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Robert Williamson, Ahorey, County Armagh, to his brother, John Williamson, Manchester, 14 September 1887
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Collection Williamson Letters
Title Robert Williamson, Ahorey, County Armagh, to his brother, John Williamson, Manchester, 14 September 1887
Description Provides detailed family history, from its initial migration from Wigan, England in 1692. The first Williamsons in Ireland were Hugh and Sarah, who settled at what was later called Rockmacreeny, on the Sacheveral/ Richardson estate. They had perpetuity leases, renewable forever, with the payment of a fine . Typescript copy, annotated in 1987 by Sr. Ann McKernan, a graduate student at the University of Michigan. [Mention of the "Tenant-Right" custom and sub-letting].
Date 14/09/1887
Date Issued 27/03/2023
Resource Type Text
Archival Record Id p155/4/1/2
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 8pp
Topic Williamson Letters
Geographic Aghory (townland),Armagh (county),Ireland,Manchester,England,United Kingdom
Temporal Nineteenth century,Eighteen eighties
Genre Transcript
Note Title and description by Professor Kerby Miller. Transcript text by letter donor.
Creator / Author Name Robert Williamson