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At the Plantation of Ulster, c. 1613, the area around the town of Dungiven, known as the Manor of Pellipar, was leased to the Skinners’ Company of the city of London. They in turn leased their estate to Edward Carey in 1679, and from 1696 the Carey family lived in a house on site of current Dungiven Castle (built in 19th century by Robert Ogilby) at top of Main Street, Dungiven.
The Careys were the landlords of the Manor of Pellipar, in and around Dungiven, throughout the 18th century. In 1794 the Ogilbys (Robert Ogilby), a Scottish family involved in the linen trade bought the lease of the Dungiven estate from the Careys, and they resided at Pellipar House, one mile north of Dungiven.
Papers relating to the Skinners estate and Ogilby estate at Dungiven can be viewed in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in Belfast (often referred to as PRONI, contact details at https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/public-record-office-northern-ireland).
Bill Macafee summarised the records of the Skinners and Ogilby estate that are held in PRONI on his website, http://www.billmacafee.com/sourcesestaterecords.htm, as follows:
Note: If you know the estate on which your ancestor resided then an examination of any surviving estate records can be considered. In 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, until they were finally broken up in the latter years of the 19th century under the Land Acts, the majority of the population of Ireland lived on large estates. The administration of these estates produced a large quantity of records, including maps, rentals, account books, leases, title deeds, surveys and other such matters. For example, rent rolls which list tenants on individual estates are a useful source of genealogical information.
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Date |
Description of Record |
PRONI Ref. |
Collection |
Type of record |
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Skinners |
1622 |
Map of the estate by Thomas Raven, with information on tenants. |
D. A. Chart [1928] |
Londonderry and the London Companies |
Map |
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Skinners |
1740 & 1853 |
Maps of Skinners' Company estate in the Manor of Pellipar, 1740 and 1853. |
D3067 |
[?] |
Map |
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Skinners |
1743-1792 |
Lease of estate, Dungiven [1743], with related Counsels' opinions [1792] |
D642 |
Hill Family Papers. |
Leases |
|
Skinners |
1785-1800 |
Accounts. |
MIC9A/3 |
Irish Society Papers: Copies. |
Accounts |
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Skinners |
1791 |
Re-leasing of the Skinners' estate at a yearly rent of £1500 and a fine of £25,00. |
MIC9B/1 |
London Companies' Records: Copies. |
Leases |
|
Skinners |
1792 |
A survey, rental and plans of the Manor of Pellipar. |
Guildhall Library, London, MS 5202/1-2 |
Skinners' Company Papers. |
Survey |
|
Skinners |
1794-1865 |
Half yearly rent roll, 1794; survey and valuation, 1803; leases, 1834; description book containing transactions, 1825-44; letter containing a report on the estate, 1847; valuation of part of the estate, 1865. |
D573/2-6, 10, 11 |
Irish Society Papers. |
Rent |
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Skinners |
c.1814 |
Volume of maps for the Ogilby estate at Pellipar, Dungiven. |
D1550/11, 16 |
Martin, King, French & Ingram [Solicitors, Limavady] |
Map |
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Skinners |
1834-1878 |
Three miscellaneous deeds, 1834-67; deed of sale and two leases, 1876-78. |
D1393/4-5 |
[?] |
Title deeds |
|
Skinners |
1850-1890 |
Law suit relating Ogilby versus Skinners' estate et.al. |
D1550/10-11 |
Martin, King, French & Ingram [Solicitors, Limavady] |
Law suit |
|
Skinners |
1863-1902 |
Three volumes of farm accounts for the Ogilby estate at Pellipar, Dungiven. |
[?] |
Accounts |
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Skinners |
1880 |
Irish Land Commission papers re Skinners' estate at Dungiven. |
D1583 |
Gilliland, Todd & Mark [Solicitors, ]. [?] |
Land Commission |
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Skinners |
1888 |
Skinners' Company: copy deed by trust re sale under 1885 Land Act. |
D1583/49/4 |
Gilliland, Todd & Mark [Solicitors, ]. [?] |
Title deeds |
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Skinners |
1890 |
Skinners' Company: Irish Land Commission papers. Also includes a report from Michael King to the Skinners' Company on Ogilby's administration of the estate, dated c.1870. |
D1550/10 |
Martin, King, French & Ingram [Solicitors, Limavady] |
Land Commission |
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Brian Mitchell: Derry City and Strabane District Council
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