Finding the Father and Siblings of my 3r Great Grandmother, Margaret Gallagher, who was born about 1812, married Denis Barret, and lived in Tummey, Dromore, Tyrone.

To find your ancestors in Ireland, you need to follow the land. I was able to trace my Dromore Parish, County Tyrone, ancestors from 1805 to 1929.

Encumbered Estates Court Rentals for Tummery.

The Landed Estates Court is also known as the Encumbered Estates Court and the Land Judges Court. It was set up to deal with land whose owners were either insolvent or otherwise without the resources needed to properly manage their estates. The court sold off around 8000 estates. The sales took place between 1849 and 1875. - See more at: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/landed-estates-court-rentals.html#sthash.ENDkPCCB.dpuf

The sale of ALL lands in Tummery was posted in 1855, before the Griffith's valuation. It included a list of people leasing lots at that time AND a list of any ACTIVE 3 Lives Leases for each lot. These 3 life leases were given in 1805 for Tummery.

The Encumbered Estates Court Rentals were originally available only at the National Archives of Ireland in Dublin and PRONI in Belfast; they were launched online by FindMyPast in May 2011. Link to  FindMyPast's Landed estate's court rentals collection. 

Link to Google Drive folder with 1855 Tummery Landed Estates Court Rental. Tummery Encumbered Estates Court Sales 1855,

There are 16 pages to the Tummery Encumbered Estates Sales package, including maps showing the placement of each lot leased in 1805. By comparing these maps to the OS maps used with the 1860 Griffith’s Valuation, we can determine how the lot numbers coincided with each other. The Dromore Parish Tithe Applotment was taken in 1834. The lot numbers on the Tithe do not line up with the 1860 Griffith's Valuation or the 3 life leases. By comparing names on the Tithe to those holding the lease at the time of the 1855 Encumbered Estates Sales and the names of those given the 1805 leases, we can determine how the lots match the Tithe. From 1860 through 1929, we can use the ‘Griffith’s Revision Books to determine who these lots passed to. We can also use the 1901 and 1911 census, ’House and Building Return (Form B10)’, right column, which gives the name of the person holding the lease or owning the lot, to match the lot number in the Griffith’s Revision books that include those years.  

This means we can determine the names of the individuals holding each lot in Tummery from 1805 to 1929 and who the lots passed to over time. The date of land passing between people gives a hint as to the date of a death or emigration.

My McQuaid family of Tummery:

Thomas McQuaid, born about 1770, was named, with two brothers, as holding a three-lives lease in Corbally Fergus, now known as Knocknahorn, in 1796. He married Rose Teague of Tummery. They had at least three children between 1800 and 1813. By the 1826 Kilskerry Tithe Thomas was dead and Rose and family were living in Lisdoo, a field away from Tummery. Their son Thomas, born about 1805, married Mary McCourt, born about 1833, and had their children in Lisdoo. Thomas also rented land to farm in Tummery. Thomas B1805 had a son Thomas B1837. Thomas B1837 married Mary Ann Barrett B1835, of Tummery. Her father was Denis Barrett and her mother was Margaret Gallagher. Margaret Gallagher is my 3rd Great Grandmother.

The remainder of this paper will trace the land holdings and follow the DNA to identify the father and siblings of Margaret Gallagher, who was born about 1812.

Note : On the 1805 3 Life Leases, the Ordnance Survey Memoirs and the 1834 Tithe Applotment, acres were “Irish or Plantation acres”, not English statute acres. The Ordnance Survey maps used the English statute acre measurement. The English statute acre is also used on the 1841  and later  census, the 1855 section of the Tummery Encumbered Estates sales record and the Griffith’s Valuation of 1860. The Irish acre is 1.62 times larger than the English statute acre. The difference between the Irish acre and the statute acre arises from the fact that the Irish mile is 14⁄11 miles (1.273 miles (2.049 km)). Irish Acres X 1.62 = English Standard Acres

1. 1805; Encumbered Estates 3 Life leases

           Tummery 1805, as stated in 1855

In 1805 Bryan Gallagher took a lease on three parcels of land in Tummery, Dromore Parish, Tyrone.

There are NO McQuaid’s or Barrets in Tummery, with 3 Life Leases, in 1805 per the Encumbered Estate Sales

Parcel 8, Lot-1; 28A 2R 20P Lease dated 1st June, 1805, George Gledstance, senior, and George Gledstance, junior, to Bryan Gallagher, for the life of Michael Gallagher, now dead, of Henry Osburne, then age 6 years, and John M’Cusker, then aged 10 years, or 31 years from 1st May, 1805, at the yearly rent of 22 pounds 18s 9d, with 1s in the pound Receiver’s fees, late currency. This rent has been temporarily abated to 20 pounds 5s. The contents in the lease are 15a 2r 8p Plantation measure. Henry Osburne has emigrated to Australia.

Parcel 23, 23a, 23b, Lot-4; 21A 3R 10P Lease dated 1st June, 1805, George Gledstance, senior, and George Gledstance, junior, to Bryan Gallagher, for the life of Michael Gallagher, now dead, of Henry Osburne, then age 6 years, and John M’Cusker, then aged 10 years, or 31 years from 1st May, 1805, at the yearly rent of 11 pounds 2s with 1s in the pound Receiver’s fees, late currency. The contents in the lease are 9a. 3r. Plantation measure. Henry Osburne has emigrated to Australia.

Parcel 30 Lot-4; 22A 2R 0P Lease dated 1st June, 1805, George Gledstance, senior and George Gledstance, junior, to Bryan Gallagher, for the life of Michael Gallagher, now dead,of Henry Osburne, then age 6 years, and John M’Cusker, then aged 10 years, or 31 years from 1st May, 1805, at the yearly rent of 19 pounds 15s, with 1s in the pound Receiver’s fees, late currency. This rent has been temporarily abated to 16 pounds 11s. The contents in the lease are 13a. 2r Plantation measure. Henry Osburne has emigrated to Australia.

2. 1855; Encumbered Estates Court Rentals for Tummery.

           Tenants’ Name.

Parcel 8, Lot-1; 28A 2R 20P (English statute acres), 15a. 2r 8p (Plantation measure)

Bryan Gallagher is still alive. His 3-life lease is still active. He is subletting to:

 Neil M’Quade and Cornelius Connolly.

Parcel 23, 23a, 23b, Lot-4; 21A 3R 10P (English statute acres), 9a. 3r (Plantation measure)

Bryan Gallagher is still alive. His 3-life lease is still active. He is subletting to:

Denis Barret, Owen M’Quade, and Charles Gray  Note, Denis Barret is married to Margaret Gallagher.

Parcel 30 Lot-4; 22A 2R 0P (English statute acres), 13a. 2r (Plantation measure)

Bryan Gallagher is still alive. His 3-life lease is still active. He is subletting to:

Edward Martin, and Michael McAleer.

Note: Bryan Gallagher is not listed as a ‘Tenant’ on any Lot in Tummey in 1855. He is subletting all of his leases. Where was Bryan Gallagher living at the time of the 1855 Encumbered Estates sale in Tummery?

Now that we know who was residing on the three lots leased by Bryan Gallagher in 1804 and 1855, let's look at the Tithe Applotment Book for Dromore parish in 1838.

Note: The Tithe records used Plantation measure for acreage, the same as the 1805 three-life leases. The Tithe was recorded on a ‘Walk Around’ the parish. The #’s do not align with the #’s on the Encumbered Estates sale. We have to match the names for 1805 and/or 1855 along with the Plantation measure of acreage from both documents.

3. 1834; Dromore Parish Tithe Applotment Book Index 1834

           PRONI FIN5A/114/1

The original document is not online for the North of Ireland. It is available at PRONI in Belfast and as a microfilm from FamilySearch. The Republic Tithe records are online. Here is a link to the  Dromore Parish Tithe record.  Tummery is in images 178 to 182. Doughrough (Doocrock) is in images 131 to 132. Note how the names are clustered. You can see the family names from the 1800 and 1855 sections of the Encumbered Estates sales document clustered together on the Tithe records.

1834; Tummery, Dromore Parish Tithe Applotment Book 1834

# 1178-  Corn. Connolly 3a 2r 20p

# 1179-  Neil McQuaid 11a 3r 25p

                         Total = 15a 2r 5p  1805 = 15a 2r 8p

The acreage is the same as the 1805 tree-life lease for Parcel #8 and the tenets are the same as the 1855 list.

#1155 Denis Barret  3a 3r 25p

#1156 Christ. Gray  2a 2r 15p

#1175 Bryan Gallagher 5a 3r 0p

                        Total = 9a 2r 35p   1805 = 9a 3r 0p

The acreage is the same as the 1805 tree-life lease for Parcel #23, 23a, 23b,and the tenets are the same as the 1855 list.

#1133 Terry & Mich McLeer 10a 2r 20p

# Unknown 2a 3r 20p

Unknown person on the 1834 Tithe. Edward Martin subleases in 1855 and leases on the 1860 Griffith Valuation,  along with Michael McAleer. This is Parcel 30 Lot-4 on the Encumbered Estates document.

Based on A, B, and C Bryan was:

1. Alive and holding active three life leases on three lots in Tummery from 1805.
2. Alive and subleasing all of the land on the three active three life leases, except for 3a 3r 25p on parcel #23 which is in his name in 1838.
3. Alive and paying the Tithe on land next to Denis Barret in 1838. Denis is married to Margaret Gallagher B-1912.
4. Alive and subleasing ALL of the land on All three of his active three life leases in 1855. He is not listed as a tenant in Tummery in 1855. He would be about 80 years old. He must be living with a family member.

1834: Doughrough (Doocrock), Dromore Parish Tithe Applotment Book 1834

Doughrough (Doocrock) borders Lot-4 on the Tummery Encumbered Estates Sales.

#418 Patk. Doogan 8a 0r 5p

#428 Bryan Gallagher 2a 3r 0p

#430 Hen. Gallagher 4a 3r 25p Note: This Henry is married to Jane Doogan, daughter to Patrick Doogan on #418

Note the names in Doughrough in 1834. They will be explained in the DNA section below.

         

          4.  1860; Griffith’s Valuation Tummery and Doughrough, Dromore, Tyrone

By the time of the Griffith’s Valuation, the 1805, 3 Life Leases in Tummery had expired. Bryan Gallagher died between 1855 and 1860. The 42 leases, as set up in 1805 were divided into the areas being paid for by individuals. Common land, pasture, and bogland were also divided up into lots. The numbering system for the Griffith’s Valuation and the resulting OS maps was different from the 3 Life Lease maps. A comparison needs to be made by overlaying them in order to match the numbering systems.

Tummery:

Lot-9 Christopher Grey 10A 0R 25P

Lot-10 Denis Barrett, 16A 1R 15P

Lot-11 Owen McQuaid 7A 2R 1P

These are the same people as listed on Parcel 23, 23a, 23b, Lot-4 as tenants in 1855

Lot-59 Cornelius Connolly 9A 1R 0P

Lot-60 Patrick McQuaid 19A 3R 0P

These are the same surnames as listed on Parcel 8, Lot-1 as tenants in 1855

Lot-19 Edward Martin 9A 1R 20P

Lot-20  Michael McAleer 13A 0R 25P

These are the same people as listed on Parcel 8, Lot-4 as tenants in 1855

Lot-21A & 21B Thomas McQuaid 7A 3R 25P

This Thomas is married to Mary Barret, daughter of Denis Barret and Margaret Gallagher

Doughrough:

Lot-3 Henry Gallagher 12A 2R 15P House, office, Land

Note: 12A 2R 15P English statute measure = 8-1-1 Plantation measure, which is about the same size lot as #418 Patk. Doogan 8a 0r 5p on the 1834 Tithe record. Henry took his father-in-laws lot after his passing.

Lot-4  Henry Gallagher 21A 1R 10 P Herd’s house and land

This was most likely common land that was put up for lease at the time of the Griffith’s Valuation.

Bryan Gallagher has died between 1855 and 1860

The Doogans died or left between 1934 and 1860.

This Henry Gallagher married Jane Doogan, daughter of Patrick on the 1834 Doughrough Tithe record.

They have 8 children.

Henry (1846-1910) stays in Doughrough and his family buys both lots 3 & 4 in 1910. They are recorded as owning the land when the records end in 1929.

Charles (1856-1920) leaves for New York in 1880 and marries Ellen Fitzgerald in New York in 1885.

             5.  Ancestry DNA tests

1st Iteration: ID’ing Father and siblings of Margaret Gallagher.

1. Test J.D. managed AndreaWieters; this is Jane Elizabeth Delaney 1927-2023. She is the great-granddaughter of Henry Gallagher and Jane Doogan.
2. Test AndreaWieters; She is the 3rd Great Granddaughter of Henry Gallagher and Jane Doogan.
3. Test Paul McQuaid managed by ttmcquaid1; He is the 2nd Great Grandson of Margaret Gallagher
4. Test Timothy McQuaid; He is the 3rd Great Grandson of Margaret Gallagher through her daughter Mary.
5. Test Barry Campbell; He is the 3rd Great Grandson of Margaret Gallagher through her son John.

• Paul McQuaid matches Barry Campbell with 38 cM across 3 segments.
• Barry Campbell has a shared match with J.D managed by AndreaWieters; this is Jane Elizabeth Delaney
• Paul McQuaid matches J.D managed by AndreaWieters with 24 cM across 2 segments
• Paul McQuaid matches AndreaWieters with 13 cM across 1 segments
• Timothy McQuaid matches J.D. managed by AndreaWieters with 14 cM across 1 segments
• Timothy McQuaid matches Barry Campbell with 29 cM across 2 segments
• Timothy McQuaid matches Paul McQuaid with 1,628 cM across 51 segments
• Paul McQuaid is Timothy McQuaid’s uncle.
• J.D. managed AndreaWieters is Andrea Wieters Grandmother

2nd Iteration: ID’ing Father and siblings of Bryan Gallagher born about 1775.

1. Test J.D. managed AndreaWieters; this is Jane Elizabeth Delaney 1927-2023. She is the great-granddaughter of Henry Gallagher and Jane Doogan.
2. Test Paul McQuaid managed by ttmcquaid1; He is the 2nd Great Grandson of Margaret Gallagher
3. Test Maura mcl; This is Maura McLaughlin. She is the 5th great-granddaughter of James Gallagher born about 1765.  James is the father of Peter and Ambrose Gallagher who are on the 1834 Doughrough Tithe. Peter, born about 1782,  is Maura’s 4th great-grandfather. They are living in Doughrough along with Bryan and his son Henry in 1834.
4. Test Carmel McAnespy. She is the 4th great-granddaughter of James Gallagher born about 1765 and the 3rd great-granddaughter of Ambrosee Gallagher, born about 1786. who is on the 1834 Doughrough Tithe.

• Maura McLaughlin matches J.D managed AndreaWieters with 7 cM across 1 segments
• Maura McLaughlin matches Paul McQuaid managed by ttmcquaid1 with 8 cM across 1 segments
• Maura McLaughlin matches Carmel McAnespy with 31 cM across 2 segments
• Maura McLaughlin and J.D. have a shared match with Carmel McAnespy
• Paul McQuaid matches J.D managed by AndreaWieters with 24 cM across 2 segments

Conclusion:

1st Iteration: ID’ing father and siblings of Margaret Gallagher.

Bryan Gallagher, born about 1783, who took three life leases in Tummery in 1805, was the father of;

1. Margaret Gallagher (1812-1882), who married Denis Barret (1810-1876) and lived in Tummery, Dromore, Tyrone.
2. Henry Gallagher (1810-1897), who married Jane Doogan (1815-1879) and lived in Doughrough (Doocrock), Dromore, Tyrone.

2nd Iteration: ID’ing father and siblings of Bryan Gallagher, born about 1783.

1. Bryan Gallagher, born about 1783, is the son of James Gallagher of Doughrough, Dromore, Tyrone.
2. Bryan Gallagher, born about 1783, is the brother of Peter Gallagher, born about 1782, and Ambrose Gallagher, born about 1786, both of Doughrough, Dromore, Tyrone.

Link to Ancestry tree of Timothy McQuaid

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/31216437/family?cfpid=272583711407