Hi list, I am researching Richard Hickman who lived in Galway City between 1776 and 1780 when his wife Catherine Shadwell died (She is buried in St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church). They were married in 1768. Are there any documents extant that might reveal his address in Galway ? Do any of the Grand Jury Presentment Books or Corporation Book for this period survive and where might they be located ? Below is a deed from the Registry of Deeds, it mentions a "plott called The MALT HOUSE upon which a large dwelling house is built adjoining thereto" . does anyone have any idea where this might be ? No.360929 1802 To the register appointed by Act of Parliament for registering Deeds, Conveyances and soforth A MEMORIAL of an indented deed of marriage settlement written upon parchment bearing date the eleventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two and made between RICHARD HICKMAN of NEWPARK in the County of Clare Esq., THOMAS HICKMAN his eldest son and EDWARD SHADWELL HICKMAN of the County of Dublin, Gentleman, second son of the said RICHARD of the first part, RICHARD HOOPS of Tipperary in the County of Tipperary Esquire and SARAH HOOPS, daughter of the said RICHARD HOOPS, spinster of the second part, JONES STEVELLY of the City of Dublin Esquire and ALEXANDER HOOPS of the town of Tipperary Esquire of the third part, The Reverend JAMES KENNY of MILLMOUNT, Clerk, Archdeacon of Kilfenora and POOLE WESTROPP of FORTAINE in the County of Clare Esquire of the forth part, reciting that a marriage was thereby intended to be had and solemnised between the said EDWARD SHADWELL HICKMAN and the said SARAH HOOPS and reciting that by indenture dated the tenth of! January in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five maid between said RICHARD HICKMAN of the first part, said THOMAS HICKMAN of the second part, JOHN McNAMARA of the third part and BASIL LUKEY of the forth part. The said RICHARD HICKMAN is seized of an estate for life in the lands in said deed mentioned remainder to said THOMAS HICKMAN during his natural life with remainders over and said deed further recites that in consideration of said intended marriage and of the marriage portion of one thousand five hundred pounds sterling in hand paid to them the said RICHARD, THOMAS and EDWARD SHADWELL HICKMAN by the said RICHARD HOOPS, the receipt whereof is thereby acknowledged and also in consideration of the sum of ten shillings sterling also to them in hand paid by the said JONES STEVELLY and ALEXANDER HOOPS, the receipt whereof is also acknowledged they and each of them have granted and released unto the said JONES STEVELLY and ALEXANDER HOOPS their heirs and assigns! All that and those the farms, towns and lands of KNOCKANOURA, GAURUS, GORTLEVANE, RENEGARRANE, the Carton of CAPPAHARD and BALLYMACALLA, situate in the County of Clare aforesaid and the said RICHARD HICKMAN for the considerations in said deed mentioned and in consideration of ten shillings sterling to him in hand paid by the said JONAS STEVELLY and ALEXANDER HOOPS hath granted unto the said JONES STEVELLY and ALEXANDER HOOPS their heirs and assigns All that and those the farms, towns, lands, mills, plots and houses following namely the farms and lands of MAGHERRY and ROSSLEVINBEGG, situate in the County of Clare aforesaid, the mills situate in the west suburbs of the town of Galway called Captain EYRE's MILLS and also in the plott called The MALT HOUSE upon which a large dwelling house is built adjoining thereto and also one third part of the UPPER NUNN's ISLAND and the one third of the plotts and houses leading thereto situate in the County of the town of Galway, subject t! o the several uses, trusts and limitations in said marriage settlement mentioned of and concerning the same that is to say as to all the houses, lands, plotts, mills and tenements situate in the town of Galway aforesaid and as to the house and demesne of NEWPARK to the use of the said EDWARD SHADWELL HICKMAN immediately after the solemnization of said marriage for and during his natural life remainder to his first and every other son in tail male with remainders over and as to the other lands herein before and in said marriage settlement mentioned immediately after the descease of said RICHARD HICKMAN to the use of the said EDWARD SHADWELL HICKMAN during the term of his natural life remainder to his first and every other son in tail male with other limitations and remainders over and all said farms, houses, mills, plotts and premises are subject to an annuity of sixty pounds sterling payable to the said THOMAS HICKMAN during his life to commence after the death of the said R! ICHARD HICKMAN with power of Re-entry and distress for the same in case of non payment thereof and subject to a jointure of one hundred and fifty pounds a year for the said SARAH HOOPS in case she should happen to survive the said EDWARD SHADWELL HICKMAN her said intended husband with the power of re-entry and distress for the said in the case of nonpayment thereof and the said houses, towns, lands, mills, plotts, hereditaments and premises therein before mentioned are vested in the said Reverened JAMES KENNY and POOLE WESTROPP their execetors and administrators and assigns for a trust term of two hundred years and levy the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds as the portion or portions of the younger child or children in said marriage settlement mentioned and the said indenture of marriage settlement contains a covenant for the further assurance thereof on the part of the said RICHARD, THOMAS and EDWARD SHADWELL HICKMAN and the execution of the said deed and also this me! morial by the said RICHARD HICKMAN and THOMAS HICKMAN and EDWARD SHADWELL HICKMAN are witnessed by JAMES HORAN of CAPPAHARD, PATRICK WHELAN of CURRAVOREN and ROBERT HOOPS of TIPPERARY Esq. Also could anyone tell me if there is an existing pedigree (or any other information ) for the Donnellan family of Ballydonnellan ? A John Donnellan from here married 1771 Honora Shadwell of Eyreville. Thank you for your help, Declan Barron