Cancellation Books CAVANANORE. Barony of Dundalk Upper; Electoral Division of Upper Creggan

These are my notes from the cancellation book records for Cavananore. One thing that I can guarantee is that there will be errors. These are both technically and visually complex documents to transcribe. Cancellation books, such as these, for the 26 counties of Ireland are in Dublin. SEE: http://www.valoff.ie/research.htm For properties in Northern Ireland, the same kinds of records are called valuation records and they start in 1828. SEE: PRONI VAL/1. Corresponding maps are available under reference PRONI VAL/12D. An excellent guide to land records is at http://www.aughty.org/pdf/irl_land_property.pdf

In the notes beneath, the term: In Fee L.A.P. refers to the Land Act Purchase. This Act resulted in many occupiers of the land being able to buy the land in the early 1900s and thus become landowners. Offices or “off” refers to outbuildings, in this case associated with farming. Think cows, horses, poultry and such - not stenographers.

These records pick up where Griffiths leaves off. Just to get you started, here are the Cavananore records from Griffiths. Throught, I have highlighted family names that are in my family tree:

	CAVANANORE
OSC 3	Townland Occupier	Immediate Lessors	Description	Area A.R.P.	Land	Buildings	Total rateable
1a	John Bradford	Hugh O’Callaghan	House offices & land	49.1.33	39.0.0	1.0.0	40.0.0
1b	Alice McGorman	John Bradford	House			0.6.0	0.6.0
2a	Thomas Bradford	Hugh O’Callaghan	House offices & land	45.2.37	40.0.0	10.0.0	50.0.0
3	Thomas Bradford	Samuel Bradford	Land	12.1.16	7.0.0		7.0.0
4   a      b	Mary J. Oliver	Hugh O’Callaghan	House offices & land Land	109.1.5   2.1.27	103.0.0  1.0.0	23.0.0  --	127.0.0
b	Edward Quigley	Mary J. Oliver	House & garden	0.0.10	0.1.0	0.7.0	0.8.0
c	Hugh Murphy	Mary J. Oliver	House & garden	0.0.10	0.1.0	0.7.0	0.8.0

P4. NOTE: I missed noting the dates on this page, but it precedes 1862 and the page that follows it. Based on information in other documents, John BRADFORD (died aft 1837), Thomas BRADFORD (1800-1872), husband of Margaret WALLACE & Samuel BRADFORD (1803-1881) are brothers, all sons of Samuel BRADFORD (1739-1818) of Cavananore & Margaret HENRY (1774-1846). Mary Jane OLIVER (1821-1875) is the daughter of Benjamin OLIVER (1765-1831) & Elizabeth BRADFORD (1785-1825).

Map	Occupier	Lessor	Descr	Acres	Total	Notes
1a	John Bradford	Lawrence Waldron	Ho. Office land	49.10.040	£40	25 A/30
b	Alice McGorman	John Bradford	House	5 0.6.0	5 0.6.0
2a	Thomas Bradford	Lawrence Waldron	Ho. Office land	A 45.0.0 £40.0.0	£50.0.0
3	Thomas Bradford	Saml Bradford	Land	A 12.1.0 £7.0.0	£7.0.0
4Aa B	Mary J. Oliver	Lawrence Waldron	Ho. Office land Land	A 109.1.0 A 2.1.0	£127.0.0
Ab	Thomas Murray Edward Quigley Thos Murray	Mary J. Oliver	House garden	House	0.8.0 0.7.0
C	Hugh Murphy	Mary J. Oliver	House garden		0.8.0 0.7.0
			TOTAL		£225.2.0 £224.15.0

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Map	Occupier	Lessor	Descr	Acres	Land £	Buildings £	Total £	Notes
1a	Samuel Bradford John Bradford	Laurence Weldon	Land House off & Land	49.0.0 49.1.33	38.10.0 39.0.0	1.0.0	38.10.0 40.0.0	1864
a	John Bradford	Samuel Bradford	Ho & garden	0.1.33	0.10.0	1.0.0	1.10.0	64
b	Alice McGorman	Samuel Bradford John Bradford	House			0.5.0		64
2a	Thos Bradford	Lawrence Waldron	House Off & Land	45.2.19 45.2.37	39.15.0 40.0.0	5.5.0 10.0.0	45.0.0 50.0.0	1862
b	Mary J. Oliver	Same	Stewards Houe & garden	0.0.18	0.5.0	2.0.0	2.5.0	1862
3	Thos Bradford	Samuel Bradford	Land	12.1.16	7.0.0		7.0.0
4Aa	Mary J. Oliver	Lawrence Waldron	House Off & Land	109.1.26 2.1.27	106.0.0 1.0.0	23.0.0	127.0.0
4B
4Ab	Thos Murray	Mary J. Oliver	Ho & sm garden			0.5.0	0.5.0
4Ac	Hugh Murphy	Same	Ho & Sm garden			0.5.0	0.5.0
			TOTALS	219.1.18	190.0.0	34.15.0 32.0.0	224.15.0 222.0.0	1862

P4 NOTE: Mary Jane OLIVER died in 1875. Samuel BRADFORD jr (1846-1915) is a nephew of Samuel BRADFORD sr. is the son of Samuel BRADFORD (1739-1818) of Cavananore & Margaret HENRY (1774-1846).His parents were Thomas BRADFORD (1800-1872) & Margaret WALLACE (1811-1885)

Map	Occupier	Lessor	Descr	Acres	Land £	Buildings £	Total £	Notes
1	Samuel Bradford jr. Samuel Bradford	Reps Laurence Waldron	Land	49.0.0	38.10.0		38.10.0	72
a	John Bradford	Samuel Bradford sr. Samuel Bradford	House & Garden	0.1.33	0.10.0	1.0.0	1.10.0	72
b	Alice McGorman	same	House			0.5.0	0.5.0
2a	Samuel Bradford jr Thomas Bradford	Reps Laurence Waldron	House off & gard	45.2.19	39.15.0	3.5.0 5.5.0	43.0.0 45.0.0 45.5.0	72 Off down 77
b	Reps Mary J. Oliver Mary J. Oliver	Same	Stewards House off & Garden	0.0.18	0.5.0	2.0.0	2.5.0	76 Rch 77
3	Samuel Bradford jr Thomas Bradford	Samuel Bradford sr. Samuel Bradford	Land	12.1.16	7.0.0		7.0.0	72
4Aa	Reps Saml Bradford Samuel  Bradford Mary J. Oliver	Reps Laurence Waldron	House off & Land	109.1.25 2.1.27	103.0.0 1.0.0	23.0.0	127.0.0	77 rch
4Ab	Thomas Murray	Saml Bradford Reps Mary J. Oliver	House sm garden			0.5.0	0.5.0	77 do
4Ac	Hugh Murphy	same	House & sm garden			0.5.0	0.5.0
			TOTAL	219.1.18	190.0.0	30.0.0 32.0.0	220.0.0 222.0.0	72

P5 Map OS3 Andrew Coulter BRADFORD (1788-1847) was the son of Thomas BRADFORD (1739-1790) & Elizabeth BREAKEY (1758-1844). He was a great-uncle of Sir Thomas JACKSON.

Map	Occupier	Lessor	Descr	Acres	Land	Buildings	Total	Notes
+	Saml Bradford jr.	Reps Lawrence Waldron	Land	49.1.00	£39.0.0			78 crossed out in 82
a	Saml Bradford sr.	Samuel Bradford senr	Land	49.0.00	£38.10.0	1.0.0 down		Crossed out in 78
b	Alice W. Gorman	same	House			0.5.0 down	£0.5.0	78
1	Samuel Bradford  jr.	In fee Reps Lawrence Waldron	House off & land	49.1.33	39.0.0	3.5.0	£85.15.0 £45.5.0 £7.0.0	82
2			land Stewards Ho Off Gar	45.2.19	39.15.0	2.0.0
3	Samuel Bradford  jr.	Samuel Bradford senr	land	12.1.16	7.0.0
2a	Vacant	Samuel Bradford	House & office			£3.5.0	£3.5.0	82
4Aa	Saml Bradford	Trustees Andw C. Bradford Reps Lawrence Waldron	Off & land	109.1.25	103.0.0	£6.0.0 £23.0.0	£110.0.0 £127.0.0 £112.5.0	78 82
42b			House off & land	0.0.18	0.5.0	£2.0.0
B			Stewards Ho Off & Gard Land	2.1.27	1.0.0
4Ab	Vacant	Samuel Bradford jr [82]	House			£17.0.0	£17.0.0	78
4Ac	Thomas Murray	Samuel Bradford jr [82]	Ho & garden			£0.5.0	£0.5.0
D	Vacant Hugh Murphy James McCabe	Same	Ho & sm gard			£0.5.0	£0.5.0	78 James McCabe
			TOTAL	219.1.18	190.0.0	£28.15.0 30.0.0	£218.15.0 220.0.0	78

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Map	Occupier	Lessor	Descr	Acres	Land	Buildings	Total	Notes
1	Saml Bradford jr.	Reps Lawrence Waldron	Land	49.1.33	39.0.0		£39.0.0	82 strikethrough
2a	Saml Bradford jun	In fee	House Off & Garden	45.2.19	39.15.0	£3.5.0	£85.15.0 £45.5.0	82
b			Stewards House	0.0.18	0,5.0	£2.0.0
3	Saml Bradford jr	Saml Bradford sr.	Land	12.1.16	7.0.0		£7.0.0	82 strikethrough
a	Vacant	Samuel Bradford	House & offices			£3.5.0	£3.5.0	82 Ruins 93
4Aa*	Thomas Jackson Saml Bradford	Trustees Andrw C. Bradford	Off & land	1?9.1.25	103.0.0	£6.0.0	£110.0.0 £112.5.0	93
B				4.1.27	1.0.0
b			Stewards House office & land	?.0.18	0.5.0	£2.0.0
4Ab	Vacant	Saml Bradford jun	House & sm garden			£17.0.0	£17.0.0
4bc	Thos Murray					£0.6.0	£0.6.0
4c	Vacant	Samuel Bradford jun	House & sm garden			0.5.0	0.5.0
						£25.10.0 £28.15.0	£215.10.0 £218.15.0	93

*189.1.25?

P6 [SCAN S003] Patk LYNCH was the son of the Patrick LYNCH brought up in the 1890s as a farmhand to manage the farm at Cavananore.

Map	Occupier	Lessor	Descr	Acres	Land	Buildings	Total	Notes
1	Sir Thos Jackson Mary A. Bradford	In Fee L.A.P.	Land	49.1.33	39.0.0		39.0.0	1903 1907
2a	Samuel Bradford Sir Thomas Jackson	In Fee L.A.P. Samuel Bradford	Land	45.2.19	39.15.0		85.15.0 46.15.0	1903 1906
3				12.1.16	7.0.0
3b	Vacant	Samuel Bradford	Ho & off			3.5.0	3.5.0
2c	Thomas Jackson Samuel Bradford	Trus Andrew C. Bradford	Steward ho off & gard	0.0.18	0.5.0	2.0.0	112.5.0	To be revd List. Called here. Occupier abroad. Steward did not know what was regd. No land parted with. Buildings correct ’99.
4Aa			Off & land	109.1.25	103.0.0	6.0.0
B			Land	2.1.27	1.0.0
4Ab	Vacant	Thomas Jackson Saml Bradford	House			17.0.0	17.0.0	Value not excessive 1901 House still vac ‘99
Abc	Patk Lynch Thos Murray	Sir Thomas Jackson Samuel Bradford	Ho & sm gard			0.5.0	0.5.0	1906
4c	Peter Curtis Joseph Hill Vacant	Sir Thomas Jackson				0.5.0	0.5.0	1901, 1906
			TOTALS	219.1.15	190.0.0	25.10.0 28.15.0	215.10.0 218.15.0

P 12-13 4cAb is the big house, occupied by Patrick LYNCH. This is corroborated by the 1901 census. I suspect that William Frederick BAILIE (1843-1926, son of William BAILIE & Adelaide Louise de GUERIN is the one referred to beneath.

Map	Occupier	Lessor	Descr	Acres	Land	Buildings	Total	Notes
1	Patrick McArdle William Bailie Sir T. Jackson	In Fee L.A.P.	Land	?.2.20 44.3.9 49.1.33	4.15.0 39.0.0		4.15.0 39.0.0	’38 Applot File 385 ‘23 ‘21 Arising out of cases 328 &c.
2a, 3, 4B 2,3	Bridget Quigley Patrick O’Rourke Sir Thos Jackson Bernard O’Rourke	Saml Bradford In Fee L.A.P.	Ho off & land	60.2.0 ?.3.35	48.0.0 46.15.0	2.0.0	50.0.0 46.15.0	23 ‘21 ‘22 [illegible – looks like “probate” & tied to 2a]
2a			Stewards ho off	0.18.0	0.5.0	2.0.0		‘23
4ab 4Aa C 4ba 4B	Patrick O’Rourke Thomas Jackson John McArdle Andrew O’Rourke? Bernard O’Rourke Bernard Walsh	Trus Andrew C. Bradford In Fee L.A.P.	Feeding Shed (as ?)House off & land Off & land	?.3.25 38.2.0	103.0.0 33.15.0	6.0.0 47.0.0	2.10.0 109.0.0 112.5.0 40.15.0	‘33 ‘23 Already dealt with 1934 See 1933
		Trus Andrew C. Bradford In Fee L.A.P.	Ho & land	0.3.14	0.10.0	1.0.0	1.0.0	1933 applot file 65
		Trus Andrew C. Bradford In Fee L.A.P.	Land	?.1.27	1.0.0			’23 Already dealt with 1934 See 1933
4D	Thomas Flynn	Trus Andrew C. Bradford In Fee L.A.P.	Land	17.1.33	16.15.0		16.15.0	1933
4E	Margaret Harvey	Trus Andrew C. Bradford In Fee L.A.P.	Land	?.0.32	17.0.0		17.0.0	1933 Exd owned by O’Rourke ‘23
4cAb	Patrick O’Rourke Vacant Bernard O’Rourke	Patrick O’Rourke & Bernard O’Rourke Thomas Jackson	House Land			17.0.0	17.0.0	1901 21 NB 1922
4F	Thomas Callan		Land	?.0.16	11.15.0		11.15.0	Done 1924 1933 Applot file 65
4G	Pat Murphy jr.		Land	9.3.10	9.10.0		9.10.0	1933 do
4Abc 4Ca	Patrick Lynch Vacant	Patrick O’Rourke Sir Thomas Jackson	Workman’s House House sm garden			1.0.0 0.5.0	1.0.0 0.5.0	‘23 ‘21
4H	James Sandys	Sir Thomas Jackson	Land	15.0.0	13.15.0		13.15.0	1933 do
4c	Vacant John Cunningham	Sir Thomas Jackson	Ho & sm gard			0.5.0	0.5.0	‘23 ’21 Part of 4Ca
5	Patrick Duffy	In fee (L.A.P.)	Land	?.0.10	4.10.0		4.10.0	’38 Applot File 385
6	Owen Woods	In fee (L.A.P.)	Land		4.0.0		4.0.0	’38 Applot File 385
7	John Carraker	In fee (L.A.P.)	Land		7.15.0		7.15.0	’38 Applot File 385
8	Patrick McCabe	In fee (L.A.P.)	Land		7.5.0		7.5.0	’38 Applot File 385
9	James Begley	In fee (L.A.P.)	Land		10.15.0		10.15.0	’38 Applot File 385
			Totals		190.0.0	12.10.0 9.0.0 26.0.0 25.10.0	202.10.0 199.0.0 216.0.0 215.10.0	‘38 ‘33 ‘24 ‘23

P14-15 Sir Thomas Jackson died in 1914. Mary Anne BRADFORD (1839-aft 1911) was a daughter of Thomas BRADFORD (1800-1872), & Margaret WALLACE (1811-1885).

Map	Occupier	Lessor	Descr	Acres	Land	Buildings	Total	Notes
1	William Bailie Sir T. Jackson Mary A. Bradford	In fee L.A.P.		49.1.33	39.0.0		39.0.0	‘21 1907
2a 3	Patrick O’Rourke Sir Thos Jackson	Samuel Bradford L.A.P.		45.2.19 57.3.35 12.1.16	39.15.0 46.15.0 7.0.0		46.15.0	1911 1914 ‘21
2a c			Stewards Ho Off & gard	0.0.18	0.5.0	2.0.0		1914
4Aa	Patrick O’Rourke Thomas Jackson	Trustees Andrew C. Bradford	Off & land	108.3.25 109.1.25	103.0.0	6.0.0	112.5.10	1914
4B			Land	2.1.27	1.0.0
4Ab	Vacant	Patrick O’Rourke Thomas Jackson	House			17.0.0	17.0.0	1901 [??] 1921
4Abc	Patk Lynch Vacant	Patrick O’Rourke Sir Thos Jackson	Ho & sm Garden			0.5.0	0.5.0	21
4c	John Cunningham Owen Kirk Vacant Peter Curtis	Patrick O’Rourke Sir Thos Jackson	Ho & sm Garden			0.5.0	0.5.0	1912 1917 1921
			TOTAL	218.3.18 219.1.18	190.0.0	25.10.0	215.10.0	1914 B.S.

P17-19 NOTE: I am unsure if I have the occupier groupings aligned properly. They were confusing. Also, my scan missed recording the bits inside the binding in the centre of the book.

NOTE: Annie LYNCH was the mother of Thomas LYNCH. He died in 1951. Annie’s husband Patrick had died in 1934. 4Aa would be the big house on the hill.

Map	Occupier	Lessor	Descr	Acres	Land	Buildings	Total	Notes
On 2	Ronan Lynch	In fee	House & ?			18.50.0	18.50.0	’78 122 m^2 ?? ’38 applot file  385
1	Frank McArdle Patrick McArdle	In Fee L.A.P.	Land	6.2.20	4.75.0 4.15.0		4.75.0 4.15.0	‘51
2.a.3.4B	Annie Lynch Thomas Lynch Patrick Finn Bridget Quigley	In Fee L.A.P. Samuel Bradford	Ho off & land	?.2.0	48.00 48.0.0	1.00 1.0.0 2.0.0	49.00 49.0.0 50.0.0	‘54 ’53 ’78 see On 2 1 67 ? 28/120 49 55 25/136AX6 applies to 3 54 53
4Aa	Mrs Annie Lynch Thomas Lynch Pat Finn John McArdle	In Fee L.A.P.	Ho off & land	?.2.0	33.75.0 33.15.0	12.00 12.0.0 7.0.0	45.75 45.15.0 40.15.0	’51 3050 Oct 49 13/80 ’33 applot File 65
4Ab	Patrick O’Rourke Michael M’Guinness Annie Lynch Thomas Lynch Patrick Finn	In Fee L.A.P.	Feeding ? (as stor?)			2.10.0	2.10.0	Is demolished N.B. XIII/8A
4Ca	Bernard Walsh	Annie Lynch In Fee L.A.P.	Ho & land	?.3.14	0.50.0 0.10.0	1.00 1.0.0	1.50 1.10.0	‘66 64 ‘53 49 ’33 applot file 65
4D	Thomas Flynn	In Fee L.A.P.	Land	?.1.33	16.75 16.15.0		16.75 16.15.0	‘52 ‘46
4E	Patrick Hoey Margaret Harvey	In Fee L.A.P.	Land	?.0.32	17.00 17.0.0		17.00 17.0.0	‘76 ‘40 ’33 applot File 65
4F	Peter Begley Thomas Callan John Quinn jr Garvey	In Fee L.A.P.	Land	?.0.16	11.75 11.15.0		11.75 11.15.0	46 ’33 applot File 65
4G	Eileen M’Donnell Patrick Murphy Jr.	In Fee L.A.P.	Land	?.3.10	9.5 9.10.0		9.50 9.10.0	67 71 72 ’33 applot File 65
4H	John McArdle James Sandys	In Fee L.A.P.	Land	?.0.0	13.15 13.15.0		13.75 13.15.0	‘58 ’33 applot File 65
5	James Duffy Patrick Duffy Thomas Begley Patrick Loye	In Fee L.A.P.	Land	?.3.10	4.5 4.10.0		4.50 4.10.0	‘42 ’33 applot File 65
6	Michael Finerly Owen Woods	In Fee L.A.P.	Land	?.3.10	4.00 4.0.0		4.00 4.0.0	57 50 77 refer 16 Tawnamore 46 ’33 applot File 65
7A	Bridget Caragher John Carragher	In Fee L.A.P.	Land	?.4.20 ?.3.20	7.55 7.75 7.15.0		7.55 7.75 7.15.0	‘52 77 see 7B ’33 applot File 65
7B	Michael M’Guiness	Louth Co. Council	Ho & Gard	?.1.0	1.20	5.50	5.70	77 NB 30/103B
8	Anthony Harvey Patrick McCabe	In Fee L.A.P.	Land	7.0.20	7.25 7.5.0		7.25 7.5.0	‘76 ’33 applot File 65
9	Laurence Begley James Begley	In Fee L.A.P.	Land	?.1.20	10.75 10.15.0		10.75 10.15.0	‘61 ’33 applot File 65
			TOTAL	?.?.?	190.00 190.0.0	14.00 14.0.0 15.0.0 10.0.0 12.10.0	204.00 204.0.0 205.0.0 200.0.0 202.10.0	‘67 ‘55 ‘41