Landowners in Co. Armagh, circa 1870s Contributed by Jean Rice jeanrice@cet.com
The following individuals owned one acre or more of land in Co. Armagh, Ireland, the latter part of the 1870s. Of course, many more Irish owned less or none at all, and their names would not appear on this list. Some owned property in Co. Armagh but lived elsewhere.
Surname: Acheson, Adams, Alban, Alexander, Allen
1. Robert Acheson, address Belfast, owned 91 acres. 2. Robert Adams, address Keady, owned 9 acres. 3. William Adams, address Drumbeebeg, Armagh, owned 12 acres. 4. Christopher Alban, address Richhill, owned 9 acres. 5. Henry Alban, same address, owned 6 acres. 6. John Alban, same address, owned 81 acres. 7. Robert Alban, same address, owned 8 acres. 8. William Alban, same address, owned 22 acres. 9. Henry Alexander, address Forkhill, Dundalk, owned 8,324 acres. 10. Margaret Alexander, address Dinahorra, Markethill, owned 18 acres. 11. Mr. Alexander, no address given, owned 192 acres. 12. Sarah Alexander, address Dinahorra, Markethill, owned 19 acres. 13. Alexander Allen, address The Retreat, Loughgall, owned 29 acres. 14. James Allen, address Outlack, Armagh, owned 33 acres. 15. Richard Allen, address Dublin, owned 706 acres.
Surname: Anderson, Andrews, Archer, Armstrong, Ashmore, Askin, Atkinson, Pepper
1. Robert Anderson, address Cormeen, Tynan, owned 6 acres. 2. William Anderson, address Tullylinn, Poyntzpass, owned 12 acres. 3. William Anderson, address Ballyscandle, Armagh, owned 21 acres. 4. Isaac Andrews, address Cowber, owned 255 acres. 5. John Archer, address Cormeen, Tynan, owned 28 acres. 6. Andrew Armstrong, address Brootally, Armagh, owned 18 acres. 7. Henry Bruce Armstrong, address Killylea House, Killylea, owned 2,279 acres. 8. James Armstrong, address Knockrevan, Keady, owned 12 acres. 9. Jas. Armstrong, Reps. of, address Lurgan, owned 2 acres. 10. John Armstrong, address Carnagh, Keady, owned 14 acres. 11. Samuel Armstrong, same address, also owned 14 acres. 12. Thomas Armstrong, address Portadown, owned 46 acres. 13. William Armstrong, address Carryhugh, Keady, owned 1 acre. 14. Jas. Ashmore, Reps. of, address Armagh, owned 529 acres. 15. Robert Askin, address Tassagh, Keady, owned 34 acres. 16. Alicia Atkinson, address Portadown, owned 45 acres. 17. Anne Atkinson, address Ahory, Richhill, owned 56 acres. 18. Benjamin Atkinson, address Ballynewry, Markethill, owned 159 acres. 19. Chas. Atkinson, Reps. of, address Agent, Mr. Pepper, Portadown, owned 358 acres. 20. Edward D. Atkinson, address Tandragee, owned 241 acres. 21. Eliza Atkinson, address Crowhill, Loughgall, owned 4 acres. 22. Elizabeth Atkinson, address Portadown, owned 87 acres. 23. Francis Atkinson, same address, owned 15 acres. 24. George Atkinson, address Dublin, owned 335 acres. 25. Hampton Atkinson, address Lisnadill, Armagh, owned 90 acres. 26. Rev. Hans Atkinson, address Wicklow, owned 281 acres. 27. James Atkinson, address Ballyworkan House, Portadown, owned 10 acres. 28. Jane Atkinson, address Portadown, owned 10 acres. 29. Joseph Atkinson, address Crowhill, Loughgall, owned 1,052 acres. 30. Louisa Atkinson, address Portdown, owned 21 acres. 31. Mary Atkinson, same address, owned 5 acres. 32. Miss Atkinson, address Ballyworkan House, Portadown, owned 62 acres. 33. Myles Atkinson, Reps. of, address Larne, owned 140 acres. 34. Sarah Atkinson, address Portadown, owned 24 acres. 35. Sophia Atkinson, same address, owned 17 acres. 36. Susan Atkinson, address Latmacollum, Armagh, owned 16 acres. 37. William Atkinson, address Kilmacarty, Kilmore, owned 10 acres. 38. Woolsey Atkinson, address Edenderry, Portadown, owned 55 acres.
Surname: Bacon, Bagot, Bailey, Bain, Baird, Balfour, Ball, Barber, Barcroft, Barker, Barris, Beatty, Beck, Beers, Bell, Bennett, Bennison, Benson, Best, Bethel, Biggar, Bigger, Biggs, Black, Blacker, Blair, Blevens, Usher
1. Mrs. Bacon, address The Castle, Richhill, owned 5,816 acres. 2. Rev. Daniel Bagot, address Newry, owned 5 acres. 3. Charlotte Bailey, address Newtownhamilton, owned 12 acres. 4. John Bailey, same address, owned 7 acres. 5. Robert Bailey, same address, owned 20 acres. 6. Samuel Bailey, same address, owned 14 acres. 7. William Bailey, same address owned 22 acres. 8. Jacob Bain, address Drumman, Richhill, owned 27 acres. 9. George Baird, address Carryhugh, Keady, owned 28 acres. 10. B. T. Balfour, address Townly Hall, Drogheda, owned 645 acres. 11. John Balfour, address Armagh, owned 4 acres. 12. Thomas P. Ball, Reps. of, address Castleblayney, owned 5,085 acres. 13. Banking Co. (Provincial), address London, owned 104 acres. 14. Robert Barber, address Near Newtownhamilton, owned 27 acres. 15. Henry Barcroft, junior, address The Glen, Newry, owned 29 acres. 16. W. J. Barcroft, address Dungannon, owned 136 acres. 17. Arthur Barker, address Dublin, owned 22 acres. 18. Henry R. Barker, address Near Newtownhamilton, owned 3 acres. 19. Thomas Barris, address Lurgan, owned 6 acres. 20. John Beatty, address Teragentry, Armagh, owned 12 acres. 21. Thomas Beatty, address Tullyglush, Keady, owned 21 acres. 22. Elizabeth Beck, address Portadown, owned 1 acre. 23. William Beers, address Brook Cottage, Castlewellan, owned 339 acres. 24. Alicia Bell, address Downpatrick, owned 247 acres. 25. James Bell, address Near Newtownhamilton, owned 29 acres. 26. J. B. Bell, address Drumorgan, Markethill, owned 59 acres. 27. James C. Bell, address Dungannon, owned 7 acres. 28. James G. Bell, address Tullylish House, Gilford, owned 98 acres. 29. James Bell, Reps. of, address Aughnacloy, owned 886 acres. 30. Rev. John Bell, address Broomfield, Tandragee, owned 29 acres. 31. Mary Bell, address Belfast, owned 22 acres. 32. Samuel A. Bell, address Bellview, Lurgan, owned 32 acres. 33. Mrs. Bennett, address Dublin, owned 101 acres. 34. Robert Bennett, address Poyntzpass, owned 4 acres. 35. Bennett and Usher, address Dundalk, owned 117 acres. 36. William B. Bennett, address Poyntzpass, owned 60 acres. 37. James Bennison, address Slieve Russell, Ballyconnell, owned 141 acres. 38. Janet Benson, address Ouchan, Isle of Man, owned 149 acres. 39. Margaret P. Benson, same address, owned 85 acres. 40. Francis James Best, address Richhill, owned 1 acre. 41. James Best, address Armagh, or Richhill, owned 67 acres. 42. Robert Best, address Richhill, owned 17 acres. 43. Robert Best, address Tullyglush, Keady, owned 31 acres. 44. Thomas Best, address Portadown, owned 1 acre. 45. John Bethel, address Darkly, Keady, owned 5 acres. 46. J. J. Biggar, Reps. of, address Dundalk, owned 865 acres. 47. Mrs. Charlotte Bigger, address Falmore Hall, Dundalk, owned 1,274 acres. 48. Colonel Biggs, address Bradley, Malvern, owned 68 acres. 49. Matthew Black, address Dinahorra, Markethill, owned 30 acres. 50. Robert Black, address Mullaghglass, Poyntzpass, owned 1 acre. 51. Samuel Black, address Newtownhamilton, owned 36 acres. 52. Rev. Thomas Black, address Rathgar, Dublin, owned 133 acres. 53. William Black, address Tassagh, Armagh, owned 3 acres. 54. St. John J. Blacker, address Elm Park, Killylea, owned 266 acres. 55. Stewart Blacker, address Carrickblacker, Portadown, owned 1,466 acres. 56. Thomas Blacker, Reps. of, no address given, owned 72 acres. 57. James Blair, address Tassagh, Keady, owned 324 acres. 58. John Blevins, address Ballybrolly, Armagh, owned 40 acres.
