Hamilton REED Names mentioned include: Dr. GARDNER; James CUSH; Mary
McKENNA; Thomas McAVIN; Owen CARLEY; Susan MEGAGHY; Mary TREANOR; Mrs.
McQUAIDE; Constbale JOHNSON; Dr. STEWART; William WRIGHT; ELiza BEGGS;
Hugh NESBITT; Jane Eliza NESBITT; John WILLSON; Surgeon YOUNG; Frances
LOCKEAD; Thomas COLE; Maurice HIME Esq.; Surgeon YOUNG; Dr. WOODS. |
October 8, 2006 |
| Pages
10-15 of the 1876 Coroner's Casebook from Country Monaghan kept by Robert
Hamilton REED Names included: Surgeon YOUNG; Pat Moore IRWIN; Pat
IRWIN; Thomas BOGUE; Joseph ROSS; Dr. A.K. YOUNG; Patrick GINLEY; Ann
GINLEY; Jane MACARTNEY; Mary McCORMICK; Mary BURKE; Foster BREEN; Ellen
CARR; Dr. IRWIN; Mary CONNOLY; Elsie FARMER; Bridget KELLEY; Sarah MAGUIRE;
Richard QUIGLEY; Anne FAULS; Mary PRATT; [?] McQUADE; John MAGUIRE; Jane
GRAHAM; Jane MAGUIRE; Dr. RIchard HENRY; Dr. Alexander HENRY; Hare FOSTER;
Mr. DUDGEON; Margaret GOLLOGLY; Benjamin SHARPE; Thomas HUGHES. |
October 6, 2006 |
| 17 more letters from
Eliza Jackson have been entered chronologically
and had their footnotes tweaked and also various supporting documents have
had footnotes corrected where errors were found.. |
October 6, 2006 |
| Pages
5-9 of the 1876 Coroner's Casebook from County Monaghan Pages 5-9
out of 40 pages of the Coroner's Casebook that belonged to Dr. Robert
Hamilton REED (1847-1881) |
October 5, 2006 |
| Freeduff
Church Records, Co. Armagh I have updated the BMD notes after receiving
new information from Mike Johnson of Brantford Ontario. |
October 5, 2006 |
| Letters I have
started entering the 77 letters from Eliza JACKSON to her son Sir Thomas
JACKSON that were found in a bog prior to 1960. So far, the letters from
1873-1880 have been completed - 14 letters in all. Also, other letters
of the time have had their footnotes tweaked and also various supporting
documents have had footnotes corrected where errors were found.. |
October 4, 2006 |
| 1876
pages 1-4 of the Coroner's Casebook from County Monaghan The first
4 pages out of 40 of the Coroner's Casebook that belonged to Dr. Robert
Hamilton REED (1847-1881) |
October 4, 2006 |
| Jackson
family in Ireland - social scenes with cousins These are four photos
of JACKSON relations, mostly young female cousins and friends. |
September 7, 2006 |
| 1912
September 21 Initially I thought this letter was dated 1918 - but
that made no sense. I am now guessing to to be 1912 (but with this most
idiosyncratic handwriting when it comes to numerals, I could be wrong).
The Killykeeragh connection is interesting. |
September 7, 2006 |
| 1915 May
11 A brief note from Sir Thomas JACKSON to a niece - notable primarily
as another indicator of how connected he was to his far flung family
and how attentive he was to particulars. |
September 7, 2006 |
| Brown
family photos in Alberta circa 1909 The photos included are from
the collection of Thomas Andrew JACKSON of Bangor, Co. Down. They were
not the best quality. Many of them had been printed on non-photographic
paper and perhaps with less fixative than would have been desireable.
I am assuming that Thomas Jackson BROWN (my grandfather - 1879-1933)
had his own darkroom, but costs and the availability of supplies were
an issue. I have cropped some of the photos and also edited them for
more clarity. |
September 7, 2006 |
| 1925,
May 31 "Brownie" to her sisters Mollie & Lizaba A chatty letter from "Brownie" a
niece of Sir Thomas JACKSON who was living in New Zealand, the wife of
a Presbyterian Minister, to her two sisters at Slieveroe, Co. Monaghan. |
September 5, 2006 |
1940
James M. CARROLL to Alan E. SKUCE
1940
James M.CARROLL to "Mollie" WRIGHT
I have updated the footnotes to two letters containing genealogical questions
raised by James M. CARROLL. I do not know whether he left descendants
when he died in 1962, but the news this week announced the death of tobacco
heiress Grace Marmion CARROLL. She would likely be either a daughter
or niece. This is of note because of the GILMORE family
connection and the fact that James M. CARROLL seemed to be running some of
this to ground in the 1940s. |
September 5, 2006 |
| 1922
April 19 - Andrew JACKSON to Mollie WRIGHT This letter shows once
again, another family conflict over property - but what property is it?
Is it Urker? Cavananore? Or somewhere else altogether? And who is old "Anne" who
is getting short shrift? |
September 5, 2006 |
| 1911
August 31 - Postcard from Mattie to an unknown sister. This postcard
has a group photo of the family of Margaret McCULLAGH, nee JACKSON -
the sister of Sir Thomas JACKSON |
September 4, 2006 |
1911
Postcard from Alice AKA "Brownie" to her sister "Mollie"
This Postcard has a photo of "Brownie" and mentions that she and her
friends just climbed Mt. Rigi in Switzerland. |
September 4, 2006 |
| 1929 Letter
from Minnie CALVERT to Mollie WRIGHT I have updated the footnotes
in this letter. I am still interested in the connection of William &
Martha BROWN to the GILMORE family. Not that I have found any relationship
(and it may be that they are merely friends), but some of the other facts
in this letter may help me to narrow this down and then see if there
is any connection to Thompson BROWN's family. |
September 4, 2006 |
| "Tanty" Andrew
Hugh Gilmore JACKSON I have added a lot of material to this page
as a result of what I have learned from the materials shared by Thomas
JACKSON of Bangor. |
September 3, 2003 |
This is a collection of letters condolence relating to the death in Hong
Kong of "Tanty" Andrew Hugh Gilmore JACKSON, nephew of Sir Thomas JACKSON.
1918
February 1 David JACKSON to his mother Eliza Emily JACKSON
1918,
February 2 Bessie BROWN to her sister-in-law Eliza Emily JACKSON
1918
February 2 - Margaret McCULLAGH nee JACKSON to Andrew Coulter Bradford
JACKSON - her brother
1918,
February 5th - Mary GRIFFIN to Andrew Coulter Bradford JACKSON
1918,
February 5th - "Mollie" Mary WRIGHT to Elizabeth Oliver Muriel
JACKSON1918,
February 21st - David JACKSON to his mother
1918,
February 22nd - Ethel Mary STABB to David JACKSON
1918,
April 9 David JACKSON to his Mother
1918
November 8 - Archie CREW to David JACKSON
Notes
from Letters of Condolence
|
September 3, 2006 |
| 1914,
October 2 Sir Thomas JACKSON to Eliza Emily JACKSON nee GILMORENews of the sons of Sir Thomas JACKSON, their recovery from war injuries
as well as a brief comment on his nephew, Tanty, giving up the study of
Law. |
September 3, 2006 |
| Mystery
photos from the collection of Thomas JACKSON of Bangor, Co. DownSurnames include: ALLEN, BOGUE, DONALDSON, ERWIN, FARR, FFENNELL, GOGHAN,
GILMORE, HAMILTON, HEENEY, JACKSON, McCLEAN, McCULLAGH, MENARY, ROHU, TOSS,
and WHALLY. |
August 29, 2006 |
| Flax
Growers Roster - 1796 There are seven MENARY names mentioned. |
August 27, 2006 |
CORR family
of Urker & Crossmaglen - Photos and snippets of information
The CORR family are not central to our family story, but since their
photos have shown up in the family archives, I thought them worth sharing
with others who may know more. Besides, William Richard CORR was the
solicitor who handled much of the family's legal work |
August 16, 2006 |
I was unable to post anything for a while, so there is a backlog of small
fixes on the following files - new information added, footnotes updated
and such.
Connections to JACKSONs: Gordon
Holmes STITT of HSBC & Crossmaglen
Info on James Pender MOLLISON: 1915
Dec 28 Japan Gazette-Obit for Sir Thomas
Charter School history added: Biography
of George JACKSON (1718-1782)
HASKIN entry for July 13 updated: Jeannie
MOORHEAD Birthday Book
I have updated a number of footnotes: Eliza
JACKSON to Sir Thomas JACKSON
A bit of charter school history added: Liscalgot Map
|
August 16, 2006 |
| 1918 February 2 Margaret
JACKSON to her brother Andrew Coulter Bradford JACKSON This letter
concerns the recent death of Andrew's son - Andrew Hugh Gilmore JACKSON.
He was working as a stockbroker in Hong Kong and had previously worked
for HSBC. He was the second of Sir Thomas JACKSON's nephews to die while
working in the Far East. |
August 16, 2006 |
| 1885
Creggan Church Wardens to David JACKSON This letter is an appeal
for David JACKSON to rejoin Creggan Church. From the content of a few
other letters and reading between the lines, it seems that the finances
of Creggan Church were in disarray at the end of Rev. Dr. Mills tenure
(he had a stroke and was unable to do this part of the job). The controversy
may also have had to do with some circumstances surrounding the death
of the interrim curate Rev. Dr. Thomas CORR. It is curious that his name
is not recorded on the list of curates. |
August 16, 2006 |
| Creggan
Church Photos This page is a page in progess. It includes a link
to the Stained
Glass window erected in memory of Sir Thomas JACKSON. I have also added four postacrds showing the church, the Manse & the Rectory. |
August 1, 2006
August 11, 2006 |
Freeduff,
Co. Armagh BMDs - records pertinent to our family tree
Creggan Parish
BMDs as they relate to family names and places
I have added more information on McNEELY of Freeduff and OGLE of Creggan. |
July 28, 2006 |
| Freeduff,
Co. Armagh BMDs - records pertinent to our family tree These records
of families pertinent to our family tree still need to be double checked
for accuracy, but I don't know when I may again have access to the film,
so better this than nothing (I figure). It should also be remembered
that there may be some duplication of people who also attended Creggan
Church of Ireland in the nearby community of Creggan. |
July 27, 2006 |
| Creggan
Parish BMDs as they relate to family names and places These BMDs
are the ones from Creggan Parish that seemed to me to be likely fits
for our family history. I looked for pertinent names and townlands and
then annotated them to the best of my current knowledge. WARNING This
file is a 13 page table and may be slow loading, depending on your computer
configuration. |
July 25, 2006 |
| 1823
April 5th - Will of Louisa Jane KELLY I have finally footnoted this
will. It raises some tantalizing suggestions about the family connections
to Saintifield which I have raised in the footnotes. It is part of me
making sense of the DONALDSON connections and the United Irishmen. |
July 24, 2006 |
| 1810
April 7th "Certificate for Killing Game" This document reveals that
the primary abode for John JACKSON (1780-1817) at this time was Liscalgot
(at least as far as officialdom was concerned). At the time of his death,
some 7 years later, it was Urker. |
July 20, 2006 |
1817
August 20 - Inventory of the possessions of John JACKSON of Urker
John JACKSON of Urker died at age 37 leaving his wife, Elizabeth McCULLAGH
at age 25 with four young children. The youngest child and only male was
David JACKSON, age 3 who would later inherit the farm and go on to father
ten children, one of whom would become Sir Thomas JACKSON. There is also
mention of money owed by McCULLAGHs - which may have been the start of
an ongoing intergenerational legal tiff. |
July 20, 2006 |
1804
March 3rd - Letter from George JACKSON to John JACKSON
1805
April 10 - Letter from George JACKSON to John JACKSON
1805
August 13 - Letter from George JACKSON to John JACKSON
1806
July 16 - Letter from George JACKSON to John JACKSON
These are four letters from George JACKSON, a solicitor in Dublin who
is an uncle of John JACKSON (1780-1817) of Liscalgot & Urker, Co. Armagh.
They concern various legal matters pertaining to property. |
July 19, 2006 |
| Royal
school of Armagh Records I got sidetracked & ended up going through
the records of the Royal School of Armagh once again & adding a few dozen
more records that relate either to HSBC or family. |
July 19, 2006 |
| David
JACKSON (1855-1903)I have updated this biography as parts of it were outdated and new information
has come to light. |
July 8, 2006 |
1888
May 4 - Will of David JACKSON This David JACKSON was the father of
Sir Thomas JACKSON. Although in the middle of the 1800s he had times
when he couldn't come up with the rent, by the time of his death, things
had turned around - I suspect largely due to the efforts of his wife
and the support of his children. |
July 1, 2006 |
| 1796
January 23 - Will of David Jackson It seems that David JACKSON had come some way up in the world from his
father's ruputedly meagre beginnings and was a maltster as well as man
with many leases on diverse properties. Unfortunately, as he died a mere
three weeks after writing this will and there were complications for his
wife and children (who were all minors). |
June 30, 2006 |
| Case
Opinion by William SAURIN Esq Legal suits ensued after the death
of David JACKSON and I have posted this part of a lawyer's opinion that
had been sought at the time (1796). Many subsequent letters from his
brother George JACKSON also shed light on these events. |
June 30, 2006 |
| 1798
November 27 This letter from solicitor and family member George JACKSON
of Dublin is instructing his nephew, the teenage John JACKSON on how
to proceed with Court challenges to his father's assets after his father's
demise. In particular, there had been an issue as to the disposition
of the asset of the malt materials left on the land (mentioned in his
will). The father, David JACKSON died in1796 when the recipient of the
letter was a mere 16 years old |
June 30, 2006 |
| 1799
February 16 This letter from solicitor and family member George JACKSON
of Dublin is instructing his nephew, the teenage John JACKSON on how
to proceed with Court challenges to his father's assets after his father's
demise. In this case, it concerns Cavananore and involves the COULTER & BRADFORD
families (which means it may also involve the OLIVER family too through
the Thomas BRADFORD connection). John's father, David JACKSON, died in1796
when his only son was a mere 16 years old. |
June 30, 2006 |
| I have fixed a mistaken reference in the 1792 Indenture and corrected
the mistake in other documents. The Indenture concerns lands in Cashell
NOT Liscalgot. |
June 30, 2006 |
| Map & Information
& links pertaining to Liscalgot, Co. Armagh. Liscalgot
is a townland with 220 acres within its boundaries and is situated
2-3 km. east of Crossmaglen, just south of Creggan Church (one can
walk there by way of a path behind the church). |
June 29, 2006 |
| 1770
April 9 - Indenture between John JOHNSTON & George & David JACKSON It
is alleged that the JACKSON family was at Liscalgot and/or the neighbouring
townland of Urker from 1720 onwards. That may be so, but at present
this is the oldest documented evidence that I have seen myself. It
represents a lease on the southern portion of Liscalgot. It is helpful
to look at the Map
of Liscalgot in order to get oriented. This agreement is between
John JOHNSTON & George & David JACKSON. |
June 29, 2006 |
| 1792
February 21 Indenture between Richard JOHNSTON & David JACKSON This
Indenture is between David JACKSON (d.1796) of Liscalgot, Co. Armagh
( my g-g-g-g-grandparent) and his brother-in-law Richard JOHNSTON (husband
of Anne JACKSON) and Thomas BALL (the landlord). It concerns lands in
Cashell (Cashel), Co. Armagh adn refers to an earlier lease made in 1783. |
June 29, 2006 |
| 77
Letters from Eliza JACKSON to her son Sir Thomas JACKSON dated from 1873-1902 Thanks
to input from Wendy Jack of Australia & Peter McWilliams from Ireland,
I have amended footnotes numbered: 42, 76, 294, 788, 938 & 993. I am
sure that more amendments will be forthcoming as other people are able
to check them out for me. As always, I am grateful for the help. |
June 27, 2006 |
| 1782
Will of George JACKSON of Urcher & Liscalgot, Co. Armagh This is
the will of my 5th Great-grandfather, George JACKSON of Liscalgot & Urcher.
I have a scan of the original from a family collection, and it is used
with permission. The will is brief - all on one page. I will add more
on George - his son - as I work my through other documents. |
June 26, 2006 |
| 1839
Newry Telegraph Voters List - OLIVERs OLIVERS of Lislooney & Loughgall
are mentioned here. |
June 21, 2006 |
| Belfast
Newsletter Births Marriages Deaths -OLIVERs |
June 21, 2006 |
| 1838
February 7th Marriage IndentureThis is the marriage agreement between David JACKSON & Eliza
OLIVER - parents of ten children including Sir Thomas JACKSON and David
JACKSON of HSBC fame. They were also my great-great grandparents. |
June 21, 2006 |
| 77
letters from Eliza (OLIVER) JACKSON to her son Sir Thomas JACKSON sent
1873-1902.This is a cumbersome file but I hope it is still accessible to most readers.
It will take a bit of time to load. (It is in Word html format and runs
to 151 pages and includes 1321 footnotes.) Next week, I plan to start entering
the individual letters into their chronological order just as I have done
with the other letters beneath. I will also write an introduction to them.
Together they convey a remarkable picture of the social history of the
family in this time and place. I suspect they will be a boon to researchers
interested in more general topics. |
June 21, 2006 |
JOHNSTON-BREMNER
GRIFFIN, John Gilmore These two biographies have had minor updates - I will
get to full scale revisions when I am able. |
April 20, 2006 |
| Dr.
John MENARY d. 1942 This obituary goes a long way to explain the
links between Mary MENARY of Gilford Castle and the MENARY family of
Orangeville, Southern Ontario. |
February 26, 2006 |
| Bell,
Thomas & Charlton, Eliza This couple are related to the DONALDSONs. |
February 24, 2006 |
| Gordon H.
STITT worked for HSBC for close to 37 years starting in at least
1889 when he arrived in Hongkong. My suspicions are that he came from
a Townland close to Crossmaglen - although I have yet to find definitive
proof. He would be another of the early HSBC staff who had a likely familial
connection to Sir Thomas JACKSON. |
February 23, 2006 |
| Villiers
Alweyn Caesar HAWKINS I have updated this biography - thanks
to new information discovered by Venetia Bowman-Vaughan. |
February 21, 2006 |
| JOHNSTONs
of Gilford & Guildhall, Co. Down This tree is of interest for two
reasons. Gilford is the town where several early family members resided,
principally the BIRCH family. Also, the mention of HAWKINS is a hook,
given the fact of Villiers Alweyn Caesar HAWKINS who was claimed to be
a cousin of Sir Thomas JACKSON. |
February 21, 2006 |
| 1723
January 21 - referring also to 1715, July 15 This Deed involves the
transfer of land from a Thomas JACKSON, a merchant of the City of Dublin
to a James LECKY. The land in question is in the townland of Rathcrogue,
Co. Carlow. Although hunches may prove to be red herrings, this may still
prove to be one of the missing links to the JACKSONs who preceed our
last known relative, George JACKSON (1718-1782). |
February 13, 2006 |
| NOBLE,
George E.I have updated the page on George E. NOBLE. HE was for a time a manager
of the HSBC and died in 1902 in London. |
February 10, 2006 |
| OLIVER-DOBBIN The
OLIVER-DOBBIN page has been updated with information on Isaiah OLIVER d.
1833. In a few weeks I will be in Ireland and hope to get more details
on all this. |
February 9, 2006 |
| RECOLLECTIONS
OF SIR THOMAS JACKSON These recollections were written by Mrs. Kathleen
MAJOR, a niece of Sir Thomas JACKSON (daughter of his older brother John). |
February 1, 2006 |
| 1857
December 14 Will of Jessie BARTLEY, widow of Major General Sir. Robert
BARTLEY. |
February 1, 2006 |
John
REA newsclippings
John REA biography
John REA was a noted barrister-reformer who acted as a defender of the
Irish Land League. This page has a little biographical information as well
as descriptive obituaries. |
February 1, 2006 |
1890
Nov 3 John COULTER to his sister Mary GARDINER
1890
November 15 John COULTER to his sister Mary GARDINER
Links to these letters have been added. They are sad letters wherein
John COULTER is asking his sister for help to have a few things pawned
so he can procure new underclothes for his trip to New York to start
afresh after a time of dissipation.
See also 1793
Will of John McKEE |
January 31, 2006 |
1944 July
16 Mrs. Marshall WRIGHT to "Mollie" WRIGHT
1944 July
17 Marshall WRIGHT to James Francis WRIGHT
These two letters
are part of the work done by James Francis & Mary WRIGHT of Gilford Castle
and shed light on various branches of the WRIGHT family. There are likely
errors in my footnotes and I look forward to hearing from those who may
know more than myself. |
January 31, 2006 |
| 1801
July 2 Will of Elizabeth McCULLAGH One of the interesting aspects
of this will is that it shows how long the family was rooted
in Ulster - in this case Derrivalley, County Monaghan. Elizabeth McCULLAGH
was one of the great-great grandmothers of Sir Thomas JACKSON. BRADFORD
family connections are also revealed. |
January 26, 2006 |
| 1831
August 27 will of Eliezer Birch GILLMERGILLMER (GILMORE, GILMER etc). This will is significant for all the family
links it establishes as well as for the land holdings mentioned. Eliezer
died at age 71 on July 29, 1834 in Glasgow where he likely had gone after
the death of his wife to live with his daughter Eliza Jane and her husband,
Patrick Adair BLACK. |
January 26, 2005 |
| 1900
May 8 This is an account of a dinner hosted by The American Asiatic
Society held in New York in honour of Sir Thomas JACKSON |
January 13, 2006 |
| D.P.
Martin's Photo AnnouncementThe photos referred to in this news article are now at the Armagh Museum
as part of D.P. Martin's "County Armagh Portrait Gallery" |
January 12, 2006 |
| 1915
December 28 This obituary of Sir Thomas JACKSON, published in the
Japan Gazette, was written by a man who knew him in the 1870s when they
were in Japan. I am unclear as to the identity of the writer. He is referred
to in the text as "MOLLISON". The closest name that I can find
in HSBC records is "John MORRISON". If "J.P. is the telling
detail, then J.P. McMAHON is a possibility. |
January 12, 2006 |
