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Estate Papers of the Trevor Family
1607-1900
Title Deeds and Leases
Dromara
Town lands of Drin, Dree, Gransha and Crossgar
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is the custodian for a large body of personal papers belonging to the Estate of the Trevor Family. Of particular interest to researchers of Dromara Parish in County Down, is the collection of the original tittle deeds and leases (and a few wills) for tenants in the townlands of Drin, Dree, Gransha and Crossgar. (NOTE: The referenced Crossgar is a townland in Dromara Parish, not Crossgar the Village in another Parish.) The most numerous documents are the original leases that normally contain the name of the tenant, his occupation and residence as well as his signature. The leases often mention the name and age of some of the leaseholder’s children as their lifetimes sometimes measure the duration of the lease.
The following table is a transcription of the PRONI catalogue that lists the documents in PRONI Collection D/778. Only the documents relevant to the Dromara townlands of Drin, Dree, Gransha and Crossgar are included in the table. A second table is included for PRONI Collection D/1954 which hold different, but similar, leases of the same estate.
Copies of the leases are available from the PRONI for a nominal fee covering copying and postage. Normally the PRONI would be able to identify a document by the PRONI ID Number, Record Date and Name.
The leases are pre-printed templates of such a size that each lease will result in several copy pages that would need to be fitted together to reconstruct the document.
A third table is included with relevant maps for these four townlands in Dromara Parish. Copies of the maps are also available from PRONI. The cost of copies will vary depending on the size of the map. It would be wise to contact the PRONI first for an estimate.
The website and email address for PRONI was last seen at: http://proni.nics.gov.uk/ and proni@dcalni.gov.uk
Patrick McKenney Brussels, Belgium.
Record Collection D/778
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File |
PRONI |
Record |
Record |
Dromara |
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No. |
ID Number |
Date |
Type |
Name |
Occupation |
Townland |
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1 |
D/778/57 |
20 Oct 1717 |
lease |
Baxter, Sarah McKenny, Phellemy Morgan, Katherine |
Farmer |
Crossgar Croan, Down |
Widow of John Baxter wife of Phellemy McKenny |
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2 |
D/778/106 |
1 Nov 1752 |
lease |
Scott, John |
Farmer |
Gransha |
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3 |
D/778/153A&B |
28 Aug 1758 |
lease |
Kyle, Robert |
Farmer |
Dree |
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4 |
D/778/154 |
28 Aug 1758 |
lease |
Chambers, William |
Farmer |
Dree |
|
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5 |
D/778/156 |
28 Aug 1758 |
lease |
Kennan, Henry Kennan, Jane |
Farmer |
Dree Dree |
Children: Jane and John Wife of Henry Kennan |
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6 |
D/778/157 |
28 Aug 1758 |
lease |
McCans, Alexander |
Farmer |
Dree |
|
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7 |
D778/167 |
26 Feb 1761 |
lease |
Baxter, James |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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8 |
D778/172 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Moor, Patrick |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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9 |
D/778/173 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Morgan, Edward |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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10 |
D/778/175 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Pool, William |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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11 |
D/778/176 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Holms, Alexander |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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12 |
D/778/177 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Hannah, John, Jr. |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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13 |
D/778/178 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Rainey, Henry Hill, Robert |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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14 |
D/778/179 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Davison, Adam |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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15 |
D/778/180 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Baxter, James Jr. |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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16 |
D/778/181 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Baxter, James Jr. |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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17 |
D/778/182 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Baxter, Robert |
Hearthmoney Collector |
Crossgar |
Lease for "The Grazing Park" |
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18 |
D/778/183 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Hamilton, Robert |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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19 |
D/778/184 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Hanna. Alexander |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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20 |
D/778/185 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Rogers, John |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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21 |
D/778/186 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Blain, Samuel |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
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22 |
D/778/187 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Carr, Robert |
Farmer |
Gransha |
|
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23 |
D/778/188 |
23 Oct 1762 |
lease |
Smyth |
shopkeeper |
Gransha |
|
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24 |
D/778/192 |
4 Sept 1764 |
lease |
Hamilton, Gawen |
Farmer |
Gransha |
|
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25 |
D/778/194 |
4 Oct 1765 |
lease |
Thompson, John Thompson, William Johnston, John |
Farmer Farmer Farmer |
Gransha Gransha Gransha |
|
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26 |
D/778/198 |
19 Aug 1767 |
lease |
Moor, Samuel |
Farmer |
Gransha |
|
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27 |
D/778/199 |
19 Aug 1767 |
lease |
Duff, Alexander |
Farmer |
Gransha |
|
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28 |
D/778/229 |
7 June 1793 |
lease |
Massey, Hugh Money, Hugh |
None Given None Given |
Gransha Gransha |
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29 |
D/778/231 |
7 June 1793 |
lease |
Mooney, Hugh |
Farmer |
Gransha |
|
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30 |
D/778/248 |
7 Aug 1793 |
lease |
McFadden, James |
Farmer |
Gransha |
|
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31 |
D/778/249 |
7 Aug 1793 |
lease |
Livingston, Samuel |
Farmer |
Gransha |
Lease for Mill of Gransha |
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32 |
D/778/250 |
7 Aug 1793 |
lease |
Carr, Robert |
Farmer |
Gransha |
|
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33 |
D/778/258A |
7 Dec 1793 |
lease |
Black, James |
Linendraper |
Crossgar |
Resident of Woodford |
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34 |
D/778/259 |
10 Jan 1794 |
lease |
McKenny, John |
Farmer |
Crossgar |
30 acres arable 29 acres green pasture in Drin |
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35 |
D/778/260 |
10 March 1794 |
lease |
McMurray, William |
Farmer |
Gransha |
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36 |
D/778/261 |
lease |
McMurray, Samuel |
Farmer |
Gransha |
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37 |
D/778/262 |
3 May 1794 |
lease |
Adair, John Adair, James |
Farmer Farmer |
Gransha Gransha |
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38 |
D/778/264A&B |
10 June 1794 |
lease |
Moore, John |
Farmer |
Gransha |
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39 |
D/778/266 |
10 June 1794 |
lease |
Moore, John Adams, William |
Farmer Farmer |
Gransha Gransha |
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40 |
D/778/267 |
10 July 1794 |
lease |
Moore, John |
Farmer |
Gransha |
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41 |
D/778/272 |
22 Aug 1794 |
lease |
Bell, Robert |
Farmer |
Gransha |
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42 |
D/778/273 |
10 Sept 1794 |
lease |
McCormick, Daniel |
Farmer |
Drin |
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43 |
D/778/274 |
3 Oct 1794 |
lease |
Moore, Thomas |
Farmer |
Gransha |
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44 |
D/778/286 |
8 April 1795 |
lease |
Moore, Margaret |
widow |
Gransha |
|
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45 |
D/778/287 |
8 April 1795 |
lease |
Rankin, John |
Farmer |
Gransha |
|
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46 |
D/778/291 |
10 June 1795 |
lease |
Redman, William |
Farmer |
Gransha |
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47 |
D/778/294 |
10 June 1795 |
lease |
Redman, Samuel |
Farmer |
Gransha |
|
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48 |
D/778/296 |
24 June 1795 |
lease |
Douglas, Robert |
Farmer |
Gransha |
|
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49 |
D/778/298 |
25 June 1795 |
lease |
Kearns, Samuel |
Farmer |
Gransha |
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50 |
D/778/304 |
7 Aug 1795 |
lease |
Burns, Patrick |
Farmer |
Drin |
|
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51 |
D/778/312A |
5 Jan 1796 |
lease |
Makay, Daniel |
Farmer |
Drin |
|
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52 |
D/778/313 |
5 Jan 1796 |
lease |
Makey, John Makey, Paul` |
Farmer Farmer |
Dree Dree |
|
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53 |
D/778/319A |
31 Oct 1796 |
lease |
Walker, Paul |
Farmer |
Drin |
|
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54 |
D/778/320 |
7 Dec 1796 |
lease |
Livingston, Joseph |
Farmer |
Gransha |
|
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55 |
D/778/324 |
9 May 1797 |
lease |
O'Hare, Peter |
Farmer |
Dree |
|
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56 |
D/778/330 |
1 March 1798 |
lease |
Sharkey, Mabel |
Widow |
Dree |
|
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57 |
D/778/331 |
14 March 1798 |
lease |
Leslie, Henry |
Farmer |
Dree |
|
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58 |
D/778/334 |
13 April 1798 |
lease |
McKinny, Patrick |
Farmer |
Drin |
signed McKenny |
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59 |
D/778/338 |
18 May 1798 |
lease |
McKinney, Peter |
Farmer |
Drin |
signed McKenny |
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60 |
D/778/339 |
21 May 1798 |
lease |
Morgan, Hugh |
Farmer |
Dree |
|
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61 |
D/778/340 |
24 May 1798 |
lease |
McKenny, Hector |
Farmer |
Drin |
|
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62 |
D/778/356 |
3 March 1799 |