Burton family papers

Document code P1/0518

Date 12 November 1861

Description Copy of letter from [Thomas C. Butler, solicitor for Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton] to Major [ ] Speedy, Secretary Royal Hibernian Military School, Phoenix park, Dublin. Requests copy of the School's lease to lands held at Rathnapish, county Carlow, from Sir Charles.

Size 2pp

Document code P1/0519

Date 28 November 1861

Description Notice issued by David Coffey and Company, solicitors, Railway Offices, 53 Lower Dominick street, Dublin, to Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton, in respect to railway line to be built from Carlow, county Carlow, to Newtownbarry (now known as Bunclody), county Wexford. Lands in which Sir Charles has an interest are required for the railway line and he is asked whether or not he assents to the lands being used. Lands are described in a schedule as several plots at Rathnapish, county Carlow. Names of lessees and occupiers are also given.

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Document code P1/0520

Date 4-5 December 1861

Description Letter (4 December 1861) from James Fyffe, 20 Upper Ormond quay, Dublin, to Thomas C. Butler, solicitor for Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton, enclosing (not present) copy of lease under which the governors of the Hibernian Military School hold property at Rathnapish, county Carlow, from Sir Charles. Copy reply (5 December 1861) from Butler present. Recites title to the property and requests that the School should request a fee farm grant of the property.

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Document code P1/0521

Date 6 December 1861

Description Letter from James Fyffe, 20 Upper Ormond quay, Dublin, to Thomas C. Butler, solicitor for Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton. Fyffe writes that he has only recently been appointed one of the governors of the Hibernian Military School and is not that familiar with the property. Agrees that steps will have to be taken to convert the lease into a fee farm grant.

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Document code P1/0522

Date 11-12 December 1861

Description Letter from Messrs Walker, Grant and Martineau, 13 King's road, Grays Inn, to Thomas C. Butler, solicitor for Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton. Suggests that property in Carlow known as Webb's holding might be left out of the settlement [this may refer to marriage settlement executed on the marriage of Sir Charles and Georgiana Mary Dallas. This settlement was executed on 14 December 1861 and is described as document number P1/0523]. Copy of reply appended.

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Document code P1/0523

Date 14 December 1861

Description Marriage settlement executed on the marriage of Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, with Georgiana Mary Dallas, Hagnaly priory, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, spinster. Parties to the settlement are Sir Charles, of the first part, Dallas, of the second part, Thomas Yorke Dallas Yorke, Walmsgate, near Louth, Lincolnshire, esquire, the Honourable Mortimer Sackville West, Chester square, county of Middlesex, Adolphus William Burton, Gloucester place, Portman square, county of Middlesex, Major in Her Majesty's 7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards and Francis Alexander Dawson, Quorndon, Leicestershire, of the third part.

Size 5 membranes

Document code P1/0526

Date [1861]

Description Draft declaration of a trust made between Bridget Longfield Burton, Rutland lodge, county Carlow, widow, of one part, and Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton, Pollerton house, county Carlow, of the other part. Recites that Edward Burton obtained a demise upon trust for Sir Charles. Details of this lease are unspecified. Also that Edward Burton has since died but in his will bequeathed all his property to his wife, Bridget Longfield Burton. Sir Charles has asked Bridget Longfield Burton to declare the trusts of the aforementioned demise and he will take responsibility for the rent and covenants.

Size 2pp

Document code P1/0527

Date [1861]

Description Account of legal costs issued by Thomas C. Butler, solicitor, to James Hans Hamilton for investigation of title and execution of fee farm grant from Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton to Hamilton (see document number P1/0506 for description of fee farm grant).

Size 9pp

Document code P1/0528

Date [1861]

Description Account of renewal and septennial fines and interest owed by [Bruen, Bernard and Tynan to Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton] in connection with [the conversion of perpetual leases to fee farm grants].

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Document code P1/0529

Date 3 January 1862

Description Notice issued by Pinninger Wilkinson, 20 John street, Bedford row, [ ], to Henry Bryan Cartwright, Burgh, in the Marsh of Lincolnshire, butcher. Gives details of a mortgage affected by the marriage settlement executed on the marriage of Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton and Georgiana Mary Dallas (see document number P1/0523).

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Document code P1/0530

Date 7 January 1862-16 August 1862

Description File relating to conveyance made between Sir Charles William Cuffe to David O'Connor Henchy (see document number P1/0536). Includes abstract of title (8 January 1862) of Sir Charles to the lands of Ballymore Eustace, county Kildare.

Size 23 items

Document code P1/0531

Date 13 January 1862

Description Letter from Richard Scott, 16 Mid Gardiner street, Dublin, to Thomas C. Butler, Carlow, esquire, solicitor, in relation to documentation pertaining to indenture to be made between Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton and David O'Connor Henchy.

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Document code P1/0532

Date 1 February 1862-5 September1862

Description File of letters relating to fee farm grant made from Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton to Hibernian Military School.

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Document code P1/0533

Date 28 July 1862

Description Fair copy of the will of Bridget Longfield Burton, Rutland lodge, county Carlow, widow of Edward Burton, of same place, deceased. Makes the following bequests: (1) to her brother-in-law, Richard Burton, esquire, the premises known as Rutland lodge, all household implements, farming horses and farming implements and plate (2) after his death, same to go to Major Aldolphus Burton, nephew of testator's husband (3) to Richard Burton, sum of £100 (4) to Hardy Eustace, Castlemore, county Carlow, esquire, nephew of testator, £300 sterling and rent due on lands of Grangeford. Hardy Eustace is son of testator's brother, James Hardy Eustace, esquire, deceased (5) to Thomas Stoyle, Carlow, county Carlow, the sum of £50 (6) to all household servants sum of one year's wages over and above wages due to them at time of testator's death (7) to Thomas Sunderland, land steward, the sum of £10 (8) to William Byrne, also in her service, the sum of £10 (9) residue of estate to Hardy Eustace. Expresses a wish to be buried at Rutland as near as possible to her late husband's grave.

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Document code P1/0534

Date 9 August 1862

Description Lease made between Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and Joseph Tynan, Carlow, county Carlow, grocer, of the other part, in respect of plot of ground on the east side of Chapel lane, Carlow town, and all houses and buildings thereon. Contains 6 perches plantation measure. Part of the premises formerly called Webb's holding. Bounded on the west by Chapel lane and on all other sides by Webb's holding. Lease to run for 999 years at annual rent of £0.2.0 sterling. Map present. Drawn by [James Hade]. It is noted that this deed was registered in the Registry Office, city of Dublin, on 11 August 1862 in book 28, number 159.

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Document code P1/0536

Date [1862]

Description Copy of conveyance made between Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and David O'Connor Henchy, Stone Brook, county Kildare, esquire, of the other part. Recites lease dated 18 June 1767 (described as document number P1/0188) and several other indentures. The interest of the parties named in the 1767 lease are now vested in the parties to this indenture. In consideration of sum of £923.1.6, Sir Charles conveys the fee simple in the lands to O'Connor Henchy. In the original lease, the lands of Ballymore Eustace were described as being in the barony of Newcastle and Upper Cross, county Dublin, but are now in the barony of South Naas, county Kildare.

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Document code P1/0537

Date 2 September 1862-13 December 1862

Description File relating to legal action for ejectment taken by Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton, plaintiff, against William Francis Finn, Philip Brenan and Michael Finn, defendants. Premises in question are plots and tenements formerly held by Joseph Revell, Carlow, cutler, in Mass lane and Jocelyn Davison. Bounded on the west with Mass lane (now called Chapel lane), on the south with Mr Browne's concerns (formerly held by Denis Lawler and now part of the premises of Carlow College), on the east with Mr Watson's former holding (now also part of the College's grounds) and on the north with Mr Nicholas Henegan's former holding, but now bounded by School lane (otherwise William street).

Size 25 items

Document code P1/0538

Date 9 September 1862

Description Letter from Thomas C. Butler, Rockfield, Connemara, county Galway, to Richard Burton. Writes in relation to two transactions involving lands owned by Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton involving the Hibernian Military School and the Finn family.

Size 4pp

Document code P1/0539

Date 10 September 1862

Description Letter (10 September 1862) from J. Casimir O'Meagher, 5 Granby row, Rutland square, Dublin, to Thomas C. Butler, Carlow, solicitor. Writes in relation to demand by Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton for a renewal of lease against the Finn family. States that an earlier renewal of this lease was granted on 2 January 1806 by Sir Charles Burton to Jocelyn Davison. Copy of reply (11 September 1862) present.

Size 3pp

Document code P1/0540

Date 30 October 1862

Description Affidavit of Thomas Crawford Butler, Carlow, county Carlow, solicitor, in the matter of Michael Finn, a lunatic. Recites details of lease dated 26 June 1754 (described as document number P1/0143). The interest in this lease is now vested in Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton as lessor and William Francis Finn, Michael Finn and Philip Brennan as lessees, in different proportions. Those responsible for renewal of the original lease defaulted on their responsibility for same. Sir Charles now wishes to bring about an ejectment in this matter and Butler asks for leave to effect same.

Size 4pp

Document code P1/0541

Date [1862]

Description Document outlining some of the terms of the will of John Smith, Baltiboys, county Wicklow. Described as document number P1/0282. Most of those outlined here refer to the involvement of Sir Charles Burton. Appended is newspaper clipping which refers to the death of Smith's son, Major-General Henry Smith, late of Her Majesty's Indian Army, at his residence, 47 Lower Leeson street, Dublin. It is noted that he died on 27 [November] 1862.

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Document code P1/0542

Date 5 March 1863-22 May 1863

Description File of letters relating to fee farm grant made between Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton, of one part, and William Lambe and John Bayly (see document number P1/0545). File contains letters between legal representatives.

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Document code P1/0543

Date 23 May 1863-2 July 1863

Description File of correspondence relating to a claim by James Wilson, Pembroke road, Dublin, receiver for the Hamilton minors, that Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton should renew a 1724 lease for a plot known as Conyers' plot at Tullow street, Carlow. Includes correspondence between Wilson and Thomas C. Butler, solicitor for Sir Charles. Butler disagrees with Wilson's assertion that the interest in the 1724 lease is now vested in Sir Charles.

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Document code P1/0544

Date 9 December 1863

Description Declaration made by Chamberlain Richard Walker, Lower Leeson street, city of Dublin, solicitor, in relation to Eliza Dorothea Walker, late a lunatic and under the guardianship of the High Court of Chancery and daughter of his grand-uncle. Names her heirs-at-law and states that she died on 15 May 1860.

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Document code P1/0545

Date [1863]

Description Draft fee farm grant made between Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton, Pollerton house, county Carlow, of one part, and John Bayly, Clovnagh house, county Roscommon, farmer, and William Lambe, Aungier street, city of Dublin, gentleman, receiver appointed by the Court of Chancery wherein George Edmundson Mitchell is plaintiff and William Connor and others are defendants, of the other part. Recites lease [c. 18th century] made between Robert Burton, of one part, and Abraham Mitchell, of the other part, whereby Burton leased a certain premises to Mitchell for annual rent of £6.15.0 late Irish currency. Lease to run for lives with covenant for perpetual renewal. Premises is described as that park or part of the Burren (Burrin) land near the town of Carlow containing 6 acres and 3 roods plantation measure. Fee farm grant of this property now granted.

Size 8pp

Document code P1/0546

Date [1863]

Description Draft conveyance made between Robert Clayton Browne, Browne's hill, county Carlow, esquire, Justice of the Peace and [DL], of the first part, William Clayton Browne, of same place, esquire, of the second part, and Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton, Pollerton house, county Carlow, of the third part. Recites that a new road has been built through Robert Clayton Browne's demesne lands leaving several strips of land on the Pollerton side of the road. In consideration of sum of £70, Robert Clayton Browne conveys these strips of land to Sir Charles. The strips of land are part of the lands of Kernanstown, barony of Carlow, county Carlow, containing 1 acre, 1 rood and 24 perches plantation measure.

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Document code P1/0548

Date [1863]

Description Draft fee farm grant made between Kate Finn, Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire), county Dublin, spinster, Committee of the fortune of Michael Finn, a lunatic, of one part, and Henry Bruen, Oak park, county Carlow, esquire, Member of Parliament, of the other part. Recites details of lease dated 28 May 1768 (details are recited in description of document number P1/0498). Recites that the interest in the 1768 lease is now vested in the parties named here. Also recites details of indenture [fee farm grant] dated 23 February 1863 and made between Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton and Kate Finn, in trust for Michael Finn. The premises granted in the 1863 indenture form part of the premises involved in the current indenture. Bruen has applied for a renewal of the 1768 lease under the Renewable Leasehold Conversion Act. This is granted and yearly sum of £10.11.6 sterling is to be paid by Bruen as the fee farm rent.

Size 11pp

Document code P1/0549

Date 6-15 February 1864

Description File relating to a query on to the will of Bridget Longfield Burton, Rutland lodge, county Carlow. Includes case (c. February 1864) on behalf of Richard Burton, Rutland lodge, county Carlow, Justice of the Peace. Submitted for the opinion of D. Ball, Barrister at Law. Recites details of the will of Bridget Longfield Burton, sister-in-law of Richard Burton. Recites details of her will in which she appointed her nephew, Hardy Eustace, as residuary legatee. Also recites details of notes written by Bridget Longfield Burton during her final illness in which she made certain bequests, including one to Richard Burton of some cattle. Counsel is asked to advise if these notes may be relied on. Opinion of Counsel (14 July 1864) is appended.

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Document code P1/0550

Date 7 November []64

Description Letter from R. Burton, [A...], Dublin, to [ ], that 'poor Mr Edward' died this morning. Sent for [Hardy] Eustace and sends the will on for addressee's perusal. Supposes that the cows etc will go to the residuary legatee.

Size 2pp

Document code P1/0551

Date 9-17 December 1864

Description Small file of letters relating to holding known as Mitchell's holding, part of the Burrin Lands, county Carlow. Includes copy of letter (17 December 1864) from Thomas C. Butler, solicitor for Sir Charles William Cuffe Butler, to George D. Fottrell, 46 Fleet street, Dublin, solicitor for the receiver, that 1½ years rent is due.

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Document code P1/0552

Date 27 January 1865-8 December 1865

Description File of letters relating to fee farm grant to be made between Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton to 'Patteson.' One letter (11 October 1865) from [John A. Mulhall, Elm lodge], Carlow, to Thomas C. Butler, solicitor for Sir Charles, states that Patteson now holds an interest earlier held by John Thomson in a lease.

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Document code P1/0553

Date [1860-1865]

Description Incomplete draft of fee farm grant made from Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton to the Hibernian Military School and the Hibernian Marine Society.

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Document code P1/0554

Date [1860-1865]

Description Document comprising calculation of amount of renewal and septennial fines with interest thereon from 1817, being about the time of the death of 'Mr Hamilton,' one of the lives named in lease under which [Henry] Bruen holds an unnamed property. Total owed amounts to £86.12.9.

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Document code P1/0555

Date [December 1866]

Description Notice Issued by George Keogh, 12 Dame street, Dublin, on behalf of the Carlow and Wicklow Railway, to Sir Charles Burton. The railway company requires lands in which Sir Charles has an interest and requests to know whether or not Sir Charles objects to land being acquired. Description of lands in question are given in schedule. They are several plots, parts of the lands of Rathnapish, county Carlow. Names of lessees and occupiers are also given.

Size 2pp

Document code P1/0556

Date 15 August 1867

Description Fee farm grant made between Robert Clayton Browne, Browne's hill, county Carlow, esquire, of one part, and the Governors and Guardians of the hospital founded by Doctor Richard Steevens (Steevens Hospital), of the other part. Recites lease dated 19 December 1718 (described as document number P1/0043). The interest of the parties in the 1718 lease is now vested in the parties to the current indenture and Browne grants lands to Steevens Hospital on the basis of a fee farm grant. It is noted that this deed was registered at the Registry Office, city of Dublin, on 27 September 1867 in book 30, number 3.

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