Hi Barrie: Taken from A Topical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837, and found here: http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/A/Aughaloo-Dungannon-Tyrone.php .................. Cottage Hill is the country seat of the Moore family of the Parish of Aghaloo in County Tyrone, just north east of the small town of Aughnacloy.
Cottage Hill is a large estate house in the townland of Mulnahern, just south east of Aughnacloy. It is still there, just off the A5 and just north of the border with the Republic of Ireland. However, I do not think that John McWilliams actually lived in Cottage Hill itself. Here is his marriage: Civil Marriage Record Date of Marriage: 28-Aug-1866 Parish / District: DUNGANNON County: TYRONE Husband Wife Name: John Mcwilliams Isabella Corbitt Address: Mullaghmore Mullaghmore Occupation: MERCHANT Age: 22 20 Status: Bachelor (Previously unmarried) Spinster (Previously unmarried) Husband's Father Wife's Father Name: James Mcwilliams George Corbitt Address: Occupation: FARMER FARMER Husband's Mother Wife's Mother Name: Address: Occupation: Witness 1 Witness 2 Name: James Simpson John Burns Address: Notes: PARISH OF CLOGHER AUGHNACLOY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.HUSBAND'S AGE GIVEN AS FULL OVER 21.WIFE'S AGE GIVEN AS MINOR UNDER 21 John and Isabella had at least three children, and I suspect considerably more: Action Source Surname First Name Year County View Church Baptism Mcwilliams John 1873 Co. Tyrone View Church Baptism Mcwilliams Emily Jane 1876 Co. Tyrone View Church Baptism Mcwilliams Margaret 1878 Co. Tyrone Oddly, even though his father only held a 16 small farm (see below), John describes himself variously as a merchant, a farmer, and, in the case of John in 1873, a "Gentleman"! This is the exact location of John's father's farm, and presumably therefore, where John was born: Griffith's Valuation Record Information Tenant Family Name 1 MCWILLIAMS Forename 1 JAMES Landlord Family Name 2 COCHRANE Forename 2 WILLIAM Location County TYRONE Barony DUNGANNON, LOWER Union CLOGHER Parish AGHALOO Townland MULLAGHMORE, WEST Place Name MULLAGHMORE, WEST Place Type TOWNLAND Publication Details Position on Page 26 Printing Date 1860 Act 15&16 Sheet Number 60 Map Reference 7 James McWilliams held Plot 7, a 16 acre farm. A Mary Anne Corbett held the farm next door and a James Corbett rented a house from James McWilliams on Plot 7. There is still a house on Plot 7 in the same location as that of James McWilliam. In 1870, the farm passed from James to either Mary or Margaret (the name is changed at one point) McWilliams. In 1903, the farm passed from Margaret to William McWilliams. This is probably the death of Mary/Margaret; I wonder is it John's mother: Burial/Death Record Name: Mary Mcwilliams Date of Death: 01-Aug-1901 Age: 96 Parish / District: AGHALOO Address: Mullaghmore County: TYRONE Status: Widow (Female) Roman Catholic Occupation: FARMER'S WIDOW Sex: Female Graveyard Informant Graveyard: Relationship: Son Parish: Name: James Mcwilliams County: Address: Tullybliety Notes: OLD AGE. Not sure who this is but it is very sad and definitely family: Burial/Death Record Name: Tho. Mcwilliams Date of Death: 05-May-1894 Age: 37 Parish / District: AGHALOO Address: Mullaghmore West County: TYRONE Status: Not Married Roman Catholic Occupation: FARMER Sex: Male Graveyard Informant Graveyard: Relationship: Coroner Parish: Name: John Malone County: Address: Tyrone Notes: ASPHIXIA CAUSED BY HANGING HIMSELF WHILE TEMPORARILY INSANE. INQUEST HELD.ON 07/04/1894. This is the family in the censuses: 1901: Residents of a house 9 in Mullaghmore West (Aughnacloy Rural, Tyrone) Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses McWilliams Mary 95 Female Head of Family Presbyterian Co Tyrone Farmer Read and write - Widow - McWilliams William 21 Male Grand Son Presbyterian Co Tyrone Farmer's Grand-Son Read and write - Not Married - 1901: Residents of a house 3 in Mullaghmore West (Aughnacloy Rural, Tyrone) Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses McWilliams Thomas 70 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic Co Tyrone Farmer Cannot read - Married - McWilliams Mary 70 Female Wife Roman Catholic Co Tyrone - Cannot read - Married - (Odd that this family is Catholic) 1911: Residents of a house 9 in Mullaghmore West (Aughnacloy Rural, Tyrone) Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living McWilliams William 34 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Tyrone Farmer Read and write - Single - This is the Moore family, who DID live at Cottage Hill: Aughnacloy Death Announcements 1831-69 Deaths recorded in Aughnacloy and the Parish of Carnteel, Co. Tyrone, extracted from personal notces inserted in the LONDONDERRY SENTINEL and LONDONDERRY STANDARD Transcribed, compiled and submitted by Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia len_swindley[at]hotmail.com January 9 1847 On the 24th ult., at Cottage Hill, Aughnacloy, MRS. MOORE, wife of HUGH MOORE, ESQ., J.P., County Tyrone Hope this helps. Regards, Boyd https://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy/ http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/ https://boydgray26.wixsite.com/westulstergenealogy On 6 May 2018 at 03:05, Barrie Hesse <pbhe...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have sketchy information on my grandfather's family. The John and > Isabella (nee Corbitt) McWilliams family emigrated to South Africa before > 1887. They lived in a house called Cottage Hill in Aughnacloy. I want to > know if there is still a house in Aughnacloy called Cottage Hill (or that > used to be called that). I am travelling to Aughnacloy this month and hope > to locate it. I have a photograph of the house which was taken by a since > deceased relative. > > Many thanks > Barrie Hesse > > -- > > > Peter and Barrie Hesse > 82 Elouera Drive > Ninderry, 4561 > Mobile Peter 0414 037 701 > Mobile Barrie 0406 635 858 > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList mailing list > CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/ > cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > >
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