Griffiths Valuation lists John Watson with 3 plots in the townland, totaling 50 acres, which he was renting from John Shaw. So he was a farmer with a decent amount of land, but which he didn’t own. He, or his son, evidently saw that as being a landed proprietor. Sounds grander than farmer.
Elwyn On Sat, 20 Jun 2020 at 23:09, MPGish via CoTyroneList < cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> wrote: > Reply to, who asked: > From: ECardwell <ecardw...@btinternet.com>What was the surname? > The name was Rev. John Watson C. of I, (Rector of Charlemont, Cty. Armagh > at the time) marriage in 1885, whose Father (John Watson born 1804 of > Tamnaskinny(keeny), Kildress, Armagh), is listed as 'Landed > Proprietor'. I've attached the cert., don't know if it will show up.Thank > you, Peggy. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 06:08:36 +0000 (UTC) > From: MPGish <pbg...@yahoo.ca> > To: <cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> > Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Landed Proprietor question. Cty. Tyrone > 1885 > Message-ID: <717010184.1068151.1592633316...@mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hello.In reviewing a marriage cert. of 1885 the Father of the Groom is > described as 'Landed Proprietor.'My google search hasn't given me any real > info.What does the term mean? The family was from?Tamnaskenny, Parish of > Kildress.Thank you for any info you can give on this term.Peggy Gish. > Canada. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 06:40:18 +0000 > From: Bill Young <kestr...@gmail.com> > To: "cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com" > <cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> > Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Landed Proprietor question. Cty. Tyrone > 1885 > Message-ID: > < > db7pr02mb50503e4bcbf9d41e28bf0b51a4...@db7pr02mb5050.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi > > I was puzzled and, like you, intrigued by the term, Landed Proprietor. > The following is probably unrelated, but nevertheless interesting. > > https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Landed+proprietor#:~:text=26%20(Nov > <https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Landed+proprietor#:%7E:text=26%20%28Nov> > .,use%20of%20the%20laboring%20peasants. > > Kind regards > > Bill > > Bill Young > +41 76 391 6556 (WhatsApp) > +44 74 2904 9955 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 07:29:15 +0000 > From: Robert Forrest <bobbyforres...@hotmail.com> > To: MPGish <pbg...@yahoo.ca>, CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List > <cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> > Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Landed Proprietor question. Cty. > Tyrone 1885 > Message-ID: > < > am7pr10mb3543cc53e090961456a85a92d5...@am7pr10mb3543.eurprd10.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > A Landed proprietor would be a landowner. Someone that has enough land to > derive income from the proceeds of the land without having to farm. > ________________________________ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 08:35:35 +0100 > From: elwyn soutter <elwynsout...@googlemail.com> > To: MPGish <pbg...@yahoo.ca>, "CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List" > <cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> > Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Landed Proprietor question. Cty. > Tyrone 1885 > Message-ID: > <CAGcts=nh70p9jh-hyvnffq0d_66yefoo8_7yuu_1ofl62m2...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > To me it meant he owned land. As an example, someone who owned a big > shooting estate would be a landed proprietor.Occasionally occupations on > marriage certificates can be a bit tongue in > cheek, and you sometimes see rather grandiose terms. A dustman becomes a > refuse disposal operative and so on. I have seen a bride described as a > ?gentlewoman? for her occupation, when until that day she had been a > servant. If your family were just plain farmers, they may just have been > having a joke with ?landed proprietor.? Elwyn > > > > On Sat, 20 Jun 2020 at 07:09, MPGish via CoTyroneList < > cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> wrote: > > > Hello.In reviewing a marriage cert. of 1885 the Father of the Groom is > > described as 'Landed Proprietor.'My google search hasn't given me any > real > > info.What does the term mean? The family was from Tamnaskenny, Parish of > > Kildress.Thank you for any info you can give on this term.Peggy Gish. > > Canada. > > _______________________________________________ > >------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 12:11:35 +0100 > From: ECardwell <ecardw...@btinternet.com> > To: MPGish <pbg...@yahoo.ca>, Jim McKane via CoTyroneList > <cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> > Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Landed Proprietor question. Cty. > Tyrone 1885 > Message-ID: <d06726c5-d82b-4158-b212-3b3150d83...@btinternet.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > What was the surname? > > ?Get BlueMail for Android ? > > On 20 Jun 2020, 07:09, at 07:09, MPGish via CoTyroneList < > cotyronelist@cotyroneireland.com> wrote: > >Hello.In reviewing a marriage cert. of 1885 the Father of the Groom is > >described as 'Landed Proprietor.'My google search hasn't given me any > >real info.What does the term mean? The family was from?Tamnaskenny, > >Parish of Kildress.Thank you for any info you can give on this > >term.Peggy Gish. 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