Hi all, I am looking for the family of William Stewart Robinson. William John Robinson was supposedly born in Gortalowry on June 19, 1876. His parents were William Stewart Robinson and Mary Jane (Burton) Robinson. I was wondering if anyone has info on the birth or even can find them in a census. There is also a Hugh Robinson in the same family who joined the forces in 1914 in Australia and died in Turkey the following year. His parents are William and Mary Jane Robinson. Unfortunately, both William Robinsons married a Mary Jane so it further complicates things. I am in Vancouver, BC Canada. Thanks, Mary

I would like to learn more about the the lands and tenants of Sir William Hamilton in the 1600s. What sources should one consult for information about: 1. Location of his estate (Eliston) 2. Tenants in the 1600s, their origins. 3. Any deeds or wills relating to the land and tenants. Thanks, Roy

Roy, After seeing Sue's pointer to Hill's "Plantation", p. 531, I went to my Unicorn CD and, sure enough, there is an extensive footnote at the bottom of the page about Sir William and Eliston. Unfortunately, the CD is not copyable (nor searchable), so could not make a copy of the pg. for you. Hopefully, you can get into the google books full version to have a look. I was told some time ago by a lister that the book was downloadable (and searchable) at 30+ MB from google, but I have been unsuccessful on the several times I have looked and tried. Perhaps they changed their mind! Jack Thailand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Keys" <apeiron@vif.com> To: <COTYRONEIRELAND@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 10:29 PM Subject: [CoTyIre] Eliston Estate of Sir William Hamilton >I would like to learn more about the the lands and tenants of Sir William > Hamilton in the 1600s. > > What sources should one consult for information about: > 1. Location of his estate (Eliston) > 2. Tenants in the 1600s, their origins. > 3. Any deeds or wills relating to the land and tenants. > > Thanks, > Roy > >

Many thanks to Sue and Jack for their suggestions. I have indeed read the account in Hill's, which has inspired me to try to determine which townlands were comprised within the estate. Len has provided some information offlist which has helped greatly. Apart from Dunamanagh proper, it probably encompassed a site called Waterloo Hill, and a land formation known as Lisnaragh Scotch (perhaps settled by former Scottish mercenaries from the MacKay regiment?). I wonder how Waterloo Hill took its name: could it have been named by veterans of continental wars who happened to be billeted in Waterloo during the 30 years war? Also, I recall seeing a will of a John Keys living at Drain in the 1830s. Could he be a descendant of the MacKay who were once tenants of Sir William H? Question, questions..., Roy