STUART TAYLOR in Tyrrells Pass or Tullynally estate, 1807-92

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Have you tried looking for Stuart in Royal Irish Constabulory records?  Excellent personnel records were kept from 1816. These can be found at the UK National Archives here:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/royal-irish-constabulary.htm.

There are microfilm copies at the National Archives of Ireland, The Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) and the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI). For each recruit it includes a brief service record, date of marriage and wife's native county, and the name of the individual who recommended him. This is important to identify an exact place of origin, because the recommendations usually came from local clergymen or magistrates who knew the recruit personally.

There is a book by Jim Herlihy called, "The Royal Irish Constabulary: a complete alphabetical list of officers and men, 1816-1922, 1999". This supplies the Service Number needed to use the Registers quickly and easily.

Also worth checking at the UK National Archives is PMG 48: 'Pensions and allowances to officers, men and staff of the Royal Irish Constabulary and to their widows and children'. This dates from the 1870s and usually gives the address of the recipient. The Dublin Metropolitan Police Register is held by the Garda Archives at Dublin Castle, but is more readily available on microfilm at the National Archives of Ireland. It does not give marriage details but does supply a parish of origin.

You can find information regarding the Garda here: http://www.policehistory.com/museum.html

Have you tried looking in the Tithe Applotment Books? These are land records that were compiled between 1823 and 1837 in order to determine the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings should pay in tithes to the Church of Ireland . Although they do not give any genealogical inforamtion they can be used to tie an individual to a specific place. You could do a search for Stuart, and perhaps his father if you know the name, here:

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

Some other websites which you may find useful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

Family Search: https://familysearch.org/  

Genealogy Links:   http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/louth/index.html

                                   http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/westmeath/index.html

I hope that this helpful, best of luck with the rest of your research.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

Hi

I think I may be able to help you or at least give you some interesting information. I am researching the Fetherston and Holmes families, and related families, who were tenants on the Pakenham Hall estate at Carne. I believe some also worked on the estate.

I have references and old photos of people called Taylor, including Stuart Taylor, and indeed a Fetherston who married a Turkington in Mayne church.

Please contact me privately by email.

Marie Davison

Hi Marie,

I have just discovered your message of 26 Mar 2013.  I too am researching a few families who worked on the Packinham estate namely the Connor family and the Duff(e) family.  I do know the Connor family were employed on the Tullynally estate and the Duff(e)s in Coolure House.

I would love to correspond with you on these matters and the various families who worked on Packinham Hall and Coolure House estates.  To let you know, I have been in Packinham Hall researching the Connor side of my family but their farm records only go back to about 1855, about the time of Griffiths Valuation. 

I see you asked the other messenger to contact you privately but I do not see how that can be done.  I would gladly give you my email address if necessary. 

Gerry O Connor  :-)

Hi Gerry

I'd be more than happy to discuss Pakenham Hall with you & share information. I've often thought it would be great to have a study group for those researching ex-tenants & employees. My email mda60787@bigpond.net.au . I'm in Australia & visited Tullynally (I think I'll always call it Pakenham Hall) last September.

Marie