The Town Book Of The Corporation Of Belfast 1613 1816

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Excerpt from The Town Book of the Corporation of Belfast, 1613-1816 The only additions are the ornamental capital letters and the woodcuts in the text. All the proofs were corrected by the Editor directly from the Town Book itself, a process which occupied the evenings of many months. The words printed within brackets [] are struck through in the original with a pen, as corrections; and those printed in italics are interlineated in the manuscript. In the Votes the Editor has endeavoured to give fresh information from sources not hitherto accessible, supplementing Benns and other well-known Histories. A Chronological List of Notable Events is prefixed to the work, in which will be found a number of interesting items not previously printed. The Editor has been much encouraged in his labours (carried on in the intervals of professional duties) by the interest taken in the work by numerous friends. His best thanks are especially due to that most distinguished scholar, the Right Reverend William Reeves, D.D., President R.T.A., Lord Bishop of Down and Connor and Dromore, for his invaluable services in reading over and assisting in the correction of the proofs. The Editors thanks are also tendered to the Countess of Shaftesbury, the Viscountess of Templctoivn, the Earlof Beliuore, G.CjV.G.;The Belfast Harbour Commissioners, the Churchwardens of St. Annes, Thomas H.Torrens, Esq., fP.; C.H. Brett, Esq.; Lavens M.Ewart, Esq., f.P., MJi.LA.; Samuel Black, Esq., Town Clerk; R.Meyer, Esq., Chief Clerk; Robert Day, Esq., f.P., F.S.A., M.R.I.A., Cork; Rev. G.Hill; Rev. A. Gordon, M.A., ISIancIuster; Rev. fames OLaverty, P.P., M.R.I A.;H. Mn. MCormick, Esq.; f.Henderson, Esq., M.A.;W. H.Patterson, Esq., M.R.I.A.; Classon Porter, Esq., Ballygally Castle; IV. Swanston, Esq., F.G.S.; f.A. Rentozd, Esq., Mp., LL.D., London; Rev. V.Reynell, B.D., Dublin; f.IV. E.Macartney, Esq., D.L., Clogher Park; Rev. Prof G.T. Stokes, D.D., T.C.D.; John Vinycomb, Esq., F.R.S.A.L; TalbotB.Reed, Esq., London; Rev. CharlesScott, M.A.; and to tlie Librarians at tlu British Museum, the Public Record Offices, London and Dublin, and the Bodleian Library. Special thanks are also due to Miss Lewis, Nettlefield, for the use of the original Town Seal. Other friends will be found mentioned in the Notes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Essays offer a chronological survey of the development of English policy towards Ireland in the late 17th - early 18th century. In a series of studies, David Hayton offers a comprehensive account of the government of Ireland during the period of transformation from "New English" colonialism to Anglo-Irish "patriotism", providing a chronological survey of the development of English policy towards Ireland and an account of the changing political structure of Ireland; particular attention is paid to the emergence of an English-style party system under Queen Anne. The Anglo-Irish dimension is also explored, through crises of high politics, and through an examination of the role played by Irish issues at Westminster. In his introduction Professor Hayton provides historical perspective, and establishes Irish political developments firmly in their British context. Professor D.W. HAYTON is Reader in Modern History at Queen's University, Belfast.

Straddling parts of Counties Antrim and Down, the city of Belfast has seen its fair share of history across the centuries. From its humble beginnings as a ford based settlement between two tributaries of the River Lagan, it grew following its grant of a charter in 1613 to become a corporation town, and expanded dramatically when later made a city in 1888. Along the way it has experienced the darkest of times, including the Belfast Blitz and the recent Troubles, to some of the most enlightened developments across Ireland and the UK. In Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors, genealogist and best-selling author Chris Paton returns home to provide a research gateway for those wishing to trace their ancestors from the Northern Irish capital. With a concise summary of the city's history, a tour of some of the city's most amazing archives, libraries and museums, and a detailed overview of the records generated by those who came before, he expertly steers the reader towards centuries of ancestral exploration, both through online resources and within the city of Belfast itself – and with a wee bit of craic along the way!

The second edition of Tracing Your Northern Irish Ancestors is an expert introduction for the family historian to the wealth of material available to researchers in archives throughout Northern Ireland. Many records, like the early twentieth-century census returns and school registers, will be familiar to researchers, but others are often overlooked by all but the most experienced of genealogists. An easy-to-use, informative guide to the comprehensive collections available at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland is a key feature of Ian Maxwells handbook. He also takes the reader through the records held in many libraries, museums and heritage centres across the province, and he provides detailed coverage of records that are available online. Unlike the rest of the British Isles, which has very extensive civil and census records, Irish ancestral research is hampered by the destruction of many of the major collections. Yet Ian Maxwell shows how family historians can make good use of church records, school registers and land and valuation records to trace their roots to the beginning of the nineteenth century and beyond.

One of the greatest frustrations for generations of genealogical researchers has been that reliable guidance on sources for perhaps the most critical period in the establishment of their family's links with Ulster, the period up to 1800, has proved to be so elusive. Not any more. This book can claim to be the first comprehensive guide for family historians searching for ancestors in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Ulster. Whether their ancestors are of English, Scottish, or Gaelic Irish origin, it will be of enormous value to anyone wishing to conduct research in Ulster prior to 1800. A comprehensive range of sources from the period 1600-1800 are identified and explained in very clear terms. Information on the whereabouts of these records and how they may be accessed is also provided. Equally important, there is guidance on how effectively they might be used. The appendices to the book include a full listing of pre-1800 church records for Ulster; a detailed description of nearly 250 collections of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century estate papers; and a summary breakdown of the sources available from this period for each parish in Ulster.