Comments on: Ruth’s Recommendations http://blog.familyhistorysearches.com/2011/09/ruth%e2%80%99s-recommendations-11/ A great joy is proving the truth behind the family story Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Ruth Blair http://blog.familyhistorysearches.com/2011/09/ruth%e2%80%99s-recommendations-11/comment-page-1/#comment-739 Ruth Blair Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:22:56 +0000 http://blog.familyhistorysearches.com/?p=1609#comment-739 I would contact the National Library of Ireland to find out what they have regarding estate papers for Headfort. http://www.nli.ie/ If you are looking for information on the letters specifically then I would contact the author of the blog post Aoife O'Connor, co-curator of Particles of the Past exhibition. I would contact the National Library of Ireland to find out what they have regarding estate papers for Headfort. http://www.nli.ie/

If you are looking for information on the letters specifically then I would contact the author of the blog post Aoife O’Connor, co-curator of Particles of the Past exhibition.

]]> By: tom tuite dalton http://blog.familyhistorysearches.com/2011/09/ruth%e2%80%99s-recommendations-11/comment-page-1/#comment-732 tom tuite dalton Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:26:45 +0000 http://blog.familyhistorysearches.com/?p=1609#comment-732 Edward Tuite Dalton, my ancestor, was I think the estate manager at Headfort in around 1800. He studied at Trinity He had married Olivia Stephenson, daughter of Sir John Stephenson had three children and then mysteriously he died. His widow then married Lord Taylour and the children grew up on the estate with their younger half brothers etc. One of Edward's children, Adelaide Tuite Dalton married Sir John Young who became governor gen of canada. Another Edward went to India and wrote a book about ethnology of Bengal (Daltonganj was named after him. Gustavus, my direct ancestor was warden in Kells Church of ireland church for a while and wrote a few books attacking absentee landlords, and highlighting the conditions of the poor. He was the first editor of the Anglo Celt. I would be extremely intersted in seeing the manuscripts. kind regards, Tom Tuite Dalton, 01491 680 682 Edward Tuite Dalton, my ancestor, was I think the estate manager at Headfort in around 1800. He studied at Trinity He had married Olivia Stephenson, daughter of Sir John Stephenson had three children and then mysteriously he died. His widow then married Lord Taylour and the children grew up on the estate with their younger half brothers etc. One of Edward’s children, Adelaide Tuite Dalton married Sir John Young who became governor gen of canada. Another Edward went to India and wrote a book about ethnology of Bengal (Daltonganj was named after him. Gustavus, my direct ancestor was warden in Kells Church of ireland church for a while and wrote a few books attacking absentee landlords, and highlighting the conditions of the poor. He was the first editor of the Anglo Celt.

I would be extremely intersted in seeing the manuscripts.

kind regards, Tom Tuite Dalton, 01491 680 682

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